Is Fema on scene in CA fires?--I have not heard anything if they are.

[rodeodance]

[robinlynne]

1. who? Aren't they on vacation in Hawaii?

[MindPilot]

2. Hope not.

Our firefighters are damn good; they don't don't need incompetent federal officials in their way.

[YvonneCa]

3. Hope not...

...considering the current management.:)

[acmavm]

4. Why would they be? The destruction isn't total yet. george** will do a

fly-by in a few days. Chertoff will then announce that he's too busy to be bothered, he has plans to draw up on martial law and the elections.

[enid602]

5. Blackwater

I think Blackwater will probably get there first. Isn't that the protocol these days?

[SoCalDem]

6. truthfully? I think our firefighters would find them "in the way"

for now at least.

The firefighters have enough on their plates, without having FEMA to contend with right now..

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. A federal declartion means you can also get resources fom out of the

state.

FEMA (in theory) would be useful for water and food... and some medical

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Swhatzie has not asked for a federal declaration

they will not move until a federal declaration...

And that will happen before the afternoon, I can bet

[Elspeth]

9. FEMA is no longer a first responder

Once it became part of DHS, it became a last resort, not the first.