As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

We want to wean off of FEMA, and we want to bring it down to the state level,” Trump told reporters on June 10 during a briefing in the Oval Office. The nation’s disaster r ...

With peak wildfire season just around the corner, residents of California and the broader U.S. West are bracing not just for the blazes, but also for ongoing cuts to the federal programs that have ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more responsibilities on ...

FEMA informs staff of departure of 16 senior executives Departing execs include MaryAnn Tierney, recently agency No. 2 Departures come ahead of start to hurricane season on June 1 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the departure of 16 senior executives on Wednesday, a significant shakeup of its leadership ranks less than two weeks ...

Those leaving include MaryAnn Tierney, a 26-year emergency management veteran who until May 9 had been the agency's acting No. 2, as well as key people in finance and disaster response, according ...

President Trump’s efforts to downsize the government threaten essential functions that Americans have come to rely on before, during and after natural disasters.

Amid signs of turmoil at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the Atlantic hurricane season is about to begin, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s not concerned. In his view, Florida state and … ...

But FEMA does more than write checks after hurricanes hit. It plays a vital role in coordinating the continuity of the federal government and its operations in the event of a nationwide emergency.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to ...