On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 23:31 -0700, Travis Pahl wrote: > > "Our Nation is prepared, as never before, to deal quickly and capably > with the consequences of disasters and other domestic incidents." > - Michael D. Brown, March 9, 2005 > http://www.fema.gov/library/speech_brown030905.shtm
True, regardless of the response to Katrina. It is one thing to say you are better prepared, it is another to say you are fully prepared (perfectly) for anything and everything. > "This first response and emergency management team has grown because > of the unfortunate events that have occurred in our nation. But since > the terrible events of the past, we now have a federal department > whose primary focus is homeland security. And, in particular, a focus > on first response." -Michael D. Brown, Monday November 8th 2004 > http://www.fema.gov/library/speech_brown110804.shtm Correct, when considering what DHS is for. DHS isn't for natural disasters. They just try to shoehorn it in when they feel it benefits them. *cough*budgeting*cough*pressconferences*cough*. > "We're not a first-responder agency," -Michael D. Brown, Monday > September 12th, 2005 > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/national/nationalspecial/13brown.html Again, true. FEMA is not and never was a first responder. Nor should they be. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [email protected] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
