Moreover, mutual aid programs like the Emergency Management Assistance Compact rely on federal reimbursement. Without it, ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

As friends growing up in Nevada City, a rural area in the Gold Country northeast of Sacramento, Leo Zlimen and Bowen Kyle understood the danger of wildfires firsthand. As students studying technology ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says they have now distributed more than $106 million to survivors of the ...

President Trump has signed an executive order directing state and local governments to "play a more active and significant role" in preparing for disasters. For months, Trump has said he's considering ...

During a news conference on Oct. 17, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton expressed fears that FEMA aid could be withheld due to politics.

North Carolina Emergency Management oversees the reimbursement application process for the state and local governments. Still, Buncombe County, which has been awarded $16.4 million in FEMA public ...