Jump to content

Craig Fugate

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 130.189.10.64 (talk) at 12:47, 15 November 2012 (removal of spam). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Craig Fugate
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Assumed office
May 19, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNancy L. Ward (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1959-05-14) May 14, 1959 (age 65)
Jacksonville, Florida
SpouseSheree 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. ==Early career==

Born at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Fugate trained in high school as a volunteer firefighter, emergency paramedic and rose to the rank of Lieutenant with Alachua County Fire Rescue.[3]

Emergency administrator

Emergency Manager for Alachua Countyand has cultivated a low profile during his two decades in emergency management:

  • Emergency Manager for Alachua County (1987-1997)
  • Bureau Chief for Preparedness and Response for Florida Division of Emergency Management (1997-2001)
  • Director of Florida Division of Emergency Management (2001-2009)).[4][5]

Outside of government he also the founder of disastersrus.org, a website with disaster planning advice and links to disaster-related resources.[6]

As director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management in 2004

Personal

Fugate lives with his wife Sheree in Gainesville, Florida.

References

  1. ^ date & year of birth according to LCNAF CIP data
  2. ^ CNN.com: Fugate nominated for FEMA director
  3. ^ http://www.fema.gov/leadership/william-craig-fugate
  4. ^ WNYC.org Anna Sale: Who's in Charge of FEMA?
  5. ^ http://www.fema.gov/leadership/william-craig-fugate
  6. ^ disastersrus.org
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Craig Fugate.
Political offices
Preceded by Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009–present 		Incumbent
Stub icon

This biography of a person who has held a non-elected position in the federal government of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Craig_Fugate&oldid=523147803"