Lewis Kamb

As the California fires burn, experts say firefighters can only do so much in extreme conditions. Instead, people must understand that homes are the fuel in these disasters.

The Los Angeles area fires represent a worst-case scenario. But fire experts, past reports and risk assessments had all anticipated a wildfire catastrophe to some degree.

The largest wildfire to hit Los Angeles this week rapidly tore through homes and communities, whipped by winds that sent embers skyward.

A "magazine disconnect" on handguns can help prevent accidental shootings, but the gun industry has opposed efforts to mandate it.

Small-business owners say their Covid disaster loans were wrongly deemed delinquent or in default as a result of errors by the Small Business Administration.

Turning Point Action, led by Charlie Kirk, has held Republican canvassing events with at least 22 evangelical churches, new research shows.

The first call came in at 6:12 p.m. “Gunshots at the Trump rally,” a woman’s voice exclaims.

Despite grave losses from Hurricanes Milton and Helene, many residents of Florida's barrier islands say they have no intention of leaving.

A GAO analyst says FEMA is stretched thin as Hurricane Milton approaches. But FEMA officials say it is fully capable of juggling concurrent disasters.

A week after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina, emergency planners face another daunting challenge: where and how to shelter residents.

The counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene were also those with the lowest levels of flood insurance protection.