Why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function Decades of disaster response history help explain how changes to FEMA’s structure have ...

To better understand FEMA’s value, let’s take a look back at how the nation responded to disasters before the agency existed, and what history reveals about when FEMA was most effective.

On May 16, FEMA arrived in Warren County providing aid to residents whose homes and businesses were affected. The deadline to apply for individual assistance is this Friday, July 25.

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated with bureaucratic ...

To better understand FEMA’s value, let’s take a look back at how the nation responded to disasters before the agency existed, and what history reveals about when FEMA was most effective.