FEMA looking for new leader after acting administrator fired
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Acting administrator Cameron Hamilton was fired one day after telling members of Congress he did not think it would be in the public's best interest to eliminate FEMA.
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Acting administrator Cameron Hamilton was fired one day after telling members of Congress he did not think it would be in the public's best interest to eliminate FEMA.
Cameron Hamilton, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, was escorted out of FEMA’s headquarters on Thursday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
David Richardson, who works in the Department of Homeland Security’s countering weapons of mass destruction office, will take over as FEMA’s administrator.
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was fired Thursday, one day after telling lawmakers he did not think it was in the public’s interest to eliminate the agency. A FEMA spokesperson confirmed Cameron Hamilton was no longer serving as acting administrator.
