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...chunk, as opposed to failing in pockets - should the anticipated rains arrive, the only relatively safe option will be to deliberately release the dam. "What is crystal clear is that there will be a devastating impact if the water is released," Triplett says. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates that if the dam needs to be released, the resulting damage could cost $3 billion. County officials estimate that the ensuing shutdown of business could cost the area another $46 million per day. The odds of needing to release the dam, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, are about...
...that is), and that effectively, even though some 90 insurance companies administer the policies, it is the government providing the insurance itself. "There is nobody in the Green River area that should not be able to get flood insurance," says Jeff Woodward, the region's insurance-program specialist for FEMA. How much people have to pay for flood insurance - premiums vary from about $250 to $1,900 a year, Woodward says - depends on where they live in the floodplain and what risk level that area has, as determined by a complicated federal flood...
...will likely happen in mid- to late November, leaving just weeks for homeowners to get everything in order. Hence, the current government battle cry. "Buy flood insurance," Governor Gregoire says. "I know we're at a very difficult time financially for many families but should this dam fail, while FEMA will step up, it will never replace individual homes...
...governmental incompetence of a different sort, the outcome of neither logistical impossibilities nor ethical quandaries. The various levels of government faced Katrina unprepared and failed to think on their feet. Dithering by local, state, and federal officials caused unnecessary damage and loss of life, a House Select Committee concluded. FEMA was “under-trained and under-staffed” and became “overwhelmed” by the crisis, evacuation plans were put into effect far too late, and “sparse or conflicting information was used as an excuse” for doing nothing...
...FEMA spokesman Clark Stevens explains the process: "Fire-management assistance grants [from FEMA] provide impacted states with the financial support they need during a major fire event. These grants, requested by a governor, cover an array of firefighting expenses such as field camps, equipment use, repair and replacement, tools, materials and supplies and mobilization and demobilization activities." Stevens adds, "Since Aug. 28, Governor Schwarzenegger has requested and been granted five fire-management-assistance grants." He says FEMA will continue to work closely with California to make sure the state has the financial resources to combat wildfires. In short, if California...