FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testifies in a Congressional hearing Nov. 19, 2024 about the federal agency’s response to Hurricane Helene. He said FEMA workers weren’t on the ground in one county until a week later. He didn’t provide evidence or ...

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims to avoid homes with yards signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.

Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, denied allegations Tuesday that it took her agency around three days to respond to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Criswell testified before two congressional committees Tuesday about the federal response to hurricanes Helene and Milton,