Wayne County emergency specialist completes FEMA academy

Wayne County gains enhanced preparedness as Emergency Management Specialist Thomas Brennan finishes FEMA’s intensive emergency management academy.

FEMA shutdown threatens local reimbursements, training and long-term recovery

As Congress fails to reach a DHS funding deal, emergency managers are bracing for delayed payments, stalled grants and deeper ...

DHS shutdown leaves local emergency responders on their own amid extreme weather, expert warns

A public safety expert warned that the DHS shutdown could devastate local disaster response, with grant funding impacted as extreme weather threatens communities.
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FEMA to conduct training exercise at Surry nuclear power plant

SURRY, Va. — Federal homeland security officials will conduct an emergency preparedness exercise later this month at Dominion Virginia Power's Surry Power Station. The biennial exercise, planned for ...
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States sue Trump administration over restrictions put on FEMA emergency grants

Eleven states and Kentucky's governor are suing the Trump administration over what they call “unlawful terms” placed on federal funding critical to supporting local disaster and terrorism preparedness ...
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State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding ...