Living through a ‘low-attention disaster,’ Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA’s shadow
AP News, April 18, 2025 – “Disasters that are beyond the capability of the local government to address and less severe than the federal government would support — that is an area with a lot of potential pain,” said Chris Smith, who directed FEMA’s Individual Assistance program from 2015 to 2022 and is now with disaster management firm IEM.