At a time when critical funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a crawl, some states — with ...

These are small western ... a decision is common months after a destructive natural disaster. Yet during the 2024 campaign, Trump repeatedly lambasted FEMA’s response in North Carolina, saying ...

Western North Carolina experienced ... into future disaster response efforts and adopting the TWG/IAAC, the National Guard and other organizations can enhance their preparedness and effectiveness ...

Now is the time for Congress to stand against unjustified attacks against FEMA and reject senseless cuts that will leave communities defenseless when a catastrophic disaster hits.” Over 40 ...

with 190 natural disasters costing a billion dollars or more since 1980 through 2024, followed by Georgia (134), Illinois (128), North Carolina (121) and Missouri (120). Florida is the worst ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has extended the State of Emergency for western North Carolina in response to the lasting ...

Part of this group’s charge was to determine whether FEMA should be dismantled and the states should individually be left to respond to disasters ... rebuild. “Western North Carolina also ...

Flooding is the most common and increasingly severe environmental disaster in the country, displacing more than 30,000 people nationwide in 2023 alone, according to the National Centers for ...