Michael D. Brown

Introduction 2 What is FEMA? 2 Three Major Divisions of FEMA 3 Three Activities of FEMA 5 Impact of Hurricane Katrina 6 1. Economic effects 6 2. Social effects 7 3. Environmental effects 7 Criticisms 8 The Strength of FEMA 11 1. Reduce the redundancies: 11 2. Disaster assistance 11 3. Various programs 12 The Weakness of FEMA 12 1. Vague role definition 12 2. Staffing problems 13 3. Problem with motivation 14 4. Absorption into DHS 14 5. Problematic strategies 16 6. Poor communication

the responsibility of New Orleans’ Mayor Ray Nagin to stock the shelters with enough food and water and start mobilizing school buses for evacuation. It was found that 500 hundred buses were flooded when the levees broke. Former FEMA director Michael D. Brown accepted later that he had mislead the public by saying that the Mayor and Governor were doing when in reality he said he knew they weren’t. On day 4 the Mayor was asking all not to give

intergovernmental clash involved a few different major actors, including President George W. Bush, FEMA Director, Michael D. Brown, Louisiana Governor Kathleen

had no proper background and experience to be the head of FEMA. One would think that leader should learn from previous mistakes but under both President Bush's, FEMA became an agency in which top positions could be filled as political favors. Michael D. Brown had 0 experience in navigating disasters. Furthermore, in addition to appointing unqualified leaders Bush administration also cut out budget spending for FEMA. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks Bush Administration were focused more on antiterrorism

Dear, Mr. President I am writing to you in regards to the recent disaster that hit New Orleans, Louisiana “Hurricane Katrina.” Besides the death toll, hurricane Katrina left many people homeless as more than 800,000 housing units were destroyed or damaged in the storm. Katrina is the costliest U.S hurricane, with estimated damage over $81 billion and costs over $160 billion (2005 US dollars). I believe that the socioeconomic impact of “Katrina” was not felt equally amongst the different classes

In 1990, the IRS commissioned a comprehensive nationwide survey of taxpayers to obtain their overall perception of its administration of the U.S. tax system. NPM related questions from this survey were re-asked to taxpayers to determine any potential changes in response patterns (VanDenburgh 2004, 2). Several questions were re-asked to allow for an assessment of differences between the 1990 responses and the 2004 responses during research by William M. VanDenburgh (2004). The concept of logic of

food and water. They wanted to negotiate an organizational chart’” (Shoup, 2005). There were even “reports of FEMA turning down personnel and supplies offered by police forces and emergency crews” (Shoup, 2005). The director of the agency, Michael Brown came under a lot of fire for his execution of the relief efforts. His defense was simple: “no one could have prepared for the extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing flooding of New

"The Secretary Department of Homeland Security should have designated the Principal Federal Official on Saturday, two days prior to landfall, from the roster of PFOs who had successfully completed the required training, unlike then FEMA Director Michael Brown.

January 2004 and who was in charge of Louisiana 's response when Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005. Ray Nagin, another official in the hot seat, was the elected mayor of New Orleans in May 2002 and served as mayor during the disaster. Michael Brown, the former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director from 2003-2005, who was in charge when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005. Last but not least, President George W. Bush was the active president during the time

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gold Coast as a Category 3 hurricane devastating the United States. The hurricane maintained wind speeds of 100-140 miles per hour and stretched 400 miles across (History, 2009). It was not the storm itself that caused this storm to be catastrophic, it was the aftermath that led to massive flooding. Furthermore, the slow response of the federal government failed to meet many needs of the people displaced and affected by the storm. At the end