AdvertisementAs Western Wildfires Worsen, FEMA Is Denying Most People Who Ask For HelpJuly 01, 2021Sean McMinnApril EhrlichfacebookEmailMany homes were destroyed by the Beachie Creek Fire in Gates, Ore., in September 2020. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is supposed to help people who have lost property, maybe even their homes, in a natural disaster. But year after year, FEMA has been denying a higher percentage of claims. (Pool/AFP via Getty Images)