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President Donald J. Trump Approves District of Columbia Emergency Declaration

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Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the District’s response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the 59th Presidential Inauguration from January 11 to January 24, 2021.

The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the District of Columbia.

Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, limited to direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 100 percent Federal funding.

Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Thomas J. Fargione as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

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How to Find the Emergency Food Supply Kit That’s Right For You

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A mistake that many of us tend to do is presuming that disasters will never happen to us. We’re all guilty of thinking of natural disasters such as hurricanes, storms, earthquakes, or other natural disasters, such as the recent outbreak of the coronavirus, as far-away problems that we never have to deal with. However, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. With such disasters, the likeability of lacking access to freshwater, food, or electricity is extremely high. There are many steps that you can do to prepare yourself for these misfortunate events. 

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