LETTER: On FEMA and its importance

I’ve read and heard of the news that the current administration wants to eliminate FEMA at the federal level and make the individual states responsible for any major disaster, that they may be hit by. 

Think about it realistically. When you hear of a hurricane, tornado, etc. inevitably you think of the southern states — Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, even Hawaii, plus U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam. How many times would you think of Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming and Washington? But, now with the climate change and the God-awful fires and flash floods, there is a lot to consider.  

I know I am not alone when I say we are the United States of America. United means together in all matters. When there is a disaster, all states should work together. Consequently, do not eliminate FEMA and designate each state be on their own. That would be absolutely ludicrous and totally not the American way. 

P.S. If there was a move to eliminate FEMA — would Congress and the Senate have anything to say about it? Lately I’ve been wondering. 

Joan Green 

Moses Lake