The Department of Homeland Security has faced scrutiny over FEMA's reform during a Texas flash-flood disaster that killed over 130 people. The Trump administration promotes FEMA's restructuring as a transition from bureaucratic inefficiency to an agile response team. Critics emphasize the need for established protocols to ensure rapid disaster response, warning that ad hoc changes during a crisis can lead to further devastation. Experts assert that necessary changes should not coincide with active, life-threatening emergencies, underscoring the importance of preparedness in disaster management.
FEMA is shifting from bloated, DC-centric dead weight to a lean, deployable disaster force that empowers state actors to provide relief for their citizens... The old processes are being replaced because they failed Americans in real emergencies for decades.
This is exactly what many of us are concerned about. However much FEMA might benefit from change, remaking it in an ad hoc fashion will just result in more devastation... In the context of a really complicated emergency where lots of people's lives are at stake-that's just not where you want to see experimentation happening.
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