Head of FEMA search and rescue unit resigns, report says

The New York Times reports that the head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue unit has resigned. Ken Pagurek claimed the Trump administration was causing "chaos" inside the agency, according to the outlet.

Some FEMA employees who warned that sweeping funding cuts made by the Trump administration are affecting the agency's programs and missions have been terminated, The Associated Press reports.

The letter, signed by 180 current and former FEMA employees, contends that the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the agency and limit its resources could lead to another disaster similar to Hurricane Katrina.

Agency workers expressed their concerns in a letter to Congress on Monday ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katri

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