The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of disaster response and recovery staff at the Federal Emergency ...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi “ICE Barbie” Noem quietly axed dozens of key workers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in a round of emails sent out on New Year’s Eve. Around 50 ...
FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.
The Biden administration has opened the door for volunteers throughout government to deploy to regions struck by disasters, tapping a cadre of federal employees who can supplement recovery efforts.
From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...
(TNS) — The shutdown of the U.S. government has brought work determined by the Trump administration to be “nonessential” to a halt across the country as thousands of federal employees have been ...
The increasing tendency since 9/11 to look to Washington for every answer regarding disaster response is troubling. The insistence that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) play an ...
The first 72 hours after a disaster are the most critical. The most effective responses during this period come from those closest to the scene. Faith-based and community organizations play vital ...
Disaster risk reduction has been integrated into Lao's socio-economic development plans and supported by legal frameworks, ...
In 2018, the small, picturesque town of Ellicott City, MD was devastated by a one-in-1,000-year flash flood. This happened just two years after it was similarly devastated by what was also ...
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development says US-based Starlink has donated 100 satellite internet units to assist disaster management activities in the country. ..
Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad conveyed Prabowo's plan during a coordination meeting for disaster recovery in Aceh.