fema hurricane helene north carolina

FEMA, North Carolina and Trump

'People don't want them' | North Carolina official says many impacted by Helene aren't interested in a FEMA trailer

During a hearing of North Carolina's House Select Committee on Helene Recovery Wednesday, state officials provided additional information about the trailers in Hickory. When questioned by Rep. Jeff McNeely (R),

Politifact · 12h

Fact-check: Trump misleads about North Carolina storm victims and FEMA housing

President Donald Trump told North Carolina hurricane victims that under former President Joe Biden, the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed them in a time of crisis. Trump visited North Carolina on Jan. 24, four months after Hurricane Helene made landfall and damaged more than 73,000 homes.

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Trump floats overhauling or eliminating FEMA while touring hurricane damage in North Carolina

Speaking to reporters, the president predicted future disasters would need “probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done the job. And we’re looking at the whole concept of FEMA.”

Map Shows Active Incidents in Area

Newsweek on MSN · 2h

North Carolina Wildfire: Map Shows Active Incidents in Area

The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.

CBS News on MSN · 9h

Wildfire erupts in North Carolina town recovering from Helene

The fire broke out on Wednesday in Old Fort, North Carolina, which was one of the North Carolina towns hardest hit by Hurricane Helene when the storm made landfall in September.

WOFL · 12h

Evacuations underway in Helene-ravaged North Carolina town after wildfire starts

A second wildfire started shortly after the first one north of Marion, North Carolina. According to McDowell County Emergency Management, no evacuations are in place for that fire. It is 2 acres and 0% contained, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.

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JD Vance condemns FEMA’s response to Helene devastation in 1st trip as vice president

Vice President JD Vance on Monday traveled to Damascus, Virginia, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. It was ...

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Trump disparaged FEMA in NC. Here’s what the agency did during Hurricane Helene.

Just because you don’t see somebody in a FEMA shirt walking on the streets the day after a disaster doesn’t mean FEMA is not ...

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No proof JD Vance provided ‘furnished apartments’ for North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims

Vice President JD Vance has not visited North Carolina since he was sworn in. His first official trip was Jan. 27, when he surveyed Hurricane Helene damage in Damascus, Virginia. When we searched ...

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'This makes no sense': A Charlotte woman says she needed a $200 repair after Hurricane Helene — but FEMA offered to pay for a one-month hotel stay instead. Here's what happened

Susan Lewis of Charlotte, North Carolina, got lucky when Hurricane Helene hit in September. While other state residents faced devastating flooding, Lewis says she only suffered a cracked window — a ...

Trump to visit battered North Carolina towns still suffering months after Helene: 'Treated badly by Democrats'

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Western North Carolina on Friday to visit locals impacted by Hurricane Helene in ...

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