Apr 11 Watch 7:45 Why the Florida Keys still need support, a year and a half after Hurricane Irma By Alicia Menendez, Lorna Baldwin In March, FEMA ended its temporary housing program for people affected by Hurricane Irma, which slammed the Florida Keys in September 2017. But as rebuilding continues after one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, shelter for survivors and volunteers… Continue watching
Feb 15 Trump picks former Alabama official to lead FEMA By Associated Press Jeffrey Byard held several positions with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency before he joined FEMA in 2017 during the agency's response to Hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida. Continue reading
Feb 13 Head of FEMA resigning, questioned over use of vehicles By Colleen Long, Associated Press The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is resigning, months after an investigation found he misused government vehicles to travel to his home in North Carolina. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:38 Many Hurricane Michael survivors spent Thanksgiving homeless By Simon Ostrovsky Still in tents and makeshift shelters six weeks after the most powerful hurricane in its history hit the Florida Panhandle, thousands remained homeless on Thanksgiving day. Traveling to Bay County for the holiday, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. Continue watching
Oct 12 As disasters strike, advocates worry FEMA policy changes put disability community at risk By Zoe Rohrich In May, FEMA said it was reducing the number of disability advisors per disaster from 60 to 5. Continue reading
Sep 22 DHS secretary: FEMA chief misused cars, but won’t lose job By Colleen Long, Associated Press The head of the federal disaster response agency used government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Hurricane Maria victims scramble for housing as FEMA vouchers expire By Patty Gorena Morales Nearly 1,000 families who evacuated Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria are scrambling against a deadline to find a place to sleep come Friday night, when the government’s housing assistance runs out. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:35 News Wrap: FEMA’s Long denies ‘unethical’ use of government vehicles In our news wrap Thursday, the head of FEMA denied he intentionally misused government vehicles, but acknowledged an investigation by the inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security. Also, mass evacuations are underway in the Philippines ahead of the… Continue watching
Sep 13 FEMA head denies intentionally misusing federal vehicles after report of watchdog probe By Colleen Long, Associated Press Brock Long said the inspector general was looking into vehicle usage, but he didn't confirm that the review concerned his use of an official vehicle. Politico reported Long was under investigation for possibly misusing government resources and personnel on weekend… Continue reading
Jul 30 Former FEMA head of personnel accused of sexual misconduct By Colleen Long, Associated Press "Anyone who disagrees with this zero tolerance approach will not be welcome at FEMA," said current FEMA administrator Brock Long. Continue reading