A FEMA Parable: The Shopkeeper's "Fire Protection" Secret...

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A parable:

A shopkeeper lost everything in a fire that gutted his shop.

Insurance covered everything and with that mitigation a brand new shop, even better, was built.

But none of the money actually went to extra fire prevention measures, especially strange considering the fire was chalked up to an 'unknown cause'. When asked he said:

"Oh I don't need any of that because I know it won't happen again."

"Why not?"

"I set the fire myself of course!"

Corruption breeds complacency of the worst order... and so there was no problem dumping cronies into FEMA ...

It's hard to understand any other way to explain the juxtaposition the between reality of Americans living for a week in rubble, and the INCREDIBLY EXTENSIVE ... I repeat INCREDIBLY EXTENSIVE so-called 'planning' that is seen in the Department of HOMELAND DEFENSE's "National Response Plan" ...

WARNING: Do not read any of the following links unless you want to see bald-faced evidence of "the shopkeeper's secret":

Fact Sheet: National Response Plan
What it does for America

The National Response Plan establishes a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents.  The Plan incorporates best practices and procedures from incident management disciplines—homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, firefighting, public works, public health, responder and recovery worker health and safety, emergency medical services, and the private sector—and integrates them into a unified structure.  It forms the basis of how federal departments and agencies will work together and how the federal government will coordinate with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents.  It establishes protocols to help protect the nation from terrorist attacks and other natural and manmade hazards; save lives; protect public health, safety, property, and the environment; and reduces adverse psychological consequences and disruptions to the American way of life.

From http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml :

"The National Response Plan establishes a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents.  The plan incorporates best practices and procedures from incident management disciplines—homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, firefighting, public works, public health, responder and recovery worker health and safety, emergency medical services, and the private sector—and integrates them into a unified structure.  It forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents.  It establishes protocols to help
○ Save lives and protect the health and safety of the public, responders, and recovery workers;
○ Ensure security of the homeland;
○ Prevent an imminent incident, including acts of terrorism, from occurring;
○ Protect and restore critical infrastructure and key resources;
○ Conduct law enforcement investigations to resolve the incident, apprehend the perpetrators, and collect and preserve evidence for prosecution and/or attribution;
○ Protect property and mitigate damages and impacts to individuals, communities, and the environment; and
○ Facilitate recovery of individuals, families, businesses, governments, and the environment.

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EXTRA WARNING, reading these links will make you question your sanity -- especially the "Brochure", 2 pages of WTF OMG!


More on the National Response Plan
○ Local/Federal Response Strategies & Coordination Structure
○ Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery
○ Signatory Partners (who's who of those 'in' on the shopkeepers secret)
○ Fact Sheet: National Response Plan (this will make you mad}

Additional Resources
○ National Response Plan Brochure (PDF, 2 pages 3MB)
○ National Incident Management System

Finally DO NOT READ:
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0581.xml+%22Emphasis+on+Local+Response%22&hl=en">"Emphasis on Local Response"
National Response Plan: Local/Federal Response Strategies & Coordination Structures, Proactive Federal Response to Catastrophic Events, Multi-Agency Coordination Structures

And especially DO NOT READ THE ACTUAL PLAN:
National Reponse Base Plan and Appendices (PDF, 114 pages, 2MB) (If you are just a little brave just check out the graph of "Overview of initial Federal involvement under the Stafford Act" on page 111)


As a final thought, the ultimate WORTH of the NRP seems to be 114 pages that simply copy the very last page... "This page intentionally left blank"

Thanks to http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4668155 for the first look at the NRP

What do you think?

[nashville_brook]

1. i was a marcomm schlep in a former life

and this looks exactly like the takeover crap i put together for hospitals/healthcare mangement cartels. written by lawyers to do everything but provide a list of what they ARE responsibile for.

the only proper reading is a political deconstruction, and even with critical evaluation, we are faced with the fact that there are claims in here about the nature of their mission that is the point of contention. ie -- the docs form an agency whose mission is to pass the buck and make a profit.

so, my first response is DON'T LOOK AT THESE because they are mentally toxic.
my second response is GREAT FIND.
third -- the parable is all you need.

this was THEIR opportuntiy to LOOT.

Supreme Court Expands Power of Eminent Domain
By David G. Savage, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-062305scotus_lat,0,6924206.story?coll=la-home-headlines
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court gave local governments broad power today to bulldoze homes and other private property to make way for business development, a ruling that could encourage more city-backed plans to replace small stores with big-box retailers.

The 5-4 ruling upheld a plan by officials in a coastal Connecticut town to condemn nine homes of longtime residents that would be replaced with an office complex and a marina.

The dispute between the homeowners and the city officials became a classic test of government power versus individual rights. It pitted a community's hopes for economic rebirth against an individual's right to keep one's home.

Economic development emerged as the clear winner.