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To: jlallen who wrote (455220)	2/9/2009 11:51:48 AM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1573041

"Is English your first language?" Yes. "Its pretty clear that what i-node was getting at is that FEMA is not now and has not been intended to be a first responder..." He keeps harping on this with his typical "apples and pineapples" argument. The 'M' in FEMA stands for 'management'. Their job is to train, coordinate and make sure first responders have what they need to respond. They are there to grease the skids and remove the various roadblocks that keep things from happening, not to be a roadblock themselves. Case in point, FEMA has tractor-trailer loads of supplies and rescue equipment positioned close to areas prone to disaster. These 'pods' already have contracts in place for people with the tractors to pick them up and take them where needed. And the contracts have a guaranteed response of a few hours that this is to happen, all that is needed is a phone call. The phone call for our pod never came for Katrina. During Rita, the pods were delivered, but no one thought to authorize them being opened. So a local judge there ordered the local police to open them by force if necessary. So his whole 'FEMA is not a first responder', while technically true, is a hand waving attempt to distract from the issues. No, they aren't first responders. They direct them.