Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed. Natural ...

Disaster recovery is not a simple process. It takes months, even years, for communities to distribute aid, rebuild, and begin to move forward. Your landscape and community has likely changed in many ...

When a disaster strikes your home, first make sure you and your loved ones are safe, then reach out to FEMA, your homeowners insurance company and your mortgage servicer.

Five years ago the people of Calcasieu Parish had their annus horribilis. Within ten miserable months this corner of south-west Louisiana earned the unenviable distinction of four presidential ...

Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send supplies, financial aid and temporary housing assistance. Could the states ...