In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate steps to prepare and mitigate potential losses. But there are areas of the ...

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of ...

The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher today (13 July) said a legal foundation must be established before the next general election to ensure the implementation of ...

Q: The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term with rulings that significantly expanded executive authority, including allowing ...

On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps ...

Even at the dear cost of 43 lives, the Oso disaster helped galvanize a response that is now making communities safer from landslides. If the tragic Texas Hill Country floods can result in long-needed ...

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has no immediate plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency amid ongoing discussions about the disaster relief agency's future, the ...

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes ...

Donald Trump said that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s disastrous response to the deadly flooding in Texas was good ...

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump will head to Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by ...