The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first responders nationwide to better prepare for disasters and to bolster security for possible terror or cyberattacks.

David Richardson, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday morning on ways to improve

Republicans and Democrats in Congress questions the FEMA chief about the agency's response following flooding in Hill Country that left more than 130 people dead.

The head of FEMA offered no guarantees about the agency’s survival during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He also defended the Trump administration's response to deadly floods in Texas.

Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Emergency Management, acting FEMA chief David Richardson was asked by Democrats point blank whether FEMA will continue to exist. President Donald Trump has suggested repeatedly that the agency could be eliminated as part of his government-shrinking measures.

During his remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse hammered the Trump Administration over what he labeled "faux concerns about efficiency."

San Diego's audit of the January 2024 flood response identified 23 areas for improvement in emergency management.

The intense windstorm that hit western Pennsylvania in April is still on the minds of Pittsburgh city officials and emergency responders.

During a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) asked Acting FEMA Director David Richardson about his agency's response to the deadly floods in Texas.