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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid Trump send FEMA to those states that suffered the
bad tornado's? I knew they were begging but did Trump do anything?
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Did Trump send FEMA to those states that suffered the (Original Post)
Doreen
Jan 2017
OP
If They Don't Get Help Then They Voted For It.. I Am Not That Sympathetic To GOPPERS.
TheMastersNemesis
Jan 2017
#3
Nope. There is no one to go. There is never going to be a response to disaster again
onecaliberal
Jan 2017
#5
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)1. He was said to be "monitoring" the situation.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)2. Good luck with that.
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)3. If They Don't Get Help Then They Voted For It.. I Am Not That Sympathetic To GOPPERS.
I feel sorry for the Democrats down there.
pkdu
(3,977 posts)4. Are they at least an "8" nt
onecaliberal
(32,920 posts)5. Nope. There is no one to go. There is never going to be a response to disaster again
It's going to make heck of a job brownie look like a genius.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)6. Looks like FEMA will begin assessment this wk, places are begging for help
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2017/01/23/tornado-recovery-continues-pine-belt/96975076/
http://m.walb.com/walb/db_330714/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=dpjqmf9x
These articles say they've been begging for help.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/officials-beg-trump-send-help-after-storms-kill-20-across-n711071
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-weekend-tornadoes-south-carolina-confirmed-44981254
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Teams from FEMA are expected to begin federal damage assessment in Forrest and Lamar counties Tuesday. After finishing up in those two counties, FEMA officials will move to Perry County for damage assessment.
Teams from FEMA are expected to begin federal damage assessment in Forrest and Lamar counties Tuesday. After finishing up in those two counties, FEMA officials will move to Perry County for damage assessment.
http://m.walb.com/walb/db_330714/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=dpjqmf9x
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FEMA will be on site surveying the damage on Thursday.
FEMA will be on site surveying the damage on Thursday.
These articles say they've been begging for help.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/officials-beg-trump-send-help-after-storms-kill-20-across-n711071
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-weekend-tornadoes-south-carolina-confirmed-44981254
Doreen
(11,686 posts)9. So FEMA is going to check it out
but there is still the issue of if Trump says yes or no to help needed. Basically from all of the answers I have gotten Trump has not sent help and we will not know for awhile if he does. I hope he does but I would never hold my breath.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)7. He probably doesn't know what FEMA is. nt
jmg257
(11,996 posts)8. Interesting stuff...
Teams from FEMA are expected to begin federal damage assessment in Forrest and Lamar counties Tuesday. After finishing up in those two counties, FEMA officials will move to Perry County for damage assessment. Public assistance teams, tasked with damage assessment of infrastructure, are expected to arrive in the area Wednesday.
So what we are hoping is that the disaster recovery centers will be established by the end of this week for individuals to come in and begin applying for aid," said Lee Smithson, executive director of MEMA. "When we go back to the 2013 (tornado), it was well over five days before displaced citizens could go in and start their registration. "So we're confident that it will be much, much faster than that because of the efforts of the people of this community. So we're looking forward to that."
Although officials said it was still too early to determine monetary damage, Smithson said the threshold for public assistance is $4.2 million in damage to infrastructure. For individual assistance, the threshold requires more than 250 homes to be damaged.
"So, obviously, we've met that threshold for individual assistance," Smithson said. "FEMA has gotten a lot better ... so if the information is correct, you could see the possibility of 10 to 14 business days from the time it gets processed (for individual assistance)."
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"In other words, in a normal setting, city services cannot be rendered to an individual's personal property we can't go and move a tree for them," Council President Carter Carroll said. "But if we've got a tree that's leaning down and it's about to fall on a house or a car, we can (now) go in there and cut that tree down because it's a safety issue. "So it's very important to act under a state of emergency it gives us the authority to establish a curfew, things like that." A curfew for the affected areas from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. was put in place by a 5-0 vote at Monday's meeting. Council also voted 5-0 to approve two items that approve requests for proposals for service related to removal of tornado debris.
"Because we're in a state of emergency, we don't have to advertise (bids) for 30 days we only have to do it for five or six," Carroll said. "But if we don't do it this way, then we won't be reimbursed by FEMA. "So a lot of people are wondering why we're not acting faster (that's because) we've just got to go through this bureaucratic process to make sure we get reimbursed."
So what we are hoping is that the disaster recovery centers will be established by the end of this week for individuals to come in and begin applying for aid," said Lee Smithson, executive director of MEMA. "When we go back to the 2013 (tornado), it was well over five days before displaced citizens could go in and start their registration. "So we're confident that it will be much, much faster than that because of the efforts of the people of this community. So we're looking forward to that."
Although officials said it was still too early to determine monetary damage, Smithson said the threshold for public assistance is $4.2 million in damage to infrastructure. For individual assistance, the threshold requires more than 250 homes to be damaged.
"So, obviously, we've met that threshold for individual assistance," Smithson said. "FEMA has gotten a lot better ... so if the information is correct, you could see the possibility of 10 to 14 business days from the time it gets processed (for individual assistance)."
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"In other words, in a normal setting, city services cannot be rendered to an individual's personal property we can't go and move a tree for them," Council President Carter Carroll said. "But if we've got a tree that's leaning down and it's about to fall on a house or a car, we can (now) go in there and cut that tree down because it's a safety issue. "So it's very important to act under a state of emergency it gives us the authority to establish a curfew, things like that." A curfew for the affected areas from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. was put in place by a 5-0 vote at Monday's meeting. Council also voted 5-0 to approve two items that approve requests for proposals for service related to removal of tornado debris.
"Because we're in a state of emergency, we don't have to advertise (bids) for 30 days we only have to do it for five or six," Carroll said. "But if we don't do it this way, then we won't be reimbursed by FEMA. "So a lot of people are wondering why we're not acting faster (that's because) we've just got to go through this bureaucratic process to make sure we get reimbursed."