I don’t comment much, but I’m with you. You are very knowledgeable. I’m proud of you. Your strength and your character is why I watch. You’re real. And that’s refreshing and enjoyable to me.
As a retired Veteran that worked many natural disasters in my career plus refugee situations, I totally agree. Civilian Appointees with NO working knowledge of how to directly address crisis should never be in charge. 😎 One thing, our military never loop in the mainstream media about how we respond and we're required to NOT engage the media when working on rescue and or recovering deceased people in a disaster situation. The mission is always assist the people in danger. I've been retired for over 20 years, but the response to disasters worldwide is part of the military responsibilities.
Yes, and the National Guard is called in first. As you know, FEMA is behind the scenes at first, funding local cleanup and rescue efforts. The Red Cross is the first one there with food and water, also partially funded by FEMA. Fema comes in to do the long-term assistance, but they have already funded the first relief efforts.
The National Guard used to be the "trained"1st responders. They trained for all natural and man made disasters in the terrain of the state they lived in. George W took the National Guards of all the states and deployed them over seas. This was to avoid a mandatory draft for the War on Terror. At the same time, he took the FEMA budget and gave dark money to Black Water. The budget was never restored to FEMA . Our National Guards were never fully recommissioned to the State's sovereignty . Both failures of every president since the invasion of Iraq
No thank you. I don't have the temperament to deal with the foolishness you have to contend with dealing with government bureaucracies I'd end up in jail.🤣
FEMA now has at least 5 states to cover disaster relief with at least 3 more hurricanes on the way. My daughter lives in a military base that was hit by hurricane Helene. The military base took well over a week to get water and power back for themselves so how do you expect a military that isn't up and running themselves to aid the people around them? To this day supplies are not replenished and grocery store shelves are picked clean. Hurricanes also cripple our military bases, local government offices, police, firefighters and first responders. Help for such disaster doesn't happen overnight, especially a disaster of this magnitude. 5:29 .
Getting power and water back on at a base would.have absolutely no impact o units that deploy upon being alerted. These are two entirely unrelated issues as are empty grocery store shelves to having a.unit on already deploy. Do you actually think if there was a military crisis requiring the 82nd Airborne they wouldn't be able to deploy because of this? What you are saying makes.no sense in regards to having units that could have deployed.instanrly to assist victims of Helene. Now once those units would have been dispatched to Helene.they might not have been available to respond to Milton or other hurricanes happening right on the back of Helene or their response would have been delayed. That would be understandable and local and state units would have to step in and up and issue urgent evacuation notices as they are currently doing.
You must be young since you don't remember how things used to be done in this country. Please stop making excuses for them. This gment has failed the people of NC utterly, and your state might be next.
I don’t think it’s possible for a government response to take place in hours. Most people that prepare for emergencies know that for a few days after a disaster, you’re on your own. It’s unfortunate, but that’s just the way it is. Rescue personnel and equipment can’t stage very close to the disaster, because they would be in harm’s way too.
When people were drowning in their homes and staying on roofs for days should have received immediate response. The Governor could set up temp shelters, evacuate people, and provide medical care. They knew this was coming.
@@juliecastagnaro2868 They can’t do an immediate response. They have to stay outside of the cone of uncertainty until the storm passes. Nobody knows with 100% certainty where the storm is going to go.
They did not know, exactly the path. Had they been there They would’ve been drowning too. In any case, the initial response is actually not FEMA responsibility to rescue people. FEMA doesn’t have staff to do that. Each state organizes these initial responses and calls in for help from the neighboring states. Then FEMA comes in with the checks to pay for it. This is what many people do not understand. If you think FEMA should be there rescuing people out of the water, You have to be prepared to pay for a much larger trained staff of FEDERAL rescue agencies that sit around for the whole year waiting for these disasters. It does not work that way. initial response comes from the surrounding states For a reason.
juliecastagnaro2868 Does that area have firefighters trained in swift water rescue ? What it boils down to is every person is responsible for the safety of themselves and their famiky Be aware of your surroundings. Is your house in a flood plain? Could your house be washed off the side of a mountain? Global warming is real. It’s getting worse are you ready for it? I’m know I’m no t
As you should!!! I deeply appreciate you! I was in Asheville working at a KOA campground. The response was grossly delayed for the very reason you explained…I’m not there now as I was very fortunate to have my life and had the ability to leave on Monday Sept. 30. I lost all of my belongings and my camper. I digress. Thank you❤
I agree with you, it should be a military person. General Flynn had some great ideas on how things should be handled. I think that people who have been in combat and have experience in setting up headquarters with triage, living quarters, search & rescue, etc...
