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FEMA

Another FEMA Fiasco!

September 18, 2008

FEMA has outdone itself following Hurrican Ike. It was supposed to be better this time… following the debacle of FEMA’s lack of action following Hurricane Katrina. But, it doesn’t take a mental giant to see that FEMA is still a non-functioning, insensitive agency that is out of touch with the people and events [...]

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The Redemption of FEMA?

June 23, 2008

Possibly.  According to MSNBC, FEMA is making a comeback.
When floodwaters knocked out the water treatment plant in Mason City, Iowa, FEMA rolled into town and promptly set up an account with a Pepsi bottler to supply bottled water. Then FEMA officials moved into a vacant store and began handing out the stuff.
“We saw different FEMA [...]

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The “F” Agencies of the Week: FAA, FEMA

April 4, 2008

Well, as much as I have been all over FEMA, they will have to wait.  Who could believe that the FAA has dropped the ball as they did?  Let’s just be thankful they didn’t drop an airplane!
This week before Congress there was testimony that some of the inspectors who tried to do their jobs were [...]

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FEMA Still Trying to Pass Out Toxic Trailers, Now in Arkansas

April 1, 2008

Everyone knows the toxic FEMA trailers have been the subject of much discussion.  Following the Super Tuesday tornadoes that swept through Tennessee, FEMA once again stepped up to the plate and offered to send some of the toxin tainted trailers to Tennessee.
But, aware of the formaldehyde situation, Tennessee’s Emergency Management Agency placed a limit on [...]

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FEMA Trailer Cover Up Outed by Congressional Investigation

March 13, 2008

Information from a report by Betty Ann Bowser for The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. 
FEMA trailers have been named as the primary cause of blood disorders, leukemias, nasal cancers, premature births, asthma, and the list goes on.  Formaldehyde is a known carcinagin.  Some of the trailers have tested to have as much as 75 times the levels allowed [...]

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Continuing Saga of Katrina, FEMA, and Waste

February 20, 2008

FEMA bought 200,000 Katrina trailers for $59,800 each.  These trailers came with an 18-month life expectancy.  Someone must have known they were “trailer trash” before they were delivered.  The trailers were to be sold to the general public after use, the money from the sales to be returned to FEMA.  That’s the law.  Instead, it seems [...]

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FEMA Sending Toxic Trailers to Tennessee

February 14, 2008

When the tornados struck Tennessee and Arkansas on Super Tuesday, there was an announcement that FEMA would be on the ground.  Based on FEMA’s response to Katrina and the fake news conferences they staged during the California fires, should we have expected better for Tennessee and Arkansas?
After each of the previous debacles, FEMA has stated [...]

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FEMA and The Twisters

February 6, 2008

Tennessee was among one of five southern states hit by twisters last night as the polls closed.  The storm, with gusts reportedly up to 207 miles per hour made its way across the state overnight.  By 5:00 a.m. all local television stations in the Chattanooga area were broadcasting only weather warnings, watches and updates.
There is [...]

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