In the aftermath of Hurricane Heléne, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hardly covering itself with glory. Tom Knighton points out:
A friend of mine lives at the edge of where Helene did her worst. He just got power back on yesterday and was finally able to let me know he was OK. I was worried for obvious reasons.
In the deepest, worst parts of where the storm ripped things to shreds, they’re trying to just make it to the next day. They’re struggling to find clean drinking water, food, shelter, the works.
Luckily, FEMA is on the case.
They took to social media yesterday and posted this crap.
That’s right. People who don’t have internet, phone service, or electricity should call, download an app, or log onto the FEMA website.
I won’t ask how stupid can the federal government be, but I’m worried they’d take it as a challenge.
Back in the day, FEMA would roll into a disaster area with paper applications and facilitate all of that right there. While the internet and smartphones are glorious things, this is a prime example of when they’re a terrible option for people.
There's more at the link.
After reading Tom's comments, I went back and re-read my long four-part blog post about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Looks like the same bureaucrats - or their descendants - are still in charge, and still as incompetent as ever.
Peter
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