Onlooker
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:17 PM
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How long does it usually take FEMA to respond? |
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Anyone have any ideas or links showing whether or not FEMA typically responds more quickly to hurricane disasters? Or are they always kind of slow?
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William769
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:19 PM
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1. When I was waiting for help during Hurricane Andrew |
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I waited three days, thanks to the first Bush.
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:19 PM
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2. Some of the NO victims have been interviewed saying |
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They've lived through other hurricanes and FEMA (like the De Witt FEMA) was wonderful. Right there as needed.
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:21 PM
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:21 PM
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4. I read that they were on the ground WAITING for Ivan and |
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Charley, but that was an election year and Florida was a battleground state...
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:22 PM
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Don't I have a link, but living in Florida with 4 hurricanes last year.
That's the time frame.
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:23 PM
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6. James Lee Witt was in California the day OF the Northridge Earthquake |
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Clinton was there the next day...or 2 days later I forget.
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Tue Sep-06-05 08:38 PM
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....on your skin color, wealth, social status, political ties...etc.
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