The HURREVAC program enables local officials to simulate historical hurricanes as well as conjure synthetic future storms ...

Ed Krell operates FEMA's Incident Response Vehicle (IRV) set up at the base of Lake LaMoure spillway during North Dakota flooding on March 24, 2010. (Michael Rieger/FEMA) There’s an old phrase: “Don’t ...

WASHINGTON—The newly appointed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn’t yet have a fully ...

This article is the second in a three-part emergency management series exploring the importance of strengths-based approaches ...

(CNN) — Federal Emergency Management Agency leaders were told to prepare for a possible gutting of their workforce — by as much as half — in the coming months, according to an internal email sent to ...

ATLANTA — September marks National Preparedness Month, an initiative spearheaded by FEMA's Ready Campaign since 2004 to encourage Americans to prepare themselves for emergencies. This year's theme, ...

FEMA funding and aid may be uncertain ahead of hurricane season, but Houston-area emergency management officials say they are prepared for the disasters and will seek assistance from the state for ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from previous, related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites will receive a test emergency alert on Monday, Sept. 29 ...

National Preparedness Month serves as an opportunity to consider potential emergencies and make efforts to get ready for them by learning where safe places are for evacuation and discussing plans with ...