Trump announces FEMA elimination plan after 2025 hurricane season

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Trump announced June 2025 that FEMA would be eliminated by December 2025, after Atlantic hurricane season ends in November. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed elimination plans. 20-member FEMA Review Council formed May 2025 to recommend changes by mid-November. Trump wants states to handle disasters with federal reimbursement. Agency projected to lose 30% of workforce (26,000 to 18,000) by year end. Project 2025 calls for reducing federal disaster relief from 75% to 25%, privatizing flood insurance.

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[1] Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season · Jun 11, 2025 Tier 1

[2] The Trump administration says it wants to eliminate FEMA. Here's what we know · Jun 26, 2025 Tier 1

[3] FEMA set for elimination, Noem says, amid bipartisan House reform proposal · Mar 26, 2025 Tier 2

[4] Trump Moves to Abolish FEMA, Shift Disaster Response to States · Mar 21, 2025 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Trump announces FEMA elimination plan after 2025 hurricane season.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, June 11, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-06-11--trump-announces-fema-elimination-plan-after-2025-h/