Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (disasteraccountability.org)
CNN and All Headline News are reporting some flooding in New Orleans’ as Hurricane Gustav pummels the Louisiana coast. Both the Lower Ninth Ward and Upper Ninth Ward have been named as flooding sites. In addition, the New York Times reports street flooding in the southern Louisiana parishes of Terrebone and Lafourche. […]
Southern Mississippi leaders were just told, as Hurricane Season began, that FEMA would no longer deliver ice after disasters as it had in the past.
According to Mary Hudak, a regional FEMA spokesperson, free ice will only be available for medical emergencies and life saving reasons.
We want to make sure we’re providing ice as a life-saving […]
The Government Accountability Office recently conducted an audit of the implementation of improved evacuation procedures for special needs populations by the DHS and DOT and found that four of the six major points had NOT been “substantially implemented” as of this spring. The audit found that the FEMA’s role was not sufficiently clarified in the […]
Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that some major disasters can exceed the response/relief capacities of the American Red Cross (ARC) and other Emergency Support Function #6 (ESF-6) Mass Care Providers (described in the National Response Framework (NRF) Annex).In response to post-Katrina lessons realized, the NRF shifted primary ESF-6 Mass Care Responsibilities from the ARC to FEMA (Before/After […]
Next to rescue efforts in the face of imminent harm, recovery – bringing life back to normal or something close to it - is the most important post-disaster activity. But, recovery is typically given short-shrift by emergency planners, and federal participation is likely to decrease now that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has […]
In the past week, we have seen two nations, overwhelmed with disasters, refuse foreign offers to provide rescue teams and other emergency aid. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? Following Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. government also refused foreign aid. Reluctantly, it accepted some, but left much of it to rot in warehouses. […]
Response to FEMA Director, R. David Paulison’s ice, trailer, and possible resignation announcements today<br>
On February 11, 2008, FEMA assistant administrator Glenn Cannon told a Congressional Subcommittee:
“We’re changing our whole planning focus now from Louisiana-centric to Gulf Coast-centric.”
Seriously?
This underscores why, when discussing DHS/FEMA readiness for a major disaster at a July 2007 House Oversight Committee Hearing, Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, Department […]
The Department of Homeland Security has revised the National Response Framework, reportedly streamlining the chain of command and giving coordination authority to FEMA (Washington Post). The change is said to be responsive to recommendations made by state governments (and the Disaster Accountability Project) during a public comment period. (DAP is unable to verify this, however, until the final product is […]
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies just released its annual ”World Disasters Report,” available online. This year, the focus is discrimination in disaster relief programs - and a sobering report it is.
The 2007 World Disasters Report addresses widely held misconceptions and offers valuable recommendations for making disaster services more responsive to the […]
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