Been denied federal help recovering from a wildfire, flood or other disaster? Congress is considering steps to make it easier for victims of natural disasters to get aid. Currently, people seeking aid ...

Nearly a quarter of the $2.18 billion allocated to New York State through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation program is estimated to have been granted to fund projects on Long Island that are intended to ...

President Trump, who calls FEMA “not good,” has issued an executive order and established a commission to look at ending the ...

While touring the flood-ravaged areas of North Carolina recently ... There’s been no shortage of research and reports on what ...

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it fired four Federal Emergency Management Agency officials over ...

State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump's first few weeks in ...

The lack of response from FEMA is particularly evident in western North Carolina, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene's flood waters ... The federal disaster relief fund, the majority of ...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced today that a Special Session of the Legislature will convene on Oct. 18 at 1:00 p.m. in order to address the state’s share of flood relief now that a federal ...

The state may also request FEMA assistance by seeking a presidential major disaster declaration ... far fewer have flood or earthquake insurance, which is expensive and often comes with payout ...

More than $2.1 million in federal assistance has been approved for Mercer County residents impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, FEMA officials said Tuesday.