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FEMA boss didn't know us had a hurricane season

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

No hurricane season? Acting FEMA chief’s remark was a joke, DHS says.

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

HuffPost on MSN · 3h

FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware Of U.S. Hurricane Season: Report

Trump has said FEMA should be shrunk or even eliminated, arguing states can take on many of its functions, as part of a wider downsizing of the federal government. About 2,000 full-time FEMA staff, one-third of its total, have been terminated or voluntarily left the agency since the start of the Trump administration in January.

CBS News on MSN · 6h

Acting head of FEMA said he wasn't aware U.S. has a hurricane season, sources say

It was not clear to staff whether FEMA's David Richardson meant it literally or as a joke, but current and former employees who spoke with CBS News said the comment flustered many.

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How FEMA’s policy shift sidelines vulnerable communities during disasters

The Trump administration’s new FEMA policy talks about public involvement in planning but strips any mention of equity, ...

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FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan and Reverts to Last Year’s

Yesterday, as everybody knows, [was the] first day of hurricane season,” Richardson said. “I didn’t realize it was a season.” ...

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State, local governments prepare for hurricane season amid uncertainty about how FEMA will respond

Local governments might have to play a bigger role in leading relief and recovery efforts during this year’s hurricane season.

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National Weather Service, FEMA start hurricane season under a cloud

Now that the Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun, lawmakers and emergency preparedness officials around the ...

WCJB TV20 on MSN12h

Hurricane season begins without preparedness sales tax holiday

The hurricane prep sales tax holiday isn't happening this year because the state legislature hasn’t approved a new budget.

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Is Florida ready for hurricane season after potential FEMA cuts? Fmr. FEMA administrator weighs in

NOAA predicted an above average hurricane season with at least 3 major hurricanes. This as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem approved ...

Cedar Island resident who lost home to Hurricane Helene on picking up the pieces

When we last spoke to Cedar Island resident Jody Griffis, he and his wife just learned, even though their house was on stilts ...

The Daily Progress1d

FEMA review won't affect Virginia hurricane response, Youngkin says

Ahead of hurricane season, which starts this week, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says cuts to FEMA won't affect the state's ...

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