WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is
getting a good review for being better prepared to respond to a
disaster. But its own watchdog agency says FEMA is not completely
ready for another Hurricane Katrina-scale catastrophe.
A report says FEMA has made moderate improvements in its ability
to deploy critical supplies, such as water, to disaster-stricken
communities since its poor showing in Mississippi and Louisiana in
2005.
However, it also says the agency has more work ahead, including
development of plans to house disaster victims and improving
training for its employees.
The report is to be released at a Senate Homeland Security
hearing tomorrow.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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