The Brief

Hurricane season is fast-approaching, but the federal agency charged with responding to disasters is "not ready" as the Trump administration aims to dismantle FEMA and shift responsibility to states.

"As FEMA transforms to a smaller footprint, the intent for this hurricane season is not well understood, thus FEMA is not ready," a FEMA internal review obtained by CBS News states.

How is FEMA preparing for hurricane season?

Big picture view:

David Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer who served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa, has taken over as acting head of FEMA after the Trump administration fired Cameron Hamilton, the previous acting administrator . Hamilton was fired earlier this month after he told Congress he doesn’t want to see FEMA eliminated as President

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