President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In ...

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after ...

The federal government must prioritize funding resilience and risk mitigation programs to protect American communities from ...

A month ago, the president said he planned to “wean” states off FEMA assistance. Now, the White House has adopted a different ...

At least 24 people are dead after heavy rain lashed Texas, leading to "catastrophic" flooding. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said ...

Rep. Sam Graves’ bipartisan Fixing FEMA Act would give local first responders help they need to restore vital infrastructure.

On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...

The president created the FEMA Review Council to recommend overhauling the agency. The meeting collides with FEMA's response ...

President Donald Trump has avoided talk of scrapping the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children at an all-gir ...

FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, often comes up during the response period to a disaster, but what does the agency do, and how does it work?

While President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration for Texas within days after substantial flash flooding, ...

Want to know more about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)? FEMA is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and is tasked with coordinating responses to disasters ...