Administrators in the Federal Emergency Management Agency are reportedly considering denying any snowstorm-related disaster aid requests from states.
CNN reported it obtained a copy of a memo on the subject that is being reviewed by senior agency officials. Along with proposing the refusal to accept snowstorm disaster aid requests, the memo reportedly outlines a general four-fold increase over the current level of required qualifying damages that must be proven by a state to receive disaster help from Washington.
Along with some specific coverage areas, the memo covers the general proposed course of action to “identify short-term actions to rebalance FEMA’s role in disasters before the start of the 2025 hurricane season,” according to CNN. In other words, how to spend less to help states recover from natural disasters.
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