Former FEMA Director, David Paulison, urges more of Sandy money be spent on pre-disaster mitigation: Let’s use these unspent federal dollars to prepare for disasters.

It seems to me that we have heard these arguments before –they preceded the successful Project Impact under the Witt Administration at FEMA when Clinton was president. But President GW Bush killed the program soon after his election.

It’s deja vue all over again! Please see the comments from some experienced hands in this line of work.

From Fox News: After Superstorm Sandy response, donations to Red Cross fall.  Some details:

A year after receiving huge sums to respond to Superstorm Sandy, the American Red Cross experienced a 32 percent drop in donations — and its place among the nation’s best-supported nonprofits has declined from ninth to 21st in the latest survey by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, released Thursday. It was its lowest ranking since the annual survey began in 1991

Congrats to Peter Gudaitis, his colleagues, and partner organizations at NY Disaster Interfaith Services for  their remarkable efforts over the past 3 years.  See their report titled 2015 Hurricane Sandy Voluntary Rebuild Environment; New York City Long Term Recovery Assessment.

• Lessons of Past Disasters Helped Mexico Sidestep the Brunt of a Hurricane.
• Another article on How Mexico Avoided the Worst of H. Patricia.

The Diva is always pleased to read about cases where learning from past disasters has taken place and put into use.

Well, it looks like FEMA, and probably other federal agencies, have taken to creating an infographics. See: What to Expect After You Apply for FEMA Aid, an infographic currently being used in S.C.

Thanks to fellow blogger Eric Holdeman for the citation.

Update late Friday: Indeed, other federal agencies are also doing infographics. See the one just added from a reader at GAO, in the comment section of this posting. 

• Article from the American Academy of Pediatrics: New policy describes Academy’s vision for disaster planning, response, recovery.
   Direct URL to 4 page policy statement.
• One more article about this:Policy Seeks to Ensure the Health of Children in Disasters.Pediatrician academy’s advisory council recommends that disaster preparedness teams focus on children’s needs.