The problem right now is that the Republicans won't do their damned job and come back in to approve more funding for these hurricanes. One thing you don't take into consideration is that right after a hurricane, transportaion is almost impossible because of all the debris and damaged roadways. With helene, a lot of the roads into the mountains were washed out and helicopters had nowhere to land. They have, in the past, done food drops, but those were disasters because bad people would take all the food and then try to sell it to the others for exorbitant prices. They had never had a crisis like Katrina, so they were not knowledgeable about how to even handle it. The Red Cross is more of a rapid response organization, and then FEMA comes in after the roads are cleared or made navigable to bring in further aid. They aren't set up to be a rapid response organization. That's what the Red Cross and local services are for, and they are given FEMA funds to carry that out immediately until FEMA can get in there with long-term aid. It's set up perfectly, honestly. I've worked with relief efforts during Hugo and Charley, and first, local services came in, then the Red Cross, then FEMA. People expect FEMA to be the first ones there, but they are behind the scenes funding all the cleanup and local rescue services. I'm sorry, but you just don't understand how this works. I hope this clears things up for you.
If you go back and listen to my last video and Live I clearly stated that FEMA is not structured for rapid response and are for long term infrastructure funding. That was why I stated military units trained at rappelling and dropping equipment and goods in difficult terrain and thr Coast Guard are better suited for the first few hours and days of a crisis of this nature. Yes, local agencies are usually part of the initial response but in a crisis this large they are not only overwhelmed but much of their equipment is destroyed or inaccessible.
@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 Carol, yea, I heard this as what you said the first time ... some people simply got their own perceptions stuck in their heads and blocking all new data coming in.
So much depends on leadership. FEMA was formed by Jimmy Carter but soon became a quagmire of bureaucracy and inefficiency under Reagan. When Clinton came along he appointed James Witt director who had reorganized Arkansas' equivalent of FEMA. Witt was the first director with disaster preparation experience, eliminated layers of bureaucracy, raised morale, and work closely with local people. Bush appointed Brown who had no disaster experience and was a disaster himself during Katrina. It all depends on leadership. I do not agree that the military should run FEMA as they are primarily for defense, but I do think they should be called in for temporary disaster relief work.
Things seem to have gone steadily downhill at FEMA. FEMA clearly did not respond in a timely manner for Helene, especially given that it was know for days in advance this hurricane was coming.
In the 1980's, I use to set up same day air freight service for government and corporations anywhere in the nation. The private sector has the ability to drop hundreds of tons of freight in an emergency at a moments notice. It's the government bureaucracy and incompetent people put in charge who have no experience and don't care. The sad part is that in the government, employees are paid whether the job is completed or not, much like a lawyer, who is paid regardless if he wins or loses.
I’m only a few minutes into your video and I love your analysis with suggestions. I don’t know the lot people have opinions but use it. They don’t back it up with any good suggestions and you got it girl I hope someone in power is listening and if I can find someone to send it to, I will take care be safe and thank you forcaring for the victims of these hurricanes passed in present. I’m in one of the zones
I agree with you 100% FEMA, or any of these places should not be run by civilians. Should be military that run it. They know the response time they know when to get there or not get there. Old things done and civilians do it. It's always political or they only help those that agree with them.
You make great points. However, it would be wise to have more preparatory protocols in place. Every time one of these events happen, people die because they ignored advice to evacuate. Is that because they have nowhere to go, or no money to go? Probably yes in many cases. So we need a plan to facilitate evacuation for those people. That ought result in fewer deaths of storm victims, and the rescue teams who also experience losses with the current non plan. This is especially important as all indicators suggest this could be our new normal, at least in the short term. We must be proactive and do a better job of taking care of our people.
I agree with on that about a military person in charge of Fema. It will stop some police officer iwith a gun in charge. It happened Katrina and Helene probably at other disaster. You have some local with a gun and all sorts of mess happens.
There is no way that any Goverment agency can take care of everyone of us . That is why we must prep. Whrn one neighborhood goes down the neighborhoods that faires a little better can help their nighbors . Quite counting on the Goverment to come and save you. We must help each outher as much as we can.
Agreed. The block I live on has block parties and we’re on an email list to share information with each other about various kinds of supplies each of us has in case of emergency.
Oh, you mean "The" Mr. Brown who had been the top official at the Arabian Horse Association? Ah, that was a brilliant choice for FEMA now, wasn't it? Superb job!
I understand exactly what you’re saying, but I honestly think the government intentionally left those people for dead for many other reasons unfortunately ..💔
As a veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division, I agree 100%. I was saying the same thing to a veteran sister of mine that with the resources we had with all of the military special forces combined that the military would have saved so many lives and restore infrrastructure.
