July 25, 2025
FEMA Act of 2025 Would Restore Agency’s Cabinet-Level Status, Streamline Disaster Response
By News Editor
A number of ASFPM priorities are reflected in newly introduced FEMA reform bill.
July 15, 2025
The Cost of Inaction: What the Texas Floods Reveal About Our Risk
By News Editor
To help prevent tragedies like the one we saw in Texas, ASFPM offers six recommendations to strengthen our nation’s approach to flood risk management.
July 12, 2025
This Texas County Asked for Disaster Resilience Help. The Flood Came First.
By Zoya Teirstein, Grist
Actions at the federal level make it more likely that communities will be caught flat-footed as extreme weather events become more intense and unpredictable.
May 16, 2025
ASFPM Submits Recommendations to Strengthen FEMA
By News Editor
ASFPM strongly urged the Review Council to keep FEMA but fix what’s broken.
May 14, 2025
ASFPM Leads Coalition Urging Continued Support for FEMA Mitigation Programs
By News Editor
ASFPM and 54 allied organizations sent a joint letter to President Donald Trump, urging continued investment in the FEMA’s critical hazard mitigation programs.
May 8, 2025
Bipartisan Draft Bill Proposes Major Overhaul of FEMA
By Mary Bart
ASFPM, which participated in a stakeholder call led by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff, is reviewing the bill and will share feedback in the coming weeks.
May 5, 2025
Congress Eyes Budget Tools That Could Cripple Nation’s Disaster Preparedness
By Elizabeth Duffy, ASFPM Washington Liaison
Agencies like FEMA, NOAA, USGS, and EPA represent the best of American governance — data-driven, service-oriented, forward-looking. Disinvesting in these agencies will make us less prepared, less safe, less prosperous, and less resilient.
April 15, 2025
Now Is the Time for Radical Honesty in Flood Policy
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
A call for radically honest conversations on flood policy to ensure government decisions truly serve constituents and reduce future flood risk.
April 11, 2025
FEMA’s Former Resilience Exec Sounds the Alarm on Ending BRIC
By David Maurstad
David Maurstad, who spent 16 years at FEMA serving with appointees under four presidential administrations, explains why BRIC was a valuable mitigation program.
July 11, 2025
ASFPM Submits Comments to FEMA Review Council
By News Editor
We oppose any proposal to eliminate, divide, or weaken FEMA or its critical functions and programs.
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