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Washington, D.C. — Los senadores estadounidenses Marco Rubio (R-FL), Richard Burr (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tim Scott (R-SC) y Roger Wicker (R-MS) le enviaron una carta a la administradora de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) Deanne Criswell, para asegurarse que la agencia esté preparada para una posible escasez de mano de obra antes de la temporada de huracanes del 2021. FEMA, que actualmente está desplegada para ayudar con la pandemia del COVID-19, también tiene la tarea de resolver la crisis en la frontera sur. La temporada de huracanes comienza el 1 de junio y termina el 30 de noviembre. Para obtener más información sobre cómo prepararse para la temporada de huracanes, haga clic aquí.
Los senadores solicitaron respuestas a las siguientes preguntas:
- ¿Cuál es la situación actual de la fuerza laboral de FEMA? ¿Cuántos empleados tiene la agencia disponibles para emergencias?
- ¿Cómo piensa FEMA manejar la escasez de mano de obra que podría surgir en caso de huracanes y desastres naturales?
- ¿Qué medidas ha tomado FEMA para garantizar que los gobiernos estatales y locales estén lo más preparados posibles para la próxima temporada de huracanes?
El texto de la carta en inglés está aquí.