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Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after ...
President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In ...
The federal government must prioritize funding resilience and risk mitigation programs to protect American communities from ...
A month ago, the president said he planned to “wean” states off FEMA assistance. Now, the White House has adopted a different ...
On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...
While President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration for Texas within days after substantial flash flooding, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is still working on receiving a disaster declaration ...
Just two days before devastating floods claimed at least 27 lives at Camp Mystic, the Texas Department of State Health Services signed off on the youth camp's emergency plans, according to records ...
FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, often comes up during the response period to a disaster, but what does the agency do, and how does it work?
Jen Psaki looks at questions about the preparedness of FEMA to offer its full assistance to Americans struggling through ...
The Federal Aviation Administration typically issues temporary flight restrictions in airspace needed for relief and recovery ...
First responders from Colorado are heading to Texas to help with search and recovery efforts after devastating floods hit ...