In the aftermath of the Guadalupe River’s catastrophic flooding in July, Texans from across the state showed up for the ...

FEMA's search and rescue teams took more than 24 hours to arrive in Texas after state officials requested their help ...

Search and rescue teams were delayed responding to Texas when Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson couldn't be reached.

This column is part of a series exploring the role of volunteers during disasters. Read parts one, two, three and four at the links. The Hudson Fire Department Search and Rescue Team is a small, ...

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.Ken Pagurek’s departure ...

Heavy-duty trucks twisted around trees, discarded like broken toys. The trees stood as battered sentinels, their trunks stripped raw by the torrent, branches snarled with debris. When Ismael Aldaba ...

Luca, a search-and-rescue dog, had been retired for more than two years when he saved a man with dementia from drowning in the Trinity River. Officer Cole Brock of the Fort Worth Police Department ...