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White House addresses FEMA acting director's 'jokes' about hurricane season
Acting FEMA Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, ...
FEMA says hurricane season comment was a 'joke,' blasts coverage as 'mean-spirited'
FEMA is dismissing recent reports that its acting administrator was unaware of hurricane season, calling David Richardson's ...
FEMA staff baffled after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early ...
FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan and Reverts to Last Year’s
The agency’s leader suggested he recently learned there was an annual hurricane season.
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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.
Exclusive-FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said ...