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

FEMA chief David Richardson baffled staff by appearing unaware of US hurricane season during a briefing, raising concerns ...

A developing tropical cyclone is given a name when it reaches sustained winds of 39 mph, and it becomes a hurricane at 74 mph ...

FEMA's new chief David Richardson left staff confused after saying during a briefing that he didn’t know the US had a hurricane season, just one day after it officially began. While officials later ...

David Richardson, Trump's head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said he only recently learned there's such a thing ...

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

Homeland Security officials say acting FEMA head David Richardson was joking when he said he wasn't aware of the annual U.S. hurricane season.Reuters reported Monday that Richardson said during a ...

In an utterly frightening, downright troubling speech, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) head, David ...

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

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

The Trump administration addresses concerns after the acting FEMA chief reportedly said he was unaware that the U.S. had a ...