Federalism Katrina and FEMA

FEMA and Federalism

FEMA and Federalism

by Natalie Puckett -
Number of replies: 2

1. The National, State, and Local  could not prevent and were not prepared for the hurricane. FEMA was focused on day-to-day disasters and responding to disasters that could've been handled by others. No one was acting quick enough to help.

2. National: Didn't plan or try to prevent Hurricane Katrina, and even when FEMA was sent they didn't provide the proper help that was needed. 

State: Have plans ready if the local government plans failed, or at least try to help the local government.

Local: Should've been somewhat prepared for disasters to happen, like having evacuation plans ready for everyone in the city. 

3. The Federal Government should be prepared and act quicker when natural disasters occur. Since they can't be prevented, there has to be a plan of everything that can be done to help as much as possible. The large things like hurricanes should be when the Federal government is contacted, but for the smaller issues should be left to the state and local.