All that may be about to change. Federal legislation working its way through the U.S. Senate would reform FEMA rules to better allow for wildfire preparedness and recovery.

Proposed FEMA reform would speed up disaster funding, provide technical assistance to small towns, and protect pre-disaster mitigation funds nationwide ...

Sean Plankey, the nominee for CISA director, said he'd "allow the operators to operate" at the cyber agency, while focusing on the agency's core missions.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders have introduced legislation in the U.S. House that could provide the most robust legislative reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...

Senator Welch says his bill is focused on empowering local communities specifically on when aid is available, who makes ...

U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster just introduced bipartisan legislation for reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

FEMA is in need of serious reform. Disaster relief and response should be focused on the truly catastrophic, and DHS grants should be focused on those areas of greatest risk.

There’s one piece of FEMA reform, however, that some may see as easier to digest. The National Flood Insurance Program is $23 billion in the red, by FEMA’s count, and it loses money steadily.

Overhauling the Stafford Act: Passed in 1974 and amended multiple times since, the Stafford Act defines the authorities and functions of federal disaster response. This powerful piece of legislation ...

"By releasing this discussion draft legislation, we hope to engage our colleagues and stakeholders on comprehensive FEMA reform," Graves said in a Thursday statement. "This draft bill includes ...

Since May 2018, FEMA has funded an additional $86.2 million in wildfire mitigation for 228 projects, providing increased protection to nearly 2,500 properties.