FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
- Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson jokingly stated he was unaware of the upcoming hurricane season, leading to confusion among FEMA staffers.
- Richardson announced that FEMA will not release an updated disaster plan for this hurricane season, not wanting to preempt Trump's FEMA Review Council.
- Richardson officially rescinded FEMA's 2022-2026 strategic plan, stating it lacked connection to the agency's mission.
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New FEMA director tells staff he didn’t know there was a hurricane season
President Donald Trump’s acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told staff that he was unaware that the U.S. has a hurricane season, but officials claimed he was only joking.
The new director of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said to officials that "I didn't know" that there was a "frequency time" — which he had already begun. The agency said it was "a piece".

FEMA's acting director unaware hurricane season has started, White House denies US is ill-prepared
Department of Homeland Security (WASHINGTON) — Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, according to sources familiar with the meeting. Hurricane season started on Sunday, June 1, and goes through Nov. 30. It is unclear if Richardson, who has led the agency since mid-May, was joking in the Monday meeting, but a Department of Homeland …
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