Lee,
Can you imagine the logistics of trying to organize 500 more boats? The whole situation is so confused now no one knows for sure what's going on.
Glenn
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Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 1:30 PM
Subject: [omc-boats] FEDS turn away Rescue Boat Volunteers
FEMA REFUSES TO ALLOW FLORIDA AIRBOATS TO HELP WITH RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS: FEMA Director Michael Brown has acknowledged the agency's inadequate response to the hurricane recovery efforts. Floridians want to help by volunteering 500 airboat pilots to help rescue hurricane victims and transport relief workers. But FEMA won't let them in. Robert Dummett, state coordinator of the Florida Airboat Association, said, "We cannot get deployed to save our behinds" because FEMA will not authorize them to enter New Orleans. Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) thinks providing airboats to the region is "a perfect solution to the chaos and difficulty getting people out of their flooded homes." James Brown, a manager of 14 airboats, said, "We're willing to go, we're able to go, but it's all up to FEMA."
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Lee Shuster
Salt Lake City
PS -- Apologies if this offends anyone -- I'm baffled when I see stuff like this.
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