Rumor: FEMA pulled out of hurricane-affected areas of North Carolina due to threats.

Fact

This is false.

While taking steps to ensure the safety of our staff and the people we are trying to help, we continued to support the communities affected by Helene.

On October 12, 2024, FEMA was made aware of a potential threat to our staff in North Carolina. We made the decision to shift from sending FEMA disaster survivors assistance teams into neighborhoods to knock on doors to stationing teams at neighborhood locations where they could still meet and work with disaster survivors to help them get assistance. This decision was made through our usual field operations processes to ensure FEMA staff are safe and able to focus on helping disaster survivors.

We worked closely with local law enforcement and state officials throughout this process and announced on October 14 that FEMA teams will soon resume door-to-door survivor assistance.

FEMA will continue monitoring threat information and adjust this posture on a regular basis in coordination with local officials.