Trump's suggestion that states should "take care of their own problems" could have major implications for GOP states in the South.

More than 80% of Floridians don’t have flood insurance and FEMA was unprepared for the deluge of assistance calls after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida on October 9, according to agency data.

President Trump was sharply critical of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday, suggesting at one point states should handle their own response to natural disasters but still have the federal government provide money.

Many in Southwest Florida are dealing with unlivable conditions after a series of hurricanes hit the area last fall.

Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.

Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct

POLITICO reports that Florida Division of Emergency Management ( DEM) Director Kevin Guthrie is the top candidate under consideration by President-elect Donald Trump to lead FEMA, which could prompt a radical shift in how America addresses hurricanes, wildfires and other phenomena.

Lashelle Liptrot's Nissan Murano is more than a mode of transportation. It's shelter. She's part of the countless number of people now homeless because of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Hurricane Milton survivors, who abruptly lost their FEMA-assisted housing last week, have all been relocated, some thanks to a local church and non-profit organization.

Trump's transition team is reportedly considering Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie for a top leadership position at FEMA.

LAKE CITY, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - A woman still has a tree on her house months after Hurricane Helene ripped through Florida. A large tree fell on Marc Munden’s home in September during Helene. The damage keeps getting worse.