TALLAHASSEE ---With another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season on the horizon, Florida is preparing for the possibility the federal government won’t respond like it has in the past.

After the state was hit by three hurricanes in 2024, Gov. Ron DeSantis jokes that Florida is due for a “break.” But he also said the state has the emergency-response infrastructure and financial reserves available in case Florida doesn’t catch a break and the Federal Emergency Management Agency scales back.

“You hear these different things. I know the media is trying to make an issue of FEMA, this or that. Just know, in Florida, our preparations and our immediate response always assumes FEMA wouldn't be there for us,” DeSantis said during an appearance in Tampa.

DeSantis has repeatedly called for t

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