If your area is hit by a hurricane, you'll need food and water and a few basics to get by in the immediate aftermath.

FEMA’s role is to coordinate resources from federal agencies. For example, the city of Norfolk emergency preparedness team works with FEMA for federally supported trainings and for grant assistance.

Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the fast-approaching hurricane season, the agency is taking significant steps ...

FEMA Cuts Emergency Training Ahead of Hurricane Season as Acting Head Warns Staff 'Don’t Get in My Way' "I will achieve the president’s intent," the new acting head of FEMA said on a recent ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to ...

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1 ...