Republican lawmakers, including those from disaster-prone areas, are backing President Trump’s calls to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  “We need a FEMA that looks like ...

President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA citing inefficiency. States and climate advocates say FEMA needs a fix but it also needs to stay.

U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided at a Washington ...

ABC7 talked to FEMA to answer viewer questions about wildfire recovery and how to get aid. Watch the Ask7 special here.

Trump ran on making America a meritocracy. Now, a man whose brain was partially eaten by a worm is likely to decide key ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

The Healey administration provided House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz with a trove of information and documents ...

Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.

A day after President Donald Trump claimed to have used the U.S. military and emergency powers to pump more water from ...

Nonprofits across the region are readying what they say will be a record number of disaster case managers and advocates to ...

visit www.disasterassistance.gov or call 1-800-621-FEMA (1-800-621-3362). It sounds obvious, but be sure to answer all the questions in your application carefully. Many applications get rejected ...