The homeland security officials will replace several longtime FEMA leaders, marking an inflection point in the Trump administration’s takeover of the disaster relief agency.

Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, experts say.

North Carolina taxpayers will be on the hook for “potentially hundreds of millions of dollars” to clean up Western NC, governor said.

Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the fast-approaching hurricane season, the agency is taking significant steps to bolster its disaster response workforce and training infrastructure.

FEMA was established in 1979 at the insistence of Southern governors who wanted a more coordinated federal relief effort. Almost from the beginning, Congress responded to complaints by noncoastal states by imposing tighter fiscal controls and expanding the agency’s mission.

The crash of waves along the Pacifica coastline is music to Jennifer Christiansen's ears — it's also a warning sign. As coastal erosion worsens, so too does the threat to homes, businesses, and the very land they sit on.

NC Governor Josh Stein is disappointed by FEMA's denial of full debris removal reimbursement, fearing budget strain.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the departure of 16 senior executives on Wednesday, a significant shakeup of its leadership ranks less than two weeks before the start of what is expected to be a busy hurricane season.

In a post to social media, Beshear said that families in Caldwell, Laurel, Pulaski, Russell, Trigg, and Union counties are now eligible to apply for assistance.

Following May’s tornadoes that tore through Kentucky, FEMA is offering assistance to survivors that were affected. The counties that were affected included Union, Caldwell, Laurel, Pulaski, Russell, and Trigg counties.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be renamed as the agency is reformed to increase the burden on states to respond to natural disasters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a meeting on reforming FEMA on Tuesday.