Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send ...

FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left ...

“States don’t have that capability built to handle a disaster every single year,” Lynn Budd, director of the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security, told Stateline in an interview. Access to FEMA avoids ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency responsds to multi-state disasters that any single state is incapable of covering.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the ...

Normally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, is prepared to marshal supplies within hours of a disaster and begin distributing financial aid to residents who need help.

(KFVS) - Some cities in the Heartland are passing out sandbags and other supplies for residents ahead of storms.

Ahead of forecasted severe weather on Wednesday, local emergency agencies and others are sharing ways to be safe and prepared ...