tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15374623.post8064943456791264576..comments2023-11-02T06:43:49.663-04:00Comments on Watergate Summer: CALIFORNIA FIRES STILL RAGE.....enigma4everhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15374623.post-51845075079985972572008-07-14T16:28:00.000-04:002008-07-14T16:28:00.000-04:00all of our guard is there and equipment..in Katrin...all of our guard is there and equipment..<BR/><BR/>in Katrina- the first 24 hours- ONLY 400 guard were sent- your guard came to help...and should have been reimbursed...if I was Governor of a State I would raise holy hell and do all I can to keep my guard- and I would encourage ALL other gov's to raise hell- if Arnie was smart- and since there are monthes of Fire to go....I think he should....<BR/><BR/>but since I know I am not ever going to be a gov...I hope and pray that the Red Cross is well funded and managed in Cali and all over...enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15374623.post-87420099733056284342008-07-13T21:31:00.000-04:002008-07-13T21:31:00.000-04:00Good question about Ntl Guard. Oregon Ntl Guard wa...Good question about Ntl Guard. Oregon Ntl Guard was called/deployed to help post Katrina--While it was still majorly flooded. FEMA was supposed to have reimbursed Oregon fo deploying over 2,100 soldiers and their equipment to New Orleans in less than three days. However, over a year later, FEMA had not reimbursed the Oregon National Guard for the $2.7 million the Guard expended in the relief effort.<BR/><BR/>Oregon was pissed! FEMA kept stalling & asking for duplications of the same paperwork, delays, excuses, non responses..... to the point Oregon was prepared to take legal action.<BR/><BR/>So if other States seem gun shy to step forward-- it is stuff like that-- that is gumming up the works (not to mention lots of Ntl Guard is in the middle east).<BR/><BR/>Chalk it up as another decider disaster.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15374623.post-72170699696387276412008-07-13T21:26:00.000-04:002008-07-13T21:26:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.com