Republican lawmakers, including those from disaster-prone areas, are backing President Trump’s calls to overhaul the Federal ...

Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) signaled he’s to open to overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under President Trump as the agency has faced increased criticism over its recent ...

His order would create a task force that would look for reforms, according to sources. However, Trump's authority does not give him ... you need some sort of FEMA-like agency at the federal ...

WASHINGTON — Governors and state legislatures may have to bolster their natural disaster response and recovery efforts in the coming years as President Donald Trump looks for ways to shift the ...

Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, Trump said Washington could provide money directly to the ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seven years before wildfires tore through opposite ends of the Los Angeles area, the Tubbs Fire in ...

I think we recommend that FEMA go away," he said. Trump said he would reconsider “the whole concept of FEMA." He said states with regular natural disasters like Florida hurricanes and Oklahoma ...

When there is warning — as with hurricanes — FEMA co-ordinates with state and local governments about needs and can pre-position supplies like water ... "FEMA does not make anybody whole ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was ...

Hazleton Mayor Jeff Cusat’s recent state of the city address offered insight into the city’s fire and police departments. The mayor said the fire department responded to 999 calls in ...

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of FEMA” as he visited ... First lady Melania Trump looks on as President Donald Trump speaks with ...

like when he tossed paper towels to survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Trump tapped Cameron Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL with limited experience managing natural disasters, as FEMA’s ...