Rather than dismantling FEMA, we need to reimagine it as an elite federal agency capable of managing the increasingly complex and severe disasters of a polycrisis age.

The move has prompted reactions nationwide and raised questions about what it means for local emergency response efforts, ...

Donald Trump established a council to review FEMA’s response to recent disasters such as Hurricane Helene and the California ...

FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.

From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in ...

Ahead of a tour of two states struck by natural disasters, President Donald Trump criticized the disaster response agency as “very bureaucratic” and “very slow.” ...

The Open Source Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Personnel, Shift Management, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Emergency Management Platform that powers Resgrid.com ...

“I’ve worked with FEMA for about 20 years,” said Fred Mallone, a restaurant owner who also runs an emergency management business, at a Fort Myers Beach town council meeting earlier this week.

Communication is a cornerstone of effective emergency management, and AI can improve both the speed and accuracy of information-sharing between agencies, responders and the public. Natural ...

Antoine also currently serves as a senior board advisor at the Institute for Diversity & Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM), and a member of FEMA’s National Advisory Council (NAC).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was created when Carter signed two executive orders in 1979. Executive orders are a power held by the president to act alone to direct actions by ...