Besides emergency compensation for rehabilitation and relocation of victims whose houses were completely damaged in Dharali ...

States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it ...

Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado.

“Disasters can strike unexpectedly, but the good news is that you can prepare for many types of emergencies with a basic approach called all-hazards preparedness,” Gardner said, a term that means ...

Annie Mack Vest, executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, shares how to prepare for severe ...

"In 2010, South Dakota faced blizzards, ice storms, tornadoes, torrential rains, destructive hail and wide-spread flooding," ...

Being prepared for the worst-case scenario is daunting, and with cuts to budget and staffing at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, forecasting of weather events may be compromised.

Another disaster emergency has been declared in western Colorado due to wildfires burning across the western half of the ...

The flooding in Texas highlighted the need for Indiana’s search and rescue units to enhance their team efforts, Gov. Mike ...

Decades of disaster response history help explain how changes to FEMA’s structure have affected its ability to manage ...

Two new wildfires are burning Sunday on Colorado’s Western Slope, prompting evacuation orders and disaster declarations.