Most people blame the government for the country's worsening economic/financial/fiscal 'crisis'.
an energy/fuel/water 'crisis' [=a time when there is not enough energy/fuel/water]
a 'hostage crisis' [=a situation in which someone is holding people as hostages]
(..) EMS is digging through the rubble. Make sure that Haz-Mat knows... Agent Wells, you're SIOC, okay, you're not a field agent. I need you heading up a crisis team at the operations center. Don't need me behind a computer. You need me here. - I worked both bomb sites... - Hannah... (..)2016 TvShow: Designated Survivor Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1