U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald asked President Donald Trump to make an emergency declaration to ensure Wisconsin communities have ...

Gov. Tony Evers' administration is assessing if the flooding in southeast has caused enough damages to qualify for federal disaster aid.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration Sunday in response to an “imminent threat of catastrophic flooding" ...

Another disaster emergency has been declared in western Colorado due to wildfires burning across the western half of the ...

As countries continue to emit heat-trapping greenhouse gases, a warmer planet is fueling more severe hurricanes, wildfires, floods, droughts, and temperatures. Responding to — and rebuilding from — ...

States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed ...

ALLIANCE, Pamlico County —Pamlico County residents will have the chance to get informed and ready for emergencies at a ...

What does it take for a state of emergency to be called following a disaster.

Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a Disaster Emergency for a wildfire that has ballooned after starting only six hours ago.

Parts of Milwaukee saw more than 10 inches of rain in less than 24 hours in what is classified as a 1,000-year flood event.

A Marion woman appeared in federal court in Asheville on Aug. 8 and was charged with fraud and identify theft after a false ...