Can FEMA meet the need created by super-charged natural disasters?
, who served as FEMA administrator under President Obama, about what happens when the old disaster playbook needs an overhaul. Are we left to fend for ourselves? Our conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
It goes back to the origination of the Stafford Act, which is the legislation that FEMA operates disasters under. Congress did not intend for FEMA to be the primary response to disasters. It was based upon non-duplication of benefits. The simplest thing is if you’re getting money from somewhere else, you shouldn’t be getting money from FEMA. When we say FEMA, let’s be clear about this: This is the federal taxpayer, this you and me.
. The agency altered how premiums for flood insurance are set, pricing them on a much more individual level. Why the change?
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