WASHINGTON — The director of FEMA, Brock Long, is resigning.
- Long was confirmed FEMA director in June 2017
- Under his tenure he oversaw operations for more than 220 declared disasters
- Peter Gaynor will be acting FEMA administrator
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Long issued a statement Wednesday, saying it was time for him to go home to his family.
"I could not be prouder to have worked alongside the devoted, hardworking men and women of FEMA for the last two years," Long said in his statement.
Peter Gaynor will serve as acting FEMA administrator.
Long was confirmed as FEMA director in June 2017. He's a former Alabama emergency manager and a FEMA regional hurricane planner.
During his tenure, FEMA oversaw relief operations for some 220 declared disasters, including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in 2017.
A government after-action report criticized FEMA as being unprepared to handle the one of the busiest hurricane seasons in U.S. history, and particularly took FEMA to task for underestimating the need for help after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Long also came under fire for allegedly using federal vehicles for non-official purposes, according to a government watchdog last year, including for travel to his North Carolina home. The Homeland Security secretary said Long agreed to reimburse the government.