High marks for FEMA in response to Midwest floods
Emergency Management Alert, July 15, 2008
In sharp contrast to almost three years ago when Hurricane Katrina made the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) a national joke, that agency has recently won praise from homeowners, politicians, and community leaders in the flood-stricken Midwest, reported the Associated Press (AP).
Many commended FEMA for responding quickly and surely last month to assist communities hard hit by flooding that left 24 people dead, drove tens of thousands from their homes, and caused billions of dollars in damages, the AP reported. “The lessons we learned from Katrina we've taken very seriously," Glenn Cannon, FEMA assistant administrator for disaster operations, told the AP. He added: "We've changed the way we do business. We don't wait to react."
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