The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.

Ken Pagurek, head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, resigns following delayed response to Texas floods ...

As the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader.

FEMA would become a cabinet-level agency under a bipartisan bill, reporting directly to the president. Streamlines disaster assistance and empowers states.