County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until two days after the deadly flood, according to Federal Emergency ...

The State of Emergency was issued for 13 counties to help support long-term recovery efforts from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Chantal.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is under fire amid reports of a botched disaster response effort in Texas, one that the editorial board of the state’s biggest newspaper is comparing to ...

Tensions are rising in the Fishers Fire District in Victor, where Assistant Chief Michael Koch issued a public statement ...

Governor Tina Kotek on Wednesday morning declared a State of Emergency across Oregon due to the increasing threat of ...

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program ...

Jeanette Sinclair, a senior K-9 handler with Buckeye Search and Rescue Dogs, and her canine partner Jolene are one of many ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” Lee esto en español. Disasters can feel overwhelming if you’re an immigrant, whether it’s because of your ...

For many families, the most serious warnings about the deadly and raging torrent in Texas Hill Country on July 4 came too ...

When outages occurred in the 911 system across Pennsylvania on Friday, dispatchers in the Schuylkill County Communications Center were able to manage the problem locally with no apparent delays in ...

The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for ...

The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes ...