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FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods
The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for ...
Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
Leaders of Texas town hit by floods frustrated over lack of answers from top emergency official
Ingram officials have been waiting to hear from Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator after feeling as if they were ...
'24 hours too late': Fmr. FEMA official says Trump admin delays “cost lives” during Texas floods
Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, ...
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FEMA Director Defends Texas Flood Response as ‘Model’ for Disasters
David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s ...
At House hearing, scrutiny of FEMA handling of Texas floods
Congressional scrutiny comes as Trump administration conducts evaluation of FEMA and works to % identify any shortcomings.
FEMA head who resigned after Texas floods will return to Philadelphia Fire Department
Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA’s search and rescue branch for the past year, ...
FEMA Chief of Urban Search and Rescue Ken Pagurek resigns weeks after Central Texas flooding
Ken Pagurek, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Search and Rescue chief, has resigned amid criticism over the ...
Texas flood survivors offer mixed reviews of FEMA as the agency awaits uncertain future
As contaminated Guadalupe River water receded following the deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, this month, residents ...