And when a tornado destroys your Kansas home I do not expect you to have your hand out to the Feds.
2 months ago a tornado ripped thru 3 miles south of town. Threw the sherrifs truck 200 yards out in the pasture with him still in it. Flattened 2 houses and tore the roofs off of sveral more. I was up for 3 days helping get people to back to some sort of normalcy. Countless trips to town for food that was freely donated by the Churches and the local grocery store (that my wife owns) and I hope I never have to nail another shingle as long as I live. FEMA didnt join in because we didnt make a big enough blip on their radar. The damage from tornados pails in comparison to anything related to coastal weather, and I will take the charity of my good willed neighbors before I cash a gubmint handout.
No looting going on here. No cops being shot. No lake of raw sewage pouring into what was once my home town. Every one heeded the warnings and took cover and the only injury was a day later when a volonteer fell of the roof he was helping fix and broke his wrist.
The folks in Florida last year and befor and the outer banks of the Carolinas have been rebuiling for years and N.O. has been wondering for decades what they were gonna do when the pumps failed and ponchetrain drained into downtown. Well now they get to find out.