President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at revamping the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in the latest sign he’s seeking to change how the agency handles disasters that hit the nation.

The big picture: Sunday’s announcement of the order comes days after the president said he was considering “getting rid of” FEMA altogether, as he and others in the GOP have in recent months complained the agency’s disaster response has been biased against Republicans.

• Trump could significantly impact state and federal disaster response by withholding federal disaster declarations and preventing certain types of aid from flowing to states, at least for a time. He’s threatened to do so in wildfire-hit California.
• He’s yet to name a head to oversee FEMA.

Driving the news: Trump signed the order after visiting communities impacted by historic fires in Southern California on Friday during his first presidential trip of his second term.

• The order calls for the creation of a task force, dubbed the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, to review FEMA and recommend changes in a report to Trump.
• The group will be composed of the secretaries of homeland security and defense, along with private-sector subject matter experts, per the order.

Between the lines: The task force could recommend getting rid of the agency.

• But only Congress can get rid of FEMA.

Our thought bubble: There is agreement among many experts in the disaster management community that some reforms to FEMA are necessary, Axios’ Andrew Freedman says.