All emergency and major disaster declarations are made solely at the discretion of the President of the United States,” FEMA.gov stated Tuesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency webpage, How a ...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has called for the strengthening of State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) across the 36 states of the federation and urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wants to use a FEMA program to reimburse Florida for building the so-called Alligator ...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the release of fresh funding to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and relevant ministries to enhance Nigeria’s flood preparedness and ...

FEMA plans to cut its Urban Areas Security Initiative program, according to memos reported on by CNN, though it has not formally announced it.

The federal government has awarded the state just $3.8 billion for Helene recovery, 6% of the nearly $60 billion in damage ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied three counties' requests for federal disaster assistance for areas in Kentucky affected by severe storms and tornadoes on May 16 and 17, 2025, ...

The billionaire talk-show host has a home on the island of Maui. Tsunami warnings were issued after a magnitude 8.8 ...

Slashing Community Services Block Grant funding now would be nothing short of another disaster for Texas. Cities, counties, ...

Gov. Wes Moore and state leaders said they plan to appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of disaster assistance for Western Maryland communities slammed ...

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Nicknamed 'Homeland Barbie,' the US secretary of homeland security has repeatedly staged shows of force before cameras, in a ...