Showing posts with label fema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fema. Show all posts

20161107

FEMA Opens Loan Window As Red Cross Tries To Shut Down Shelters

As the floodwaters receded from Nichols, South Carolina and the surrounding areas, many residents made the emotional journey home to assess what little they had left, a good portion of those people discovering that they had absolutely nothing. Having spent the last several weeks in a shelter operated out of the National Guard Armory in neighboring Mullins (some of those at the shelter are from Mullins also), the shelter residents have been anxious to return home or, at the very least, to return to a home at all.

After the cleanup has begun and the issue morphed into getting the victims out the shelters, many people thought that the cavalry finally arrived when FEMA announced it was coming to town to “assess” the damages and the need of the community for aid. Unfortunately for those who don’t fully understand the nature of such organizations, FEMA has been anything but a cavalry.

In fact, despite an annual budget of nearly $14 billion a year, FEMA has done virtually nothing other than “assess” damages. The agency did not come with water, sandbags, food, blankets or anything else necessary for flood victims. All it brought was an expensive van and lots of paperwork.

So what does FEMA actually do besides assess? And why on earth would it need $14 billion to assess anything? The answer? Besides creating the blueprint to use a natural disaster, military conflict, economic collapse, and social unrest as justification to set up domestic internment camps alongside the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA acts as a facilitator for loans and “loan assistance” to victims who have lost their homes and their livelihood. Instead of providing “trailers” (preferably free of toxic chemicals) to victims, FEMA is instead focused on providing “low interest” loans through the Small Business Administration.

While no one is arguing that loan assistance program is the problem, many would rightly wonder why, if this is all FEMA will do in an actual emergency, is there an annual budget of $14 billion?...

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/11/fema-opens-loan-window-red-cross-tries-shut-shelters.html

20151120

Argentine president overrides extradition of man charged in Denver murder

Argentina's president has blocked the extradition of a Denver fugitive who claims he was framed for murder because video he took of ground zero proves U.S. complicity in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner issued an executive order Sept. 16 overriding a December decision by the Argentina Supreme Court. The court had approved the extradition of Kurt Frederick Sonnenfeld to the United States.

The government's order cited human rights in its denial of the request to grant extradition. It also says that extradition could put Argentina in a position of violating an international principle of not forcing the return of asylum seekers to countries where they could be persecuted.

Sonnenfeld, who was charged in the New Year's Day 2002 murder of his first wife, Nancy, is a former videographer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. His video over the course of several weeks in September 2001 documented rescue and recovery efforts that were broadcast around the world...

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29130615/argentine-president-overrides-extradition-of-man-charged-in-denver-murder

20130410

National Response Framework

"The United States National Response Framework (NRF) is part of the National Strategy for Homeland Security that presents the guiding principles enabling all levels of domestic response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies. Building on the existing National Incident Management System(NIMS) as well as Incident Command System (ICS) standardization, the NRF's coordinating structures are always in effect for implementation at any level and at any time for local, state, and national emergency or disaster response..."

20111101

First Ever Test of Nationwide Emergency Alert System to Be Conducted

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on November 9, 2011. Although local and state tests are a weekly or monthly occurrence, this will be the first simultaneous, coast to coast test of the national system. EAS is the successor to the Emergency Broadcast System which was developed in 1963. In an actual national crisis this warning system will allow the President of the United States to communicate "rapidly and comprehensively" with the American public. Additionally, the system may be used to warn of impending natural disasters and offer direction. The test will last approximately 3 minutes and will involve the following communication methods: "broadcast radio and television, cable television, satellite radio and television and wireline video services – that participate in the EAS." The test will not include cell phone providers. The FCC guide for the upcoming test with answers to frequently asked questions is available here.
Other resources available: FCC Public Safety Notice for Test , "A National Dialogue on the Emergency Alert System" Webpage and the Emergency Alert System Nationwide Test Webpage