Treasure Island’s recovery from recent hurricanes has hit a roadblock, and Mayor John Doctor is taking a bold step to speed up the process.

As President Donald Trump wraps up his first week in office, he has already sparked a major discussion on disaster response, particularly in Florida.

President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday and floated the idea of eliminating the agency.

A key population harmed by Donald Trump’s proposed shutdown of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be Americans living in “tornado alley” in the central U.S. and the flood and hurricane states of the southeast, which include a huge percentage of the president’s MAGA supporters.

President Donald Trump floated “getting rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday as he visited western North Carolina to survey the damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.

The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.

President Donald Trump assailed the agency as he toured areas of North Carolina that were ravaged by Hurricane Helene.

Heating equipment is, unfortunately, one of the leading causes of home fire deaths, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Heating stoves account for 46% of the fires, 76% of deaths, and 72% of the injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment, the NFPA adds.

Although President Donald Trump has floated eliminating FEMA with an executive order, he does not have unilateral authority, according to federal law.

Rogers County Emergency Management director Scotty Stokes has seen a number of disasters strike the state and has worked closely with FEMA during disaster declarations.

From abolishing FEMA to ratcheting up the president's immigration spat with Columbia, Republicans are in lockstep with even the most contentious parts of Donald Trump's mandate.