Federal Emergency Management Agency employees are trained to respond to disasters, but have struggled this spring with the situation unfolding at their agency. While they've been deployed to wildfires ...
FEMA is experiencing layoffs, budget cuts, grant cancellations and other challenges at the start of wildfire and hurricane season. President Trump wants to shift disaster response responsibilities ...
It would be harder for insurers and scientists to study wildfires, storms and other “billion dollar disasters,” which are growing more frequent as the planet warms. By Rebecca Dzombak and Hiroko ...
Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against ...
President Trump’s efforts to downsize the government threaten essential functions that Americans have come to rely on before, during and after natural disasters. By Patricia Mazzei Judson Jones ...
Many Americans remain dangerously unprepared for floods, fires, and other natural catastrophes, and their level of readiness is strongly shaped by factors like age, gender, employment status, and past ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Four disaster recovery centers are being opened throughout the Rio Grande Valley to help residents with recovery efforts from the effects of the March floods. The ...