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

As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is under scrutiny. Acting ...

Acting FEMA Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, ...

A spokesperson said that David Richardson, acting administrator of FEMA as of early May, was joking. During the briefing, ...

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

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

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff members said it was unclear if he was serious, but the agency said he was joking.

Homeland Security officials say FEMA head David Richardson was joking when he said he wasn't aware of the annual U.S.

When you're in charge of the United States' disaster response agency, the bare minimum expectation is to be aware of natural ...

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

According to rumors that spread online in early June 2025, David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said he did not know the U.S. had a hurricane season each year.