Top FEMA Officials Lack Experience In Disaster Management

The top three officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency share at least one trait: they had little or no experience in disaster management before landing top FEMA posts.

According to a Sept. 7 Chicago Tribune story, FEMA Director Michael Brown was commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association and had virtually no experience in disaster management.

Source: Blogcritics

David asks a great question: Why isn't the Bush Administration getting any heat for putting together a FEMA team so lacking in experience?

Posted by Ken Edwards on September 10, 2005 3:22 AM

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