Amid tragedy and loss, communities can struggle to rebuild themselves after a disaster. But Duke experts say experience shows there is a way. Finding hope will require looking at past disasters and ...

A new study finds California's emergency response times are the nation's worst, nearly double the national average.

"When the next hurricane, fire or flood strikes, there will simply be fewer trained workers available to help communities ...

California has some of the slowest emergency response times in the nation when it comes to fatal crashes — a troubling delay ...

The Department of Homeland Security has drafted plans to drastically cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency workforce in 2026, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post that detail ...

Residents work to clear mud from South Kihei Road on Sunday after heavy flooding hit Maui County. Eli Pace/The Maui News The American Red Cross is recruiting volunteers to support disaster response ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Far-right activist turned high-ranking FEMA official Gregg Phillips has a problem. Sometimes he finds himself “teleporting” into ...

CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Almost five years ago, Linn County was rocked by a derecho. Trees were toppled, houses damaged, and thousands of Iowans lost power and reliable cell service. But Karen ...

(TNS) — The shutdown of the U.S. government has brought work determined by the Trump administration to be “nonessential” to a halt across the country as thousands of federal employees have been ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Saturday that the federal response to the deadly floods in Texas Hill Country last weekend was a good indication of the improved disaster response the ...

Parents and faculty from Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas are preparing to help with disaster response following the floods in the Hill Country. Members of the school’s Disaster Relief & ...