Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about FEMA's urban search and rescue chief resigning.

Ken Pagorak, who has been with FEMA's search and rescue teams for about 10 years,

resigned saying he was going back to the Philly Fire Department. His resignation

reportedly said his, quote, decision was not made lightly. And after much reflection and

prayer, it is the right path for me at this time. The letter reportedly went on to say, quote,

I have been continually inspired by the unwavering

dedication, unmatched courage, and deep-seated commitment we share for saving lives, and

bringing hope in the face of devastation. The letter didn't mention the floods in Texas,

but the reporting is citing multiple people

saying the chaos and delays in response were responsible for the final shove that led to his

departure, and that he had been concerned with Trump's efforts to unwind the agency.

There has been widespread criticism of the response, and there's been a heavy focus on a Trump

administration rule that says expenditures of over $100,000 had to be approved by the Homeland Defense

Secretary personally. As we've discussed before, a hundred grand isn't even enough to get

assets in place for large disaster responses. The authorization to spend the money didn't come for

three days. When hours count, help from Trump's FEMA is only days away. DHS spokespeople are defending the policy

and saying that there's no way the failures in response to the flooding could have led to his

resignation, saying it was, laughable that a career public employee who claims to serve the American people would choose to resign over our refusal to hastily approve a six-figure deployment contract without basic financial oversight.

FEMA stands for Federal Emergency Management Agency. He worked for Urban Search and Rescue.

Emergency and Rescue. I don't think it's laughable to believe that should be launched with haste.

Another spokesperson said, we're being responsible with taxpayer dollars. That's our job.

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