The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster command center, who coordinates the national response to earthquakes, floods and other disasters, has submitted his resignation, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Jeremy Greenberg resigned as the top official at FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center on Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
His resignation came after other senior staff members have left and a day after President Trump said he would wind down the federal agency by November.
“We want to wean off of FEMA and we want to bring it down to the state level,” Mr. Trump said on Tuesday during a news briefing in the Oval Office. “We think after the hurricane season we’ll start phasing it out.”
Mr. Trump also warned states to expect “less money” from the federal government for disaster recovery. And, he said, the money would come directly from the president’s office.
That would be a substantial change from the current system, under which FEMA vets applications from states, localities and individuals for grants and direct payments to recover from disasters.
If a state gets hit by a hurricane or other extreme weather, “the governor should be able to handle it,” Mr. Trump said. “And frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.”
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