27 years with Air National Guard here! Activating troops for any type of deployment is not an easy feast. You can put them on standby but to process them and put them on an active order. It takes time and necessary funding. It is a complicated process. The fastest time for deployment is 12 hours. You can not use active duty troops to do what you suggest. Only state National Guard can be used for the state's emergency. USA government bureaucrats at work!🤦
You're allowed your opinions! If people don't like what you have to say, they have the ability to simply click off the video🤷♀️. Happy people, don't troll or bash others!
I think it's up to the states and not Feds. Fema I think helps more after the fact. Biden tried to get Mike Johnson to get more funding for fema before the hurricane hit, but was denied until after the election. This is the Senate's fault for the delay of funds to the states in need.
I agree completely. FEMA is not an agile organization and can't get in full gear immediately. Each organization has it's strengths and weaknesses. All are needed and need to jump in and step out as the situation requires.
I am a us army veteran been all over the world abd have responded to those situations and you are right rapid response is exactly that be blessed true about the 82 nd also 102 in ft Campbell
You are correct 💯 What happens is they call their friends and say heres a job for you dont worry about experience it doesn't matter you have a degree some jobs really do need actual hands on experience you can learn in text book how to weld but you need experience to do the job correctly
The DoD website will give you timelines when the NC NG was deployed the next day and all the others states. Plus you can find timelines of other departments from the next day all was coming out from everywhere even linemen from Canada doing as they can.
As a female veteran who served in the 82nd doing logistics and transportation, I absolutely agree with you. We had 18 hrs to strategically deploy in response to a threat to our national security. After the congressional order was signed we put in that werk lol. So, from a military perspective, your thinking is on track. Keep spreading the message! Great job.
Great idea! The one thing that came to my mind was: How do we really know if a ball is being dropped? It seems to be politically driven. Democratic administration? The republicans are outraged by the slow response. Republican administration? The democrats are outraged by the slow response. I live in Iowa and in 2020, we had a severe derecho come through my area. Oh, the anger of the left and celebrities crying out for the government to help. Can they restore power? Can they haul away tree limbs? Patch a roof? If not, stay out of the way. It was a disaster but communities came together and helped each other. Linemen came from all over the country. I learned from that and when I just saw outrage about lack of hurricane gov’t help, guess where it was coming from this time? The right. Then the left says they are lying. Are they? I have no idea. It’s all used as a political tool. Sad. I like the idea of moving it all to the military.
The American Red Cross can’t even get boots on the ground and they’re also all about bureaucracy, miss managed and wasted , and filling out forms. The one thing that American Red Cross did teach us nurses is that in the first 2 to 3 days of a crisis, it’s Neighbor helping neighbors. And that is so true
I’m basically agree. The military can respond very quickly and then overtime they could be replaced by the National Guard. The military also has vehicles helicopters planes that would be a great use in these sort of disasters. I also suspected FEMA was never designed to respond to so many areas that are shipped. One disaster one time the military/National Guard does have a lot more resources and they are very good at supply chain management.
Isn’t it the governors who deploy their state National Guards, and it’s also the Governor who requests funds from the federal government? From the governor comments I’ve seen, they say the federal government has adequately responded in this case. Florida’s governor is not taking President Biden’s, nor Kamala Harris’ calls today.
@@Foxfirebrown1234- 😏🤷♂️hissy fit; - fodder for the propaganda to follow. Perhaps RHONDA still hasnt gotten over the embarrassment from last time he wore his white go-go boots😂 Remember that infamous photo of RHONDA sitting next to Biden & RHONDA looked like a nervous 10 year old being scolded by his Grandpa😂😂😂
DeSantis does a far better job of running his state, than the President/Vice President have done so far running this country. And that’s just my opinion.
I have always thought the same. The response time is just too slow, especially in situations whare people get caught off guard and/or can't leave as quick as others because they sinply may not have the means to do so, are elderly, or are maybe just too dm stubborn for their own good.
They couldn’t possibly have known exactly the path. It took a very unusual path because it did not hit the Coast, which is where people prepare For hurricanes in this area. this hurricane went into the mountains in western North Carolina and that is why they were so unprepared.
After seeing how North Carolina was hit and the young man was so honest about the mailman breaking down having no house to go back to, could other Southern states open up shelters for the people.
I think you're totally right about the leader. But here's another idea. Why not have another branch of military, who is trained just for these occasions. Search and rescue, medical, supplies, helicopter and boat, shelter organizers, etc... This would be another option for young people to get into, and it seems like we could use them with all the disasters we have been enduring. That way our military could still be ready for the things they have trained for.
I saw a comment from the mother of a specialty trained soldier at Fort Bragg, she said he volunteers for these types of things on his days off. This time they told him "NO" do not go there" Good grief they are turning help away!
