From USAtoday: As Hurricane Andrew memories fade, Florida weakens building codes. Former FEMA Administrator, a FL resident, admonishes the state on that bad move.
But in an article in the Tampa Bay newspaper, there is pushback on Fugate’s argument. I guess the full story has not yet emerged.
Update: See the blunt comments on this issue from Eric Holdeman, a fellow blogger and former local emergency manager.
I blogged on this one.
Interesting to see how things ebb and flow.
We need more disasters to keep people’s attention to the issue.
Eric E. Holdeman
Principal
Eric Holdeman &a Associates