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Groups urge FEMA to recognize extreme heat, wildfire smoke as a ‘major disaster’

A coalition of environmental and labor groups, as well as healthcare organizations, called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to classify extreme heat or wildfire smoke in terms of “major catastrophes” so that federal funding could be made available to states during these weather conditions. The petition, which was filed on Monday by groups from across several states, aims to help states and local areas.

 To get federal funding for states during these weather events, a coalition of environmental, labor, and healthcare organizations demanded that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) designate extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters.” The petition, filed on Monday by dozens of groups across several states, seeks to assist states and local regions … Intense heat and wildfire smoke were deemed “major disasters” by a coalition of climate, labor, and healthcare organizations to help unlock federal funding for states during these weather events. The petition, filed on Monday by dozens of groups across several states, seeks to assist states and local regions … 

A coalition of environmental and labor groups, as well as healthcare organizations, called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to classify extreme heat or wildfire smoke in terms of “major catastrophes” so that federal funding could be made available to states during these weather conditions. The petition, which was filed on Monday by groups from across several states, aims to help states and local areas.

  

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