Uncertainty is hanging over this year’s hurricane season as meteorologists predict “above-normal” activity and the Trump ...

FEMA is entering this hurricane season with a reduced workforce and inadequate preparation. The agency has faced months of instability, low morale, and staffing cuts. Since January, at least 10% ...

Hurricane Beryl, a relatively weak storm, caused at least $1.5 billion in direct damage in Texas in July 2024. It was just one of the 27 billion-dollar disasters that hit the United States last ...

Hurricane season is underway and the Federal Emergency Management Agency encourages Georgians to visit Ready.gov and learn ...

FEMA was created in 1979 to oversee federal responses to disasters. Last year saw 182 federal disaster declarations, including 11 hurricane disaster declarations.

Still, Kidd estimates that his office alone is currently managing $23.5 billion in FEMA grant programs covering disasters going back to Hurricane Ike in 2008.

Regarding the current hurricane season, which began June 1, Noem said FEMA “stands prepared.” But there have already been changes to how the agency operates.

FEMA sent nearly 900 staff members to Florida counties affected by hurricanes last year. They did water rescue, cleared debris from roads and gave first aid at pop-up disaster recovery centers.

That's why she hopes FEMA sticks around for a while. But President Trump announced this week that after this hurricane season, the federal government plans to phase out FEMA.

A former top Federal Emergency Management Agency official tasked with restoring power to a devastated Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria was arrested on disaster fraud charges for allegedly ...

Regarding the current hurricane season, which began June 1, Noem said FEMA “stands prepared.” But there have already been changes to how the agency operates.