Disasters that severely impact business operations can come in many shapes and sizes. Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by ...

WASHINGTON -- As Congress begins considering the White House's emergency disaster relief proposal, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., has a warning for his colleagues: Do not get "bogged down in a lot of ...

The FEMA Review Council’s final report does not abolish FEMA. It does something more complicated. It proposes a smaller, ...

Livestock producers who lose unborn animals to weather-related disasters would qualify for aid through the Livestock Indemnity Program under a farm bill proposal that two Texas lawmakers are ...

planning for fires, floods, terrorism, or other catastrophes. But disaster-response experts say making such plans doesn’t have to be hard. Among their suggestions: Find a model. Andrew S. Lang, a ...

The Financial Services Roundtable has endorsed a proposal to allow the federal government to offer loans to states to respond to insurance crises after a major catastrophe. The group said Congress ...

Just one-third of Americans have a disaster preparedness plan that includes their pet, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 dog or cat owners revealed half of Americans (52%) believe natural ...

The conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration calls for weakening the government’s response to disasters by slashing public rebuilding money and dissolving federal flood insurance. That ...

HOUSTON — In a community meeting on Monday, Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department began gathering public feedback on its proposed plan to spend $314.6 million in federal disaster ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Sustainability is about halfway through a pilot program with the Linn County Emergency Management Agency and four community organizations to create an All-Hazards Emergency ...

MUMBAI: Amid the controversy over Maharashtra’s delay in submitting a proposal to the central government to compensate farmers affected by the year’s floods and heavy rainfall, it has come to light ...