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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the impacts of wildfires on electric grid resiliency. Lawmakers asked about wildfire mitigation technology,…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, along with FEMA Acting Administrator Pete Gaynor, on Hurricane Dorian.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) provided an update on the state’s preparations for Hurricane Dorian’s landfall, saying there was a “high degree of certainty” that it would be a major…

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis briefed reporters on preparations for Hurricane Dorian. The governor spoke about his conversation with President Trump regarding Florida’s needs for the…

President Trump met with first responders at an emergency operations center during his visit to El Paso, Texas.

While visiting with first responders in El Paso, Texas, President Trump continued in criticizing Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), whom he accused on Twitter earlier in the day, along with…

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing to assess climate change impacts and natural disaster preparedness efforts. Among the witnesses testifying on…

A House Education and Labor subcommittee held a hearing on responses for elementary and secondary schools to natural disasters. In the first panel, Frank Brogan, the assistant Education…

Federal and state officials along with other disaster response experts spoke about the importance of being prepared for extreme weather and catastrophic events. FEMA’s acting deputy…

The National Institute of Health’s Jeremy Brown talked about his book, Influenza: The Hundred Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History , the 1918 flu pandemic that killed between…

FEMA Administrator Brock Long talked about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) work in 2018 and looked forward to 2019. He suggested that FEMA was never intended to be a first…

The New America Foundation’s Future Tense program held a discussion about preparedness for public health crises.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials provided an update on Hurricane Michael. Administrator Brock Long said Hurricane Michael left a lot of devastation behind in the Florida…

Air Force General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of U.S. Northern Command, briefed reporters at the Pentagon about the Defense Department’s plans to support FEMA’s recovery and response…

David Redl talked about the Trump administration’s spectrum policy. Topics included the status of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and emergency communications as well as internet…

Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC), FEMA administrator Brock Long, and North Carolina officials briefed reporters on the impact of Hurricane Florence. The governor said that there were 26 confirmed deaths due to the…

House Democrats held a news conference to talk about preparations for Hurricane Florence and the recovery efforts on Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands from 2017's hurricanes, Irma and Maria.…

Governor Henry McMaster gave an update on Hurricane Florence preparations in South Carolina. Courtesy WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina.

President Trump met in the Oval Office with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Brock Long on emergency preparations for Hurricane Florence. Administrator Long said that the…