FEMA Team Ready to Meet Felicia
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is already here in Hawaii ready to be called into action. Since Hurricane Katrina FEMA has been more proactive getting ahead of storms before they hit.
The FEMA management team flew in yesterday and got to work today at their Pacific Area Office at Fort Shafter. They are coordinating with the state two to three times a day.
Given Hawaii's remote geography it's important for FEMA to be ready and should an emergency declaration be called they're already here to start recovery.
"We're ready to airlift, ship, anything that's needed over here that would get here very quickly should the worst happen," said Kim Walz, FEMA Spokesperson.
Coffee is already close by and so is the Hurricane Felicia game plan binder.
"Our philosophy is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. We feel it's always better to overreact than under react. We want to be here just in case. and its not a total loss if nothing happens its a good exercise and opportunity for us to work with our partners in the state and when a really big one comes we'll be even more ready for it," said Walz.
The team consists of a dozen people with various specialties in areas like transportation, public works and mass care and emergency assistance. The Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Defense are also with them monitoring the situation.
"We're just kind of in a watch and see mode," said Walz.
State Civil Defense determined shelters will be on standby.
The FEMA management team flew in yesterday and got to work today at their Pacific Area Office at Fort Shafter. They are coordinating with the state two to three times a day.
Given Hawaii's remote geography it's important for FEMA to be ready and should an emergency declaration be called they're already here to start recovery.
"We're ready to airlift, ship, anything that's needed over here that would get here very quickly should the worst happen," said Kim Walz, FEMA Spokesperson.
Coffee is already close by and so is the Hurricane Felicia game plan binder.
"Our philosophy is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. We feel it's always better to overreact than under react. We want to be here just in case. and its not a total loss if nothing happens its a good exercise and opportunity for us to work with our partners in the state and when a really big one comes we'll be even more ready for it," said Walz.
The team consists of a dozen people with various specialties in areas like transportation, public works and mass care and emergency assistance. The Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Defense are also with them monitoring the situation.
"We're just kind of in a watch and see mode," said Walz.
State Civil Defense determined shelters will be on standby.
