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Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first ...
‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...
20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters
Twenty Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the ...
FEMA describes risks to the US from $1B in grant cuts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding that communities and first ...
5 things to know for July 22: Heat dome, Epstein files, Food benefits, FEMA, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. The heat is on — and millions are about to feel it ...
FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response
The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...
‘Ghosted by FEMA,’ teen pilot in trouble, grilling tips: Catch up on the day’s stories
👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! An American influencer was detained in Antarctica while attempting to fly solo to all seven continents. Authorities said 19-year-old Ethan Guo broke “multiple national and ...
Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the flash flooding that killed at least 135 people.