Preparation for the unknown was always in Alan Harris’s job description as emergency manager for Seminole County, Florida, where thousands of homes suffered flood damage during Hurricane Ian in 2022.

President Donald Trump announced plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the 2025 hurricane season. That means states, counties and cities will have to develop their own plans for handling the aftermath of emergencies.

Jeremy Greenberg, the head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center, submitted his resignation Wednesday and will depart the agency in two weeks.

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program was designed to help local communities prepare for disasters, thereby lowering recovery costs