President Donald J. Trump’s Administration Is Preparing Critical Resources and Personnel to Support Hurricane Response Efforts
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESIDENT
"The safety of American people is my absolute highest priority. We are sparing no expense."- President
ENSURING FEDERAL READINESS:
* President
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* In anticipation of these storms,
o As a result,
THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE:
* More than 4,000 Federal employees, including more than 1,000 from the
* Federal teams have been deployed to support response operations, including teams to assist with incident management, medical assistance, and rescue operations. For example:
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o 7 FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams have been deployed, including in
o 16 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Teams, including swift water rescue task forces, have been deployed, including in
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PROVIDING NEEDED RESOURCES:
* Federal agencies are working to support efforts by the private sector and State and local authorities to provide needed resources in response to these storms.
* The private sector is the first source for goods in affected areas, and if those supplies are exhausted State, local, and volunteer agencies provide needed supplies.
* Among the prepositioned resources are over 11 million meals, over 18 million liters of water, over 60 thousand cots, and over 1 million blankets.
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* FEMA National and Regional Response Coordination Centers have been activated to coordinate with State governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
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