- The National government planned for a natural disaster, but not well because the director of FEMA had little experience in disaster response, and FEMA was constantly responding to routine emergencies that could be handled by the state or local governments. The state government tried to plan, but their communications weren’t properly prepared. The local government failed to plan well enough by not evacuating.
- The National government didn’t do hardly anything to prevent, or mitigate Hurricane Katrina. However, they did respond by sending FEMA. The State government failed to plan for a natural disaster, but the state relied on FEMA to help them. The Local government didn’t plan as effectively as they could have. They didn’t evacuate in a timely manner and they didn’t stock the shelters to accommodate all of the people.
- The federal government used FEMA as a political tool instead of its original purpose, which is to be prepared for an emergency that is too overwhelming for the local or state governments. FEMA was responding to routine emergencies that could have easily been handled by local or state governments to make the federal government look active. By FEMA responding to routine emergencies, it caused them to be unprepared for a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina.