Here's a breakdown of how FEMA sat on it's ass..
Before the hurricane even hit, FEMA was dispatched:
Monday, August 29, 2005
* FEMA Headquarters: The FEMA National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) Red Team is activated at Level I (Full Activation).
*FEMA headquarters is conducting daily video-teleconferences at noon EDT with FEMA Region IV, the National Hurricane Center and the potentially
affected States.
*The Logistics Readiness Center is operational 24/7.
*MERS Teams have been deployed to Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, and Texas to support Hurricane Katrina response operations.
*32 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams have been sent to staging areas in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee in preparation for responding to
Hurricane Katrina.
*Seven Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Forces have been deployed to Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi in preparation for responding to
Hurricane Katrina.
*The ERT-N Blue is deployed to the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rogue.
*FEMA Region IV RRCC in Atlanta activated at Level I (full activation).
*Four ERT-As are operational in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi.
*FEMA Region VI RRCC in Denton, TX activated at Level I (full activation).
Now,
let's break this down:
MERS Teams: Mobile Emergency Response Service
Each team consists of 26 personel. There's no disclosure on how many teams were deployed, but it's plural, so I'm assuming more then one.
The MERS teams' job is to provide vital satellite communications and electrical generating equipment for emergency purposes when commercial lines are
downed by storms or other natural disasters. Such prompt aid helps ensure the availability of health assistance and public order when post-disaster
chaos might otherwise prevail.
A standard MERS team consists of a convoy of 15 vehicles ranging from tractors and satellite vans to fuel tankers and Jeeps. MERS personnel include
telecommunications, computer, disaster, electrical, satellite, and other specialists.
MERS is essentially a primary support service for the initial emergency on-site FEMA disaster response team following a presidential declaration of
one or more counties as a major disaster area.
Where these locations were setup is up for debate. If these stations suffered during the actual hurricane is also up for debate.
32 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
The DMA teams consist of 35 members each, consisting of physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other medical specialists.
Each unit is designed to be self-sufficient for 72 hours with supplies including food and medicine.
Here's a breakdown of what exactly they do. They were ranked at
Level 1 (Fully operational) when the hurricane passed.
(7) Seven Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Forces
Each team consists of 70 people. Their priority job is to conduct physical search and rescue in collapsed buildings, provide emergency medical care
to trapped victims, assess and control gas, electrical services and hazardous materials, and evaluate and stabilize damaged structures.
Here's the breakdown. They were at level 1 at the time
of the hurricane.
The rest
The rest seem to be office and logistic setups.. So FEMA sent roughly
1662 personal to an area about to be slammed by a Category 4/5 Hurricane
that still housed well over 100,000 citizens..
Tuesday, August 30, 2005:
*The American Red Cross said it had
thousands of volunteers mobilized for the hurricane. It was the "largest single mobilization that we've
done for any single natural disaster," spokesman Bradley Hague said. The organization set up operational headquarters in Baton Rouge, La.
Yet, 5 days after the hurricane hit, only 600-1200 volunteers of Red Cross have been deployed!
*The Environmental Protection Agency dispatched emergency crews to Louisiana and Texas because of concern about oil and chemical spills.
*The Coast Guard closed ports and waterways along the Gulf Coast and positioned craft around the area to conduct post-hurricane search and rescue
operations.
*The Agriculture Department said its Food and Nutrition Service would provide meals and other commodities, such as infant formula, distilled water for
babies and emergency food stamps.
*The Health and Human Services Department sent 38 doctors and nurses to Jackson, Miss., to be used where needed, and 30 pallets of medical supplies to
the region, including first aid materials, sterile gloves and oxygen tanks.
*Some 6,000 National Guard personnel from Louisiana and Mississippi who would otherwise be available to help deal with the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina are in Iraq.
*Even so, Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita said the states have adequate National Guard units to handle the hurricane needs. He said about 6,500
National Guard troops were available in Louisiana, about 7,000 in Mississippi, nearly 10,000 in Alabama and about 8,200 in Florida.
*
FEMA dispatched nothing on this day!
Wednesday, August 31, 2005: New Orleans 80 Pct Flooded
*FEMA dispatched nothing on this day!
Thursday, September 1, 2005
*FEMA dispatched nothing on this day!
*National guard in full swing - Dispatching several vehicles, planes and helicopters
Friday, September 2, 2005
*
FEMA wakes up!
-43 National Disaster Medical System Teams with 1,196 personnel deployed.
-28 Urban Search and Rescue Teams staged in Louisiana and Mississippi (Operations in New Orleans haulted)
-Planning to move 4 million MREs daily for the next three days.
-13 assessment teams for hazardous materials have been deployed.
FOR 3 ENTIRE DAYS FEMA SUPPLIED ZERO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THE EFFECTED AREAS!
Edit: Forgot sources
www.fema.gov...
www.fema.gov...
[edit on 9/6/2005 by QuietSoul]
Oh yeh, eventhough I have some typos... don`t pull the YOUR STUPID BECAUSE YOU CAN`T TYPE! deal on me because you do it too you
hypocrites. 
