Michael Brown Emergency Quotations

Today I resigned as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, ... As I told the president, it is important that I leave now to avoid further distraction from the ongoing mission of FEMA.

I think the important thing to remember is in emergency management you prepare for the worst. Whether there had been a breach or topping of the levees you still need to be getting rescue people in there immediately.

the single largest mobilization of emergency response and recovery resources in history.

You see, I get it when it comes to incident command systems, ... I get it when it comes to emergency management. I know what it's all about.

At a news conference, Pelosi, D-Calif., said Bush's choice for head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency had 'absolutely no credentials.'