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The roof and entire second story of the home are gone.
Yet the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it won’t give the family a penny in aid.
“It’s a slap in the face when we receive a letter like that after going through all of this,” said Joe Machado.www.wsbtv.com...
Originally posted by burntheships
reply to post by Xcathdra
You know if your going to use your opinions as a source, I see that as ignorance.
You have nothing to back up your claims aside from your vitrol and angst.
How does FEMA get involved in a State disaster?
Once a disaster has occurred, and the State has declared a state of emergency, the State will evaluate the recovery capabilities of the State and local governments. If it is determined that the damage is beyond their recovery capability, the governor will normally send a request letter to the President, directed through the Regional Director of the appropriate FEMA region. The President then makes the decision whether or not to declare a major disaster or emergency.
After a presidential declaration has been made, FEMA will designate the area eligible for assistance and announce the types of assistance available. FEMA provides supplemental assistance for State and local government recovery expenses, and the Federal share will always be at least 75 percent of the eligible costs.
When a disaster occurs (or prior to it happening, if they have some warning), FEMA starts working with the affected state's Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO). This person is recommended by FEMA and appointed by the president. A Disaster Field Office is set up near the scene of the disaster -- from there, the FCO coordinates relief efforts and works to maintain a flow of information to rescue personnel and political leaders. Federal and state groups work together to provide the necessary relief efforts.
Federal disaster relief is divided into 12 Emergency Support Functions (ESF), each provided by a different agency or agencies. The 12 ESFs are:
ESF 1: Transportation
Provides civilian and military transportation
Lead agency: Department of Transportation
ESF 2: Communications
Provides telecommunications support
Lead agency: National Communications System
ESF 3: Public Works and Engineering
Restores essential public services and facilities
Lead agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
ESF 4: Fire Fighting
Detects and suppresses wildland, rural and urban fires
Lead agency: U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
ESF 5: Information and Planning
Collects, analyzes and disseminates critical information to facilitate the overall federal response and recovery operations
Lead agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency
ESF 6: Mass Care
Manages and coordinates food, shelter and first aid for victims; provides bulk distribution of relief supplies; operates a system to assist family reunification
Lead agency: American Red Cross
ESF 7: Resource Support
Provides equipment, materials, supplies and personnel to federal entities during response operations
Lead agency: General Services Administration
ESF 8: Health and Medical Services
Provides assistance for public health and medical care needs
Lead agency: U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services
ESF 9: Urban Search and Rescue
Locates, extricates and provides initial medical treatment to victims trapped in collapsed structures
Lead agency:Federal Emergency Management Agency
ESF 10: Hazardous Materials
Supports federal response to actual or potential releases of oil and hazardous materials
Lead agency: Environmental Protection Agency
ESF 11: Food
Identifies food needs; ensures that food gets to areas affected by disaster
Lead agency: Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture
ESF 12: Energy
Restores power systems and fuel supplies
Lead agency: Department of Energy
ESF 13: Public Safety and Security
Provides law enforcement services
Lead agency: Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice
ESF 14: Long-Term Community Recovery and Mitigation
Enables community recovery from the long-term consequences of a disaster
Lead agency: Department of Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness and Response/Federal Emergency Management Agency
ESF 15: External Affairs Annex
Ensures that Federal assets are deployed to the field during incidents requiring a coordinated Federal response
Lead agency: Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency
The fire-sale prices, however, came with a catch -- all buyers had to sign a waiver agreeing that the government cast-offs would not be used as housing and that each unit would be marked with a notice labeling it unfit to live in. The agreement also stipulated that if units were resold, the new owners must inform the purchaser that the units are not intended for housing. If the risks and regulations are not made clear, the seller is liable for penalties and even criminal charges that could result in a five-year prison sentence, FEMA spokeswoman Mary Olsen said. Vowing never again to use the same models of travel trailers, FEMA has also rewritten specifications for emergency housing to mandate units that are larger and have more ventilation.
Originally posted by pianopraze
reply to post by Xcathdra
BTS is providing fact after fact backed up with links.
FEMA is rife with corruption as shown in these links.
Seems like the lady knows how it works better than you.edit on 26-5-2011 by pianopraze because: formatting
Originally posted by SkipperJohn
Well I I also offer my background as a skipper!
And you can talk the talk all you want to until you are sitting in a contaminated trailer with your wife and kids to get sick from. And I take it you want a reliable source if not seen on CNN it is a hoax right?edit on 26-5-2011 by SkipperJohn because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Xcathdra
I also offer my background in law enforcement, as well as training with NIMS.
As far as your FEMA trailer issue - Go read the rest of what you are leaving out of your citation. The trailers were sold, and those trailers were then resold to people who were aware of the issues with them. In order for people to purchase FEMA trailers (which were made by companies, and NOT FEMA) they have to sign a waiver that they are fully informed of the issues with the trailers. They also had to acknowledge they are not fit for human occupation, which you conveintly leave out.
Originally posted by burntheships
And if that does not have your attention, why have they now started housing tornado victims in the same old contaminated trailers that were involved in Hurricane Katrina!? Horror stoies of mysterious rashes, burning eyes and chronic breathing problems were linked to the formaldehyde trailers.
Years after FEMA moved Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims out of formaldehyde and mold-infested trailers, the very same government-issue dwellings are once again sheltering disaster victims.
Bought at government auctions or from entrepreneurs reselling them, the trailers are appearing in increasing number along the path of the tornadoes that ravaged Alabama and other parts of the South last month. Jacked up on cinderblocks above severed tree limbs and piles of trash, the trailers cut a lean white silhouette eerily familiar to anyone who spent time in the Gulf Coast region in the past five and half years.
www.southernstudies.org...
The fire-sale prices, however, came with a catch -- all buyers had to sign a waiver agreeing that the government cast-offs would not be used as housing and that each unit would be marked with a notice labeling it unfit to live in. The agreement also stipulated that if units were resold, the new owners must inform the purchaser that the units are not intended for housing. If the risks and regulations are not made clear, the seller is liable for penalties and even criminal charges that could result in a five-year prison sentence, FEMA spokeswoman Mary Olsen said. Vowing never again to use the same models of travel trailers, FEMA has also rewritten specifications for emergency housing to mandate units that are larger and have more ventilation.
Originally posted by SkipperJohn
You might want to read the OP's post again it is about formaldehyde and mold-infested trailers, and Fema denying assistance to the tornado victims. You got way off topic with your hot air. Please stay on topic.
Originally posted by burntheships
Once again your "claims" to "background" in LE are irrelevant to FEMA's operations.
Originally posted by burntheships
Let me ask you this question...do you deny FEMA has corrupt activity?
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by burntheships
Let me ask you this question...do you deny FEMA has corrupt activity?
Of course not.. all agencies, entites are going to be corrupt to a certain degree.
Originally posted by burntheships
Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by burntheships
Let me ask you this question...do you deny FEMA has corrupt activity?
Of course not.. all agencies, entites are going to be corrupt to a certain degree.
I rest my case.