Urban Search and Rescue Chief Ken Pagurek quit over a new policy that led to delays in FEMA's response to the flooding in ...

It just slows down the entire response and delays the recovery process from starting,” the previous FEMA chief said.

The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can ...

FEMA staff have also been answering phones at a disaster call center, where, according to one agency official, callers have faced longer wait times as the agency awaited Noem’s approval for a ...

Ken Pagurek had become increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, CNN reported.

The decision was likely in part due to the agency's delayed response to the flooding disaster in Central Texas. Senior FEMA ...

The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, has resigned due to frustration over the agency's response to ...

Ken Pagurek had told colleagues the Trump administration was causing ‘chaos’ inside FEMA and creating dangerous delays in ...

Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, ...

The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for ...

Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold.