Federal Emergency Management Agency

Millions of dollars in federal disaster relief following Dallas’ October tornado is now in limbo.

Tammy Kilgore raised the giant claw of a John Deere excavator high in the air, then slammed it down on the roof the house where she had spent nearly her entire adult life. The shingles crunched, but not much else. So she did it again, and again — each time taking a bigger bite with the mouth-like claw, until the...

Built for irrigation in 1884, Smith Reservoir in Colorado no longer can hold as much water as it once did.

The damage cost estimate facing city of Dallas taxpayers is $60 million, according to briefings for the city council Wednesday.

The damage cost estimate facing city of Dallas taxpayers is $60 million, according to briefings for the city council Wednesday.

Dallas County officials are working with FEMA, hoping to meet the threshold for a federal disaster declaration. Wednesday was ‘day one in Dallas.’ County Judge Clay Jenkins said he’s already seeing debris amounts higher than anticipated.

Dallas County officials are working with FEMA, hoping to meet the threshold for a federal disaster declaration. Wednesday was ‘day one in Dallas.’ County Judge Clay Jenkins said he’s already seeing debris amounts higher than anticipated.

California’s governor declared a statewide emergency with nearly 200,000 people ordered to flee their homes because of wildfires fueled by historic winds, while millions were without electricity after the largest utility cut power in some areas as a precaution to prevent other fires. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that officials are deploying “every resource available” to respond to...

FEMA buys flood-prone homes more often in wealthy, populous counties than in poor, rural areas, even though lower-income rural areas may be more likely to flood frequently, a new study found. The reason is probably that better-off local governments have the resources to apply for and administer the programs — and that could keep many of the people who most...

Texas officials say a federal disaster declaration has been granted for six Southeast Texas counties that sustained severe flooding caused last month by the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda.

President Donald Trump wants Pete Gaynor, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, to have the job permanently. Trump says in a statement Thursday that he intends to nominate Gaynor to be the permanent head of the government’s disaster response agency. Gaynor has filled the role on an acting basis since February, when Brock Long stepped down over questions about...

The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda that flooded parts of Texas left at least four people dead and rescue crews scrambling to reach stranded drivers and families trapped in homes.

When Doña Milagros Matos Marquez and her husband Don Cruz Marquez received the news that Hurricane María was approaching Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico, they expected some rain and maybe a little bit of wind, like with previous storms. Instead María blew their roof off once the storm made landfall exactly two years ago on Friday. In the months after...

The names of hurricanes may change, but one thing seems to stay the same: Misinformation spreads quickly during these dangerous storms.

Trump administration officials said Sunday that transferring $155 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund to Immigration and Customs Enforcement won’t affect the federal government’s ability to respond to Hurricane Dorian, a massive storm headed for the country’s east coast. As NBC News reported last week, the Department of Homeland Security notified Congress in July that to...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses the need to find ways to stop mass shootings while protecting second amendment rights.

President Donald Trump expressed a commitment Sunday, hours after the latest deadly mass shooting, to work with a divided Congress to “stop the menace of mass attacks.” He said any measures must satisfy the competing goals of protecting public safety and the constitutional right to gun ownership. Trump spoke shortly after the death toll in Saturday’s rampage in West Texas...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday how the Lone Star State will help Florida in the emergency response to Hurricane Dorian, which threatens the U.S. Southeast coastline with strong winds, life-threatening storm surge and widespread damage.

Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northern Bahamas on Saturday with howling winds, surging seas and a threat of torrential rains, forcing some evacuations and hotel closures ahead of the fierce Category 4 storm. Forecasters expected Dorian, packing 150 mph winds, to hit the northwestern Bahamas on Sunday before heading near Florida and then skirting along or off the U.S....

Florida residents picked the shelves clean of bottled water and lined up at gas stations Thursday as an increasingly menacing-looking Hurricane Dorian threatened to broadside the state over Labor Day weekend. Leaving lighter-than-expected damage in its wake in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the second hurricane of the 2019 season swirled toward the U.S., with forecasters warning it will...