I think lessons were learned from Katrina. FEMA has drastically improved. State and local emergency response teams are the most important people on the ground when disaster hits. Next is state troops and national guard. Too many states and counties fail their citizens in this regard. Troops are in fact working and on standby here right now. I totally agree with you that resources and manpower need to be staged before ANY major weather event. It's impossible to tell how bad it's going to be or exactly where it is going to go. I am praying for all of us here on the west coast of Florida. Imho helicopters are of limited use in a storm situation.
I pray for those on the WestCoast of Florida too. From what I have learned, Governor Cooper in N.C. did declare an emergency condition on 9/25, before Helene struck. So I am at a loss as to why federal troops weren't deployed earlier. From reviewing government documents it apoear the troops from Ft. Campberr and Ft. Liberty have now been deployed in N.C. but it wasn't til well after a week after the hurricane struck. There are certainly times when helicopters can or cannot be deployed. Mules are now being used to trekking supplies to some of the mountain communities cut off from aid.
You do duch a good job explaining things, you're professional & genuine. The info you provide is backed up by others, eye witnesses. There's no reason for anybody to disrespect you. What you say can & is backed up, it's widely known. Keep up the good work getting important info out to the piblic & your thorough research. Blessings my friend, sending prayers & much love. ❤️🙏
PLEASE DONT listen to the trolls,you said nothing that wasn’t true and even if you had said something that wasn’t quite right it was said with love and compassion for the victims of a tragedy being basically ignored and let down by the people assigned to help. 🌍🌎🌏👁️👁️❤️🙏🦘🐨🇦🇺
I don't know if that is the case or not. But based on a N.C..Governor or government press release dated 10/6, O recently read 1000 troops from Ft. Campbell and Ft. Liberty have now been dispatched to N.C. to assist.
I don’t comment much, but I’m with you. You are very knowledgeable. I’m proud of you. Your strength and your character is why I watch. You’re real. And that’s refreshing and enjoyable to me.
Me too.
Well said.
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I agree totally. Put a Flag officer in charge, they will get things done. The Government is a big "club" full of political appointees.
Trolls plague every channel no matter how well reasoned and thoughtful. What you say makes perfect sense.
Just found this channel. That was well thought out! I am a veteran and she is right we train to act quickly.
Thank you for your service😊
As a retired Veteran that worked many natural disasters in my career plus refugee situations, I totally agree. Civilian Appointees with NO working knowledge of how to directly address crisis should never be in charge. 😎 One thing, our military never loop in the mainstream media about how we respond and we're required to NOT engage the media when working on rescue and or recovering deceased people in a disaster situation. The mission is always assist the people in danger. I've been retired for over 20 years, but the response to disasters worldwide is part of the military responsibilities.
Yes, and the National Guard is called in first. As you know, FEMA is behind the scenes at first, funding local cleanup and rescue efforts. The Red Cross is the first one there with food and water, also partially funded by FEMA. Fema comes in to do the long-term assistance, but they have already funded the first relief efforts.
The National Guard used to be the "trained"1st responders. They trained for all natural and man made disasters in the terrain of the state they lived in. George W took the National Guards of all the states and deployed them over seas. This was to avoid a mandatory draft for the War on Terror.
At the same time, he took the FEMA budget and gave dark money to Black Water. The budget was never restored to FEMA . Our National Guards were never fully recommissioned to the State's sovereignty . Both failures of every president since the invasion of Iraq
An excellent idea!! Putting FEMA under the military for a more rapid response is terrific! I vote for YOU!
No thank you. I don't have the temperament to deal with the foolishness you have to contend with dealing with government bureaucracies
I'd end up in jail.🤣
FEMA now has at least 5 states to cover disaster relief with at least 3 more hurricanes on the way. My daughter lives in a military base that was hit by hurricane Helene. The military base took well over a week to get water and power back for themselves so how do you expect a military that isn't up and running themselves to aid the people around them? To this day supplies are not replenished and grocery store shelves are picked clean. Hurricanes also cripple our military bases, local government offices, police, firefighters and first responders. Help for such disaster doesn't happen overnight, especially a disaster of this magnitude. 5:29 .
Getting power and water back on at a base would.have absolutely no impact o units that deploy upon being alerted. These are two entirely unrelated issues as are empty grocery store shelves to having a.unit on already deploy. Do you actually think if there was a military crisis requiring the 82nd Airborne they wouldn't be able to deploy because of this? What you are saying makes.no sense in regards to having units that could have deployed.instanrly to assist victims of Helene. Now once those units would have been dispatched to Helene.they might not have been available to respond to Milton or other hurricanes happening right on the back of Helene or their response would have been delayed. That would be understandable and local and state units would have to step in and up and issue urgent evacuation notices as they are currently doing.
