The last government shutdown occurred from December 22, 2018 to January 25, 2019, lasting 35 days and becoming the longest in four decades. The shutdown was caused by a standoff over President Donald Trumps demand for $5.7 billion to fund a wall along the border with Mexico, which Democrats refused to give in to. The shutdown ended with a concession from Trump on immigration, as he did not receive the funding he had demanded for the border wall. During the shutdown, approximately 800,000 federal employees were furloughed, and many government services were temporarily disrupted. The shutdown also had a significant impact on disaster preparedness, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency being forced to cease working on several projects, and even those that continued were impacted by staff shortages as a result of federal furloughs.