Despite the state's experience and expertise, Florida has historically has relied on tens of billions of recovery dollars ...

President Donald Trump is planning to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season.

Experts have raised concerns about the administration’s calls to gut the agency, noting that it could leave vulnerable ...

States should lead their own disaster response, he said, suggesting he does not understand that states already do lead ...

Local EMA directors said they aren’t exactly sure how handing emergency response over to the states will change things.

The FEMA Review Council, among other things, is eyeing how states qualify for federal aid and differing levels of federal ...

Amid uncertainty around the future of FEMA, state and St. Tammany parish officials encouraged people to focus on this ...

Jeremy Greenberg’s resignation follows a wave of leadership changes at FEMA as Trump urges states to reduce dependence on federal disaster support ...

Jefferson County's EMA director says emergency response is primarily driven by local agencies and will continue to be.

Gov. Tate Reeves says Mississippi will pull on other federal resources if President Donald Trump phases out the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Members of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative agree FEMA doesn’t always meet their needs. But they don’t want ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already experienced staffing cuts and leadership changes ahead of an ...