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 ...

The Trump administration’s cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency are putting the country at risk of being unprepared to respond to massive natural disasters this year, Congress’ watchdog ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a letter Monday warning that debilitating cuts to the agency charged with handling federal disaster ...

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 ...

The Christmas Eve fire outbreak at a 25-storey building on Lagos Island has once again thrust Nigeria’s emergency response system into the public spotlight.It has also renewed concerns over the ...