Tampa Bay Times: Hurricane season starts with no one in charge at FEMA or NOAA

[The Blue Flower]

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/hurricane-season-starts-with-nobody-in-charge-at-fema-or-noaa/2325887



Five months after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as president, no one has taken the reins at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is in charge of preparing for and then dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane. The last FEMA boss was a Florida man, W. Craig Fugate, who departed in January after seven years on the job. Fugate previously served as the head of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Trump finally nominated someone at the end of April, but he has yet to be confirmed.

Trump meanwhile has made no move to appoint a new boss at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency in charge of the National Hurricane Center and the National Weather Service, which provide hurricane forecasts and hurricane warnings in advance of a storm.

Incidentally, NOAA Is predicting an above-average hurricane season this year. Trump's proposed budget has targeted both agencies for cuts.

[Vinca]

1. Suggestion for the great hurricane god: aim for Mar-a-Lago.

[tosh]

10. Amen!

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. If we all focus our minds on that, it may happen.

And Mar-loco is very vulnerable to a high storm surge.

[annabanana]

2. They have acting directors from within the ranks, though.. Right?

Actually I would trust the judgement of those deputies over ANYONE that the shitgibbon puts in there...

[Ilsa]

6. That's what I was thinking. Maybe there

Is some form of collaborative leadership if not an actual director.

[malaise]

3. Where's the horse idiot selected by

Dumbya for Katrina?

[Grammy23]

8. You mean "Heck of a job, Brownie"?

I hear he is doing DISASTER consulting. For realz.

[malaise]

15. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah same one hahahahha

[FM123]

4. I crack a lot of jokes here,

But seriously, this has me very concerned. Here is Florida "There is No Lifeguard on Duty"

[Gothmog]

5. This is scary

[awesomerwb1]

7. Hello Florida?

reps do not give a sh*t about you? Stop voting for them.

I really hope hurricane season is tame, but if it isn't and emergency assistance is not the way it needs to be please find a mirror and blame the person you see in it.

[elehhhhna]

16. Forgot to cc: TX, LA, AL, MS, NC, SC & VA

[workinclasszero]

9. Hey that idiot Republican Michigan rep said God would fix global climate change

So Trump and the republicans will let God help all the future hurricane victims recover as well.

Maybe Pat Robinson and Franklin Graham will come around and say a prayer for the poor folks.

MAGA baby!!!

[Chasstev365]

11. Disaster Capitalism!

[Grammy23]

12. I live in NW Florida and am more familiar than I'd like to admit with hurricanes and tornadoes.

I went through Camille, Frederic and Ivan (and truthfully, more tropical events than are mentioning), plus a tornado danced through my backyard and neighborhood last year. My advice to anyone in hurricane country--- get out if you live on or close to the water. If surge is not an issue, stock up on nonperishable food and water. Have a source of power for light that won't burn the house down. Think about communications and receiving information. Figure out how you will charge your cell phone and hope that the cell towers stay standing. Be prepared to grill or cook your food if you don't want to live on sandwiches for days or weeks.

When they say the First 72 are on YOU, believe them.

[Turbineguy]

14. Vote for trump.

Beautiful hurricanes are your friend. Believe me. Everybody loves them.

[WinkyDink]

17. Thanks for Selection 2000, FL.