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

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff ...

FEMA is dismissing recent reports that its acting administrator was unaware of hurricane season, calling David Richardson's ...

David Richardson’s comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the ...

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

Experts warn that Black communities stand to suffer the most in the event of any oversights or missteps from the Trump ...

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

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. It was not clear to staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context.

The concern is particularly pronounced on the Gulf Coast, where ominous storm systems are already beginning to form amid ...

Several employees told Business Insider that morale is low, as evidenced by some of the reactions to acting chief David Richardson's town hall.

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