President Donald J. Trump has approved a federal disaster declaration for the State of Alaska due to the 2025 West Coast Storm.

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The president also pledged $25 million in immediate disaster relief funding to cover costs as storm damage is still assessed.

State emergency management officials tasked with preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies think serious cuts to federal security grants and restrictions on money allocated for readiness and funding delays are posing a risk to their ability to respond to a crisis. 

Onslow County, in collaboration with Trillium Health Resources, conducted a disaster simulation exercise on Tuesday to assess their crisis management capabilities.

Fires in Los Angeles and severe spring storms were the main drivers, according to a new analysis.

A North St. Louis building that itself was damaged by the May 16 tornado that devastated parts of the city and served as a disaster recovery center is taking on a new tornado recovery-related purpose, officials with the city and the Urban League announced Tuesday.

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) legislation, the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act, was approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee.

During a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed experts on how to strengthen disaster recovery and mitigation programs for communities like Globe and Miami in Arizona, where recent historic flooding devastated neighborhoods and business, claiming three lives, in addition to the dozens of other lives lost to extreme weather in Arizona this year.

On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly approved a targeted spending plan that directs millions toward disaster recovery, education, infrastructure, and government operations.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment to increase the Hurricane Helene grant project by $14 million.

In a US buffeted by extreme weather, disaster spending is becoming a key driver of the economy.

A year after Hurricane Helene, FEMA hasn’t reimbursed millions of dollars spend on cleanup and recovery, upending local budgets and hindering reconstruction.

State emergency officials say they're facing funding challenges from Washington.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to mobilize additional state wildfire response resources amid ongoing fire danger across large portions of the state.

Typhoon from 11 October weekend destroyed 90% of structures and displaced 1,500 people in south-west Alaska.

State emergency management officials say they’re facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the country’s ability to respond to crises

Current and former staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency demonstrated against workforce and program cuts during a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” on Friday, a potentially risky act of protest because some of the same staffers were placed on leave after signing a public dissent letter in August.