Robert Wexler (D) Tells Bush To Fire FEMA's Brown

Robert Wexler's Office | 9-06-05 | Robert Wexler

[moose2004]

I think Wexler is still counting hanging chads.

[Eagle Eye]

First you make an unsupported allegation that you eight year old was better informed than Brown. I'll bet that you couldn't support that statement in court; I know you cannot here.

Second, you didn't even bother using the link I provided. Those responses were presidential declarations.

Ignorance can be fixed; stupidity is forever.

I cannot educate those who refuse to learn.

[Eagle Eye]

Under Secretary Brown has led Homeland Security’s response to more than 164 presidentially declared disasters and emergencies, including the 2003 Columbia Shuttle disaster and the California wildfires in 2003.

http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/brown.shtm


If anyting might make him unqualified, it is his JD degree.


Overall, lawyers have stolen more than any other class of people to ever live.

[ken in texas]

... Any army private has had more experience than I have...

Then maybe you should go out and get more experience. Then you would be better suited to throw rocks at the people trying to do the work.

[Wiseghy]

Not so fast Hon. Rep. Wexler.

The media cycle may be running against you in the next couple of days, as the bus footage starts to uhhhh, surface.

[U.H. Conservative]

"Ignorance can be fixed; stupidity is forever."

Too true. You have my sympathy for your stupidity.

[Eagle Eye]

http://www.fema.gov/library/dproc.shtm


The Major Disaster Process
A Major Disaster Declaration usually follows these steps:
Local Government Responds, supplemented by neighboring communities and volunteer agencies. If overwhelmed, turn to the state for assistance;
The State Responds with state resources, such as the National Guard and state agencies;
Damage Assessment by local, state, federal, and volunteer organizations determines losses and recovery needs;
A Major Disaster Declaration is requested by the governor, based on the damage assessment, and an agreement to commit state funds and resources to the long-term recovery;
FEMA Evaluates the request and recommends action to the White House based on the disaster, the local community and the state's ability to recover;
The President approves the request or FEMA informs the governor it has been denied. This decision process could take a few hours or several weeks depending on the nature of the disaster.

[armymarinemom]

Well if Wexler wants him gone he should probably stay.

[Eagle Eye]

Where can I get food and water?

The American Red Cross and other volunteer agencies will provide you with food, water and clothing. Listen to your radio or watch local media for the location of the nearest volunteer agency facility.

There are also sources of water in your home that you may have not thought of. For example, your hot water heater is an excellent source of water. Turn off the power that heats your tank and let it cool. When you want water, place a container underneath and open the drain valve on the bottom of the tank.

[Eagle Eye]

2005 Federal Disaster Declarations

Declared Disasters Archives


Major Disaster Declarations
Emergency Declarations
Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Major Disaster DeclarationsNumber Date State Title DFRNs Designated Counties
1605 08/29 Alabama Hurricane Katrina

1604 08/29 Mississippi Hurricane Katrina

1603 08/29 Louisiana Hurricane Katrina

1602 08/28 Florida Hurricane Katrina

1601 08/23 Louisiana Tropical Storm Cindy

1600 08/23 Kansas Severe Storms and Flooding

1599 08/22 Wyoming Tornado

1598 08/01 Utah Flood and Landslide

1597 07/22 North Dakota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Ground Saturation

1596 07/22 South Dakota Severe Storm

1595 07/10 Florida Hurricane Dennis

1594 07/10 Mississippi Hurricane Dennis

1593 07/10 Alabama Hurricane Dennis

1592 07/06 Idaho Heavy Rains and Flooding

1591 06/29 Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melts, and Ice Jams

1590 06/23 Nebraska Severe Storms and Flooding

1589 04/19 New York Severe Storms and Flooding

1588 04/19 New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding

1587 04/14 Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding

1586 04/14 Arizona Severe Storms and Flooding

1585 04/14 California Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud and Debris Flows

