Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said all Americans “will be treated the same” by the retooled disaster agency.

In his quest to make the U.S. government more efficient and agile, President Trump may eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency and channel federal disaster relief to and through ...

When four tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton tore through Palm Beach County last October, FEMA arrived shortly thereafter to render assistance. From Wellington and The Acreage to Palm Beach ...

FEMA was created in 1979 by an executive order by President Jimmy Carter. The federal agency has over 20,000 employees and is responsible for coordinating responses to disasters in the U.S ...

He blamed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been the point agency for federal disaster response since its creation during the Carter administration. “The Democrats don’t care ...

President Donald Trump warned late Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is set to face a reckoning following four years under the Biden administration, arguing the ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — President Donald Trump's administration has appointed a new interim FEMA director, Cameron Hamilton. President Trump's arrival is anticipated at the Asheville airport ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts ...

Since Hurricane Katrina, when the federal response was severely criticized, FEMA has been led by disaster management professionals who have run state or local emergency management agencies ...

The implication here is wrong. Wildfire victims are eligible for a one-time $770 Federal Emergency Management Agency payment to quickly fund essential needs, but there are other federal programs ...

During the briefing, Trump proposed the idea of getting rid of FEMA, criticizing the agency ... He said he plans to bring in the Army Corps of Engineers to help repair the state.