The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an organization dedicated to help people whose lives are impacted by disasters. The agency was formed in April 1979 and has, over the years, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine you’re at work when a storm warning is announced. You thought you'd be able to go home and pick up your dog before finding ...

This year the U.S. has experienced devastating natural disasters. Outbreaks of tornadoes leveled entire neighborhoods. Flooding trapped people in their homes. Wildfires burned out of control. When ...

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho - Idaho Disaster Dogs Search and Rescue had K9 training for different terrains during a disaster. K9 Tamarack navigated a wide variety of terrain during training. This good boy ...

Harper the black Lab mix won the Dog of the Year honor from the ASPCA Humane Awards for her life-saving work Harper is a totally different dog than the pup rescued from a hoarding case several years ...

The Rachael Ray Foundation's Rescue Brigade program helped Cam the golden retriever start disaster search dog training The Rachael Ray Foundation's Rescue Brigade program helps rescue dogs become ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Idaho Disaster Dogs announced one of its beloved K9s passed away Wednesday night. K9 Murphy was 11 years old and has been working Search and Rescue since he was 7 weeks old. He ...

When the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had a meltdown, it was a terrifying event for people around the world. As one of the largest nuclear disasters in history, Chernobyl was long cited as a reason ...

Harper the black Lab mix won the Dog of the Year honor from the ASPCA Humane Awards for her life-saving work Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...

Cam the golden retriever has found himself an exciting new role by embracing change. According to the Rachael Ray Foundation, which supports causes close to the celebrity chef's heart, like animal ...