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Giuliani Offers US Disaster Prep Plan
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Cities need less federal control and more regional training to
prepare for terrorist attacks and other disasters, Republican presidential
hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday.
Visiting Mississippi, a state devastated in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina,
Giuliani pledged to prepare every community in the United States for such a
disaster.
"America faces very real threats in the 21st century," Giuliani said in a
statement. "We can face the future with confidence by becoming a more
resilient society."
To be ready, states and cities need more regional training and coordination
and less federal meddling, Giuliani said.
The former New York mayor proposes to make the federal Department of
Homeland Security -- created in response to the Sept. 11 attacks _ more
regional like the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA is now part of
the Homeland Security department.
"We need less focus on centralized control and waiting for a response to be
handed down from Washington," Giuliani said.
After touring the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Giuliani planned
to talk about preparedness at an appearance Tuesday afternoon in Pearl,
Miss.
Among Giuliani's proposals are:
-- Boosting local and state training and creating regional response teams
like FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Teams.
-- Giving FEMA updated technology to track relief supplies and aid.
-- Cutting off federal money for congressional pet projects, instead mapping
out long-term infrastructure needs such as bridge improvements.
Along with his plan, Giuliani also released a list of his high-profile
homeland security advisers.
Some names, such as the group's leader, former FBI director Louis Freeh, and
New York Rep. Peter King, have already been announced.
Advisers also include Robert Bonner, former commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, and others connected mostly to the Department of Homeland
Security and city of New York. Also on the list is Daniel Johnson, former
homeland security director for Minnesota, site of last month's interstate
bridge collapse.
Giuliani Offers US Disaster Prep Plan
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Cities need less federal control and more regional training to
prepare for terrorist attacks and other disasters, Republican presidential
hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday.
Visiting Mississippi, a state devastated in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina,
Giuliani pledged to prepare every community in the United States for such a
disaster.
"America faces very real threats in the 21st century," Giuliani said in a
statement. "We can face the future with confidence by becoming a more
resilient society."
To be ready, states and cities need more regional training and coordination
and less federal meddling, Giuliani said.
The former New York mayor proposes to make the federal Department of
Homeland Security -- created in response to the Sept. 11 attacks _ more
regional like the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA is now part of
the Homeland Security department.
"We need less focus on centralized control and waiting for a response to be
handed down from Washington," Giuliani said.
After touring the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Giuliani planned
to talk about preparedness at an appearance Tuesday afternoon in Pearl,
Miss.
Among Giuliani's proposals are:
-- Boosting local and state training and creating regional response teams
like FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Teams.
-- Giving FEMA updated technology to track relief supplies and aid.
-- Cutting off federal money for congressional pet projects, instead mapping
out long-term infrastructure needs such as bridge improvements.
Along with his plan, Giuliani also released a list of his high-profile
homeland security advisers.
Some names, such as the group's leader, former FBI director Louis Freeh, and
New York Rep. Peter King, have already been announced.
Advisers also include Robert Bonner, former commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, and others connected mostly to the Department of Homeland
Security and city of New York. Also on the list is Daniel Johnson, former
homeland security director for Minnesota, site of last month's interstate
bridge collapse.