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Problems with the article

In the first explanatory paragraph mentions the FEMA charter and the executive orders that created the agency. It would have been nice to link those original documents to this article. It is important to give legitimacy to their claims by showing the primary source material. As well, if someone is interested in learning more about starting an agency; then, those documents would be useful. The most striking issue I have found with this article is that FEMA documents are used as a source for this article. This is similar to one's mother say "because I said so." The information that is presented as facts but comes from the same thing one is trying to learn about is not really legitimate claims. One cannot define a word by using that word in the definition. (Carlyabbott (talk) 02:30, 10 March 2017 (UTC))[reply]

Nomination for worse preparations in advance of Irma

CNN reported, Sept, 7 2017, that people are waiting in lines for hours to receive 8 sandbags in order to protect their home in the Orlando, Florida area from flooding. Somewhere in the article, FEMA owns the onset of hysteria the is roiling the panicking public on what to do. I nominate this as the number 1 entry on a proposed section titled, "Misfires in Management". Meanwhile, elsewhere in Florida people are not able to get gasoline because stations are running out. Furthermore, with onslaught of impending disaster; "running around in circles" might be the most appropriate phraseology to refer to the Irma event. Governor Scott has advised to listen to local officials in their area but made no mention of complying by obtaining sandbags via their automobiles. --Wikipietime (talk) 16:24, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sept 8 2017 update; CNN segment on sandbag operation at Merritt Island, Florida. It was stated that people have been waiting 5 hours for their 8 sandbags and wasting lots of gas in the process. The video showed a tent with two inmate striped individuals loading sandbags with a shovel as recipients waited in their cars for the allotment. The segment aired at 9:15 ish est. Perhaps the proposed section should be "Sandbagging Operations". Any thought or suggestions on this and how the local authorities are cooperating with national FEMA? As a part of Fema's mission, " FEMA provides funds for training of response personnel throughout the United States and its territories as part of the agency's preparedness effort" ; I was unable to find dispensing of sandbags to the public. Any help in citing the section would be appreciated. --Wikipietime (talk) 13:33, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, Florida Governor Scott failed to get the memo. http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2017/08/29/what-if-harvey-had-hit-here-lake-okeechobee-dike-could-overflow-fail-says-army-corps-engineers-spoke/608660001/

When he said it would not be a problem with impending Irma.

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NOC stands for?

Section Response capabilities, says on National Response Coordination Center " FEMA maintains the NRCC as a functional component of the NOC " . "NOC" is an unexplained acronym that should be replaced or explained. 84.206.45.2 (talk) 09:59, 19 December 2017 (UTC).[reply]

Not explained yet

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National Operations Center. See page 2. [1] Niteshift36 (talk) 18:52, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

National Operations Center. --Fev 16:06, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

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TN National Guard

TN did not send the troops abroad as only the President has the authority to deploy National guard abroad 173.224.1.26 (talk) 13:17, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay? GMG ^talk 15:03, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]