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, ...

Several residents had to be rescued from their homes over the weekend as floodwaters inundated communities around the commonwealth.

That law says FEMA “shall have the primary responsibility within the executive branch to prepare for and mitigate the effects of nonterrorist-related disasters in the United States.” ...

Homeland Security said four FEMA employees were terminated for payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants.

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 ...

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

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said all Americans “will be treated the same” by the retooled disaster agency.

Experts in the region met in Philadelphia to strategize about how to prepare for severe weather worsened by climate change.

President Donald Trump and a conservative think thank have floated the possibility of shifting disaster response to the states, including eliminating FEMA or curtailing federal handouts.

Trump’s executive order states that “Americans deserve an immediate, effective, and impartial response to and recovery from disasters.” “FEMA therefore requires a full-scale review ...

President Donald Trump and a conservative think tank have floated the possibility of shifting disaster response to the states, including eliminating FEMA or curtailing federal handouts.