When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Here's what to know.

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management ...

FEMA has a workforce of 20,000 people that can swell to more than 50,000 active members during major disasters, according to its website. It has 10 regional offices and the capacity to coordinate ...

A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.

Even before the Los Angeles fires, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was under assault on all fronts. Increasingly frequent weather disasters have strained its workforce and drained its ...

They have the ability to declare states of emergency, control and coordinate their emergency management agencies, and deploy state resources such as the National Guard. It is only when states make ...

When there is warning — as with hurricanes — FEMA coordinates with state and local governments about needs and can pre-position supplies like water or tarps in areas likely to be most affected.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a United States government agency that coordinates the federal response to disasters. It was created in 1979 through an executive order by Former ...

President Donald Trump said he plans to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as North Carolina is still recovering from Hurricane Helene more than 120 days after the storm ...