The March wildfires killed several people and damaged hundreds of homes, including Gov. Kevin Stitt's farmhouse.

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

Aid groups, some of which helped after Hurricane Helene, are preparing to take on more responsibility when storms, floods and ...

FEMA denied North Carolina's request for the agency to match 100% of the state funds for Hurricane Helene cleanup, according to a letter.

On Friday afternoon, FEMA denied North Carolina's appeal to extend 100-percent cost reimbursement for debris removal cost-sharing related to Hurricane Helene recovery.Read the full letter of ...

“I therefore respectfully urge you to reconsider FEMA’s regretful decision and extend our 100 percent cost share period for six months – failing that, then for three months. Doing so would allow us to ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - North Carolina Governor Josh Stein FEMA has sent a letter of appeal to President Trump after FEMA came to the decision not to extend its 100 percent match for ...

According to the April 11 denial letter obtained by the Citizen Times, FEMA’s acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton said the extension request was “not warranted” based on the agency’s review.

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina plans to appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to deny an extension of the 100% federal reimbursement for disaster recovery costs ...

FEMA also denied North Carolina’s request for an extension on a 100% match for disaster recovery from Hurricane Helene, a tropical cyclone that killed hundreds of people in September 2024.