 The summer of 2023 racked up heat record after heat record, and 2024 is off to a similarly brutal start. But communities hard hit by heat didn't see FEMA support trucks rolling in to help. That's because FEMA has never stepped in to provide disaster support for extreme heat or wildfire smoke. But now, more than 60 representatives from states like Texas, Arizona, New York, and Louisiana have asked the agency to reconsider.