Burnt Orange Report

Micheal Brown, FEMA Director, Resigns

By Damon McCullar

From Reuters,

Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, under fire and recalled to Washington in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, resigned on Monday, senior administration officials said on Monday.

Under fire for a slow response to Hurricane Katrina, Brown was pulled out of Gulf Coast operations on Friday and recalled to Washington. President George W. Bush has been under pressure from Democrats to fire him.

Accusations also arose last week that Brown had exaggerated his background in disaster relief in his official biography and resume.

The officials would not give any details except to confirm that Brown, who has been FEMA's director since 2003, had resigned.

The resignation came three days after Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff removed Brown from federal relief efforts in the Gulf Coast and sent him back to Washington.

In announcing his decision, Chertoff said he wanted Brown to be in Washington to continue administering FEMA.

During a visit to Gulfport, Mississippi, Bush was asked about Brown's resignation. He told reporters he had not talked to Brown or to Chertoff but said he would speak with the Homeland Security chief on the Air Force One flight back to Washington.

So one of the Kings of Disaster is gone, how long until the rest are gone?