Willis of the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management says one solution is to diversify FEMA's leadership, so the people making big decisions about how the agency allocates money look more like the general population. It was my day off from duty as a Watch Officer at FEMA's National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) and my wife and I had gone to see a show of Japanese prints at an art gallery near Dupont Circle. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first Environmental & Historic Preservation Guidance, Real Estate, Lending or Insurance Professionals, State, Local, Tribal or Territorial Governments, Preparedness Activities, Research & Webinars, Voluntary & Community-Based Organizations, Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation, National Business Emergency Operations Center, Hurricane Katrina Response And Recovery Update, All evacuees at the New Orleans Superdome and Convention Center, more than 22,000 people, have been bused or airlifted from disaster-stricken areas?additional evacuees from these two locations are anticipated. Stephen Speight died in March of complications from a long illness. FEMA did not respond to follow-up questions about its current workforce demographics or goals for the future. "Previously, you're always pretty much waiting for the governor to ask before you did it, and the problem with that is you're maybe a day or two or three days into something by the time you get asked, and we're not that nimble," he said. Darkness ruled not just night but day, as the electric grid crash darkened shelters and the lights of fiber-optic cable went off in an instant. President George W. Bush listens to FEMA Director Mike Brown, right, during a briefing on Hurricane Katrina damage in Mobile, Ala., on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. The outer ends of the hurricane also produced tornados . By and large, FEMA did its job. FEMA Director Mike Brown was replaced by David Paulison, a former fire chief who many hoped would revitalize the agency. Hurricane Katrina | Deaths, Damage, & Facts | Britannica But they couldn't afford to fix most of the damage to their home in DeQuincy, La. This page contains information that may not reflect current policy or programs. The storm triggered catastrophic flooding, particularly in the city of New Orleans . FEMA did not respond to follow-up questions about its plans to track the race of aid applicants or its response to the disasters in Lake Charles. Unfortunately for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA's administration of that assistance left much to be desired.
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