FEMA has put two officials on leave after they received six-figure payments for wildfire damage while many victims wait.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to former FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell about how the Department of Homeland Security shutdown will affect operations at the disaster relief agency.

The proposed map -- which was quietly released on the agency's site two weeks ago and intended for technical reviews by floodplain administrators -- marks a major revision in Harris County's flood risk zones that haven't seen a comprehensive update in nearly 20 years.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is resuming staff cuts that were paused during January's severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers.

A key official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicated Wednesday that he believes the nation’s threshold for the declaration of major disasters is too low as various changes loom for the agency under the Trump administration.

AFGE and other plaintiffs want to stop FEMA from resuming layoffs that began in early 2026, but were temporarily paused due to last month's major winter storm.

The director and the deputy director of FEMA's Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office are on leave after 4 Investigates exposed they both received six-figure payouts.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in Middle Tennessee assessing damage from last month’s deadly winter storm.