FEMA is frequently communicating with states impacted by Colonial Pipeline shutdown
From CNN s Liz Stark
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been “frequently” communicating with states impacted by the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, says the agency’s new administrator Deanne Criswell.
In an interview clip released by CBS News Wednesday, Criswell is asked whether FEMA has had conversations with government agencies about potential disaster relief if the fuel shortages continue.
Criswell, who was sworn in last month as the head of FEMA, said the agency has “been in contact with all of our states that have been impacted by this, communicating with them frequently to see if there are any issues.
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Sidney Phillips, administrative director of pharmacy, receives the initial shipment of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Houston. A group of front line medical workers at Memorial Hermann were some of the first to receive the recently approved vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine was almost 95 percent effective at preventing patients from contracting COVID-19 and caused no major side effects in a trial of nearly 44,000 people.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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