I think that certainly FEMA bent over backwards to try to make this very specialized request happen as quickly as possible. The most important thing is, there are 13 alleged bad characters off the streets.

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We've got plenty of housing units on the road, in the pipeline right now, but we are going to need more.

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Residents should not be worried that the flood insurance program is insolvent. Be assured, we're not going belly-up, and we're not going away.

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This is not a seismically active area. It's unusual for the region to be shaken that way.

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It was a combination of both. We got lucky because of the depth of the quake. But without the improved seismological science and improved building codes, I think the situation would have been much more deadly.

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We're ready for Wilma and, whatever the storm brings, we're set to go.

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We don't want to put in trailers or houses without utilities. We're talking about miles and miles of lines down.

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To our knowledge, this is the first time a state has set aside housing or space for housing for future disasters.

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Is everybody a little tired? Sure. Does that mean we're not going to go when we get the call? No.

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