FEMA to pay for lead testing at 100 homes destroyed in Eaton fire, after months of saying it was unnecessary

For months, federal officials have said post-cleanup soil testing for fire-stricken homes in L.A. was unnecessary. Now, they ...

FEMA to pay for lead testing at 100 homes destroyed by Eaton Fire, report says

Federal officials are expected to announce that FEMA will pay to test soil for lead at homes destroyed by the Eaton Fire, ...
The Hill

FEMA declines to test soil after California fires despite Newsom administration concerns

Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, ...
Yahoo

FEMA doubles down on its decision to not test soil as part of wildfire cleanup

A worker wearing protective gear cleans up toxic debris at a home destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadena. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) In the face of mounting backlash from wildfire ...
ABC30 Action News

Presidential alert test sent by FEMA; new national system lets presidents send notifications to your phone

WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...
Maui Now

Monthly siren and Emergency Alert System test, Jan. 2, 2026

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m ...