Ruined couch cushions, dilapidated bookshelves and rolled-up carpeting still lined North 58th Street when the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrived in the Milwaukee neighborhood. As emergency ...
Last month, a 1000-year flood devastated Milwaukee and surrounding counties. The flooding left at least two people dead, tens of thousands without power, and caused over $52 million in damages. Last ...
“Elimination of the FEMA federal funds will have immediate and long-term consequences across the State’s emergency services,” ...
Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...
It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, a catastrophe that killed 1,400 people and led to countless changes in how the country responds to disasters. Now, ...
More than $900 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants and loans are awaiting Homeland Security ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is charged with helping people and organizations prepare for and recover from the unexpected. But in the current political environment, it is FEMA itself that ...
A year after Hurricane Helene killed more than 240 people across seven states, the town hall and the fire department in Canton, North Carolina are still operating out of temporary facilities. Some ...
President Donald Trump is considering declaring a national housing emergency to address the affordability crisis that has pushed homeownership out of reach for millions of Americans, according to U.S.
When Hurricane Katrina crashed into New Orleans on August 29, 2005 – first with heavy rain, then winds so strong they shattered glass in window frames and a flood that washed away everything in its ...
FEMA teams are in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Washington counties assessing damage from recent flooding. The assessment will inform a potential request by Gov. Tony Evers for a presidential disaster ...