Emergency Management

Community Leaders in Florida Say Trump’s FEMA Pullback Leaves Them Struggling to Fill the Void

The president may have backed off killing the agency outright, but his FEMA Review Council clearly sees a much reduced emergency management role for the federal government.

By Amy Green, Charles Paullin

FEMA Skips National Hurricane Conference Amid DHS Shutdown

By Amy Green

A New Jersey Buyout Program for Flood-Prone Homes Is a National Model

By Emilie Lounsberry

White House Abruptly Cancels Meeting on FEMA’s Future After Leaked Report Revealed Plan to Gut the Agency

By Carl David Goette-Luciak

A Hurricane Season That Surprised With Record Storms and Notable Lulls

By Amy Green

A Rural Ohio County Embarks on a Project to Prepare for Worsening Floods

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

As Trump Shrinks FEMA, State and Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By

By Kiley Bense

Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns With State Lawmakers

By Martha Pskowski

What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days?

By Alexia Underwood

Phase-Out of FEMA On Course, Trump Says, Raising Worries About a Weakened National Disaster Response 

By Dylan Baddour