President Joe Biden is raising federal firefighter pay to $15 an hour and giving retention incentives. The raise comes as western states battle with deadly heatwaves and wildfires. “Because of climate change, woodland firefighting is no longer a seasonal endeavor,” a White House fact sheet said. The President met virtually …
Read More »
President Joe Biden announced Monday at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters that he would be doubling the funding for hurricane preparedness. Biden visited the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, headquarters to announce the increase in funding from $500 million to $1 billion. “We all know that the storms …
Read More »
The Senate confirmed Deanne Criswell to be the next administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by unanimous consent Thursday. Criswell is the first woman to lead FEMA since its creation in 1979. “I congratulate Deanne Criswell on her historic confirmation to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency …
Read More »
Poli Alert Political & Civics