--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/5/05 4:37:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of > Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local > response efforts in the parishes located in the path of Hurricane > Katrina beginning on August 26, 2005, and continuing. > > [...] > > Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide > at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the > impacts of the emergency. Debris removal and emergency protective > measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 75 > percent Federal funding. > > > > > Key words: Supplement State and Local response efforts.
Which were in place with guardsmen doing evacuation and shelter-setup on Aug 28, and 3500 guards being activated during or just after the first hour that Katrina struck (7am DCtime, 29 Aug). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/