NBC News has reported that FEMA is preparing for an emergency declaration:
To me this is another indication that the president and the White House are finally aware of the gravity of the situation says former FEMA official Michael Coen.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is planning for the possibility President Trump could make an emergency declaration to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. The declaration will allow for extra funds and personnel to help assist the Trump administration’s coronavirus response team. – This according to leaked documents obtained by NBC News. The infectious disease emergency declaration by Trump would allow FEMA to provide disaster relief funding to state and local governments, and other federal assistance.
The Trump administration will have to use the 1988 Stafford Act to enable FEMA to provide such disaster assistance.
