FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.

National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Hall said. Here's the latest: FEMA delivers cash assistance to affected households About 40,000 people have applied for assistance from Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has already disbursed more than $ ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just days after he floated shuttering the agency whose resources are strained following multiple weather-related disasters and which is burdened by past failures in handling massive storms.

President Donald Trump said he'll sign executive order to eliminate or overhaul FEMA on Friday. What would that mean for Mississippi disaster relief?

Increasingly frequent weather disasters have strained its workforce ... and President Donald Trump on Friday suggested maybe FEMA shouldn’t exist. “I’ll also be signing an executive order ...

FEMA is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters from floods and fires to drought, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes. Trump criticized the agency after Hurricane Helene ...

Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy weather that allowed wildfires to thrive.

As another cold front descends, city officials open a second cold weather refuge center. Here's where those in need can find a heated shelter.

Heating equipment is, unfortunately, one of the leading causes of home fire deaths, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Heating stoves account for 46% of the fires, 76% of deaths, and 72% of the injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment, the NFPA adds.

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering "getting rid of FEMA” as he visited hurricane ... climate scientists at World Weather Attribution found that climate ...

Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced flood and mudslide warnings lasting through Monday. Saturday, 4:00 p.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 87% containment, the Eaton Fire at 95% containment and the Hughes Fire at 92% containment.

President Donald Trump will visit areas devastated by floods in North Carolina and fires in California, as debates rage about recovery and funding.