A developing Trump administration plan for deep staff cuts and drastic changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is raising alarm among some state officials and even Republican lawmakers, who worry that it will weaken responses to future disasters.

Some Republican lawmakers are defending the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as President Donald Trump's administration moves to fire hundreds of the agency's employees. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Friday.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has been a fierce defender of the beleaguered agency that the president wants to eliminate.

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The Trump Administration has fired several hundred employees at FEMA. When it comes to helping disaster victims on the ground, the agency was already hundreds of people short.

According to Fox News, DHS fired four FEMA employees, including the agency's chief financial officer, two program analysts, and a grant specialist, for approving the payment without clearance from leadership.

Tropical Storm Helene damaged 11,065 residential units in Buncombe County, according to the latest FEMA data provided to the county.

President Trump has pledged to reform FEMA, while suggesting it should be done away with. Two Floridians who used to lead the agency told WLRN they support the process — but caution federal emergency management is needed.