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FEMA Search and Rescue chief resigns over agency's response to Texas floods: Sources

The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, resigned on Monday, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News.

FEMA Chief of Urban Search and Rescue Ken Pagurek resigns weeks after Central Texas flooding

Ken Pagurek, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Search and Rescue chief, has resigned amid criticism over the ...
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Nebraska Task Force One returns after aiding Texas flood recovery efforts

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Task Force One has returned home after a two-week deployment to assist with flood recovery efforts ...

Gov. Abbott says search and rescue efforts continue after deadly flooding in Central Texas; more counties added to federal disaster declaration

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts continue after the deadly floods in Central Texas as crews work to ...

FEMA head who resigned after Texas floods will return to Philadelphia Fire Department

Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA’s search and rescue branch for the past year, ...

NE-TF1 back in Lincoln after assisting in Texas flood recovery

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska Task Force One has returned home after assisting with rescue efforts in Texas. NE-TF1 was ...
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Governor Abbott and General Nordhaus Survey Flood Devastation in Kerrville, Texas as Commend Swift Federal Action and Local Heroism

Governor Abbott and General Nordhaus surveyed flood damage in Kerrville, Texas, and reviewed recovery efforts.
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After deadly flash floods, a Texas town takes halting, painful steps toward recovery

With an outpouring of volunteers from across Texas, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery after ...