As President Trump remakes the agency, former officials say the changes could leave states without key federal support after ...

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff ...

Acting FEMA Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, ...

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early ...

The White House maintained that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has taken hurricane season planning “seriously,” ...

A spokesperson said that David Richardson, acting administrator of FEMA as of early May, was joking. During the briefing, ...

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of terminating the emergency disaster agency.

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

During a Monday briefing with staff, FEMA Administrator David Richardson reportedly said he hadn't been aware the U.S. has a ...

David Richardson’s comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the ...