FEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has abruptly halted ongoing terminations of hundreds of disaster workers as the agency prepares for an enormous winter storm expected to pound a large swath of ...
Government Executive

Why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated with bureaucratic ...
NPR

Mercedes, GM, Stellantis scramble; Port jobs are at risk after Baltimore disaster

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, a deadly disaster that's disrupted a major transit route along the east coast, has also shut down a large section of the Baltimore port. The ...
The Telegraph

L.A. wildfire survivors struggling with FEMA applications could benefit from disaster case managers

People impacted by the wildfires seek information and relief at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Pasadena City College Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) ...
The Conversation

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

Distinguished Professor of Geography and Director of the Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban ...