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Acting FEMA administrator replaced after contradicting Trump on abolishing agency
Pressed during a May 7 committee hearing about abolishing FEMA, acting administrator Cameron Hamilton said he opposes it. He ...
FEMA Cuts Emergency Training Ahead of Hurricane Season as Acting Head Warns Staff 'Don’t Get in My Way'
After the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warned staffers not to get in his way, the federal ...
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Escambia County Emergency Management unfazed despite FEMA’s leadership changes
Despite hurricane season quickly approaching, emergency officials in Escambia County are taking the firing of acting Federal ...
FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony
A Homeland Security spokesperson says Cameron Hamilton will be replaced by another acting administrator, David Richardson.
As climate hazards worsen, Trump moves to weaken FEMA and shift disaster response onto states
Experts say recent turmoil at FEMA will leave millions of people vulnerable as climate change-fueled disasters get worse in ...
President Trump makes FEMA leadership changes weeks before hurricane season
During his first all-staff meeting, David Richardson reportedly warned employees against resisting change, stating, "I will ...
FEMA chief fired after breaking with Trump on disaster agency’s future
The leadership change comes at a time when the agency, which is in charge of coordinating the federal government’s response ...
The Challenge of Overhauling FEMA In a Climate Changed World
FEMA wasn’t designed to meet our changing climate. But Trump's plan to leave disaster response to states would be ...
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This former Louisiana official who oversaw disaster response could help decide FEMA's fate
Mark Cooper, a former Louisiana official who helped respond to hurricanes, the BP oil spill and the COVID pandemic, will be a ...
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New FEMA head says he'll 'run right over' staff who resist changes
Richardson told FEMA staffers that all agency decisions would now go through him. "I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA," he said. Richardson warned FEMA staff not to oppose his changes.
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Leadership shakeup at FEMA raises alarms in Louisiana
FEMA's leadership has changed again, less than a month before the start of Atlantic hurricane season. Why it matters: It ...