1584 03/14 Alaska Severe Winter Storm

1583 03/07 Nevada Heavy Rains and Flooding

1582 02/18 American Samoa Tropical Cyclone Olaf, including High Winds, High Surf, and Heavy Rainfall

1581 02/17 Arizona Severe Storms and Flooding

1580 02/15 Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides

1579 02/08 Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding

1578 02/08 Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Record Snow

1577 02/04 California Severe Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, and Mudslides

1576 02/01 Utah Severe Storms and Flooding

1575 02/01 Hawaii Severe Storms and Flash Flooding

1574 02/01 West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides

1573 01/21 Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding


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Emergency DeclarationsNumber Date State Title DFRNs Declared Counties
3224 09/05 Colorado Hurricane Katrina

3223 09/05 Utah Hurricane Katrina

3222 09/05 North Carolina Hurricane Katrina

3221 09/05 West Virginia Hurricane Katrina

3220 09/05 Florida Hurricane Katrina

3219 09/05 Oklahoma Hurricane Katrina

3218 09/05 Georgia Hurricane Katrina

3217 09/05 Tennessee Hurricane Katrina

3216 09/02 Texas Hurricane Katrina

3215 09/02 Arkansas Hurricane Katrina

3214 08/28 Alabama Hurricane Katrina

3213 08/28 Mississippi Hurricane Katrina

3212 08/27 Louisiana Hurricane Katrina

3211 04/28 New Hampshire Snow

3210 04/21 Maine Snow

3209 04/01 Maine Snow

3208 03/30 New Hampshire Snow

3207 03/30 New Hampshire Snow

3206 03/14 Maine Snow

3205 03/14 Maine Snow

3204 02/23 Nevada Snow

3203 02/17 Rhode Island Snow

3202 02/17 Nevada Snow

3201 02/17 Massachusetts Snow

3200 02/17 Connecticut Snow

3199 02/01 Illinois Snow

3198 01/11 Ohio Snow

3197 01/11 Indiana Snow


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Fire Management Assistance DeclarationsNumber
Date State Incident
2581 08/29 Nevada Chance Fire

2579 08/25 Oregon Deer Creek

2578 08/22 Nevada Vor Fire

2577 08/19 Hawaii Waikele Fire

2576 08/15 Hawaii Nanakuli Brush Fire

2575 08/07 Washington School Fire

2574 08/04 Hawaii Akoni Pule Highway Fire

2572 08/01 Washington Dirty Face Fire

2571 07/25 California Quartz Fire

2570 07/22 Arizona Edge Fire Complex

2569 07/16 South Dakota Skyline #2 Fire

2568 07/16 Nevada Carlin Fire

2567 07/16 Nevada Contact Fire

2566 07/10 Colorado Mason Fire

2565 07/10 South Dakota Ricco Fire

2564 06/27 Utah Blue Springs Fire

2563 06/24 Nevada Good Springs Fire

2562 06/23 Arizona Humbug Fire

2561 06/22 Arizona Cave Creek Fire Complex

2560 06/12 Arizona Hulet Fire

2559 06/08 Arizona Bobby Fire

2558 05/26 Arizona Vekol Fire

2557 04/19 South Dakota Camp Five Fire

[Dolphy]

I think these facts are too difficult to digest for people who seem to have thrown their supposedly conservative brains out the window. My heart truly goes out to those who by either illness or money could not evacuate or who did the best they could in going to a shelter. But the idea that any federal agency, particularly in response to a risk that has been known for over a century, could fill the vacuum created by state and local incompetence is absurd. I for one am not interested in the socialist or fascist state that kind of thinking gives rise to.

[Eagle Eye]

Knock me over with a feather!

A voice of reason.

[OESY]

Thanks for the link:



Michael D. Brown

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response

Michael D. Brown was nominated by President George W. Bush as the first Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response in the newly created Department of Homeland Security in January 2003. As the head of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Under Secretary Brown leads federal disaster response and recovery operations and coordinates disaster activities with more than two dozen federal agencies and departments and the American Red Cross. He also oversees the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration, and initiates proactive mitigation activities.

