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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became a symbol of the government’s failure to prevent damage and save lives after Hurricane Katrina. Here, a sign sits…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographed in Washington on May 5, 2025. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption toggle caption Gene J. Puskar/AP Some employees…

ToplineThe Federal Emergency Management Agency placed more than a dozen staffers on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter to Congress criticizing the Trump administration’s…

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Volunteers clean up a house after flooding in Kerrville, Texas. The state’s governor and top emergency official are on a board considering options to eliminate the…

People impacted by wildfires in 2025 seek information and relief at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Pasadena, Calif. The president has said the Federal Emergency…

People impacted by the wildfires seek information and relief at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. The leader of FEMA’s top disaster…

Trump Says FEMA Overhaul Will Come after Hurricane SeasonStates will continue to get FEMA federal disaster aid this year but may see less assistance after changes…

Homes destroyed by a 2020 wildfire in Talent, Ore. FEMA denied about 70% of assistance applications related to massive Oregon wildfires that year, an NPR investigation…

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