An official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said he meant the comment as a joke.

Federal Emergency Management Agency faces scrutiny. This is due to concerns about its readiness for the upcoming hurricane season. Acting Administrato ...

A developing tropical cyclone is given a name when it reaches sustained winds of 39 mph, and it becomes a hurricane at 74 mph ...

FEMA head David Richardson told his staff during a briefing that he had not been aware US has a hurricane season, Reuters reported.

A spokesperson said that David Richardson, acting administrator of FEMA as of early May, was joking. During the briefing, staff weren't so sure.

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff members said it was unclear if he was serious, but the agency said he was joking.

When you're in charge of the United States' disaster response agency, the bare minimum expectation is to be aware of natural disaster timelines—particularly something as routine as hurricane season.

It was not clear to staff whether FEMA's David Richardson meant it literally or as a joke, but current and former employees ...

FEMA's new head, David Richardson, sparked controversy by seemingly unaware of the US hurricane season during a staff briefing, raising concerns about the agency's readiness. Despite a Homeland ...

Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency were caught off-guard and left bewildered when the disaster relief agency’s new acting head David ... hurricane season, which started Sunday ...

With the Atlantic hurricane season officially underway and forecasts calling for an above-average year, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) appeared to discover—in ...