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

Federal disaster assistance is now available to Tennesseans following April's severe storms. Here's what to know and how you ...

David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told staff he didn’t know the United ...

David Wayne Richardson, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. He lived most of his adult life in Owensboro, KY where ...

FEMA's new chief David Richardson left staff confused after saying during a briefing that he didn’t know the US had a ...

A report suggests the administrator was unaware that the US has a hurricane season, although the DHS said it was meant as a joke ...

A week into his appointment, FEMA's new acting chief, David Richardson, held his first town hall for the agency's employees. In the May 15 meeting, he outlined a planned overhaul of the nation's ...

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

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

FEMA staff were left dumbfounded on Monday when agency head David Richardson reportedly said he didn’t know the U.S. has a hurricane season, according to four insiders. The comment came just a ...