I'm going.

[angledge]

Des has told me that I am for-sure going to be deployed to a FEMA assignment some time next week. I do not have any details yet. I will post when I know.

Just one thing: it's highly unlikely that I will be anywhere near the chaos in New Orleans. I will most likely be somewhere near the oil refineries - Gulfport or somewhere. So when you read the news about the hellhole that has eruped in the Big Easy, don't worry, I'm not headed there.

Edit: Newsweek has an interesting article about the longer-term issues raised by this storm.

Comments

[caesarsalad77.livejournal.com]

Working for FEMA, eh? I can't wait until there's a really big scare and you guys run the country.

...

What? It could happen. I'm not crazy just because I wear a tinfoil hat.

I remember that X-Files thread.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

I'm almost afraid to be down there & associated with FEMA. Right now, FEMA is looking really bad. If they give me any T-shirts, maybe I'll send them home as souvenirs.

Re: I remember that X-Files thread.

[jacesan.livejournal.com]

I think they're really trying. Nobody anticipated this many people would need assistance. There's really only so much that can be done from a logistical point of view. Now whether or not more should've been done to prevent the levee's from breaking is an entirely different matter, and should've been handled a long time ago by someone other than FEMA.