Natalie Rule
Natalie Rule
assistance coming high housing immediate level moved needs
There wasn't a high level of registrations coming in at this point. Now that the immediate needs has been met, we have seamlessly moved to our transitional housing assistance program.
assistance coming high housing immediate level moved needs
There wasn't a high level of registrations coming in at this point, ... Now that the immediate needs has been met, we have seamlessly moved to our transitional housing assistance program.
city driving might orleans rescue simple starting
It is not as simple as driving right up into the city of New Orleans and starting a rescue as we might be able to do in other disasters, such as an earthquake.
disaster large require teamwork
We were very well-prepared, but it's not going to be a breeze. This is a very large, large disaster, and it's going to require a lot of teamwork and patience.
city
We're essentially relocating most of the city of New Orleans,
disaster extremely helpful hurricane season
Every disaster is different. The 2004 hurricane season was extremely helpful in homing in on where we could tighten things up.
federal governor hurricane ready request requires staged teams zone
We already had all of our first-responder teams pre-deployed -- 32 teams in all -- who went in and staged in and around the hurricane zone and were ready to go by Sunday. This is deployment that requires that the governor make a request to the federal government.
aid cheat goal huge main people population sure
We've got a huge population of people that have been evacuated with very little by way of possessions and we have to have a way to make sure these people can function. If there are those who are out there to cheat the system, that is going to be very disappointing. But the main goal is to get the aid out.
common
There has been that common thought that because (offers of aid) are not tapped immediately, they're not prudently used.
obviously
obviously we're not going to need that much capacity.
accurate clear federal largest picture response single
No single e-mail is going to give a clear or accurate picture of the largest federal response mobilization in history.
city disaster largest response sort
This is the largest relocation of any sort of disaster response in our history. We're essentially relocating most of the city of New Orleans.
city disaster largest response sort
This is the largest relocation of any sort of disaster response in our history, ... We're essentially relocating most of the city of New Orleans.
aid decided direct innovative tried
We tried it as an innovative way to get aid to evacuee populations in Texas. We decided it would be more expeditious with direct deposits.