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Lauren Sommer with NPR's Climate Desk is covering this story. Lauren, good morning. Good morning. How many people were fired?

Lauren Sommer with NPR's Climate Desk is covering this story. Lauren, good morning. Good morning. How many people were fired?

Okay, so 200 firings, but it is an agency with thousands. So how would this affect their response in a disaster?

Okay, so 200 firings, but it is an agency with thousands. So how would this affect their response in a disaster?

Okay, so 200 firings, but it is an agency with thousands. So how would this affect their response in a disaster?

Although didn't the president suggest that FEMA wasn't necessary when he was talking during the Los Angeles fires?

Although didn't the president suggest that FEMA wasn't necessary when he was talking during the Los Angeles fires?

Although didn't the president suggest that FEMA wasn't necessary when he was talking during the Los Angeles fires?

This is really interesting reporting you have here, and I want to talk about this. There is a wider debate over building requirements. There are even liberals and progressives as well as conservatives who think we've made it too hard to build stuff. and that it's bad for society.

This is really interesting reporting you have here, and I want to talk about this. There is a wider debate over building requirements. There are even liberals and progressives as well as conservatives who think we've made it too hard to build stuff. and that it's bad for society.

This is really interesting reporting you have here, and I want to talk about this. There is a wider debate over building requirements. There are even liberals and progressives as well as conservatives who think we've made it too hard to build stuff. and that it's bad for society.

But I assume you're talking here about relatively narrow recommendations about how to make your house or your building survive a disaster.

But I assume you're talking here about relatively narrow recommendations about how to make your house or your building survive a disaster.

But I assume you're talking here about relatively narrow recommendations about how to make your house or your building survive a disaster.

Thanks so much. Thank you. And that's Up First for this Friday, February 21st. I'm Steve Inskeep.

Thanks so much. Thank you. And that's Up First for this Friday, February 21st. I'm Steve Inskeep.

Thanks so much. Thank you. And that's Up First for this Friday, February 21st. I'm Steve Inskeep.

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