Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency

The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and ... Read More

Trump’s acting FEMA chief fired a day after breaking from the administration

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. Read More

FEMA leader fired after breaking with Trump administration on eliminating agency

Cameron Hamilton, FEMA's acting administrator, is leaving the nation's disaster relief agency, after saying he didn't support eliminating FEMA. Read More

FEMA chief fired after breaking with Trump on disaster agency's future

Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been ousted from his position by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a day after he told lawmakers in a ... Read More

Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA

Republican lawmakers expressed concerns Thursday over a Trump administration proposal to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Read More

Acting FEMA administrator replaced after contradicting Trump on abolishing agency

Pressed during a May 7 committee hearing about abolishing FEMA, acting administrator Cameron Hamilton said he opposes it. He was ousted the next day. Read More

Trump FEMA administrator says abolishing agency not in America's 'best interest'

Trump said FEMA could "go away" but agency's acting administrator said that's not in the best interest of the American people. Read More