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What The Future Holds For FEMA In North Carolina
44 minutes Posted Mar 18, 2026 at 8:54 pm.
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Big changes are coming to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

With Kristi Noem out at the Department of Homeland Security, all eyes are on FEMA to roll out millions of dollars in stalled federal funding for disaster responses. That’s especially true in North Carolina, where the western part of the state is still grappling with the effects of Hurricane Helene.

We sit down with a panel of experts to find out what the future holds for FEMA in the Tar Heel state.

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