NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to former FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell about how the Department of Homeland Security shutdown will affect operations at the disaster relief agency.

A Department of Homeland Security shutdown is looming after Senate Democrats rejected Republican funding proposals. Here are ...

An alliance of grassroots organizations has banded together to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and secured a 12,000-square-foot warehouse at EcoTech Visions in North Miami as headquarters ...

Part 1 walked through the SDRP components that rely on familiar records, crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) data, where producers have a clearer sense of how their ...

The officials said anticipated needs include supplies like hygiene kits, temporary housing, sanitation equipment and food, which will be drawn from warehouses in Miami and from local stockpiles ...

The State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration will assume leadership of U.S. overseas disaster response operations from the dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development, ...

Officials with the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management announced a reduction of some state emergency response operations on Friday, and a transition from a response to a ...

When natural disasters devastate communities, traditional emergency response methods often struggle with logistical challenges and time constraints. Shipping containers are revolutionizing disaster ...

KERRVILLE, Texas — As communities across Texas reel from devastating flash flooding that has taken more than 100 lives, a Virginia Beach-based disaster relief organization is stepping in to help with ...