States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in disaster aid that was previously awaiting approval from Homeland ...

As families work to rebuild their lives after tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana on Tuesday, questions over whether the federal government will help out will likely be a ...

A powerful blizzard is impacting the Northeast just as Congress is returning to Washington to debate DHS, which houses the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

As of Jan. 28, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had 18 disaster declaration applications awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval. Eleven are more than a month old and some date back to ...

Ahead of a winter storm forecast to blanket Texas this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott has activated a state emergency response in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Arctic air ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved FEMA Public Assistance (FEMA PA) and FEMA PA Category B to ...

Current and former leadership at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are engrossed in a back-and-forth dispute in federal court over the impact of the disaster response office shedding staff en ...

Durbin and Duckworth reintroduce bill to reform FEMA's disaster aid process, ensuring fairer support for Illinois communities after storms and natural disasters.

Missouri City, TX - September 9, 2017: FEMA sign posted outside the hurricane Harvey disaster recovery center staffed with recovery specialists from FEMA, US Small Business Administration, State and ...

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