Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla. is largely right that FEMA’s current backlog of pending disaster applications is substantial, experts said. An analysis found applications have been pending longer than at any other time during the last 37 years

As of Jan. 28, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had 18 disaster declaration applications awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval. "FEMA’s backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history." But is Moskowitz correct that the agency has the largest backlog of pending disaster assistance applications in its 47-year history? Disaster declaration applications face longer limbo under second Trump administrationFEMA’s daily operations briefing provides an overview of potential weather threats and ongoing disasters. "President Trump provides a more thorough review of disaster declaration requests than any Administration has before him.