Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've done a little work with FEMA in the past. From a governance POV, insane foolishness to merge their activities with the HS folks. feli wrote: > I think I read that FEMA has lost a lot of control in the past few > years as power > was consolidated within the new department of Homeland Security. > > feli > > On Sep 1, 2005, at 8:01 AM, Timothy Atherton wrote: > >> It does seem that for a country as developed as the US it's taking an >> inordinate amount of time to move the required number of national >> guardsmen >> to the area as well as for FEMA to organise medical teams etc (I >> hear on CNN >> this am that medical teams area just now being assembled outside the >> disaster area). Even aside from the massive loss of infrastructure, >> it seems >> things just aren't in place to deal with such disasters. >> >> It must seem like an eternity for those still stuck in the immediate >> area as >> law and order breaks down and there is a lack of medical, food and >> water >> resources etc. >> >> tim a >> > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information