Fewer than 10 percent of the agency’s disaster workers are available to respond to Hurricane Milton and other calamities.

The storm is expected to produce a devasting surge along Florida’s west coast, which could include the Tampa Bay area. Some decrease in strength is forecast ahead of landfall.

Milton has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years

Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida only days after Helene tore through and could cost even more, says a former FEMA head.

Hurricane Milton is making its way across the Gulf of Mexico and heading towards Florida's west coast and could hit as a powerful Category 3 storm. The area is still reeling from damage left by Hurricane Helene.

Administrator Deanne Criswell said misinformation regarding Hurricane Helene and the federal government’s response is “not helpful to people.” In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos asked Criswell about the misinformation surrounding the federal response to Hurricane Helene,