Reports have surfaced of Federal Emergency Management Agency staging trucks across north central Michigan, including at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, sparking speculation and fears about the agency’s doings and prompting elected representatives to seek clarification from FEMA officials.

In the wake of the concerns, FEMA and Oscoda officials finally issued statements saying the site was merely being considered for material staging, according to independent reporter Dave Bondy.

According to the Iosco News last week, “the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) will station a hub for emergency services. Three hundred and fifty semi-trailers with equipment to serve a six-county region will be stored at the airport.”

The staging was reportedly to serve Macomb, Kent, Ionia, Eaton, Ingham, and Livingston counties.

Elected officials were kept in the dark: Michigan Rep. Mike Hoadley said today he was waiting for clarification from FEMA on behalf of constituents concerning the site’s and the agency’s activities. 

While the staging was reported to have been under way, the site’s purposes had been a mystery, leading to forgivable speculation and worries among residents amidst the agency’s failures in the wake of Hurricane Helene. 

It came to light this weekend the failed agency, under the auspices of disgraced Department of Homeland Security head Alejandro Mayorkas, intentionally withheld aid in hurricane-affected areas on political grounds. 

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FEMA and Oscoda, Michigan staging area social media post
FEMA and Oscoda Twp. have just issued statements

Dave Bondy

10 hours ago

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OSCODA, MICH – A social most post that has gone viral has a lot of people asking questions about FEMA and Oscoda, Michigan.

The post states “FEMA is staging 350 Semi-Trailers and Equipment at an Air Force Bases in Oscoda, Michigan. The AFB was decommissioned in the 90’s. It’s for emergency services.

A video was also posted online showing an Oscoda Twp. official talking about this at a recent meeting saying FEMA was possibly coming to Wurtsmith.

I reached out to FEMA for explanation and they released the following statement:

“FEMA routinely assesses the viability of sites that may be used in future disasters. There is no plan to use the Wurtsmith location to stage commodities at this time. We have no trailers at the location or on the way. This is an unfortunate misunderstanding.”

Oscoda Twp. Manager Bill Palmer released the following statement:

“I misspoke at the Board meeting when I said FEMA was sending 350 semi’s to Wurtsmith what I meant to say was Wurtsmith was being ” considered” as a secure location along with 5 other possible locations for this secure staging of FEMA equipment, this would simply be a staging area for FEMA to cover some 6 counties in northern Michigan,as I understand, in case of an emergency or disaster of some kind, however at this time no decision has been made by FEMA to my knowledge.  And I have no idea why FEMA is considering this possible action.”

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