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The day-to-day recovery from the Palisades fire is being led by L.A.’s Emergency Management Department, a long-underfunded agency. Mayor Karen Bass hired Hagerty Consulting to help EMD with recovery, ...

Californians have long relied on federal support to respond and recover from major disasters, but experts are sounding the alarm, saying the Trump Administration could delay assistance when it’s most ...

When the Big One or another major disaster hits California, the emergency response will need to be massive. Fixing roads and other infrastructure; restoring power and cellphone service; providing food ...

WASHINGTON -- Last month, President Donald Trump was asked if his deteriorating relationship with Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom would impact federal support for wildfire recovery efforts.

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