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FakeNoose

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51. Many communities (especially rural ones) have volunteer fire departments

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 02:58 PM

Aug 2017

FEMA can't be everywhere and it has limited resources. It only makes sense to be prepared, just like the Boy Scouts.

Sometimes the helping hand doesn't get there in time, but it's not always somebody's fault.

Just sayin'

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i am ambiguous regarding private citizen rescues [View all] drray23 Aug 2017 OP

In time of disaster you do not wait on red tape, you act. Sneederbunk Aug 2017 #1

that was not my point.nt. drray23 Aug 2017 #2

People were helping one another loooong marybourg Aug 2017 #3

great so we should get rid of FEMA ? drray23 Aug 2017 #4

I can recommend a book on logical thinking. nt marybourg Aug 2017 #9

excuse me ? you have not even bothered understanding my point. drray23 Aug 2017 #13

"You are essentially saying" Bonx Aug 2017 #56

Lol!! nt B2G Aug 2017 #15

Good job there, Brownie. brush Aug 2017 #23

The poster is actually making an important point. I guarantee we will be hearing, in Squinch Aug 2017 #40

That is a meme some people disposed that way marybourg Aug 2017 #45

No one has said that people have not helped each other. No one has said they shouldn't. Squinch Aug 2017 #46

What I took the poster to task for was this response to my marybourg Aug 2017 #52

I actually thought your response that prompted that obvious sarcasm was the illogical Squinch Aug 2017 #54

Okay, I apologies for assuming your agreement. nt marybourg Aug 2017 #57

FWIW I agree with you. trof Aug 2017 #59

We're I a betting man, I'd take that bet and give you 7-2 odds LanternWaste Aug 2017 #64

thread winner... pangaia Aug 2017 #55

We are definitely being groomed for YOYO. Zoonart Aug 2017 #5

Long is brand new on the job Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #6

He is very experienced though. trof Aug 2017 #60

I have read that Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #63

FEMA needs to give volunteers all the resources they need leftstreet Aug 2017 #7

I understand what you mean ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #8

Many communities (especially rural ones) have volunteer fire departments FakeNoose Aug 2017 #51

I've been through multiple hurricanes FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #10

Trump will come out better than Bush... Girard442 Aug 2017 #28

Even hear of the Sheriff's Posse? Brother Buzz Aug 2017 #11

Numbers and geography Amishman Aug 2017 #12

And the time issue TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #31

Well look at it this way lunatica Aug 2017 #14

no we cant. only immediate needs and up to a point. drray23 Aug 2017 #16

i said as far as rescuing others goes. lunatica Aug 2017 #38

Should we be dependent on the kindness of strangers... yallerdawg Aug 2017 #17

exactly. its right up there in the preamble of the constitution. drray23 Aug 2017 #18

+1 . . . . n/t annabanana Aug 2017 #22

I don't see it as a competition between government and delisen Aug 2017 #30

There are not and never have been enough professionals to handle Harvey GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #48

If you even have to ask this right now B2G Aug 2017 #19

+1 FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #21

I have several times. drray23 Aug 2017 #25

I doubt you have experienced anything major, otherwise you wouldn't be "ambiguous" FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #32

read my post again. drray23 Aug 2017 #35

Then you know that no government agency has enough resources to respond during the storm. FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #41

I can see the issue is with my OP title drray23 Aug 2017 #43

I think so too FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #49

Drray, sadly I get what you are saying and it is a shame that others are reacting to Squinch Aug 2017 #44

i have a very good idea. drray23 Aug 2017 #24

The poster is making an important point. Of course everyone needs to do everything Squinch Aug 2017 #42

Right? A massive hurricane utterly devastates the fourth largest city in the country... EL34x4 Aug 2017 #70

The piecemeal approach we've witnessed following the last natural disasters procon Aug 2017 #20

There's only one answer to your 'why' question... gtar100 Aug 2017 #58

I think they are good examples of citizens. kentuck Aug 2017 #26

what i hope results from all this is...ppl ( trumpers) being rescued AND samnsara Aug 2017 #27

As in what happened if they don't show up dembotoz Aug 2017 #29

Government will never maintain readiness for extremely unlikely disasters. Hortensis Aug 2017 #33

I know where your coming from Sgent Aug 2017 #34

fully agree with your last paragraph. drray23 Aug 2017 #36

Amen! kentuck Aug 2017 #50

I think it reveals many Americans are generous, courageous, and compassionate, regardless... Marengo Aug 2017 #37

Actually, it's almost impossible for government to prepare for MineralMan Aug 2017 #39

In a disaster of this scale... Adrahil Aug 2017 #47

Private citizen rescues have been going on for thousands of years. Dawson Leery Aug 2017 #53

I feel that this is a significant problem drmeow Aug 2017 #61

humanity has responded with assistance to those in need throughout history LanternWaste Aug 2017 #62

Let's vote in a government that prioritizes disaster relief. Orsino Aug 2017 #65

Private citizen rescues can go horribly wrong, too. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #66

Have you ever been involved in the budget process for things like Lee-Lee Aug 2017 #67

The government can't do it...so better than letting people die. Honestly politics need to end where Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #68

How about police rescues? I just saw a caravan of about 20 NYPD vans headed to Houston on Facebook Not Ruth Aug 2017 #69

People have been helping fellow man forever. ileus Aug 2017 #71