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What FEMA’s acting chief said about missed calls after Texas flooding

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — After the devastating Fourth of July flooding in Kerr County that claimed the lives of 137 people, FEMA ...

After helping GOP-led Texas, Trump admin denies FEMA aid to another Democratic-led state

Donald Trump’s administration has denied Maryland’s request for FEMA aid to deal with the fallout of devastating floods in ...

Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official

Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were ...

Texas flood underscores flaws in local emergency preparedness

The first Legislative hearing into the July Fourth floods revealed gaps in training and communications. It also countered ...

FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states waited months.

Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical ...

'24 hours too late': Fmr. FEMA official says Trump admin delays “cost lives” during Texas floods

Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, ...

Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...

FEMA outreach center in Travis County will remain open through Friday

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, said Wednesday that it will keep its Disaster Outreach Center open through ...