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Episode 43: FEMA Before the Storm: America's Disaster Response Agency Under Threat
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How did FEMA become the backbone of disaster response and when did it start to break? In this episode, Bella Goode lays the foundation for understanding FEMA’s original mission, its evolution after 9/11 and Katrina, and what made it a model for emergency management. From hurricane shelters to high-speed logistics, FEMA once set the standard. But under Trump’s first term, cracks began to form. This episode unpacks how the system worked, where it failed, and what it tells us about the bigger storm ahead.
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The origin of FEMA and how it unified…
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