Deaths indirectly related to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster warrant more serious attention as they offer valuable lessons about what the victims’ families suffered and ways to ...

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act to streamline the FEMA application process and improve coordination between federal agencies, thereby better ...

In the past, similar state disaster funds awarded direct cash assistance to survivors to help with immediate needs like food, clothing and shelter as well as helping cover insurance premiums.

Sixteen years after the “Miracle on the Hudson,” she and other aviation disaster survivors stand ready to support those who are just emerging from their ordeal in Toronto on Monday.

In the past, similar state disaster funds awarded direct cash assistance to survivors to help with immediate needs like food, clothing and shelter as well as helping cover insurance premiums.

And while it’s common to hear politicians pledging to meet any and all needs of survivors in the early days after disasters, that has never been part of FEMA’s mission, nor is it something the ...