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As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that ...
Records obtained by The New York Times show that FEMA laid off contractors the night of July 5, when flood waters were ...
FEMA is not shutting down but ‘rebranding’ to highlight local leaders’ roles in disaster response - In January, Trump floated the idea of minimizing FEMA if not getting rid of it as a whole – a positi ...
The president quickly committed vital funding for Republican-led Texas after last week's deadly flooding. But Democratic-led ...
FEMA was activated after Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, where 59 people were killed by flash ...
Experts worry Trump might approve fewer major disaster declarations, which unlock federal funding and resources, and that FEMA’s response could be slowed or diminished.
As severe flooding devastates parts of Texas, many across the country are asking: What role does FEMA play in disaster response?Experts say the answer starts close to home. According to Dr. Njoki ...
More FEMA officials step down as hurricane season gets underway 05:07. The head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center — a position responsible for the government's response to storms ...
LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - FEMA has issued a warning to Maui wildfire survivors who are in the process of rebuilding their homes of contractor fraud. In a news release on Thursday, FEMA said it is ...
For direct assistance alone, FEMA has approved over $460 million for 160,000 households in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene, and more than $136 million for 34,500 households after the Los ...