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applegrove

(127,222 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 03:29 AM Jul 22

Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns. [View all]

Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns.
He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMAâ€™s search and rescue network
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T02:45:25.683Z

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Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns. [View all] applegrove Jul 22 OP

Wait! I'm confused! markodochartaigh Jul 22 #1

He had been in FEMA search and rescue before Trump. Probably not LiberalArkie Jul 22 #2

Definitely not a trump appointee genxlib Jul 22 #6

G.O.P. not just incompetent, also full of lies BoRaGard Jul 22 #3

He's a hero for speaking up MadameButterfly Jul 22 #4

How many deaths does Noem have on her hands MadameButterfly Jul 22 #5

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