Stories Tagged as
FEMA
Who pays for California's wildfires?
Oct 28, 2019
Multiple wildfires continue to burn in California, prompting evacuations, preventive power outages and a scramble for funds to pay to fight the fires.
FEMA officials in the hot seat over disaster preparedness
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 12, 2019
The agency's acting chief and President Trump's nominee for the permanent job face questions as recovery from past disasters drags on.
Repeated flooding leaves small North Carolina town looking for answers about its future
by
Jay Price
Nov 6, 2018
The Atlantic hurricane season officially has a few more weeks to go, but already this year has been deadly and destructive. The mainland U.S. took a hit from Hurricane Michael in October and Hurricane Florence the month before. Florence devastated many parts of North Carolina, including areas far from the coast. For many small communities, […]
Strong demand for cleanup crews in North Carolina
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 18, 2018
After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.
Strong demand for cleanup crews in North Carolina
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 18, 2018
After recent storms, residents are still struggling to get back to normal amid mountains of debris.
How a chef helped serve 3.6 million meals in Puerto Rico
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 13, 2018
“Every time we made contact with a community, we kept going back, and we kept going back, every day without missing a beat,” José Andrés says.
Hurricane Florence is a big test for FEMA. Is it ready?
by
Justin Ho
Sep 11, 2018
Hurricane Florence is expected to hit several states along the Eastern Seaboard, including North and South Carolina, and Virginia, on Thursday. More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate. Federal agencies are scrambling to coordinate the relief supplies that are probably needed in the days ahead. This will be the Federal Emergency Management […]
For public good, not for profit.
It’s official: FEMA wasn’t equipped to handle the devastation of Hurricane Maria
by
Erika Beras
Sep 5, 2018
A new report by the Government Accounting Office doesn’t bode well for future disaster relief.
Thousands of families displaced by Hurricane Maria are living in hotels. The FEMA program that pays for that is about to end
Jun 15, 2018
Since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017, thousands of people have fled the island to come to the mainland. Many of them — some 1,600 families — have been staying at hotels paid for by the Transitional Shelter Assistance program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But the program will expire at the end of […]
For older Puerto Ricans, limited housing is a barrier to mainland life post-Hurricane Maria
by
Renata Sago
Jun 8, 2018
Older evacuees in FEMA's transitional shelter program have special concerns when seeking affordable housing on the mainland.