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As President Trump remakes the agency, former officials say the changes could leave states without key federal support after ...
The idea that state and local governments can step up and do what FEMA does is not only unrealistic, it’s reckless.
In April, FEMA rejected North Carolina’s application for an emergency aid extension as the state grappled with recovery ...
When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they're typically ...
School District of Lee County staff discussed the Hurricane/Hazard Emergency Plan changes going into this storm season, ...
Multiple FEMA employees tell WIRED that they did not know of another time when a strategic plan was rescinded without another ...
WASHINGTON—Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are scrapping a hurricane-response plan that its recently appointed leader, David Richardson, had said was close to completion, according to ...
As I’m writing, North Carolina is staring down yet another hurricane season. We can’t just wait for FEMA to resolve itself.
New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, where hundreds of people died when Hurricane ... strikes. FEMA's reasoning for the guidance change in 2025: make it quicker and easier to get plans approved and ...
Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the ...
Federal funding and aid may be uncertain, but emergency management officials in the Houston region say they are prepared for ...