Update on Friday, Nov. 30th: Congress authorized NFIP for one week. What they will decide next week is a big question mark. What a useless bunch!!!!
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National Flood Insurance Program Set to Expire Friday
The flood insurance program was separated from the larger government spending bill earlier this year as part of a deal to keep it alive through hurricane season while leaders in Washington fought over other, more partisan parts of the appropriations bill.
I just read about this organization, which seems to be modeled after the Voluntary Agencies Active in Disasters. This organization serves a limited area, but it sounds like an interesting model. See: Tri-state Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD)
The Tri-State Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership-based organization that serves as the forum where organizations from the Southeast Indiana-Northern Kentucky-Southwest Ohio Region share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle—preparation, response and recovery —to help disaster survivors and their communities.
Not-for-profit organizations eligible for membership include those having commitment and resources to meet the needs of people, without discrimination, affected by disaster. Local and regional government agencies having similar commitment and resources are encouraged to become affiliate members.
From TheHill: Disaster housing recovery: Time for Congress to act
The next Congress must do what the current Congress has not: hold the administration accountable and ensure that low-income disaster survivors are provided with stable, affordable homes so they can recover. It’s the least we can do for fellow Americans who have lost so much
Natural disasters will be a priority for incoming governors. This article
covers discussion at the recent National Governors Association Conference:
FEMA has kept a lower profile in Camp Fire than after hurricanes. Here’s the reason.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has directed far less resources to helping California cope with the devastating Camp Fire than it typically sends to states dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane, or other natural disasters. But experts say that’s by design, as California’s robust disaster response planning and operations make the feds less necessary in the early stages of fighting a disaster.
From Bloomberg News: Climate May Force Millions to Move and U.S. Isn’t Ready, Report Says
The Trump administration purposely released this report in late afternoon on Friday after Thanksgiving to be sure it got little attention. Article from CNN: Climate change will have dire consequences for US, federal report concludes
Let’s call their bluff. The direct link to the report is here:
From the NYTimes, this balanced article about the role of FEMA in response to the CA wildfires: What FEMA Is Doing, and Not Doing, in Response to California’s Fires
From the New Yorker: An Evacuation in North Carolina, and the Danger of Climate Disasters for an Aging Population.
As noted in the article, the evacuation process may be quite harmful.
Recovery Diva 