Ms. Tierney has worked in emergency management for over 25 years, and was acting deputy secretary of the Department of ...

This guide explains how federal, state, and local disaster response works — from applying for FEMA aid to documenting damage.

FEMA was activated after Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, where 59 people were killed by flash ...

On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...

On top of that, on June 11, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem began requiring that she review all FEMA grants above $100,000. That could slow its vast multibillion grants ...

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