The Federal Emergency Management Agency could be dismantled. President Trump making that announcement over the weekend, while touring devasted areas across the country.

For the Marianas, FEMA has been involved in helping residents impacted by storms that hit our region.

The Marianas region is vulnerable to typhoons and other natural disasters in this part of the Pacific.

Among the players involved in recovery efforts over the decades has been FEMA.

Bob Fenton Jr., regional administrator for FEMA Region 9, said during the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar in May 2023, "We need to work together on all levels of government private sector and nonprofits to go ahead on help people as quick as we can. We are doing that here in the federal government."

"One of the things FEMA brings is mitigation money."

The recovery nearly two years later is ongoing for many.

But how would we do without FEMA's help?

"FEMA is no good anymore. That was when we ran it. FEMA was very good, but now FEMA is not good," said Trump.

Over the weekend, President Trump suggesting to get rid of FEMA.

"I do have to say FEMA is a big disappointment. Uh, we had it working well. We had great people, but FEMA is not good anymore. What FEMA did in North Carolina, you know, they still haven't even gone to certain areas. They don't know what they're doing, and I say. You don't need FEMA. You need a good state government and when you have a problem in Los Angeles or when you have a problem even in the state of California, you have your own essentially FEMA, you fix it yourself. You don't have somebody coming in from a state where they have no idea like Florida, they come in from hurricanes they have people staying in Alaska and now they see, oh this is very nice, but by the time they get familiar with it, they don't know anything. The FEMA is a very expensive. Uh, in my opinion, mostly failed situation we had great people. We did some great jobs, but each state should take care of their problem and get money from the federal government. It would be so much better, so much more efficient. So we're looking at that because we have had, and you're gonna have problems with FEMA too. You've already had problems with FEMA. FEMA doesn't even show up. It takes weeks before they even show up, uh, and what happens is the state then relies on FEMA. And nobody does that. I think because FEMA doesn't show up, so it's not a good situation, so we'll make some recommendations on that," he said.

President Trump signed the executive order establishing a FEMA review council.

Recently sworn in homeland security secretary Kristi Noem and secretary of defense Pete Hegseth will be members.

The council tasked to develop a report and advise the president on the existing ability of FEMA to capably and impartially address disasters.