The federal government issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the New Mexico communities damaged by flooding.

Kidd responded by explaining that, at the state level, his team acts as the “alarm bell” when receiving information from the ...

FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster - The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the ...

California has increased its discretionary reserves as a direct consequence of Trump’s ongoing threats to FEMA.

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new ...

FEMA is not shutting down but ‘rebranding’ to highlight local leaders’ roles in disaster response - In January, Trump floated the idea of minimizing FEMA if not getting rid of it as a whole – a positi ...

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off ...

Senator Welch says his bill is focused on empowering local communities specifically on when aid is available, who makes ...

FEMA cost controls delayed response to deadly floods Secretary Kristi Noem didn’t authorize deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday. Share this: ...

More FEMA officials step down as hurricane season gets underway 05:07. The head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center — a position responsible for the government's response to storms ...

In response, a DHS spokesperson emphasized Noem’s commitment to accountability. “Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, DHS is rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, and is reprioritizing appropriated ...