News

DHS inserts staffers at FEMA in major shakeup before hurricane season
The homeland security officials will replace several longtime FEMA leaders, marking an inflection point in the Trump ...
FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears
Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, ...
Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) on MSN5h
FEMA offering assistance for survivors of May tornadoes, Union County included
Following May’s tornadoes that tore through Kentucky, FEMA is offering assistance to survivors that were affected. The ...
FEMA makes late push to bolster hurricane preparedness, but effort may be too little, too late, officials say
Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the ...
Hoodline8h
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein Disappointed by FEMA's Refusal to Fully Reimburse Debris Removal, Cites Financial Strain on State
NC Governor Josh Stein is disappointed by FEMA's denial of full debris removal reimbursement, fearing budget strain.
Pacifica loses $50 million in FEMA funding to pay for a seawall project
The crash of waves along the Pacifica coastline is music to Jennifer Christiansen's ears — it's also a warning sign. As ...
Florida Democrat: FEMA ‘is going to fail this summer’
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) warned Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is ill prepared for ...
FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the departure of 16 senior executives on Wednesday, a significant ...
LEX 186h
FEMA individual aid approved for 6 counties impacted by deadly tornadoes
In a post to social media, Beshear said that families in Caldwell, Laurel, Pulaski, Russell, Trigg, and Union counties are ...
NOLA.com3d
Trump task force told to eliminate FEMA and start over. What might that mean for Louisiana?
FEMA was established in 1979 at the insistence of Southern governors who wanted a more coordinated federal relief effort.
FEMA should take new name, states should bear costs, DHS head Noem says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be renamed as the agency is reformed to increase the burden on states to ...