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New FEMA head tells staff: "Don't get in my way… I will run right over you"
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson warns FEMA personnel in first all-hands meeting, saying "I and I alone speak for ...
FEMA 'not ready' for hurricane season, internal review finds
As FEMA prepares for hurricane season starting on Jun 1, the agency is ill-prepared, according to an internal document ...
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Uncertain FEMA future concerns local EMA as hurricane season approaches
New leadership at FEMA and an uncertain future leave a lot of questions for local EMAs. With a new hurricane season just ...
Staff losses and low morale are derailing FEMA hurricane preparations, internal document says
The loss of key staff and low morale at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have derailed the agency's planning for the ...
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New FEMA head says he'll 'run right over' staff who resist changes
"I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA," he said. Richardson warned FEMA staff not to oppose his changes. "I know all the tricks," he said. WASHINGTON − David Richardson, the new head of the ...
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Escambia County Emergency Management unfazed despite FEMA’s leadership changes
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Despite hurricane season quickly approaching, emergency officials in Escambia County are taking the firing of acting Federal Emergency Management Agency’s head ...