(Photo by Barbara Davidson/ for The Washington Post via Getty Images) States that need to call on FEMA for help in responding and recovering from nature-related crisis situations—and the cities ...

Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send ...

State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will they be able to count on the federal ...

The Congressional delegation from West Virginia has sent a letter to Pres. Donald Trump and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in support of a major disaster declaration for 13 counties, ...

One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency ...

The Trump administration fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s chief financial officer and three others after Elon ...

Could the states manage this catastrophic event on their own? Advertisement Normally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, is prepared to marshal supplies within hours of a ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Could the states manage this catastrophic event on their own? Normally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, is prepared to marshal ...

FEMA’s role is to support state and local governments by coordinating federal agencies and providing financial aid and recovery assistance that states would otherwise struggle to supply on their ...

However, with President Donald trump questioning FEMA's future and suggesting states take over recovery instead, and climate change causing more frequent and severe disasters , it's worth asking ...