Apr 14 WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on FEMA response to COVID-19 By Associated Press This comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an increase in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations across the country. Continue reading
Feb 16 FEMA opens mass COVID-19 vaccine sites as bad weather hampers efforts By Eugene Garcia, Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Severe weather is hampering vaccination efforts in parts of the country, forcing cancellation of some mass inoculation events and disrupting vaccine deliveries. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Officials testify on how FEMA will respond to natural disasters amid the pandemic By Associated Press The virus has overstretched states and left many people wondering how to safely respond to disasters while preventing the spread of more infections. Continue reading
Sep 10 FEMA officials, contractor accused of hurricane relief fraud By Associated Press The U.S. Attorney's Office in Puerto Rico said that the then-president of Cobra Acquisitions LLC, Donald Keith Ellison, gave FEMA's deputy regional director airline flights, hotel accommodations, personal security services and the use of a credit card. Continue reading
Aug 27 U.S. moves FEMA, Coast Guard money to fund border programs By Colleen Long, Associated Press The news comes as hurricane season is ramping up and Tropical Storm Dorian is barreling toward South Florida. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 6:15 Why these California wildfire victims wish their houses had burned down By Karla Carballo-Torres, Lorin Eleni Gill In Santa Rosa, California, what's left of a mobile home park is still desolate after a 2017 wildfire. The former residents with homes still standing aren't allowed to live there, but they have also had trouble getting insurance money. Karla… Continue watching
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