You must be young since you don't remember how things used to be done in this country. Please stop making excuses for them. This gment has failed the people of NC utterly, and your state might be next.
You are 100% correct about FEMA!!!!
I’m with you Carol 100%🐾🙏🏽🌺🙏🏽
I am thankful for all who are doing their very best under these horrific circumstances!
I don’t think it’s possible for a government response to take place in hours. Most people that prepare for emergencies know that for a few days after a disaster, you’re on your own. It’s unfortunate, but that’s just the way it is. Rescue personnel and equipment can’t stage very close to the disaster, because they would be in harm’s way too.
When people were drowning in their homes and staying on roofs for days should have received immediate response. The Governor could set up temp shelters, evacuate people, and provide medical care. They knew this was coming.
@@juliecastagnaro2868 They can’t do an immediate response. They have to stay outside of the cone of uncertainty until the storm passes. Nobody knows with 100% certainty where the storm is going to go.
They did not know, exactly the path. Had they been there They would’ve been drowning too. In any case, the initial response is actually not FEMA responsibility to rescue people. FEMA doesn’t have staff to do that. Each state organizes these initial responses and calls in for help from the neighboring states. Then FEMA comes in with the checks to pay for it. This is what many people do not understand. If you think FEMA should be there rescuing people out of the water, You have to be prepared to pay for a much larger trained staff of FEDERAL rescue agencies that sit around for the whole year waiting for these disasters. It does not work that way. initial response comes from the surrounding states For a reason.
juliecastagnaro2868
Does that area have firefighters trained in swift water rescue ?
What it boils down to is every person is responsible for the safety of themselves and their famiky
Be aware of your surroundings. Is your house in a flood plain? Could your house be washed off the side of a mountain?
Global warming is real. It’s getting worse are you ready for it? I’m know I’m no t
@@newtonmediavirtualassistan193 Read what the description of FEMA is.
I agree with you that what we have in place doesn't have the logistics and organization skills that are needed!!!
As you should!!! I deeply appreciate you! I was in Asheville working at a KOA campground. The response was grossly delayed for the very reason you explained…I’m not there now as I was very fortunate to have my life and had the ability to leave on Monday Sept. 30. I lost all of my belongings and my camper.
I digress. Thank you❤
I’m sorry for all your loses but I’m happy you’re safe.
@@stormdavies250 that means a lot…thank you so much!
I’m glad you are ok blessings to you
@@emilyfeagin2673 that means a lot, thank you!
I agree with you, it should be a military person. General Flynn had some great ideas on how things should be handled. I think that people who have been in combat and have experience in setting up headquarters with triage, living quarters, search & rescue, etc...
Hundreds of people are missing near Ashville, NC. "Samaritan's Purse" local to Boone, NC has been instrumental
Thoughts and 🙏 to all 💜
The problem right now is that the Republicans won't do their damned job and come back in to approve more funding for these hurricanes. One thing you don't take into consideration is that right after a hurricane, transportaion is almost impossible because of all the debris and damaged roadways. With helene, a lot of the roads into the mountains were washed out and helicopters had nowhere to land. They have, in the past, done food drops, but those were disasters because bad people would take all the food and then try to sell it to the others for exorbitant prices. They had never had a crisis like Katrina, so they were not knowledgeable about how to even handle it. The Red Cross is more of a rapid response organization, and then FEMA comes in after the roads are cleared or made navigable to bring in further aid. They aren't set up to be a rapid response organization. That's what the Red Cross and local services are for, and they are given FEMA funds to carry that out immediately until FEMA can get in there with long-term aid. It's set up perfectly, honestly. I've worked with relief efforts during Hugo and Charley, and first, local services came in, then the Red Cross, then FEMA. People expect FEMA to be the first ones there, but they are behind the scenes funding all the cleanup and local rescue services. I'm sorry, but you just don't understand how this works. I hope this clears things up for you.
If you go back and listen to my last video and Live I clearly stated that FEMA is not structured for rapid response and are for long term infrastructure funding. That was why I stated military units trained at rappelling and dropping equipment and goods in difficult terrain and thr Coast Guard are better suited for the first few hours and days of a crisis of this nature. Yes, local agencies are usually part of the initial response but in a crisis this large they are not only overwhelmed but much of their equipment is destroyed or inaccessible.
@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
Carol, yea, I heard this as what you said the first time ... some people simply got their own perceptions stuck in their heads and blocking all new data coming in.
I've never had to use FEMA myself. However, listening to how you explain your opinion it does make sense.
