Federal Emergency Management Agency

2026 Atlantic hurricane season: Record lack of hurricanes

31 clusters · 135 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Atlantic hurricane season sets record for lack of activity

By mid-September 2026, the Atlantic hurricane season has reached a historic milestone for inactivity. As of September 14, the basin has failed to produce a single hurricane, setting a 60-year record in the satellite era

US National Preparedness Month initiatives

7 clusters · 17 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: Emergency preparedness guidance issued for household safety

National Preparedness Month is being promoted across the United States to encourage citizens to develop emergency response plans. Initial efforts focus on general readiness, with officials in Wisconsin and East Texas rec

Oregon 2026 wildfire season

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: Oregon families lose $44,000 in SNAP food benefits to summer wildfires

The 2026 wildfire season in Oregon has become the state’s most expensive on record, with approximately 2.5 million acres burned. To manage the crisis, the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Emergency Board approved nearly $123 m

Indiana extreme rainfall and flooding recovery

7 clusters · 115 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: Indiana flood relief: $100 million distributed to 21,000 households

Extreme rainfall, tornadoes, and a derecho have caused catastrophic flooding across Indiana, resulting in at least eight deaths. The deluge, which included over 11 inches of rain in some areas over a two-day period, push

West Virginia flooding emergency and recovery efforts

10 clusters · 13 sources · last updated 7 days ago

Latest: West Virginia requests federal disaster aid following August floods

In late June, the National Weather Service placed a Flood Watch on southern West Virginia and adjacent parts of Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia. On 20 July, Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a statewide emergency for all 55

US federal disaster aid declarations

2 clusters · 43 sources · last updated 18 days ago

Latest: Missouri Supreme Court blocks new congressional map for November elections

President Donald Trump has issued several major disaster declarations to unlock FEMA assistance following severe weather and geological events in the United States. In early August, declarations were approved for Missou

FEMA political bias investigation

2 clusters · 11 sources · last updated 26 days ago

Latest: FEMA violated Hatch Act by skipping Trump-supporting homes, DHS report finds

A Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report confirmed that FEMA personnel violated the Hatch Act during Hurricane Milton recovery efforts in October 2024. The investigation found that Disaster Su

U.S. Wildfire Level 5: Record Season and Resource Strain

13 clusters · 81 sources · last updated 26 days ago

Latest: Wildfires in Washington State burn over 800,000 acres

The United States remains at Level 5 wildfire preparedness as the 2026 season reaches critical levels. The National Interagency Fire Center reports that 45,184 wildfires have occurred this season, burning at least 5.6 mi

US HHS autism missing persons initiative

2 clusters · 9 sources · last updated 28 days ago

Latest: HHS launches national alert initiative for missing autistic individuals

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched the National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert Initiative to improve response coordination for autistic individuals reported missing.