Craig Fugate

Craig Fugate
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office May 19, 2009
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Nancy L. Ward (Acting)
Personal details
Born	May 14, 1959 (1959-05-14) (age 52)
Spouse(s)	Sheree Fugate

William Craig Fugate (born May 14, 1959)^[1] was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2009 to be the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.^[2] He had been the Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. He was appointed director by Gov. Jeb Bush in 2001 and later re-appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist.

Fugate trained in high school as a volunteer firefighter and has cultivated a low profile during his two decades in emergency management.^[3] He is also the founder of disastersrus.org, a website with disaster planning advice and links to disaster-related resources.^[4]

As director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management in 2004

References

1. ^ date & year of birth according to LCNAF CIP data
2. ^ CNN.com: Fugate nominated for FEMA director
3. ^ WNYC.org Anna Sale: Who's in Charge of FEMA?
4. ^ disastersrus.org

External links

Biography portal

• FEMA biography
• The Atlantic Monthly dispatch
• www.disastersrus.org

Political offices
Preceded by Nancy L. Ward Acting	Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 2009–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Fugate, Craig
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Date of birth	May 14, 1959
Place of birth	Jacksonville Naval Air Station
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