The article discusses why the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not respond to Heat Waves as a qualifying catastrophe for federal emergency aid. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, which dictates disaster response in the US, does not include "heat" as a qualifying disaster. As a result, FEMA has not devoted significant resources to fighting heat, and state and local emergency management departments have not planned for heat emergencies. The omission of heat as a qualifying disaster has significant implications for the response and funding available during heat waves.

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