This guide explains how federal, state, and local disaster response works — from applying for FEMA aid to documenting damage.

How to prepare an evacuation plan, and have all the materials that you may need if you lose power or your home is damaged ...

Disaster recovery is not a simple process. It takes months, even years, for communities to distribute aid, rebuild, and begin to move forward. Your landscape and community has likely changed in many ...

When a major storm blows through town, local, state, and tribal governments rely on federal funding to help them recover. Rebuilding schools and roads, repairing power lines, and cleaning up debris ...