So much depends on leadership. FEMA was formed by Jimmy Carter but soon became a quagmire of bureaucracy and inefficiency under Reagan. When Clinton came along he appointed James Witt director who had reorganized Arkansas' equivalent of FEMA. Witt was the first director with disaster preparation experience, eliminated layers of bureaucracy, raised morale, and work closely with local people. Bush appointed Brown who had no disaster experience and was a disaster himself during Katrina. It all depends on leadership. I do not agree that the military should run FEMA as they are primarily for defense, but I do think they should be called in for temporary disaster relief work.
Things seem to have gone steadily downhill at FEMA. FEMA clearly did not respond in a timely manner for Helene, especially given that it was know for days in advance this hurricane was coming.
I agree with you. It needs to be an Individual that has training for disasters.
In the 1980's, I use to set up same day air freight service for government and corporations anywhere in the nation. The private sector has the ability to drop hundreds of tons of freight in an emergency at a moments notice. It's the government bureaucracy and incompetent people put in charge who have no experience and don't care. The sad part is that in the government, employees are paid whether the job is completed or not, much like a lawyer, who is paid regardless if he wins or loses.
Needs to be more accountability.
Brilliant plan Carol. I'm glad you clarified your position. Thank you for your video.
I agree with you about FEMA. The governor of each states in crisis should manage helps ahead of immediate disasters.
You make a lot of sense to me. Keep up the good work. Don’t be intimidated by trolls.
Hi Carol. Thank you for sharing. Prayers for the states effected. 🙏🏼.
I AGREE with your opinions. FEMA needs to be drastically reorganized!
I agree with you ❤, put people first instead of politics
I’m only a few minutes into your video and I love your analysis with suggestions. I don’t know the lot people have opinions but use it. They don’t back it up with any good suggestions and you got it girl I hope someone in power is listening and if I can find someone to send it to, I will take care be safe and thank you forcaring for the victims of these hurricanes passed in present. I’m in one of the zones
Something needs to change. In a crises, I have more faith in civilian and church organizations than I do FEMA. Thanks for speaking out.
❤ I agree 💯, this is the problem with everything in government, we have people in positions that don't qualify for lack of experience and knowledge,
That is too often the case. Political appointments instead of based on ability.
You are speaking TRUTH! Keep preaching it Sista! God bless you!
I hope it doesn't take too many more of these catastrophes before necessary changes are implemented.
Hello from Puerto Rico, always very interesting your videos, thanks
I agree with you on FEMA. It should be run by the military and headed by someone with experience.
I agree with you 100% FEMA, or any of these places should not be run by civilians. Should be military that run it. They know the response time they know when to get there or not get there. Old things done and civilians do it. It's always political or they only help those that agree with them.
Years and wiser count for a LOT!!!!!!! I agree
You make great points. However, it would be wise to have more preparatory protocols in place. Every time one of these events happen, people die because they ignored advice to evacuate. Is that because they have nowhere to go, or no money to go? Probably yes in many cases. So we need a plan to facilitate evacuation for those people. That ought result in fewer deaths of storm victims, and the rescue teams who also experience losses with the current non plan.
This is especially important as all indicators suggest this could be our new normal, at least in the short term. We must be proactive and do a better job of taking care of our people.
Excellent point
God Bless You Dear
Stay Safe
100% THIS makes sense and would be helpful to those in crises.
I really admire your beautiful heart, intelligence, & courage.☺️
Miss Carol. I toyally agree with You! As always uour delivery is factual, kindly presented, and perfectly stated. ❤
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I agree with on that about a military person in charge of Fema. It will stop some police officer iwith a gun in charge. It happened Katrina and Helene probably at other disaster. You have some local with a gun and all sorts of mess happens.
There is no way that any Goverment agency can take care of everyone of us . That is why we must prep. Whrn one neighborhood goes down the neighborhoods that faires a little better can help their nighbors . Quite counting on the Goverment to come and save you. We must help each outher as much as we can.
Agreed. The block I live on has block parties and we’re on an email list to share information with each other about various kinds of supplies each of us has in case of emergency.
I am with you! Thanks 🙏🏻
Oh, you mean "The" Mr. Brown who had been the top official at the Arabian Horse Association? Ah, that was a brilliant choice for FEMA now, wasn't it? Superb job!
I definitely agree with you. 1,000 bodies discovered. But not in the regular news.
It will be quite enlightening I think to hear the final count disclosed.
I understand exactly what you’re saying, but I honestly think the government intentionally left those people for dead for many other reasons unfortunately ..💔
Don’t give the trolls any attention Carol. They thrive on it. You are wonderful.
