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Examining the Changes at FEMA with Craig Fugate

Disaster Zone Podcast

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been predominantly in the news for many months. More recently a 20-person council has been established to examine how best the federal response and recovery efforts to disasters should be accomplished.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 3: Disasters cause a great deal of chaos and cannot possibly be managed systematically. Reality: There are excellent theoretical models of how disasters function and how to manage them. Myth 24: There is usually a shortage of resources when disaster occurs and this prevents them from being managed effectively.