The rule was designed to prevent the rebuilding of government-funded projects in areas prone to repeated floods.

By David Muse Jr. The University of Massachusetts Lowell Office of Life Safety & Emergency Management, in collaboration with FEMA, UMass Lowell EMS, UMass Lowell Police ...

The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public ...

The agency also manages the National Flood Insurance Program, offers disaster preparedness training and helps states develop response plans to improve their overall responses systems. What FEMA ...