Republican lawmakers, including those from disaster-prone areas, are backing President Trump’s calls to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  “We need a FEMA that looks like ...

The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.

President Donald Trump has designated Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley and three other North Carolinians ...

Officials unveiled plans Thursday for a new, larger Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters on Osborn Avenue.

FEMA was created in 1979 by an executive order by President Jimmy Carter. The federal agency has over 20,000 employees and is responsible for coordinating responses to disasters in the U.S ...