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FEMA's acting director, David Richardson, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday ...
Uncertainty is hanging over this year’s hurricane season as meteorologists predict “above-normal” activity and the Trump ...
As contaminated Guadalupe River water receded following the deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, this month, residents ...
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...
'Incredibly bad idea': Future of FEMA uncertain as Trump administration teases dismantling agency amid LA wildfire cleanup BY Cassie Semyon Washington, D.C. PUBLISHED 7:01 PM ET Mar. 26, 2025 ...
FEMA has never been more called upon or its workforce more stretched thin. A growing frequency of catastrophic disasters and a once-in-a-century pandemic have had widespread impacts on emergency ...
Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services Manager Rick Kovar during a meeting of the Emergency Services Policy Board at the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department in Martinez, Calif ...
President Trump has approved a federal disaster declaration for the March floods in southern Oregon, making federal funds ...
New leadership at FEMA and an uncertain future leave a lot of questions for local EMAs. With a new hurricane season just weeks away, that is something else for Baldwin County EMA to worry about.
There are multiple reports of trees down in New Hanover and Columbus Counties during severe weather Sunday afternoon. A state program that helps issue heat health alerts is at risk of closing due to ...
Uncertainty of future FEMA disaster funding alarms Bay Area emergency planners “It’s important to make sure that everyone understands that these are scary times for us in emergency management.” ...