Fugate on Survivors,Money, and Star Trek

The Natural Hazards Observer has a one page article on what Craig Fugate had to say at their annual workshop in his keynote speech.

I was pleased to hear of his support for the use of social media and the concept that citizens--people are not a problem to be dealt with, but part of the solution and a great resource.

The other thing is the commentary at the end of the article by Bob Goldhammer. He notes correctly that it will take time and a lot of effort to change the culture at FEMA. It won't happen in a year--that is for sure. One of the benefits that James Lee Witt had was an almost eight year tenure as FEMA Director.

It takes time to change a bureaucracy around, even as small a federal one as FEMA.