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FEMA Could Still Support Winter Storm Response in a Shutdown, Despite Administration Warnings
Federal teams deploy Hotshot crews and 60 generators to clear debris and restore emergency power after a winter storm caused widespread outages and blocked roads.
- On Jan 28, 2026, the Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed special teams to Mississippi, while U.S. Forest Service Hotshot Crews headed to Mississippi and Tennessee and USACE moved personnel to Camp McCain, Grenada, Mississippi.
- This past weekend's winter storm left hundreds of thousands without power and at least 70 deaths, while FEMA sent meals, water, cots, blankets, tarps and 30 generators to Mississippi at Gov. Tate Reeves' request.
- Specialized U.S. Forest Service Hotshot Crews, teams typically of 20 or more members, perform rapid road clearing and 'cut and toss' debris removal where generators and power crews operate, with generators supporting hospitals and other critical public facilities.
- FEMA said the deployments will help restore power in the hardest-hit areas and support assessments of hospitals and critical public facilities to install generators as directed by MEMA.
- Experts said FEMA would have about $7 billion to $8 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund even if a partial shutdown begins Friday, but an extended shutdown could slow reimbursements while the Senate considers a bill providing over $26 billion.
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FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday.
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FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings - The Morning Sun
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday, experts and former FEMA officials said, despite Trump administration warnings to the contrary. FEMA would have about $7 billion to $8 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, even if the money Congress appropriated for the fund in the November …
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