FEMA in Florida
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:00 pm
plazul wrote: Looks like the forecasters were really off the mark with Charley. I didn't expect this many deaths though I wasn't surprised at the devastation.
This will be a good opportunity to see if our new Homeland Security structure in conjunction with FEMA is better prepared than before to deliver disaster relief. Of course, short of a nuclear weapon, a terrorist attack could hardly match the infrastructure damage resulting from a natural disaster but emergency service coordination would be similar.
We'll see.
I used to be skeptical of FEMA. I used to listen to the conspiracy theorists rant about FEMA and worry that maybe they had some nuggets of truth.
What I learned is that FEMA depends greatly on volunteer organizations.
They depend on state and local authorities. They depend on independent charities, organizations, and clubs. There is some great work being done.
When disasters hit, it is often difficult to respond as quickly and efficiently as some armchair quarterbacks would like to see. But there are real women and men out in the field busting their arses. I've been liking what I've been seeing and being involved with.
This will be a good opportunity to see if our new Homeland Security structure in conjunction with FEMA is better prepared than before to deliver disaster relief. Of course, short of a nuclear weapon, a terrorist attack could hardly match the infrastructure damage resulting from a natural disaster but emergency service coordination would be similar.
We'll see.
I used to be skeptical of FEMA. I used to listen to the conspiracy theorists rant about FEMA and worry that maybe they had some nuggets of truth.
What I learned is that FEMA depends greatly on volunteer organizations.
They depend on state and local authorities. They depend on independent charities, organizations, and clubs. There is some great work being done.
When disasters hit, it is often difficult to respond as quickly and efficiently as some armchair quarterbacks would like to see. But there are real women and men out in the field busting their arses. I've been liking what I've been seeing and being involved with.