FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, often comes up during the response period to a disaster, but what does the agency do, and how does it work?

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency “remade” rather than dismantled entirely.

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump ...

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.

FEMA’s role is to coordinate resources from federal agencies. For example, the city of Norfolk emergency preparedness team works with FEMA for federally supported trainings and for grant assistance.

Florida is building a new immigration detention center in the Everglades region. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will partly fund “Alligator Alcatraz,” but federal officials said the ...

FEMA provides aid after natural disasters, but it’s not meant to replace your home insurance plan, especially as the agency is facing major changes.

While the Federal Emergency Management Agency typically provides aid after federally declared natural disasters, it’s not designed to be a replacement for your home insurance policy, says a risk ...