When could Ruidoso residents see FEMA assistance ...

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Tuesday called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over her ...

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For a second straight day, rain forecasts hampered the search Monday for people still missing after deadly floods pummeled ...

Armies of Texan volunteers are leading flood recovery and cleanup, supplementing official efforts even as more flooding hits and the search for the missing continues.

Noem is right that FEMA’s current deployment seems to not be working all that well. But no matter how officials describe ...

At least 38,600 homes sat within the path of destruction of the deadly July 4 floods that devastated Central Texas, and most were underinsured.

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...

Initial emergency funds and resources are being made available to flood victims and survivors impacted by severe flood ...

In the survey — which sampled 1,680 U.S. adults — 52% of respondents said that most of the deaths could have been prevented if the government had been more adequately prepared. Twenty-nine percent ...

For months, community leaders have spoken out against the changes being made to FEMA. “Local governments, the state ...