This guide explains how federal, state, and local disaster response works — from applying for FEMA aid to documenting damage.

How to prepare an evacuation plan, and have all the materials that you may need if you lose power or your home is damaged ...

Meanwhile, anguished parents waited for word on the 10 young campers still missing from Camp Mystic, which was hit hard by floodwaters.

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency ...

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the ...

The Buckhanon Consolidated Public Works Board highlighted the importance of preparing an incident action plan for events that ...

As in Friday’s flooding, in 1987, five to 10 inches of rain fell in the upper headwaters of the Guadalupe River basin. In Hunt, Texas, where the Guadalupe River forks, over seven inches had fallen ...

Most counties in Washington use the Ready, Set, Go evacuation level system, the only exceptions are Clallam and Wahkiakum who ...

On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...

We’re seeing storms and emergencies become more intense and more frequent, making preparation and collaboration critical." ...

Frustration set in as officials found dead ends in their search for information regarding an emergency-management plan.

Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect on July 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 11 more the day before. Here is what ...