Rapid Readout: The Future of FEMA

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a Rapid Readout about the status of reform efforts for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Trump Administration and Congress are considering changes to pre-disaster preparedness, disaster response, and post-disaster recovery. This readout provided background on why FEMA reforms are on the table, unpack how communities could be affected, and outline the most prominent proposal, the bipartisan Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025 ( H.R.4669 ). It also described what has happened to date with the FEMA Review Council , established by Executive Order 14180 in January 2025.

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Rapid Readout: The Future of FEMA is an episode from Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) by Carol Werner.

This episode is 36:47 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2025.

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