The backbone of emergency management is under threat, former federal officials say. Small towns may be the first to feel the ...

As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...

On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...

A former high ranking Federal Emergency Management Agency official defends a federal disaster recovery program that's on the chopping block. David Maurstad was Nebraska's Lieutenant Governor in ...

FEMA provides aid after natural disasters, but it’s not meant to replace your home insurance plan, especially as the agency ...

Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The ...

Aid groups, some of which helped after Hurricane Helene, are preparing to take on more responsibility when storms, floods and ...

A key reason is that, since FEMA’s creation in 1979, states have come to rely on the agency to pay for their emergency management agencies’ day-to-day operations. In North Dakota, Homeland ...

FEMA leader is replaced, as disaster season begins The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the ...