The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for ...

The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future ...

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

It just slows down the entire response and delays the recovery process from starting,” the previous FEMA chief said.

The Homeland Security chief denied that a memo she issued in June requiring her to approve FEMA expenditures over $100,000 ...

It's been another day of storms and tornado watches in parts of the South. For the better part of a week now, severe weather has led to major damage and deaths in its wake. As residents are ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing potential budget cuts and fresh scrutiny just weeks before hurricane season begins. A presidential task force is now working to ...

Critics also accuse FEMA of mission creep, as the agency’s operations expanded beyond handling logistics and cutting checks in the wake of disasters. It was involved in much of the response to ...

Consequence management planners design their operations to maximize the government’s ability to protect public health and safety, restore government services, meet basic human needs, and provide ...

SEATTLE — County-level emergency management officials in Washington state have been barred in recent weeks from communicating with their traditional contacts at the Federal Emergency Management ...