FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being too slow and costly.

FOX 13's Kailey Tracy reports on Jason Rule and his girlfriend, who like thousands of others, are living in hotels provided by FEMA after Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the Bay Area in late 2024.

President Donald Trump threatened “getting rid of FEMA,” the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “FEMA has turned out to be a disaster,” Trump said on Friday during a tour of a North Carolina neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Helene.

According to the executive order, the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, co-chaired by the secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense, will assess FEMA’s effectiveness over the past four years, comparing its responses to state and private sector efforts of disaster relief.

President Trump is calling for FEMA to be dismantled. Local officials in central and eastern Kentucky have mixed views on that.

It's been six months since Hurricane Beryl, so why are some people still waiting for FEMA aid? We have answers and how to get help with your claim. Is your goal to be financially free? Time for tough love.

Vice President JD Vance on Monday traveled to Damascus, Virginia, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. It was his first official trip as vice president.

Governors and state legislatures may have to bolster their natural disaster response and recovery efforts in the coming years as President Donald Trump looks for ways to shift the federal government’s role onto states.

Congresswoman Judy Chu represents the fire victims in Altadena and joined Lisa McRee to talk about the politics of disaster.

It’s been months since Hurricane Milton tore through the St. Augustine area, but Karen Stevens is still dealing with its impacts.

President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.

President Donald Trump has designated Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley and three other North Carolinians to serve on a panel charged with reviewing the work and future of FEMA.