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...
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We do not want people to let their guard down. That's when we have the greatest number of deaths.
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We've got roughly four to six million people right now who are experiencing hurricane or tropical storm-force winds.
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We've got roughly 4 to 6 million people right now who are experiencing hurricane or tropical storm-force winds.
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Many homes were impacted and shelters were opened, ... In some of these neighborhoods, till the water goes down, people are not going to be able to get back in their homes and start making repairs.
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To a lot of people that would be an insult. They have been publicly out looking at how many different names and everyone turned it down and they come back and ask you?
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To a lot of people that would be an insult.
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We'd be looking at what differences there is in the population, building codes. Is it construction or people action? Why did people evacuate in one part and not another? . . ..
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It's right there along the coast. That's why it's extremely important that people heed and monitor the situation.
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In the Keys, a lot of people are stubborn.
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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.
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Our recommendations have not changed since I've been here we need to get people to evacuate from storm surge, ... If you're not in that evacuation zone, the safest place for you may be in your home.
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The last thing you would want is to have people housed in shelters, or later in trailers and mobile homes that would be the first things you have to evacuate in the event of another hurricane,
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In Martin County, many homes were impacted and shelters were opened, and they're continuing to provide those services as we assess what the impact is, ... And really, some of these neighborhoods -- until the water goes down -- people are not going to get back into their homes and start making repairs.
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The earliest we're going to see significant impact from the storm appears to be Friday afternoon, but people should not wait, ... It's time to act.