FEMA head ‘joking’ after saying he didn’t know the U.S. had a hurricane season: Reports

The acting FEMA department head said he did not know that the United States had a hurricane season, according to reports.

The Department of Homeland Security, which FEMA falls under, later issued a statement saying that FEMA head David Richardson was joking when he made the comment during a briefing, The Hill and Reuters said.

Originally, Reuters said that “It was not clear to staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context.”

For those unaware, the United States has a hurricane season that spans from June 1 to November 30 each year.

In 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that there will be a 60% chance for “ above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic [Ocean] basin .” The Administration is anticipating anywhere from 13