Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new ...

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off ...

California has increased its discretionary reserves as a direct consequence of Trump’s ongoing threats to FEMA.

While FEMA in the past could divert resources for different disaster “seasons” like wildfires and hurricanes, natural disasters happen more concurrently now, straining the response when ...

Critics of FEMA have long called for a better, less-complicated disaster response system, pointing out that the agency often is tasked with doing too much, which hinders its ability to respond ...

Former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate joins John Yang to discuss the future of disaster management. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to a record number of billion-dollar ...

Missouri state Reps. Marty Joe Murray and Colin Wellenkamp talked about their participation in the Future Caucus on the ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has dedicated a webpage for Hurricane Helene rumor response. FEMA says the information on the page is to "Help keep yourself, your family and your ...

Critics of FEMA have long called for a better, less complicated disaster response system, pointing out that the agency often is tasked with doing too much, which hinders its ability to respond ...

FEMA employees listen to a briefing on the upcoming hurricane season at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on May 24, 2021. (DHS photo) Ryan was getting ready for another 12-hour ...

FEMA officials say they’ve received 12,000 total claims so far, and they’re getting through more of them faster. But many fire victims said Thursday that they’ve suffered more than money can ...

The agency coordinates the federal response to disasters, but local governments are in charge. FEMA’s Role in Natural Disaster Response, Explained Skip to main content ...