Additionally, Under Secretary Brown helps the Secretary of Homeland Security ensure the effectiveness of emergency responders, and directs the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center, the National Disaster Medical System and the Nuclear Incident Response Team.

Under Secretary Brown has led Homeland Security’s response to more than 164 presidentially declared disasters and emergencies, including the 2003 Columbia Shuttle disaster and the California wildfires in 2003. In 2004, Mr. Brown led FEMA’s thousands of dedicated disaster workers during the most active hurricane season in over 100 years, as FEMA delivered aid more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.

Previously, Mr. Brown served as FEMA's Deputy Director and the agency's General Counsel. Shortly after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Mr. Brown served on the President's Consequence Management Principal's Committee, which acted as the White House's policy coordination group for the federal domestic response to the attacks. Later, the President asked him to head the Consequence Management Working Group to identify and resolve key issues regarding the federal response plan. In August 2002, President Bush appointed him to the Transition Planning Office for the new Department of Homeland Security, serving as the transition leader for the EP&R Division.

Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Brown practiced law in Colorado and Oklahoma, where he served as a bar examiner on ethics and professional responsibility for the Oklahoma Supreme Court and as a hearing examiner for the Colorado Supreme Court. He had been appointed as a special prosecutor in police disciplinary matters. While attending law school he was appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature as the Finance Committee Staff Director, where he oversaw state fiscal issues. His background in state and local government also includes serving as an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight and as a city councilman.

Mr. Brown was also an adjunct professor of law for the Oklahoma City University.

A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration/Political Science from Central State University, Oklahoma. He received his J.D. from Oklahoma City University’s School of Law.

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COMMENT: Brown impresses me as a guy who has his act together. That must really bother Bush's opponents.

It's interesting how Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and other states give FEMA generally high marks. What seems to be the problem in Louisiana? /rhetorical

Further, isn't it interesting that liberals are bemoaning New Orleans fate while arguing that the al-Qaeda trained Jose Padilla, who was planning to deliver a dirty bomb to Chicago, should be given a pass. His bomb or a suitcase nuke could knock out any of our big cities, not for months or years but for centuries.

Let's reflection on the consequences of the Democrats' skewed priorities.

One question: Why would Dems insist on firing a FEMA chief with a proven record of accomplishment except to gain political advantage? His replacement would take months, if not years, to learn the job and the movers that make things happen, and in that period he would make his fair share of mistakes.

Is this what Wexler and his liberal allies are counting on? Then, only the poor people outside his district would suffer as they struggle to cope in Katrina's aftermath.

Wexler is beneath contempt.

[Eagle Eye]

Wexler is beneath contempt.

And so are the posters who share wexler's knee jerk reactions.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Impeach Wexler!

[U.H. Conservative]

Given that many of these were simply the same emergency on the same day in different states, the number is inflated.

But even given that, you're right. The guy who was fired from the International Arabian Horse Association is the best choice ever to head FEMA.

Heck, if Brown loses his job, Ron Reagan, Jr.'s experience with dog shows should make him a solid candidate for a replacement.

[Eagle Eye]

Different declared emergencies.

A declaration for Alabama doesn't do squat for Florida or Mississippi.

What is going on in LA is different than in AL of MS.

ALL your arguments have gone down the drain as worthless.

You called me stupid but aren't even my equal.

[U.H. Conservative]

You're right. I'm not your equal. I could never be as stupid as you. I do appreciate your recognizing this, though, as it proves even morons have class.

You've made my day, Eagle Eye.

[Eagle Eye]

I've been doing this too long to be rattled by the likes of you.

However what you've done to yourself on this forum is far more damaging than any insult I could ever hurl.

And I'm series about that. It's that hugh.

[TheForceOfOne]

Governor Blanco should think about this as she is passing out blame.

10,000 deaths divided by 24 hours = 416 deaths per hour or 7 deaths per minute while she was mauling it over.