FEMA Prepares for Katrina's Aftermath

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http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2005/08/29/ap/headlines/d8c9jh7o0.txt

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
Published: Monday, August 29, 2005 3:05 PM CDT


WASHINGTON - Baby formula from the Agriculture Department, communications equipment and medical teams from the Defense Department and generators, water and ice from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are among the assistance ready for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

As the Category 4 the storm surged ashore just east of New Orleans on Monday, FEMA had medical teams, rescue squads and groups prepared to supply food and water poised in a semicircle around the city, said agency Director Michael Brown.
While federal, state and local agencies were poised to help, recovery could be a slow process.

Former Army Corps of Engineers commander Robert B. Flowers said a major hurricane striking near New Orleans is a worst case scenario.

"I couldn't even begin to estimate the billions of dollars in damage that are going to result. You could have water several feet deep in the city for days before the pumps can discharge it," said Flowers, now CEO of HNTB Federal Services in Arlington, Va.


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[CityZen-X]

1. I Wonder If...

FEMA will assist in the aftermath of Cindy!?

[Another Bill C.]

2. Jimmy Carter organized FEMA

"President Carter's 1979 executive order merged many of the separate disaster-related responsibilities into a new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)."
http://www.fema.gov/about/history.shtm

[TahitiNut]

3. Now's the time for those nice, safe federal contracts.

:eyes: Yummy. Precious profits.