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• FEMA vows readiness as it prepares responses to concurrent crises - October 9, 2024

• By Eric Katz, Government Executive

  The Biden administration will have sufficient resources and personnel to respond to Hurricane Milton, officials said Wednesday, despite the ongoing recovery efforts related to Hurricane Helene and other disasters.
  
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has deployed 1,200 search and rescue personnel to Florida, where Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, who will serve in addition to the 1,000 FEMA employees already in the state following Helene. Across the country, 5,200 federal employees have deployed in Helene response and President Biden has also sent 1,500 active duty military personnel to affected regions.

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