Federal Emergency Management Agency cancels firefighter training amid uncertainty over Trump cuts

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1. Fiery season.

   By Brianna Sacks and Annabelle Timsit;

   *The Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled most courses for a federally run school for firefighters as it evaluates its “programs and spending to ensure alignment” with the Trump administration’s priorities, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post and a current FEMA official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid professional retaliation.*

   *FEMA’s Friday email to instructors and students said that all in-person National Fire Academy courses were canceled effective immediately but that some virtual courses would continue.*

   *[…] Marc Bashoor, a former Maryland fire chief and West Virginia emergency services director, told the Associated Press that a new set of trainings were set to begin soon at the National Fire Academy. “People had made their plane and travel reservations. And all of a sudden, they get an email that ‘Sorry, it’s been canceled,’” he said.*

   *[…] Trump, who has long peddled misinformation in the wake of natural disasters, has in particular targeted FEMA, accusing it without evidence of spending money meant for disaster response on undocumented migrants.*

   *In January, Trump said he wanted FEMA to “go away” altogether and for states to handle the response to disasters and emergencies. He also ordered the establishment of a council to review the agency’s work and accused it of “political bias” and inefficiency.*

2. Just S.M.H. so unbelievably dumb. When MAGAts houses burn maybe that’ll make them realise their own stupidity….? Nah, prob not

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