Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, rebuffing concerns raised by state officials about potential contamination.

President Donald Trump’s call to dissolve the Federal Emergency Management Agency would upend the emergency management paradigm and make future responses more difficult, experts say. Some of the states likely to be hit hardest by such a shift would be red states that support Trump.

A FEMA-funded buyout program only provides 75% of the funding for the city to buy affected properties at fair market value, while the remaining share is absorbed by sellers.

Who can benefit: Funds from FEMA can be used toward home repairs and costs incurred during the emergency for childcare and transport. Calling the FEMA helpline at (800) 621-3362 from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Interpreters are available.

The last quarter of 2024 brought unimaginable damage to Georgia from tropical storm Debby and Hurricane Helene. Political leaders, local emergency managers and the public all have a different understanding of what FEMA does.

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February storms in the Sierra have helped increase California's snowpack, but more snow is needed to meet the state's water needs, according to the Department of Water Resources. The DWR held its third snow survey of the season Friday at Phillips Station in El Dorado County.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is seeking funding to help Los Angeles recover from the wind-driven fires that swept across the Pacific Palisades and Altadena last month.

U.S. Army Chemical Corps Soldiers recently worked with joint and interagency partners to support the wildfire response mission in