作为一个仍然步履蹒跚的佛罗里达人米尔顿飓风impact是美国政府的最高救灾机构，联邦紧急事务管理局(FEMA)正在努力提供救援。
周一，米尔顿在瞄准佛罗里达州西海岸时增强为5级风暴，但预计将在周三晚上或周四早上以3级飓风的形式登陆。
坦帕、萨拉索塔、迈尔斯堡、那不勒斯和奥兰多都在进行飓风观察。
上个月晚些时候，飓风海伦在佛罗里达州的大弯地区登陆，留下了从佛罗里达州到阿巴拉契亚山脉南部500英里的破坏路径，这简直是灾难性的。
官员们警告说，飓风“米尔顿”可能会在“海琳”造成破坏后带来危险，了解FEMA在救灾中的作用和不作用有助于减少该机构在救灾工作中的错误信息。
联邦应急管理局是做什么的?
本联合会努力通过提供资金、技术援助和指导，在灾前、灾中和灾后向灾区人民提供援助，据该机构称.
前总统吉米·卡特于1979年签署了一项行政命令，成立了联邦应急管理局，该机构的总部设在华盛顿特区
联邦应急管理局与受影响的国家合作，协调资源和提供公共援助支付清除废墟、救生紧急防护程序和恢复公共基础设施的费用。
联邦应急管理局还向受害者提供联邦拨款，帮助他们解决临时住房、紧急房屋维修、个人财产损失、葬礼和医疗费用等问题。
然而，约书亚·多佐尔表示，联邦机构并不仅仅负责救灾和恢复过程，他为联邦应急管理局工作了十多年，最近担任了负责应对行动的副助理署长。
“联邦应急管理局是一个小机构-他们不是一个拥有卡车的军队，”多佐尔告诉美国广播公司新闻。
多佐尔说，该分支机构更多地是救灾的“推动者”，“联邦应急管理局协调各部门和机构、非政府组织和承包商的资源，以帮助州政府在提供应对措施方面发挥主导作用。”
在飓风海伦的破坏之后，该机构面临着围绕其反应的批评和错误信息的浪潮;然而，该机构报告说，随着努力的继续，已经运送了数百万的援助物资。
截至周日，联邦应急管理局为受影响的海伦幸存者提供的联邦援助超过1.37亿美元，据该机构称.
该机构表示，FEMA已经向该地区运送了超过1490万份食物，超过1390万升水，157台发电机和超过505，000张油布。
“你会在协调的关键节点上看到联邦应急管理局，你会在实地的行动中心看到他们，你会在各州的行动中心看到他们，你会在重点医院看到他们——但可以说，他们不会戴着联邦应急管理局的帽子，”多佐尔说。
联邦应急管理局的钱用完了吗?
作为美国国土安全部的一个分支，FEMA使用国会每年补充的运营预算和救灾基金。
9月，联邦应急管理局的救灾基金收到了200亿美元，与去年国会提供的数额相同。然而，大约有80亿美元被用于从以前的风暴和减灾项目中恢复。
“我们拥有同时对付海伦和米尔顿所需的资源;没有人需要担心FEMA失去资源，”FEMA负责应对和恢复的代理副行政长官Keith Turi在周一接受ABC新闻直播采访时说。
援助会从Helene幸存者转移到报道Milton吗?
Turi保证东南地区对Helene反应的资助不会受到Milton的影响。
他说:“我们仍在积极支持北卡罗来纳州、乔治亚州、南卡罗来纳州、佛罗里达州、弗吉尼亚州和田纳西州应对海伦飓风，我们不会从这些持续的应对措施中转移任何所需的人力资源。”
家庭会收到超过750美元的援助吗?
随着恢复工作的继续，向联邦应急管理局申请直接救济付款的个人从该机构收到了750美元的初始津贴;然而，这并不是分配给受影响者的总数。
这个数字是由国会而不是拜登政府指定的，来自联邦应急管理局急需援助该计划旨在帮助幸存者支付与灾难相关的费用，如食物、水、婴儿配方奶粉和其他紧急物资。
然而，联邦应急管理局的援助将不会完全恢复被摧毁的房屋的原状。一个家庭最多可以从该机构获得42，500美元的重建费。
欲了解更多关于错误信息围绕联邦应急管理局的灾难反应，你可以访问该机构的飓风海伦:谣言回应页面。
What to know about FEMA disaster relief ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall
As a still-reeling Florida braces forHurricane Milton'simpact, the U.S. government's top disaster relief arm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is working to provide relief amid back-to-back storms.
Milton strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Monday while taking aim at Florida's west coast, but is forecast to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Hurricane watches are in effect in Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Naples and Orlando.
Late last month, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region, leaving a 500-mile path of destruction from Florida through the southern Appalachians that has been nothing short of catastrophic.
As officials warn of the dangers Hurricane Milton could bring on the heels of Helene's damage, understanding what role FEMA does and doesn't play in disaster relief can help mitigate misinformation as the agency works to aid in response efforts.
What does FEMA do?
FEMA works to supply aid to people in affected areas before, during and after disasters by providing money, technical assistance and guidance,according to the agency.
Former President Jimmy Carter signed an executive order to establish FEMA in 1979, and the agency is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
FEMA works with affected states to coordinate resources anddeliver public assistanceto cover costs for debris removal, life-saving emergency protective procedures and restoring public infrastructure.
FEMA also offers federal grants to victims to help them with temporary housing, emergency home repairs, loss of personal property, and funeral and medical expenses, among other things.
However, the federal agency is not solely in charge of the disaster relief and recovery process, according to Joshua Dozor, who worked for FEMA for over a decade and most recently served as the deputy assistant administrator for response operations.
"FEMA is a small agency -- they're not an army with trucks," Dozor told ABC News.
Describing the branch as more of an "enabler" for disaster relief, Dozor said, "FEMA coordinates resources across departments and agencies, non-government organizations, contractors, to help the state take the lead role in delivering the response."
In the wake of Hurricane Helene's damage, the agency has faced a wave of criticism and misinformation surrounding its response; however, the agency reports that aid has been delivered in the millions as efforts continue.
As of Sunday, FEMA's federal assistance for affected Helene survivors surpassed $137 million,according to the agency.
FEMA has shipped over 14.9 million meals, more than 13.9 million liters of water, 157 generators and more than 505,000 tarps to the region, the agency said.
"You'll see FEMA at the critical nodes of coordination, you'll see them at the operation centers in the field, you'll see them at the states' operations center, you'll see them at the key hospitals -- but they won't be wearing FEMA hats, so to speak," Dozor said.
Is FEMA running out of money?
As a branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA uses an operating budget and disaster relief fund that Congress replenishes annually.
In September, FEMA's disaster relief fund received $20 billion, the same amount that was supplied by Congress last year. However, approximately $8 billion is set aside for recovery from previous storms and mitigation projects.
"We have the resources that we need to handle Helene and Milton at the same time; no one needs to be concerned about FEMA losing the resources," Keith Turi, FEMA's acting associate administrator for response and recovery, said during an interview on ABC News Live Monday.
Will aid be diverted from Helene survivors to cover Milton?
Turi assured that funding for Helene response across the the southeast will not be impacted by the effects of Milton.
"We are still actively supporting North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia and Tennessee in the response to Helene, and we will not divert any required personnel resources from these ongoing responses," he said.
Will households receive more than $750 in aid?
As recovery efforts continue, individuals who applied for direct relief payments from FEMA received a $750 initial stipend from the agency; however, this is not the total amount that will be allocated to those affected.
That number, which is designated by Congress not the Biden administration, comes from FEMA'sSerious Needs Assistanceprogram and is meant to help survivors pay for expenses related to a disaster, such as food, water, baby formula and other emergency supplies.
However, FEMA assistance will not fully restore destroyed homes to their original condition. The most a household can receive from the agency to rebuild is $42,500.
For more information on misinformation surrounding FEMA's disaster response, you can visit the agency'sHurricane Helene: Rumor Responsepage.
