Posts Tagged ‘Hurricane Season’

MEMA exec: Focus should be on individual preparedness, not governmental response

by Associated Press Published: June 20,2012

Tags: disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency management, Hurricane Season, hurricanes, natural disaster, severe weather, state agency, tropical weather, Weather

PEARL — After learning valuable lessons from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it’s time to shift focus from governmental response to individual preparedness, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency leaders say. MEMA executive director Robert Latham Jr., who was reappointed to the position in January after heading MEMA from 2000-2006, said he has been meeting with local officials [...] [...]

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urges plan for hurricane season

by Associated Press Published: June 1,2012

Tags: Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, Hurricane Season, Jacksonville, Janet Napolitano, Memorial Day, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Alberto, Tropical Storm Beryl, U.S. Department of Homland Security

MIAMI — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants to make sure Americans are prepared for the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The season begins today and Napolitano will join Federal Emergency Management Agency head Craig Fugate, as well as Florida Gov. Rick Scott to urge those likely to be affected by [...] [...]

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