Thursday, September 08, 2005
Not just FEMA inaction, but their actual actions helped obstruct local efforts.
FEMA not only did not help but actually got in the way of state efforts. Here are some articles on it.
FEMA won't accept Amtrak's help in evacuations
FEMA turns away experienced firefighters
FEMA turns back Wal-Mart supply trucks
FEMA prevents Coast Guard from delivering diesel fuel
FEMA won't let Red Cross deliver food
FEMA bars morticians from entering New Orleans
FEMA blocks 500-boat citizen flotilla from delivering aid
FEMA fails to utilize Navy ship with 600-bed hospital on board
FEMA to Chicago: Send just one truck
FEMA turns away generators (See entry from 3:32 P.M. by Ben Morris,
FEMA: "First Responders Urged Not To Respond"
Here's a blog covering the whole issue in depth: FEMA failures
