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The agency’s policy shift is poised to drastically reduce the federal aid states receive for natural disaster recovery.
David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will "run right over" ...
Republican lawmakers expressed concerns Thursday over a Trump administration proposal to restructure the Federal Emergency ...
An official with the state’s emergency response agency worried about costs if a wildfire, tornado or any other disaster were ...
Hurricane preparations at FEMA have slowed to a crawl. With hurricane season weeks away, a new assessment raises a number of ...
During his first all-staff meeting, David Richardson reportedly warned employees against resisting change, stating, "I will ...
Despite hurricane season quickly approaching, emergency officials in Escambia County are taking the firing of acting Federal ...
David Richardson replaced acting FEMA head Cameron Hamilton, who was fired for telling Congress the emergency response agency ...
The Stafford Act states that FEMA typically covers a minimum of 75 percent of the cost for most projects, such as repairing ...
Mississippi’s request comes at a time of upheaval for FEMA. The agency’s acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, was recently ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is “not ready” for hurricane season, which starts June 1, an internal document ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting chief plans to shift responsibility for disaster recovery to states during ...