Trump's suggestion that states should "take care of their own problems" could have major implications for GOP states in the South.

Since former President Jimmy Carter created FEMA in 1979, it has become a massive federal agency with a budget of $29.5 billion in fiscal 2023.

More than 80% of Floridians don’t have flood insurance and FEMA was unprepared for the deluge of assistance calls after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida on October 9, according to agency data.

Trump is leaving even the red states behind. After telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that he didn’t care about the economy, Trump hinted at the possibility that FEMA – a federal organization the provides aid to millions in mostly red states – may be under threat.

President Trump on Wednesday was sharply critical of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), suggesting at one point states should handle their own response to natural disasters but still

Many in Southwest Florida are dealing with unlivable conditions after a series of hurricanes hit the area last fall.

Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.

Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct

Lashelle Liptrot's Nissan Murano is more than a mode of transportation. It's shelter. She's part of the countless number of people now homeless because of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

POLITICO reports that Florida Division of Emergency Management ( DEM) Director Kevin Guthrie is the top candidate under consideration by President-elect Donald Trump to lead FEMA, which could prompt a radical shift in how America addresses hurricanes, wildfires and other phenomena.

Volusia County is taking proactive steps to mitigate flooding risks by purchasing a hurricane-damaged home in the Ormond Beach area.

LAKE CITY, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - A woman still has a tree on her house months after Hurricane Helene ripped through Florida. A large tree fell on Marc Munden’s home in September during Helene. The damage keeps getting worse.