FEMA is responding to increasingly frequent climate change-fueled disasters. Hurricane season used to be the agency’s biggest concern. Now, it is activated around the clock as the US is battered by year-round disasters ranging from wildfires to spring thunderstorms producing biblical amounts of hail.

If you’re impacted by the California wildfires, the FEMA checks can help cover the cost of essential items like water, formula, gas and meds.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to get rid of the main federal agency that responds to natural disasters.

A one-time, $770 payment is available immediately for victims of the California wildfires as part of FEMA's Critical Needs Assistance program.

Biden said on Monday that those affected by the fires can apply to receive a one-time payment of $770 to buy immediate necessities like food and baby formula.

FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance hotel stays were extended Monday evening, answering the pleas of western North Carolinians. In a social media post from FEMA's Region 4 at 8:12 p.m., “#NC: FEMA is extending the Transitional Sheltering Assistance hotel stays until Jan.

Trump spent several minutes of a press briefing Friday attacking former President Joe Biden's administration, blaming them for what he called a "disaster" of a response to victims of Helene. Officials confirmed that 104 people were killed in North Carolina by the storm, which ravaged the mountains with destruction many areas had never seen before.

Former President Joe Biden signed a number of pardons and commutations on his way out of the White House as per tradition, according to new information.

FEMA says it’s had tens of thousands of applications ... people looking towards life after the war in Gaza. President Joe Biden is making his final farewell to the American people.

President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of overhauling or eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, while visiting North Carolina to view the aftermath of damage from last year's Hurricane Helene.

President Trump criticizes FEMA, suggesting reforms amid disaster recovery challenges, including California wildfires. FEMA's funding, roles, and limitations spark debate, highlighting gaps in disaster relief and long-term rebuilding support.