President Trump can reform or rebuild FEMA into the world-class emergency management agency that it can, and must, be. On ...

From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in ...

The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.

The agency offers different types of financial assistance after disasters. The fastest is a one-time payment of $770.

For more than a decade, FEMA has been reporting on the state of national preparedness to identify the risks and opportunities that inform emergency management decision-making. This annual report once ...

The move follows a Jan. 20 Department of Homeland Security directive to dissolve membership of all advisory committees.

President Donald Trump put the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under review on Sunday after signing an executive order aimed at "drastically" improving the agency’s efficacy ...

Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide ...

According to a New York Times report, some former FEMA leaders agree with Trump, in that states should be in charge of managing their own disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council to evaluate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), stopping ...