Flood recovery - What all do I need to be concerned with after my house flooded? [more inside]
posted by MysticMCJ on Aug 5, 2009 - 16 answers

Please recommend some interesting media (specifically articles, books, movies, documentaries, mini-series) about the people working for FEMA. [more inside]
posted by np312 on Sep 24, 2008 - 1 answer

What do non-New Orleanians think about the city and the damage? Is it worth rebuilding? Are you really sick of hearing about it? What do people say about it? [more inside]
posted by honeydew on Mar 2, 2006 - 46 answers

Doug Copp advocates finding a Triangle of Life and gives up to 10 tips for an earthquake situation that will ensure maximum survival of the people involved. But his findings and tips has been discredited by the American Red Cross (ARC) who sees it as challenge to their "Drop, Cover and Hold On" safety advice as applied to its use in USA. It said that buildings in the States are constructed to a higher standard which makes the DC&HO method , the one to use. I would have thought if the standards are all that stringent , finding a triangle of life would be much easier and ensure a greater survival quotient in the States, if it was the drilled into the students. [more inside]
posted by kryptos on Oct 11, 2005 - 4 answers

Why would FEMA cut the emergency communication lines in Jefferson Parish? [more inside]
posted by aaronetc on Sep 6, 2005 - 18 answers