As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...

WESH 2's Jason Guy and registered dietitian, Jennifer Beery, discuss wholesome emergency foods to keep store in storm supply ...

May, FEMA had 1,952 trained staffers ready to deploy to disasters; a year earlier, it had 6,588. Meanwhile, NOAA has lost about 20% of staff, including hundreds of National Weather Service employees.

Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the ...

Hurricane preparedness items like batteries, portable generators and tarps are permanently exempt from state sales tax.

Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The ...

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

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

Hurricane season in the Crossroads region began on June 1 and will run through November. Hurricanes can have a devastating ...

As hurricane season continues on, preparedness for some can take many forms. For some, it might look like refilling gas cans or checking the battery on a weather radio. For others, it’s buying a ...

Experts say 19 out of 23 Georgia counties have seen 50% or more of their hurricanes reach Category 3 or stronger in the past ...

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) announced the completion and publication of its updated Emergency Operations Plan ...