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DHS pauses cuts to FEMA as massive winter storm barrels in

Image The Washington Post 23 Jan 2026
On Thursday night, the Department of Homeland Security’s head of human resources sent an email saying FEMA decided that the agency would halt their process of non-renewing dozens of federally funded employees ... .
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4 Steps to Prepare Before Winter Storm Brings Dangerous Freezing Rain and Snow to South, Midwest and Northeast (FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Public Technologies 23 Jan 2026
[...]. This is an abstract of the document ... FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency published this content on January 23, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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FEMA pauses termination of disaster workers ahead of winter storm

WPTV 23 Jan 2026
In an email Thursday obtained by CNN, staff were told FEMA would stop dismissing workers whose contracts are expiring ... The decision came hours after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited FEMA headquarters for a storm briefing.
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FEMA pauses job cuts with winter storm bearing down on half the country: report

Raw Story 23 Jan 2026
"FEMA lost more than 3,700 employees — or about 14 percent of the agency — between January and November last year, according to newly released federal workforce data." ... FEMA said in a statement that ...
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Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes

CNN 23 Jan 2026
“If FEMA says, ‘Keep off the roads if you see ice,’ it would be easy for the public to meme it,” a source with knowledge of the guidance told CNN ... A statement to CNN Friday, attributable to a FEMA spokesperson, said.
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FEMA halts disaster worker cuts with massive winter storm affecting millions

Image Baltimore Sun 23 Jan 2026
FEMA said in the email obtained by CNN that it would “cease offboarding” for disaster workers whose employment contracts are set to expire in the coming days ...DHS, FEMA, CISA, USCG, ...
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FEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm

CNN 23 Jan 2026
In an email Thursday afternoon, obtained by CNN, staff were told that FEMA would “cease offboarding” disaster workers whose employment contracts are expiring in the days ahead — a practice that had been ongoing since the start of January.
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Washington state asks Trump for $21 million in FEMA aid for flood victims

Image The Lawton Constitution 22 Jan 2026
SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has asked President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration along with $21.3 million in individual assistance for people whose homes were damaged in December’s catastrophic flooding ... .
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FEMA funds for Surry, senior center closing, Reavis to run for Yadkin Sheriff

Image The Elkin Tribune 22 Jan 2026
In this week's news, Surry County is expected to get additional funds from FEMA from the still lingering effects of Hurricane Helene ... .
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Gov. Polis asks FEMA to reverse rejection of disaster aid

Image Telluride Daily Planet 22 Jan 2026
An aerial photo shows piles of debris deposited from recent flooding, while other piles are burned along Vallecito Creek ... .
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WA governor asks for $21.3 million from FEMA after December flooding

The News Tribune 22 Jan 2026
“Thousands of families experienced devastating loss,” the first-term Democrat said in a Jan. 21 news release ... .
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WA asks Trump for $21 million in FEMA aid for flood victims

The Seattle Times 22 Jan 2026
The state will make a separate, likely larger request by Feb. 18 for aid to cover costs of repairing storm-damaged highways, levees and other infrastructure ... .
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