FEMA head says he’ll stay on job amid watchdog investigation

WASHINGTON – The head of the government’s disaster relief agency says he has no intention of stepping aside, especially during Florence, despite being under investigation by a federal watchdog.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long says, “I’m here to serve my country every day. That’s all I do. And when it’s over, whenever it ends, I’m ready to go back home, love my family.”

Long says Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen (KEER’-sten) Nielsen “has never asked me to resign” from FEMA.

He says the two have a “very functional and professional relationship.”

On Thursday, Long said he never intentionally misused federal vehicles after news broke that DHS’ inspector general was investigating him. Long has said he’ll co-operate and own up to any mistakes.

Long spoke Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and CBS’ “Face the Nation.”