The Daily Background
| FEMA isses post-Katrina report: is near-identical with pre-Katrina report
by Arlen Parsa
Oh boy. From Associated Press today:
An internal FEMA review of its flawed response to Hurricane Katrina identifies many of the same failures and fixes that the disaster response agency pledged to reform a year ago, documents show.
Similarities between a March 7, 2005, consultant’s report to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency and an internal Feb. 13, 2006, analysis raise concerns that few of the lessons learned from Katrina will be heeded.Both reports concluded the agency:
_Lacked clear leadership between FEMA headquarters and the disaster sites.
_Operated under outdated or inadequate response plans.
_Needed better-trained or more experienced employees.
_Was unable to get a clear picture of emergencies as they as unfolded.
They had those same warnings a year ago? Months before Katrina hit? And yet they didn’t do anything to reform the agency?Full article.
not only that, but FEMA is kicking out volunteers from New Orleans on April 10
see my blog for postings, and articles at WWL-tv and CBN for more info.