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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early ...

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

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

The timing of the supposed joke, however, remains questionable as hurricane season in the United States just began this week ...