If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?
Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send ...
Disaster Survivors Fairness Act aims to simplify FEMA process and aid coordination
The Disaster Survivors Fairness Act aims to streamline the FEMA application process and improve coordination between federal ...
Politico12d
Trump’s talking about shutting down FEMA. Republicans hate that idea.
Texas, Louisiana and Florida, all of which backed Trump in the last three elections, received the most FEMA federal disaster assistance for individual households from 2015 through 2024.
FEMA curbing some hurricane help, and Ossoff is not happy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week denied Georgia’s request for an extension of full federal financial ...
A FEMA 'system error' stirs confusion, fear for Helene survivors staying at area hotels
FEMA mistakenly extended hotel stays for Helene survivors. The agency corrected the error, but later reversed course, ...
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Truth Be Told: FEMA is neither perfect nor political
In the end, FEMA helped more than 154,000 families in North Carolina with aid, with assistance also going to other ...
Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals ...
Radio Iowa1d
Governor Reynolds has positive view of a FEMA shutdown
Governor Kim Reynolds says if President Trump shuts down FEMA — the Federal Emergency Management Agency — the State of Iowa ...
The Washington Post8d
Elon Musk’s agents have gained access to FEMA’s sensitive disaster data
That law authorizes FEMA to respond to a disaster and open funding and resource channels, including assistance programs and loans from the Small Business Administration. Proposals to reform FEMA ...