Flood waters cover part of the small town of Oakville, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
by Frank James
FEMA wants to assure Americans, especially those in the flood-ravaged parts of the Midwest, that it's on the case, attending to the needs of those affected by what's being called the worst natural disaster to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Katrina.
To that end, FEMA put out a press release with what the agency, and its sister federal departments, are doing to respond to the crisis.
Among the highlights:
Joint Federal Activities: FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the U.S. General Services Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency have worked together to provide
- 3,222,000 liters of water - enough to provide for more than 465,000 people per day.
- 213,120 meals ready-to-eat (MRE's).
- 12.8 million sand-bags bags - enough to reach from Washington, DC to San Francisco if laid side-by-side.
- 46 generators.
- 2,500 tarps.
- 4,032 rolls of plastic sheeting - which would measure more than 50 miles long if laid end-to-end.
- 23 Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (MDRCs).
- 30 trucks deployed to help with debris removal.
- Another 108,000 liters of water, 50 generators and 7 MDRCs are currently on the way to impacted communities.
Here's the rest of FEMA's press release
President Bush is due to tour some of the flooded areas on Thursday. We're certain he won't be telling anyone they're doing a heckuva job.
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"CHERTOFF SPEAKS"
BY REMOVING, ATTORNEY GENERAL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD, THE IOWA CORP OF ENGINEERS, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, GOVERNOR, AND FEMA, AND INSERTING SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO RELEASE ALL RELIEF EFFORTS UPON HIS RETURN FROM WASHINGTON ON OR BEFORE THE 23RD DAY OF THE MONTH.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO A "HECKUVA" JOB AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
OOOOOOPPSS STOP THE PRESS!
BY EXECUTIVE ORDER, AMERICA DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY IN THE "RAINY DAY" FUND BECAUSE THAT IS FOR LATER THIS "YEAR"
THE GREAT ONE! GEORGE "PRESCOTT" WALKER BUSH!
Posted by: Roger Morris | June 18, 2008 5:50 PM
It's nice we're spending so much to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure while ours at home crumbles. Well done, Republicans.
Posted by: Paul | June 18, 2008 6:00 PM
I suggest before FEMA does anything else, they should finish their job in New Orleans!! Then, they can apologize to the good citizens of New Orleans and Louisiana, for their incompetence and malfeacence. I hope that will reassure those citizens that America does care what happened to them !! Also, that as a nation, we will do everything in our power, that it never happens again !! We are one nation, let's act like one !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.
Posted by: Don Fitzgerald, Chicago | June 18, 2008 6:56 PM
Didn't Iowa vote for Obama?
How do they like "Change" now?
Posted by: ElliotNC | June 18, 2008 8:32 PM
Didn't Iowa vote for Obama?
How do they like "Change" now?
Posted by: ElliotNC | June 18, 2008 8:32 PM
Is this really Hagee?
Posted by: bill r. | June 19, 2008 9:10 AM