The Trump administration has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to suspend the deployment of hundreds of aid workers to disaster-torn areas around the US while the Department of Homeland ...
But survivors do not experience disasters in frameworks. They experience them in soaked drywall, in missed paychecks, in frightened children, in closed schools, in the smell of mold creeping up a ...
The agency canceled some travel to disaster sites, citing a partial government shutdown, according to emails sent to staff.
A government shutdown or funding lapse usually doesn’t impede ongoing disaster recovery efforts, current and former federal ...
A public safety expert warned that the DHS shutdown could devastate local disaster response, with grant funding impacted as extreme weather threatens communities.
Outdated systems are holding back disaster response. It’s time to invest in smarter, integrated platforms that empower both survivors and emergency management professionals. The Impact of Outdated ...
With hurricane season still going strong, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says its disaster fund has run out of money. Traditionally, hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, ...
Amid a heightened risk of wildfires around the state, emergency management officials met at OKANA Resort on Tuesday for the start of the annual Oklahoma Emergency Management Association conference.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved additional regions to be included in Alaska’s disaster declaration ...