As a veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division, I agree 100%. I was saying the same thing to a veteran sister of mine that with the resources we had with all of the military special forces combined that the military would have saved so many lives and restore infrrastructure.
I agree with you 100% I am sharing this video to my local so-called political representatives.
I agree with your statements
27 years with Air National Guard here! Activating troops for any type of deployment is not an easy feast. You can put them on standby but to process them and put them on an active order. It takes time and necessary funding. It is a complicated process. The fastest time for deployment is 12 hours. You can not use active duty troops to do what you suggest. Only state National Guard can be used for the state's emergency. USA government bureaucrats at work!🤦
I agree with you. I beleive that's what our president should be doing ugh. Prayers fir florida I have family there
You are spot on. Keep on speaking the truth 🌹
You're allowed your opinions! If people don't like what you have to say, they have the ability to simply click off the video🤷♀️.
Happy people, don't troll or bash others!
You are absolutely right!
The best idea I've heard in a very long time.
👏👏👍👏👏 *Absolutely* 💯 *AGREE!!!*
And just like what you said, FL governor DeSantis has been on it to prep for Milton ... and he's got Florida covered!
Makes common sense to me and that is why it was not implemented! Excellent points…
I think it's up to the states and not Feds. Fema I think helps more after the fact. Biden tried to get Mike Johnson to get more funding for fema before the hurricane hit, but was denied until after the election. This is the Senate's fault for the delay of funds to the states in need.
Keep fighting the good fight Carol ✌
You are so right
I agree completely. FEMA is not an agile organization and can't get in full gear immediately. Each organization has it's strengths and weaknesses. All are needed and need to jump in and step out as the situation requires.
I am a us army veteran been all over the world abd have responded to those situations and you are right rapid response is exactly that be blessed true about the 82 nd also 102 in ft Campbell
I stand with everything you say.There needs someone to put out all the facts of whats going on Haters will hate
GOOD IDEAS! 👍🏼
Agree with you 🙏🇺🇸
I agree with you 100%. So many lives could have been saved if only help got in ghere sooner.
I am so in agreement with you and your entire post. Keep up the good work!
You are correct 💯 What happens is they call their friends and say heres a job for you dont worry about experience it doesn't matter you have a degree some jobs really do need actual hands on experience you can learn in text book how to weld but you need experience to do the job correctly
The DoD website will give you timelines when the NC NG was deployed the next day and all the others states. Plus you can find timelines of other departments from the next day all was coming out from everywhere even linemen from Canada doing as they can.
Thank you.
I've been encouraging people to just start Looking Stuff Up instead of Making Stuff Up.
As a female veteran who served in the 82nd doing logistics and transportation, I absolutely agree with you. We had 18 hrs to strategically deploy in response to a threat to our national security. After
the congressional order was signed we put in that werk lol. So, from a military perspective, your thinking is on track. Keep spreading the message! Great job.
Thank you for your service. I have a brother who was part of Airborne. I think he was 101st???
Great idea! The one thing that came to my mind was: How do we really know if a ball is being dropped? It seems to be politically driven. Democratic administration? The republicans are outraged by the slow response. Republican administration? The democrats are outraged by the slow response. I live in Iowa and in 2020, we had a severe derecho come through my area. Oh, the anger of the left and celebrities crying out for the government to help. Can they restore power? Can they haul away tree limbs? Patch a roof? If not, stay out of the way. It was a disaster but communities came together and helped each other. Linemen came from all over the country. I learned from that and when I just saw outrage about lack of hurricane gov’t help, guess where it was coming from this time? The right. Then the left says they are lying. Are they? I have no idea. It’s all used as a political tool. Sad. I like the idea of moving it all to the military.
I agree…❤absolutely love your videos…
The American Red Cross can’t even get boots on the ground and they’re also all about bureaucracy, miss managed and wasted , and filling out forms. The one thing that American Red Cross did teach us nurses is that in the first 2 to 3 days of a crisis, it’s Neighbor helping neighbors. And that is so true
OK. Thanks for sharing today.
I agree that FEMA should be under the military. The Coast Guard should have a place in hurricane prone areas, to be first responders.
Not 4hrs but within 12hr.The water amt too much.
Idea of FEMA under military industry complex is good.I think response within 24hr good ideally
Stand strong
That's Right 110% Yes YES STAND TAll, 😊We`~ Gonna 😮Re::Organize
I’m basically agree. The military can respond very quickly and then overtime they could be replaced by the National Guard. The military also has vehicles helicopters planes that would be a great use in these sort of disasters. I also suspected FEMA was never designed to respond to so many areas that are shipped. One disaster one time the military/National Guard does have a lot more resources and they are very good at supply chain management.
I think you make some great suggestions.
