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IMMEDIATE SUPPORT IN PLACE: President Donald J. Trump’s Administration put preparations in place to assist States and local governments ahead of Hurricane Florence.

  • More than 3,800 Federal Employees, including more than 1,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), are working with State and local partners to respond to Hurricane Florence.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prepositioned more than 560 personnel ahead of Florence to support health and medical needs if requested.
  • HHS and FEMA have multiple teams in North and South Carolina, including:
    • 6 FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMAT)
    • 14 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces
    • 4 HHS Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT)
    • One HHS Incident Management Team (IMT)
  • Additional resources are staged in Virginia and Maryland and ready to move into impacted areas as needed, including:
    • 3 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in Virginia
    • 3 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams Maryland
  • FEMA has 6 Incident Support Bases in North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, and Alabama readily supporting the needs of affected states.
  • The United States Coast Guard pre-staged forces in the affected region, including:
    • 58 personnel,
    • 4 response boats,
    • 10 Flood Response Boat Teams,
    • 13 Incident Management Assistance Teams, and
    • 17 National Strike Force teams.

PROTECTING THE POWER GRID: The Trump Administration is ready to rapidly assist in restoring power after Hurricane Florence and protect nuclear power plants in the path.

  • The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) deployed a Temporary Emergency Power Team to North Carolina and additional team leaders are on-site across the region.
  • More than 40,000 workers from at least 17 states have been mobilized by electric companies, public power utilities, and electric cooperatives.
    • The Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, and FEMA are helping to coordinate these ongoing preparations ahead of Florence.
  • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) worked with power companies to shut down nuclear plants ahead of the storm to comply with regulatory standards during extreme weather and pre-positioned inspectors ready to monitor post-hurricane.

ON SITE SUPPORT: President Trump’s Administration is working with State, Local, and private sector partners to support response efforts following Hurricane Florence’s impact.

  • President Trump has approved emergency disaster declarations for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, allowing the Federal government to provide enhanced support.
  • Federal resources are pre-positioned in the region, including:
    • over 100 helicopters,
    • over 6 million meals,
    • over 4 million liters of water,
    • over 6,000 cots, and
    • over 730,000 blankets.
  • These pre-positioned resources are ready to augment private sector, State, local, and volunteer organization capacities.
    • In addition, non-governmental partners are providing mobile kitchen units capable of preparing more than 300,000 meals per day.
    • FEMA is working to prepare for a sheltering event of over 100,000 people.
  • To ensure fuel supply following Florence, the Environmental Protection Agency is working with State and local authorities in coastal communities to issue fuel waivers as needed.
  • HHS has provided Medicare and Medicaid waivers to allow those who depend on benefits to seek care if they are displaced due to Florence’s impact.
  • Veterans Affairs has performed mandatory evacuations and ensured all our facilities have topped off their energy and oxygen supplies, and have enough food until September 29.
  • The Department of Transportation has assisted state and local authorities in making sure evacuations are as seamless as possible.
  • The Trump Administration is working with private sector partners to ensure critical information is released to the public in a timely and accurate manner.