FEMA Official Admits That Citizens Need to Become Self-Sufficient
I’m going to give you a quote that came from a real person recently. Then I’d like you to guess who said it.
Here it is: “We have to make sure that we implement a true culture of preparedness within our citizenry. We don’t have it.”
I don’t know about you, but I would have guessed that Frank Bates said it. He has certainly made many similar statements through the years.
I can’t tell you how many times Frank has declared that individuals need to become self-sufficient by preparing for emergencies.
That’s What We’ve Been Saying for Years
But this particular quote did not come from Frank Bates. Of all people, it came from the administrator of FEMA.
He said it while addressing the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Can you believe it? Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency – better known as FEMA – admitted that it’s up to U.S. citizens to become self-reliant.
Wow! I never thought I’d see the day.
Broke and Broken
I guess I’ve just become so used to the government trying to make U.S. citizens dependent upon it for everything. Food, water, shelter, utilities and all sorts of services.
That’s why Long’s statement surprised me so much. But maybe it shouldn’t have. Maybe I should have seen it coming.
As CNN recently reported, FEMA is broke and broken. Long admitted that it’s true.
“I run a program that is structurally broken,” he said. “It goes into debt ever time we have a major event. Katrina forced it into debt. Sandy forced it into debt. Harvey, Irma forced it into debt.”
FEMA Throws in the Towel
We knew that Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy wiped out FEMA’s resources. But at least they came seven years apart. That gave FEMA a chance to recover.
But we wondered, what would happen if the U.S. got hit with three different disasters in a short period of time? Well, we found out in 2017, didn’t we?
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma provided a one-two punch that floored FEMA. And the Western wildfires made sure the agency could not get off the canvas.
There was nothing left for FEMA to do but throw in the towel. But they couldn’t just admit to defeat. They had to offer up another plan.
Individuals Need to Take Responsibility
And by placing the responsibility for preparedness on citizens, states and local governments, that’s just what they did.
“Every state and local government should have their own capabilities to push out life-sustaining commodity distribution like water and meals,” Long said.
“It cannot be solely on the shoulders of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Our support should be designed to backfield a community, not supplant it fully.”
If Mr. Long had merely shifted disaster responsibilities from the federal level to the state level, it would just be a matter of time before states went bankrupt as well.
Fortunately, he brought individual citizens into the mix.
People Need Skills, Not Handouts
“Citizens are the true first responder in an active shooter situation and when a tornado hits or when a flood occurs,” he said.
“We need to give tangible skills, from CPR to how to shut off water valves to how to be properly insured. Not only as a homeowner, but as a business owner.”
Finally! Someone in government actually seems to understand that people need to be self-reliant.
It makes all the sense in the world. It’s what we’ve been preaching for years.
FEMA Called on the Carpet
Now, even if FEMA had all the money and manpower it wanted, I still wouldn’t want that agency looking after me in an emergency.
Just take a look at what happened in Puerto Rico recently. As you know, that U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria, shortly after Hurricane Irma came calling.
On October 3, 2017, FEMA signed an agreement with an Atlanta-based company to provide 30 million meals to hungry Puerto Rican citizens. The contract was for $156 million.
Take a guess how many of those meals were actually delivered. If you guessed 50,000, you’re right. That’s far less than 1 percent of the meals that were promised.
Poor Choice Leaves Folk Hungry
Can FEMA be held responsible for a private company messing up? U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings and U.S. Virgin Islands congressional delegate Stacey Plaskett certainly think so.
A letter they wrote was given to House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy. It stated that the Atlanta company consists of only one person. And that it had a track record of struggling with much smaller contracts.
The owner of the company said it was unable to fulfill its obligation because FEMA did not provide the financial support it was supposed to.
Who knows what the truth is? At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is that people devastated by a hurricane were supposed to get food. And they didn’t.
It’s Up to You
And with FEMA broke, who knows if any of us will get food and water from the government when we need it most.
The next time a disaster strikes – and you never know when that might happen – you need to be ready for it. And you need to make sure you prepare BEFORE it happens.
Everyone needs to have non-perishable, good-for-25-years survival food on hand in case of emergency.
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First, you cite quotes from CNN as being a legitimate news source, which is a big part of the propaganda & disinformation program by subversive groups that have control of America Inc. These genocidal groups, IMF, Tri-Lateral Commision who run FEMA & HomeLand Security want to disarm The People & stage False Flag events, mass shootings & have built concentration camps to herd Sheeple into & sieze their property as they spray nano-particles of strontium, barium, aluminum, silver nitrites & other compounds that enter the body & are small enough to pass the blood-brain barrier & settle across our brains, as well as saturate our atmosphere to create an ionized layer globally, in order to facilitate a full communications network without reliance on relay satellites. They then use weaponized cell towers & the newly placed 5G mini towers every third house (one is coming to your home soon)to activate the neural net matrices on our brains & cause anxiety, fear, anger & compliance, to direct you through media & the pre-conditioning false flags etc, to control you & implement Agenda 21 as outlined in the Georgia Guidestones. The Tri-Lateral commission’s stated goals are to subvert the US government. It’s all in black & white & if you so-called “Patriots” would bother to seek the Truth rather than help the evil, Luciferian cabal or Illuminati, then you could actually HELP us. Or do you already know the truth & continue to repeat the propaganda they constantly indoctrinate the sheeps with? Are you with them? If not then PLEASE do some research aside from watching the fake news & believing what FEMA & the corrupt socialists at Homeland insecurity. We many REAL news outlets, podcasts & advertising outlets operating that will begin informing The People who are Awake & Informed of your non-patriotic company unless you learn the truth and stop citing those organizations you seem so proud to coddle. We are Legion. We Love ALL Humanity & do not operate through fear. We want to help awaken people to these crimes against humanity. Read the Georgia guidestones & Agenda 21. Then read the book with many contributors, “The Healing Field” Exploring Energy & Conciousness. I’m almost certain that you will censor this. I hope I am wrong. But I truly hope you will at least research the truth if you really believe the things that you quoted & seem to put so much emphasis on. Then be true patriots. Thanks for the opportunity to spread truth and love.
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I want to Thank You for being generous & kind…yes I would be very happy to receive the 73 hour food…
Sincerely, Janet Poor
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The government has been enabling people for a very long time. Medicaid, food stamps, free housing, utilities, medical you name it. Instead of telling people to get off their lazy behinds and get a job, we just hand them more money . The government even pays people to have kids they cannot afford. Get back to the BIBLE where God says if you don’t work you don’t eat.”