The following excerpt is drawn from the Prologue of Disaster Nation, a new book by David J. Alexander that examines how America’s disaster response system has become reactive, fragmented, and fiscally ...

WASHINGTON – The homeland security secretary on Wednesday called the nation’s emergency disaster response agency a “bloated bureaucracy” as deadly floodwaters surged through the Texas hill country.

Hundreds of FEMA employees have publicly protested the Trump administration's recent actions to cut funding, staff, and science-backed programs, claiming these changes are gutting FEMA's response to ...

More than 75 federal disaster declarations were delayed in the past year, leaving cities, counties and nonprofits waiting for critical support. As climate-related emergencies become increasingly ...

Visit comes as government response faces scrutiny Texas flooding is deadliest disaster of second Trump term Dozens of people still unaccounted for KERRVILLE, Texas, July 11 (Reuters) - President ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...

Efforts to overhaul local emergency response to disasters failed after the Texas Senate concluded its business early Thursday without taking up the House's version of a bill that would have mandated ...

Mobility challenges, medical needs and failed alerts left many older residents trapped when flames spread and smoke billowed as the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through Southern California last year ...

The rain will thrash the Texas Hill Country, and the Guadalupe River will rise with breathtaking speed, run with fury and leave destruction in its wake. In a future always closer than we imagine, ...