AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott met with Texas energy providers to make sure they are prepared for hurricane season. The ...

President Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season, according to a Reuters report. Trump stated that states will receive less federal aid for natural disasters, with ...

President Donald Trump shared more information about his planned “phasing out” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which responds to disasters. NewsNation’s Xavier Walton explains Trump’s plan ...

Trump has previously stated that state governments should assume greater responsibility in disaster response efforts. However ...

"When you have a tornado or a hurricane or you have a problem of any kind in a state, that’s what you have governors for. They’re supposed to fix those problems,” El Cheatolini says.

"One major issue is the state's vulnerability to severe weather and natural disasters, as Texas experiences more billion-dollar disasters than any other state," he told Newsweek. "The frequency and ...

New York State has introduced a new emergency alert system that delivers real-time updates on severe weather, power outages, ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to begin phasing out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after the current hurricane season ends. He said states would receive less federal aid for ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this ...

FEMA is available to provide help when any kind of disaster is too large for local emergency teams to handle on their own.

The Jefferson County EMA said if FEMA funding is cut operational and personnel costs will be too. Training and equipment to effectively respond to disaster will also be affected.

State leaders say FEMA reform will cut red tape, but critics warn it could cripple Florida’s disaster response and leave vulnerable communities behind.