Tuscarawas County native Gabriel Riggle was recently sworn in as an emergency management specialist (floodplain compliance) for FEMA Region 9. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is comprised of ...

A panel appointed by President Donald Trump to review whether to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has instead concluded in a report that the agency should be more powerful and ...

For more than a month, a lapse in funding froze Americans’ largest provider of flood insurance. The National Flood Insurance Program, which accounts for 90% of all U.S. flood policies, often couldn’t ...

WASHINGTON – Former Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves said Monday he’s not interested in becoming the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Speaking moments after the resignation of ...

FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program is unavailable for new customers, increased coverage or renewals during the government shutdown. That means some home sales could be stalled. Did you know that ...

A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool) MILWAUKEE (CN) — The Federal Emergency ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied his state’s appeal for federal disaster relief for flooding in May. Moore, in a Thursday release, called the move ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) cannot issue new flood insurance policies during a government shutdown. Existing NFIP policies remain valid if issued on or before September 30, 2025 and ...

Flooded waters cover the driveways to multiple homes as trash floats along NE 78th Street due to king tides in Miami, Florida, Monday, October 6, 2025. SAM NAVARRO Special for the Miami Herald Two ...

The 13-day-old government shutdown is raising alarms in coastal and other flood-prone areas where homeowners depend on coverage from the national insurer that covers gaps in the private insurance ...