AH!! Gotcha. Right now the only way to go to Carolina is in your mind.
Yeah, the Harvard study put it a 4,600. Then Puerto Rico went back and reassessed how and what they counted. I think originally they only counted filed death certificates naming the storm as the cause.
No disagreement. Earlier in the thread I noted that âall disastersâ are local."
No one is wanting the Feds to be the lead. But, they are a critical partner in response - that first 12-72 hours when nothing is working in disaster. When we go from a first world situation to a third world overnight, no local entity has the resources to be effective in the response phase. So, we turn to the state to assist. And, behind the states the Feds should be ready to move, and by the way, the Feds canât move without and official state request. Acting as partners and competency are key up and down the line.
During Maria, FEMA was hamstrung by a limited order to respond to Puerto Rico from DHS/the White House. The details are too hard to explain here, but it finally took the governor or Puerto Rico some 7 plus days later to get the response order changed. We would know this in more detail had Congress held hearings, but we all know how well that works.
That wonât happen in this storm, but it will be worth watching how this all plays out. I hope it works well. No one can ever prepare for the uncertainties of such disasters.
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I think we preach from the same book.
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Didnât Brock tell her he would tele-commute 4-5 days per week? 
Absolutely, a well-crafted response is essential. Right now FEMA isnât doing response or recovery particularly well.
I just fear that a more top down management style is going hurt more than it helps. And I donât see how you can have a more military-like response without one.
I donât have any great ideas, myself , of what kind of structure will work best. I think the long term trend towards contracting out essential work has hurt FEMA badly.
I am not a big fan of giving the military any civilian responsibilities or duties. They should be responsible for defending the homeland. Period. No fighting wars for wahabbi sunni tyrants, no fighting wars for oil companies either. Keep America safe.
The PR government did not know the water was at that (closed) airport runway in Ceiba. It was discovered by one of their FURA agents and FEMA just today admitted that they stored the water there in May of this year. It had been stored in various warehouses around the island. $22 million worth of water on 20,833 pallets no longer fit to drink. Now theyâre ready to turn it over, in case of any storms affecting PR this year. Thanks FEMA. Real competence inaction.
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