WASHINGTON — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long named Michael Byrne, FEMA field operations directorate assistant administrator, as Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (FDRC) for recovery in the areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

Byrne has more than 30 years of experience in disaster management and recovery program execution, including serving as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricane Sandy in New York and the 2011 Alabama tornadoes.

The federal government continues to be focused on protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas after Hurricane Harvey.  For more information about FEMA, the federal response, and resources available for disaster survivors, visit www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey.