Following Hurricane Katrina seven years ago, FEMA became a national punching bag, ridiculed for its slow and cumbersome response to the disaster along the Gulf Coast. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its administrator W. Craig Fugate are garnering more positive reviews from public officials in northeastern states hit by the superstorm, as well as from disaster-management experts.
Officials And Experts Praising Fema For Its Response To Hurricane Sandy
Steve Vogel, Washington Post
Thu, 11/01/2012 - 6:19pm
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