Isn’t it the governors who deploy their state National Guards, and it’s also the Governor who requests funds from the federal government?
From the governor comments I’ve seen, they say the federal government has adequately responded in this case.
Florida’s governor is not taking President Biden’s, nor Kamala Harris’ calls today.
You are correct, that is where it starts, FEMA is there at the request of the governors. FEMA operates as mandated by Congress.
Why is the Florida governor not responding to VP Harris & Biden?
@@Foxfirebrown1234- 😏🤷♂️hissy fit; - fodder for the propaganda to follow.
Perhaps RHONDA still hasnt gotten over the embarrassment from last time he wore his white go-go boots😂
Remember that infamous photo of RHONDA sitting next to Biden & RHONDA looked like a nervous 10 year old being scolded by his Grandpa😂😂😂
DeSantis does a far better job of running his state, than the President/Vice President have done so far running this country. And that’s just my opinion.
@@MargaretGSmith-c1q I was not making a political statement……
I totally agree 💯 !!!
You have a right to your opinion. It is very informed and in good faith. Thank you Gloria.
ShelbyVanGone I’ve been there Shelby. After the shock wears off you’ll be able to start life again in a different way. Love to you and yours.
I have always thought the same. The response time is just too slow, especially in situations whare people get caught off guard and/or can't leave as quick as others because they sinply may not have the means to do so, are elderly, or are maybe just too dm stubborn for their own good.
Given that hurricane Helene was known about days in advance I just don't understand.
They couldn’t possibly have known exactly the path. It took a very unusual path because it did not hit the Coast, which is where people prepare For hurricanes in this area. this hurricane went into the mountains in western North Carolina and that is why they were so unprepared.
I wholly agree with you.
After seeing how North Carolina was hit and the young man was so honest about the mailman breaking down having no house to go back to, could other Southern states open up shelters for the people.
You make total common sense. 😊
I think you're totally right about the leader. But here's another idea. Why not have another branch of military, who is trained just for these occasions. Search and rescue, medical, supplies, helicopter and boat, shelter organizers, etc... This would be another option for young people to get into, and it seems like we could use them with all the disasters we have been enduring. That way our military could still be ready for the things they have trained for.
That would work and is a good idea, if we have enough military personnel. Something certainly.needs to be done differently.
I saw a comment from the mother of a specialty trained soldier at Fort Bragg, she said he volunteers for these types of things on his days off. This time they told him "NO" do not go there" Good grief they are turning help away!
I think lessons were learned from Katrina. FEMA has drastically improved. State and local emergency response teams are the most important people on the ground when disaster hits. Next is state troops and national guard. Too many states and counties fail their citizens in this regard. Troops are in fact working and on standby here right now. I totally agree with you that resources and manpower need to be staged before ANY major weather event. It's impossible to tell how bad it's going to be or exactly where it is going to go. I am praying for all of us here on the west coast of Florida. Imho helicopters are of limited use in a storm situation.
I pray for those on the WestCoast of Florida too. From what I have learned, Governor Cooper in N.C. did declare an emergency condition on 9/25, before Helene struck. So I am at a loss as to why federal troops weren't deployed earlier. From reviewing government documents it apoear the troops from Ft. Campberr and Ft. Liberty have now been deployed in N.C. but it wasn't til well after a week after the hurricane struck. There are certainly times when helicopters can or cannot be deployed. Mules are now being used to trekking supplies to some of the mountain communities cut off from aid.
Absolutely 100%! Well said!
You do duch a good job explaining things, you're professional & genuine.
The info you provide is backed up by others, eye witnesses.
There's no reason for anybody to disrespect you.
What you say can & is backed up, it's widely known.
Keep up the good work getting important info out to the piblic & your thorough research.
Blessings my friend, sending prayers & much love. ❤️🙏
Thank you Valerie💜
PLEASE DONT listen to the trolls,you said nothing that wasn’t true and even if you had said something that wasn’t quite right it was said with love and compassion for the victims of a tragedy being basically ignored and let down by the people assigned to help. 🌍🌎🌏👁️👁️❤️🙏🦘🐨🇦🇺
Don't waste your time on trolls. You have a right to your opinion. I agree that fema should be a part of the military. Thank you for sharing.
I'm with you!
I was one who would disagree with you, at least at first. But I watched the full video and I must admit, you are right. Thank you.
As long as FEMA is caught up in politics things will never go as should, simply because of political bias would always take precedence
It is my understanding that Fort Bragg rescue was told to stand down
I don't know if that is the case or not. But based on a N.C..Governor or government press release dated 10/6, O recently read 1000 troops from Ft. Campbell and Ft. Liberty have now been dispatched to N.C. to assist.