FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas
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Summary
A memo sent to FEMA leaders and obtained by US business and technology outlet WIRED has revealed plans to end federal door-to-door canvassing of survivors in disaster areas.
It is part of a series of reforms being brought in ahead of this year’s hurricane and wildfire season.
While the exact reasons for ending the practice are not detailed in the memo, it comes after a FEMA worker accused of last year of halting relief efforts for those who showed support for then-President Trump.
The practice will now likely fall to local or state responders, however, many now face budget and workforce challenges as federal programmes and grants are cut.
It also follows funding proposals put forward in the White House’s 2026 budget, which aims to cut $646m from non-disaster FEMA programs decrying them as “woke FEMA grant programs” and alleging the agency discriminated against Americans who voted for Trump.
