BREAKING: Trump Admin Allows Critical Hurricane Evacuation Tool to Expire Ahead Of Hurricane Season

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New reporting from the Washington Post reveals that Hurrevac—the critical hurricane evacuation tool used by more than 30,000 emergency managers across states, cities, and territories—is set to expire Friday because acting FEMA head Karen Evans has blocked its renewal. With less than 70 days until the 2026 hurricane season begins, emergency managers will soon lose access to the precise storm surge and wind data they rely on to make life-or-death evacuation decisions. Internal FEMA records confirm the contract has sat on Evans's desk even as current officials have sounded the alarm about its pending expiration "nearly every day" since late August.

In response, Sabotaging Our Safety Advisory Council Member and former FEMA Director of Public Affairs Rafael Lemaitre released the following statement:

“Letting a critical hurricane evacuation tool lapse with less than 70 days until hurricane season isn't incompetence — it's a choice. Emergency managers have been sounding the alarm since August. Acting FEMA head Karen Evans let the contract sit. Secretary Mullin owns this. Communities in the path of the next storm deserve a FEMA that functions — not one gutted by bureaucratic paralysis and partisan neglect. Americans need Hurrevac. Not excuses.”