Exclusive: DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins

The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of staff who are at the forefront of disaster response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week, according to internal ...
Government Executive

FEMA’s staffing shortages have hindered past disaster recovery efforts, GAO says. Now the agency has even fewer workers

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s past recovery efforts have been impeded by staffing shortages, and officials are facing an ongoing hurricane season with even fewer employees, according to a ...
The New York Times

How FEMA Is Forcing Disaster-Struck Towns to Fend for Themselves

President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening. By Scott Dance Life is inching back to normal in the town of Cave ...
WRAL

North Carolina leaders call for FEMA reform, faster disaster recovery

More than a year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, communities are still rebuilding and still waiting for federal aid. That frustration was front and center Wednesday at the ...
KY3

FEMA opens Disaster Recovery Centers in several Ozarks counties to assist those affected by March, April storms

AROUND THE OZARKS (KY3) -FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are now available this week in certain Ozarks counties to provide support to those impacted by storms from March 30 to April 8. Disaster ...
Grist

How Vermont lost track of millions in FEMA flood recovery funds

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. On the ...