At minimum, FEMA needs a major overhaul. A trimmed down agency with a sharpened, more nimble focus would then need a strong leader such as Lt. Gen. Honoré. To use a more recent example, FEMA needs a ...

Mario Mendoza poses for a portrait as he takes a break while working on repairing a mobile home in Belle Chasse, La., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, that was damaged from Hurricane Ida in 2021.

Muscatine Power and Water has received two commendations from the American Public Power Association for its efforts to help restore power as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Milton last October.

The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power and causing significant ...

With more than 200 dead – 104 in North Carolina – Hurricane Helene is the deadliest U.S. hurricane in decades. Helene also is responsible for the most inland flooding deaths since 1972 and the ...

The winds, predicted to reach near hurricane-force in some areas ... officials — who have faced criticism over their initial response to the fires — expressed confidence that the region ...

FEMA is extending its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program to Jan. 25 for residents of North Carolina, according to a Monday announcement. The program, which was set to expire on ...

surpassing Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Democrats in Congress opposed the suggestion by House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, that conditions be placed on aid. Johnson also said any wildfire ...

Hurricane Katrina response is a case in point. Through the Lutheran Disaster Response, the two churches coordinate together along the Gulf Coast from southeast Texas to Alabama, including the hard-hit ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman tosses debris from a construction site that was on Brayton Drive during the windstorm on Sunday, Jan ...

This image provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities shows fencing and the roof of a walkway after collapsing onto the Seward Highway in Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday ...