Craig Fugate
Craig Fugate
William Craig Fugate is the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Orphaned as a teenager, Fugate propelled himself into emergency services in Alachua County. As Florida Director for the Emergency Management Division, he oversaw the "Big 4 of '04" and as the Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, he organized recovery efforts for a record of eighty-seven disasters in 2011...
apply evolving learn needs next quickly
It needs to be an evolving document. We need to learn quickly and apply it to the next storm.
air bridge build key roads west
We want to build an air bridge to Key West should the roads be compromised.
areas manner product reach timely wished
We did not have enough product reach the areas in the timely manner that we wished to occur.
keys people stubborn
In the Keys, a lot of people are stubborn.
florida debt states
Florida feels we owe a great debt to our neighboring states.
team needs want
The state team is committed to working with our federal partners in meeting the needs of Floridians who were affected by Hurricane Wilma. We want to be as thorough as possible in this vital endeavor.
aid cry disaster hue occur process slowing
We're slowing the process down. A large-scale disaster will occur and there will be another hue and cry about why we were not able to get the aid faster.
question
We're going to have every pump, every sandbag out there. The only question is where do we put them.
message people prepare takes understand until
Until we really understand why people ... don't prepare and what it takes to get that message across, then I think that's going to be our challenge.
ability event naturally stop
This naturally occurring event has overtaken our ability to stop its progression.
happened louisiana risk
To me the risk of what happened in Mississippi and what happened in Louisiana is always the worst-case scenario.
potential storm time
This storm has some potential to it. The time to go is now.
bags body concern dixie law major providing public safety
Also know FL is providing law enforcement. Need all you can send. Public safety major concern (looting etc.) Have used Dixie Co. body bags (250) got more?
phenomenon resources sort stop
You're in a phenomenon ... it's sort of like a hurricane, you're not going to stop it with what the (existing) resources are.