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The Trump administration is proposing limits to the recreational facilities — including beaches — that are eligible for ...
With concern and confusion over how the federal government will respond to disasters this summer, aid groups are readying to ...
But some emergency managers and officials were alarmed — not comforted — by budget Director Russ Vought’s comments, which ...
They will be opening a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at the Perry County Courthouse on Wednesday, June 18 through Saturday, ...
LAKE LURE, North Carolina (Reuters) -When Hurricane Helene's flood waters slammed into Lake Lure's century-old dam last September, gouging a massive scar into one embankment and cascading five months' ...
A perfect storm caused "exceptionally rare" wildfire conditions and led to an outbreak of dozens of fires throughout the ...
President Trump says he wants to "wean off" the federal disaster agency in favor of state-led response Emergency experts say ...
Oklahoma depends heavily on FEMA for disaster recovery and emergency aid, but proposed federal cuts and leadership ...
Typically, FEMA advises the White House on which disasters warrant federal assistance. If the president approves aid, he ...
The head of the National Response Coordination Center, responsible for deploying FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Teams, as ...
Forecasters with the National Weather Service say the 2025 hurricane season is expected to be unusually active — just as ...
The Jefferson County EMA said if FEMA funding is cut operational and personnel costs will be too. Training and equipment to effectively respond to disaster will also be affected.