FEMA

A revamped federal flood insurance program means higher rates for many homeowners — including in areas where coverage isn’t required because the government previously deemed them low or moderate risk

FEMA officials say the cascade of emergencies — from hurricanes and wildfires to COVID-19 and Afghan resettlement — is stretching the agency thin.

President Joe Biden detailed his administration’s efforts to provide federal assistance to competing climate crises across the U.S., including historic floods from Hurricane Ida across the southern and eastern states and the devastating Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevadas. “We’re all in this together. The nation is here to help.”

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said on Wednesday that there have been requests submitted to FEMA for commercial fuel in the region.

Federal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has power restoration experts and generators at the ready as Hurricane Ida bashes the region.

FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of its emergency alert system on Aug. 11, sending messages to TVs, radios and some cell phones. Here’s what you can expect and when

Although the facility was created to handle a spring 2020 onslaught of COVID-19 deaths, it now holds the bodies of people who have died of various causes and are awaiting final arrangements.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava addressed the media on Friday afternoon to talk about the rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida, following a condo collapse on Thursday morning.

Kevin Guthrie, director at Florida Division of Emergency Management, spoke Friday morning about an emergency declaration to assist in efforts in Surfside, Florida.

Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency started accepting applications April 12 for its funeral-assistance program, some San Diegans are still waiting for their reimbursements.

“I’m waiting for a chapter to be closed.” NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado spoke to a women who’s trying to cut through the tape and get reimbursed for her mother’s funeral expenses.

As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, President Biden says FEMA will distribute $1 billion for states to shore up their resilience ahead of the threat of storms and wildfires.

The federal government recently launched a public assistance program that seeks to help family members of people who died due to COVID-19 receive reimbursements for funeral expenses through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, complaints of scams were reported before the program even officially launched.

Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives because of COVID-19. That meant many people were left planning funerals. Funerals are not cheap, so many people were left with a bill for thousands of dollars. FEMA’s new program hopes to help people in that situation.

FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program will reimburse individuals and households for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred between Jan. 20, 2020 and December 2020 to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic.

Beginning in early April, residents in San Diego County and nationwide will be able to apply for financial help for funeral expenses through FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program.

The Biden administration is facing growing questions about why it wasn’t more prepared for an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border

The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the United States by illegally crossing the border with Mexico.

President Joe Biden discussed the federal response to the winter storms in his visit to Houston, Texas, on Friday. “We will be true partners to help you recover and rebuild from the storms and this pandemic and the economic crisis. We’re in it for the long haul.” FEMA, he said, is providing millions of gallons of water, meals, and assistance...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was expanding disaster relief coverage for an additional 31 counties in Texas following the state’s devastating storms. Psaki also highlighted President Joe Biden’s upcoming trip to Houston to survey the damage.