Federal Emergency Management Agency

The House oversight committee will investigate Republican complaints about banks.
President Trump mused on Friday about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying that states could do a better job at responding to disasters.“When you have a problem...
Padilla hopes to increase firefighter pay, create affordable housing for disaster response
WASHINGTON —  While firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles County fires, California’s Sen. Alex Padilla is introducing a package of bills to increase their pay and create housing for...
The Cost of Surviving a Wildfire
Some losses are incalculable. For Ms. Lavasani, it’s the photo albums of her two daughters, Xena and Rezvon, both now grown, that she mourns the most. She had hoped...
Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota
When historic flooding ravaged southeastern South Dakota last summer, leaving homes and businesses in ruins, Gov. Kristi Noem made a controversial decision: She chose not to deploy the state’s...