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California's annual "drought" or dry season––long associated with wildfire risk––lasts from late spring through early fall, irrespective of decision making by state leadership.

FEMA Deputy Administrator Daniel Kaniewski told Newsweek that residents from Florida to the Carolinas should be reviewing their finances and evacuation routes, refueling their cars and monitoring local news.

Trump reportedly decided to move millions from FEMA's disaster relief fund to boost resources to migrant detention at the southern border.

Information released to housing contractors included their bank's name, transit and account numbers, and other important personal data.

The FEMA money was intended for victims of flooding that killed 23 people in West Virginia in 2016.

Robert Brower, 45, was paid to repair the home of a Hurricane Sandy victim. Instead, prosecutors say he stole the money.

Butte County official warns of a long process to rebuild what has been destroyed by the Camp Fire, including thousands of homes.

"The California Fire Fighters, FEMA and First Responders are amazing and very brave."

Some people who didn't know it was coming were surprised or scared by it.

AMBER and weather alerts are sent to devices across the country and, starting Wednesday, "presidential alerts" will be sent to all smartphones in the U.S.

On Wednesday, the notification system will send a push alert and vibrating tone to every wireless phone in the country, with "Presidential Alert."

FEMA's system will allow the president to send a mobile message to everyone in America.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly decided to leave Long in his position until the final report was published.

Craig Fugate spoke to Newsweek to tell the story of how a morning ritual and an observation turned into a nationwide storm indicator used by millions of people.

Brock Long, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is reportedly under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security's ethics watchdog office.

With Hurricane Florence now barreling toward the Carolinas, President Donald Trump is tasked with handling yet another major hurricane set to strike the U.S.

President Donald Trump praised the government's response to Hurricane Maria on Tuesday as another hurricane predicted to be deadly bore down on the Carolinas.

The Trump administration diverted nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's budget to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

When the government failed to bring electricity to Puerto Rican communities, activists stepped in with anarchistic flair.

One year after a devastating hurricane, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz addresses FEMA's inadequate response and Puerto Rico's future.

Nearly 1,800 Puerto Rican hurricane survivors scattered across the United States will be kicked out of their temporary housing this weekend, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The president appeared keen to discuss anything but hurricanes.

"She's doing great, and we're very proud of her. She's done a fantastic job as first lady," President Trump said of his wife.

The FEMA strategic plan gave a blueprint for "before, during and after disasters," but eliminated references to global warning, sea level rise and volatile weather-related events, according to a FEMA document on Thursday that was reported by NPR.

Dozens of Puerto Rican families whose homes were damaged during Hurricane Maria hang in the balance as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reversed its decision to extend temporary housing.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency failed to track disaster disbursements for at least six years, putting billions of dollars of taxpayer money at risk of fraud, waste and abuse.

The official death count from the government is 64.

"The conventional wisdom that Texans hit by Hurricane Harvey have recovered is wrong," said Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Officials say that the blame falls on government agencies at all levels for not doling out aid fast enough.

A FEMA official accused chef José Andrés of self-promotion after he criticized the government agency's response to Hurricane Maria.