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FEMA changes operational hours of Disaster Recovery Centers in Texas
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing operational hours for Disaster Recovery Centers in the Central ...
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Federal records contradict what FEMA leader told Congress about Texas flood response
Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS ...
Deadline approaching to apply for federal aid for Texas flood damage
Property owners, renters, students and businesses affected by the July floods have until Sept. 4 to apply for federal ...
FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response
The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...
Texas camp owners, lawmakers debate youth camps in flood plains after July 4 tragedy
The deadly flooding that devastated the Hill Country on July 4 has raised safety concerns for Texas camps in flood plains.
Indiana seeks to learn emergency response lessons from Texas flood tragedy
The flooding in Texas highlighted the need for Indiana’s search and rescue units to enhance their team efforts, Gov. Mike ...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...
Noem rips CNN report claiming she delayed DHS response to Texas flood as 'absolutely trash'
DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed emergency response to deadly Texas flooding.
Amid criticism, acting FEMA chief touts Texas flood response as model for nation
U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday pressed David Richardson, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about his ...