ABC7 took some of the questions you submitted about FEMA assistance to a FEMA spokesperson and here are the answers.

Whether it is a hurricane, major tornado, or wildfire, disasters "don't discriminate" in where they will be and whom they impact, according to the outgoing FEMA chief.

ABC7 took some of the questions you submitted about FEMA assistance to a FEMA spokesperson and here are the answers.

You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.

Additional time through the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene has been requested of FEMA and its Temporary Sheltering Assistance Program. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein penned a letter to outgoing Administrator Deanne Criswell on Thursday.

FEMA isn't paying significantly more in immediate aid to Los Angeles fire victims than to Hurricane Helene survivors. That claim is satire.

Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct access to the president which would, in his view, improve its overall operation.

“JUST IN: Biden just announced California fire victims are being given $770,” tweeted Nick Sortor, a self-described “independent journalist.” “Barely a FEW NIGHTS in a hotel out here in LA. Why are Americans given pennies while foreigners are given blank checks?!”

Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.

“If you have insurance and are applying for FEMA disaster assistance, you must file a claim with your insurance company first," according to the agency. “By law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits for losses covered by insurance. If insurance does not cover all your damage, you may be eligible for federal assistance,” they added.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a disaster recovery center in Lauren County on Oct. 29, 2024 and they closed nearly three months later on Jan. 18

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate when the blazes ignited and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.