The agency is “more engaged in wildfire response than we ever have been before.” It’s not just FEMA’s perception that threats are increasing — there were 90 declarations of “major disasters” in 2024.

The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday is shutting down operations ...

The Trump administration is ending a key program used by communities to pay for projects designed to help them prepare for ...

Two years of unrelenting conflict has pushed over 30 million people—two-thirds of the population—into dire need for ...

Trump, who has assailed FEMA as a presidential candidate and since taking office, suggested abolishing the agency in January.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments, deepening his drive to overhaul the ...

For taxpayers in Los Angeles County in California, the deadline has been extended to Oct. 15, 2025, due to the wildfires in January, per the IRS. The deadly fires were contained after more than three ...

Among other recent disasters, in 2018 a wildfire trapped residents in the seaside town of Mati, killing 104 people who were waiting for evacuation. Survivors accused authorities of failing to ...

Places like Maui and Asheville, North Carolina, rebuilding after wildfires and hurricanes, are doing so with a mind to sustainable tourism Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now ...