Frustrated: Fire crews to hand out fliers for FEMA

The Salt Lake Tribune | 9/6/2005 | Lisa Rosetta

[Macaw]

Unfortunately this is not The Onion.

[Macaw]

Oops FULL ARTICLE HERE

[joesnuffy]

Labor Sec 'free Chow' has said NO will be rebuilt
and just ordered the creation of 25,000 jobs for refugees.

[B4Ranch]

ping

[Steven W.]

But this the good 'ol kind of FEMA that the Clintons were well known for!

[joesnuffy]

FEMAs next avatar will be more impressive...

This version is about to get it's clock cleaned...I think.

[Captain Kirk]

Err....um....who appointed the head of FEMA?

[WestTexasWend]

My brother in TX suggests we give the military FEMA's budget (they're already doing FEMA's work), and ship the FEMA brass to Iraq/Afghanistan...not that they'll do any good over there, but to keep them from doing harm here.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Oh how embarrassing. I sure wish they could pack up & go home.

[sgtbono2002]

The head Volunteer Firefighter in my state told all companies that wanted to go down there to stay home. He must have been tipped off.

[La Enchiladita]

What?! No cultural diversity training, too?

[msnimje]

If they want FEMA to do what they are saying it should, it will have to grow much bigger and be given its own first responder force.
I am not sure that is what we need, perhaps just competent local governments and some sort of "covering plan" such that Houston goes to New Orleans or visa versa.

[Macaw]

I just can't help but think sending these guys to do the door-to-door checking for survivors/casualties would make so much more sense. Anyone know how big FEMA is?

[mtbopfuyn]

I could send them plenty of fire ants and cottonmouths to let loose on the speakers if they wish.

[carumba]

Curly, Moe, and Larry could figure this one out.

[mtbopfuyn]

Yeah, and Hillary is doing some serious backpeddling today because SHE wanted FEMA under Homeland Security.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

But as specific orders began arriving to the firefighters in Atlanta, a team of 50 Monday morning quickly was ushered onto a flight headed for Louisiana. The crew's first assignment: to stand beside President Bush as he tours devastated areas.

Classy.

[newzjunkey]

Insanity. Be careful: some of the media think Joe M. Allbaugh is still director and attacking his as he spent some years involved with Arabian horses and apparently has a horse lobbying firm with his wife.

Michael D. Brown is current director. and was a internal promotion.

[Eagle Eye]

This is pretty damn hard to defend.

[spanalot]

"If they want FEMA to do what they are saying it should, it will have to grow much bigger and be given its own first responder force."

You miss the point - using firefighters to pass out leaflets and stopping the Red Cross from entering NO and Chertoff saying he did not know there was a problem till Thurs means Bush needs to clean house.

PS(What will the Cross do with all the money they collected?)