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States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed ...
Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado.
Besides emergency compensation for rehabilitation and relocation of victims whose houses were completely damaged in Dharali ...
Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing operational hours for Disaster Recovery Centers in the Central ...
Annie Mack Vest, executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, shares how to prepare for severe ...
Another disaster emergency has been declared in western Colorado due to wildfires burning across the western half of the ...
Two wildfires burning over 30,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have prompted closures of four state wildlife areas near Meeker.
“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 ...
Kelly made the request to allow more time for preliminary damage assessments to seek federal assistance through the Public Assistance Program, as well as time to review the assessment data.
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.