I got the following just today, "If you're covering what's next for victims of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, you should talk to homeowners who were tortured by FEMA's flood program for 4 to 5 years after Hurricane Sandy. See a few of their stories here: Hurricane Sandy Stories.
Weisbrod Matteis & Copley represents 1,200 Sandy victims who will tell Harvey/Irma victims they are in for a terrible time with FEMA."
As I noted in an earlier blog post, FEMA has done a bang up job in Texas on disaster response, but with the one, two (maybe three?) punch of major hurricane disasters, they will not have enough "trained" staff to administer all the individual assistance (people) and public assistance (government) claims from these multiple disasters. They are actively recruiting people to fill the gap, but they will come with no experience and thrust into a complicated and very bureaucratic world of disaster recovery. The results are predictable...
