Successful emergency management relies upon experience and expertise.

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As long as FEMA is under DHS, problems are likely to continue. I'm told that at least three state emergency officials have turned down the job of FEMA Director because it is under the Department of Homeland Security. Everyone says FEMA needs a top-quality director, but how do we get one when the top candidates won't take the job?

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You broke your toy and now it doesn't work.

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It depresses people, right down to the level of a clerk-typist. The senior to mid-level managers have really been pushed into a corner career-wise.

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