New FEMA chief confirmed-Paulison "Duct Tape" guy

[uppityperson]

too late for LBN, so am putting here. Please give it a kick for a bit please. Thanks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12993780/

The Senate confirmed R. David Paulison as FEMA’s chief on Friday, ending uncertainty over whether the beleaguered disaster relief agency would have a permanent director by next week’s start of the hurricane season.

Paulison’s confirmation was one of three Homeland Security Department nominations the Senate approved without objections before heading out of town on a one-week recess for Memorial Day.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, whose department oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said he is “confident the American public will be well-served” by Paulison.
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Paulison has served as acting FEMA director since September, taking over the beleaguered agency two weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. He has had a three-decade-long firefighting career, including a stint as chief of the Miami-Dade County fire department and head of the U.S. Fire Administration....(more@link)

[uppityperson]

1. wikipedia link about him, he's the Duct tape guy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._David_Paulison

It was in this role that Paulison released an advisory on February 10, 2003 recommending households keep several common items on hand in case of a biological, chemical or radiological terrorist attack. Among these: three days' worth of water and food, emergency supplies, and plastic sheeting and duct tape to seal windows and doors. The latter led to a much-publicized rush on hardware stores. This overshadowed another of the advisory's statements (one that unknowingly predicted conditions in the Gulf Coast 19 months later): in an emergency, most people "are going to be on their own for possibly 48 to 72 hours."

Anyone know of him?

[Coastie for Truth]

20. Red Cross Instructions On "Shelter In Place"

Re: Duct Tape

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Shelter-in-Place in an Emergency

What Shelter-in-Place Means:

One of the instructions you may be given in an emergency where hazardous materials may have been released into the atmosphere is to shelter-in-place. This is a precaution aimed to keep you safe while remaining indoors. (This is not the same thing as going to a shelter in case of a storm.) Shelter-in-place means selecting a small, interior room, with no or few windows, and taking refuge there. It does not mean sealing off your entire home or office building. If you are told to shelter-in-place, follow the instructions provided in this Fact Sheet.

Why You Might Need to Shelter-in-Place:

Chemical, biological, or radiological contaminants may be released accidentally or intentionally into the environment. Should this occur, information will be provided by local authorities on television and radio stations on how to protect you and your family. Because information will most likely be provided on television and radio, it is important to keep a TV or radio on, even during the workday. The important thing is for you to follow instructions of local authorities and know what to do if they advise you to shelter-in-place.

How to Shelter-in-Place

At Home:



• Close and lock all windows and exterior doors.
  
• If you are told there is danger of explosion, close the window shades, blinds, or curtains.
  
• Turn off all fans, heating and air conditioning systems.
  
• Close the fireplace damper.
  
• Get your family disaster supplies kit and make sure the radio is working.
  
• Go to an interior room without windows that's above ground level. In the case of a chemical threat, an above-ground location is preferable because some chemicals are heavier than air, and may seep into basements even if the windows are closed.
  
• Bring your pets with you, and be sure to bring additional food and water supplies for them.
  
• It is ideal to have a hard-wired telephone in the room you select. Call your emergency contact and have the phone available if you need to report a life-threatening condition. Cellular telephone equipment may be overwhelmed or damaged during an emergency.
  
• Use duct tape and plastic sheeting (heavier than food wrap) to seal all cracks around the door and any vents into the room.
  
• Keep listening to your radio or television until you are told all is safe or you are told to evacuate. Local officials may call for evacuation in specific areas at greatest risk in your community.
  
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Let me repeat:

How to Shelter-in-Place

At Home:

Use duct tape and plastic sheeting (heavier than food wrap) to seal all cracks around the door and any vents into the room.

[uppityperson]

22. You can put a large plastic bag over your head also.

not as effective, but still...

Edited to add that this does not increase my feelings towards the red cross.

[Coastie for Truth]

23. We have got a bunch of WW2 era oil refineries in the Bay Ara

...and the Contra Costa County and Alameda County OES are always issuing "shelter in place" directives.

www.cococaer.org/prepare_sip.html

[uppityperson]

24. so do you have to seal off your homes regularily?

regular "safe room"? Living around hazmats must be something.

[Coastie for Truth]

25. Just shut windows and doors.

I am about 2.3 miles from the nearest "source".

But I do keep my police/fire scanner on.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. kick

is he another Bush crony?

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Not a crony, really

Just a deluded schlub.

At least he has some pertinent background.

[uppityperson]

6. I'm glad he has some experience with something.

I continue to fear for us all as I do not trust them at all.

[Coastie for Truth]

21. He has the same experience as any Big City Professional OES Director

(OES = Office of Emergency Services)

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Just remember - the fire fighter is your friend - but cops? Different story.

[Waya]

3. Duct Tape Dave.....

...goody:crazy:

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Better than some, I guess

Didn't anyone find it odd that this job went begging for so long?

I wonder when they'll fill that Voice of America Baghdad correspondent job. (Seriously, the job is open and they can find no applicants)

[Hand]

8. Nobody wanted the job.

There was an NYT article several months ago about the people--highly qualified, experienced--who were approached and turned it down cold. Nobody wanted to take on the mess that FEMA had become; they wanted to do effective emergency response, and FEMA... not the place to do it.

[Yogi]

7. "Duct Tape" guy

damn, I feel safer. :sarcasm:

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. "Feel safer" and the ** maladministration should never be uttered

in the breath. :argh:

[Little Star]

10. Is he also the Tuna guy?

You know, the one that told us to put tuna under our bed for bird flu?

[uppityperson]

11. I don't think he is the tuna guy. He also said keep 2-3 days food onhand

that you would be on your own for 2-3 days so have food/water, but this got overshadowed by the duct-tape/plastic thing. I think the tuna/powdered milk is someone else.

Edited to add here's a link to a story, another guy:
"March 13, 2006 — In a remarkable speech over the weekend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended that Americans start storing canned tuna and powdered milk under their beds as the prospect of a deadly bird flu outbreak approaches the United States."
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AvianFlu/story?id=1716820&page=1

[tanyev]

12. Oh, no. That was Michael Leavitt, Sec of Health & Human Services.

There's no end to the idiots in this regime.

[uppityperson]

14. do a google search for (tuna "powdered milk" bed)

lots of funny results, people making fun of it.

[MADem]

16. And don't fergit yer POWDERED MILK, either!!!

What a dork--he probably owns stock in 3M duct tape and plastic sheeting, Starkist, and Carnation!

[uppityperson]

17. and raised beds, maybe loft beds.

in order to fit all that tuna and powdered milk. Actually, tuna&powderedmilk was someone else.

[sarcasmo]

13. Like this guy is going to make things any better.

Kick and Nom for the sure stupidity of this administration.

[uppityperson]

15. I'm suprised they got a new director since talk of discontinuing FEMA

Break FEMA up, that will solve the problems! At least this guy has done more than breed horses.

[sarcasmo]

18. I didn't save the thread, but I thought I read earlier this week that is

What the Decider wanted to do dissolve FEMA.

[uppityperson]

19. It was in the news, his latest plan to solve the FEMA problem...

dissolve it. sigh. He met some resistance about the idea.

[SeattleGirl]

26. Well, that's par for the course, isn't it?

I know Dubya likes to appoint cronies to different positions, but I'm honestly beginning to believe that he deliberately goes out of his way to find the absolute person he can for a particular spot.

[uppityperson]

27. one kick for the weekend day crew