No. It’s important to know not just what FEMA does, but what it doesn't do, especially for individuals. One claim floating around after Helene is that disaster survivors only get $750 from FEMA.

The FEMA Independence Act would have the agency report directly to the president. It comes as the Trump administration takes ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during Monday’s Cabinet meeting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

“We are actively identifying other wasteful positions and offices that do not fulfill DHS’ mission ... as well as helping ...

Olshansky and other experts believe FEMA does exactly what it is set up to do. But there’s a disconnect in what is expected from FEMA and what the agency actually does, said Jennifer Trivedi ...

The participants discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the role of government in recovery efforts and more.

What does FEMA do and where does its money come from? FEMA has an operating budget and a disaster relief fund. The fund gets replenished every year by Congress and is used to pay for disaster ...

More than 200 employees at the disaster relief agency have been cut since Inauguration Day, and workers fear more DOGE ...

rdid=PGkBbnTmt9t6UNnf# The misconceptions about what FEMA does drives a lot of public misunderstanding ... and that’s not really what they’re set up to do. They can’t fully fund your ...