Craig Fugate
| Craig Fugate | |
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| Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
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In office May 19, 2009 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Nancy Ward (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Fenton (Acting) |
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May 14, 1959 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sheree Fugate |
| Education | Santa Fe College |
William Craig Fugate (born May 14, 1959) is the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Orphaned as a teenager, Fugate propelled himself into emergency services in Alachua County. As Florida Director for the Emergency Management Division, he oversaw the "Big 4 of '04" and as the Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, he organized recovery efforts for a record of eighty-seven disasters in 2011.
Fugate was born at Jacksonville Naval Air Station to William Roland, a senior chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, and Carol Charlotte Fugate. In 1970 at the age of 11, he lost his mother and then his father in 1974 at the age of 16. He attended high school at Santa Fe High School and trained as a volunteer firefighter, then attended fire college and paramedic school at Santa Fe Community College, began a job as an emergency paramedic and eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant with Alachua County Fire Rescue.
Beginning in 1987, he served for 10 years as an emergency manager for the county before moving up to the state level as Deputy Director for the Florida Emergency Management Division and then became Director in 2001 under Florida Republican governor Jeb Bush. The appointment from the opposing party was considered a favorable indication of the respect Fugate's career had earned. As director, he coordinated the state's response to Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Ivan, and Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 and Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Katrina, and Hurricane Wilma in 2005. He was criticized for the lack of ice, water, and other supplies distributed after Hurricane Wilma despite his warnings to those staying in the area to stock up on 3 days' worth of supplies. He was awarded the National Guard Association of Florida Hall of Fame in 2006.
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