Thursday, September 01, 2005

FEMA Emergency Response

The disaster in the Gulf Coast and FEMA's response have been criticized a great deal. The FEMA regional offices for Lousisiana and Mississippi/Alabama are in two different places, which I am sure is complicating matters.

The Louisiana regional office is located in Denton Texas (north of Dallas). Here are their numbers:

Regional Office Main Number (940) 898-5399
Flood Insurance Program:
General (800) 427-4661
TDD (800) 427-5593

The regional office for Alabama/Mississippi is located in Atlanta. Their number is:
Tel: 770-220-5200

The logistics alone for getting relief coordinated is complex. They are working, have no doubt, but with a relief effort this big, it takes a great deal of work to get done.

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