Trump complained that long permitting processes and late arrival from FEMA agents have delayed homeowners from being able to start rebuilding.

Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

In the wake of the fires, countless L.A. residents are displaced. Many are either left with the daunting task of finding a new place to live or requiring temporary shelter for what could be a years-long period of time until their homes are rebuilt. Unfortunately, there was already a shortage of housing in the area before the fires took hold.

President Trump wants states to have more control over disaster recovery efforts and suggested he would condition federal assistance to California after the fires on the state toughening its voter identification requirements.

President talks Russia, China, the Panama canal and windmills in second instalment of Oval Office interview with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity

The FEMA offices are at the UCLA Research Park West, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, and at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center, 3035 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena.

It will be hard for the president to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down the region’s recovery.

FEMA is responding to increasingly frequent climate change-fueled disasters. Hurricane season used to be the agency’s biggest concern. Now, it is activated around the clock as the US is battered by year-round disasters ranging from wildfires to spring thunderstorms producing biblical amounts of hail.

Los Angeles wildfire victims and evacuees can receive federal assistance — covering expenses like rent costs and medical bills — through disaster relief under the Federal Emergency Management ...

Unlike previous FEMA administrators ... President Trump was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Friday to visit communities that have been affected by the recent fires, his first presidential ...