Staffers, though, reportedly are unsure about how the old plan, which includes going door to door in affected areas, can be carried out this year following sizable staff departures. President Trump has been especially critical of the agency and has worked to diminish FEMA’s role, saying it fails to adequately respond to disasters and believes states would do a better job of doing so.
Richardson has said it has been challenging to put together a disaster-response plan given the uncertainty about Trump’s plans for the agency.
The news comes as Richardson, in that same meeting, said: “Yesterday, as everybody knows, [was the] first day of hurricane season. I didn’t realize it was a season.”
Forecasters say the 2025 hurricane season will be an active one, with above-normal activity in the Atlantic. The 2025 hurricane season began on June 1.
