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Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after David Richardson, the head of the U.S.
President Donald Trump has said he wants state and local officials to shoulder more of the burden of disaster response, even ...
As President Trump remakes the agency, former officials say the changes could leave states without key federal support after ...
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...
The start of hurricane season can send a shiver through eastern North Carolina, a region pounded in the last decade by two ...
We are heading into this hurricane season with more uncertainty than usual,” Stein said, because funding for FEMA and NOAA ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after ...
Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, ...
The nation’s top agency for response and recovery work has endured significant upheaval since Trump’s return to the White ...
With uncertainty surrounding the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), data shows its concrete impact ...
The value of FEMA’s assistance package to North Carolinians recovering from Hurricane Helene has eclipsed $1 billion.
As FEMA faces hurricane season, officials fear the agency is not prepared. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Rep. Jared Moskowitz about the high stakes for communities in the storm path.