Tens of thousands of people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires have similar worries. To help, nonprofits across the region are readying what they say will be a record number of disaster case managers and advocates to support survivors through their recovery, connecting them with resources and fighting on their behalf.
The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested that federal aid could come with strings.
Donald Trump, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina in September 2024, said that he would like to see states assume more responsibility in the aftermath of natural disasters, rather than the federal government.
Days before she stepped down amid a change in administrations, Criswell was overseeing the response to the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. FEMA’s disaster fund has run out of money 10 times since ...
As our friends, now survivors, started to think about next steps, we passed along what Lahaina survivors have taught us about housing resilience. We write to share some of these insights — gained during National Science Foundation-funded research on humans,
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
LOS ANGELES, Jan 24 (Reuters ... But he punctured the visits with criticism of FEMA, vowing to sign an executive order to overhaul or eliminate the main federal agency that responds to natural ...
The FEMA offices are at the UCLA Research Park West, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, and at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center, 3035 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena.
Federal law prohibits FEMA from “duplicating” benefits you receive from another source, which include the crowdfunding site. Brandi Richard Thompson, a public affairs officer with FEMA ...
Speaking to reporters Friday at Asheville Regional Airport before meeting with local officials about the recovery from last year’s Hurricane Helene, Trump said FEMA “has been a very big disappointment" and he's considering "getting rid of" the agency.
More than 16,000 homes and other structures were destroyed by the California fires this month that also killed 28 people.
President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles