David Paulison
David Paulison
Robert David Paulison is an American former fire chief who served as the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Paulison was appointed by President George W. Bush on September 12, 2005 to replace the embattled Michael D. Brown, who resigned amid controversy over his handling of disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Prior to his appointment, Paulison was perhaps best known nationally for his 2003 advisory regarding household itemsto have on hand in case of terrorist attack...
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The Assistance to Firefighters grants represent a major effort by the federal government to ensure that the nation's firefighters continue to have the basic capability they require to do their jobs, improve safety and save lives.
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Please, please don't go back until the local emergency managers tell you it's safe to go back.
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Katrina is the largest flood disaster in our nation's history, and it requires us to take a new look at how we process flood insurance claims. Our mutual goal is to get families into the recovery process as quickly as possible.
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We've been doing surveillance of the refineries. So far what we see is minimal damage and we hope that holds, but we'll continue monitoring that to make sure that we can get those refineries back on line as quickly as possible.
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We are not making any assumptions in this storm. We are asking questions.
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We're going to get people out of the shelters. We're going to move on and get them the help they need.
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I don't think anyone in the Gulf Coast is out of harm's way.
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We lost roofing tiles and our prized pink grapefruit tree.
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We will now use competitive strategies everywhere possible placing priority on the use of local and small disadvantaged businesses as we move into the long-term recovery phase.
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We are going to have situational awareness over this storm to make sure that we know what's going on and we can provide the equipment and the supplies that that particular community needs.
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There is no reason for anyone who sustained hurricane losses not to make that call and get whatever assistance they are eligible to receive.
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What happened during Katrina, was that the Federal government, and even the state and locals, did not have a good situational awareness of what was actually happening on the ground, we're putting things in place to fix that.
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Peterson's experience in emergency management and as a fire chief will make him a highly effective Region VI director. His first hand knowledge and experience will be vital as FEMA works with its regional partners on all aspects of emergency management.
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Again, these are safety issues that are costing firefighters' lives. And Congress rightfully so set aside these grants for these particular things.