As the federal government pushes more disaster recovery responsibilities onto states, they are "sitting ducks" for ...

Kevin Guthrie operates "Alligator Alcatraz." Some emergency managers worry that could scare Hispanic residents away from ...

For two years in a row FEMA had to pause long-term recovery efforts to shore up resources for hurricane season.

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, big changes at FEMA are in danger. The Trump administration wants to overhaul disaster ...

When Congress can’t reach a funding agreement, both sides of the political aisle whip up talking points about what a shutdown ...

Today, The Wall Street Journal's Valerie Bauerlein has a hot new scoop on an alternative storm tracking system used by the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: "The Waffle House Index." ...

Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005. The storm led to the deaths of nearly 1,400 and left behind billions of dollars in damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency came ...