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I was one of the federal disaster responders who personally was deployed to NOLA on day three after landfall. I left about 35 days later. (Think sleeping bags, MRES and austere conditions. Longer than we like to leave the early response team in place.) FEMA had and has a large number of highly experienced emergency management professionals internally, in other federal agencies and ESF partners).Major part of the early coordination issues. For the proceeding several years FEMA conducted a major tabletop hurricane exercise in Louisiana that was eerily like Katrina: Exercise Hurricane Sally. Many issues were exposed and identified for local, state and federal officials. Sadly most were ignored by the local and state officials.Much of FEMAs “regular operating money” was diverted from FEMA preparation efforts (such as on-call contracts, etc.) to create other parts of the Department of Homeland Security. These annual preparation activities did not take place due to lack of funds for FEMA staff.FEMA and National Hurricane Center identified Katrina as a likely major storm with the potential of causing major damage. FEMA, NHC and others started federal/state coordination conference calls about a week before the storm made landfall. Those calls included not only Louisiana, but all of the southern states that could be within the possible impact zone.Other states agreed to allow FEMA to preposition federal response resources within their state. Louisiana did not. Federal officials including the President had calls with the Governor of Louisiana trying to negotiate that preplacement.Governor of Louisiana wanted all federal resource including National Guard from other states under the direct control of the Governor. This is contrary to a number of federal laws and is not legally possible. Normally the State Coordinating Official works closely with the Federal Coordinating Official to decide where to use federal resources. By law, federal response resources remain under the operational control of the Federal Emergency Support Function that activated them. See Stafford Act.Without the feds agreeing to #5 the Governor would not authorize federal help, pre-landfall. Feds did preposition resources in a neighboring state pre-landfall and had responders in NOLA by Day Two.FEMA and the federal agencies were trying to respond despite a poorly written revised Federal Response Plan that was confusing as to whom was in change when multiple states were heavily impacted. (The FRP was changed soon after). b) Mike Brown was a poor choice to lead FEMA. He had limited experience in running a large organization let alone one that needs to move quickly and expand quickly from a small core to a large geographically dispersed one. Bush Administration took needed resources from FEMA to start airport security. These all lead up to FEMA not being able to response with the major resources quickly. In Louisiana by the end of the third week post landfall FEMA had over 40,000 federal human responders working not only in NOLA but throughout the state.Brown’s mistake was not letting the highly experienced Federal Coordinating Official do his job. Brown traveled down to NOLA with the President and acted like he was fully informed and in charge. While he was briefed several times a day, things happen quickly in the first several days. Brown should have deferred to his leaders on the ground.Finally, I can personally attest to the fact that Mayor Negan seemed to have his own agenda. His Office of Emergency Preparedness did not fix the problems identified. NOLA did not have an effective Emergency Response Plan. The NOLA government did not knowhow to work together and did not know how to operate a major EOC. His EOC team needed outside help to get organized and conduct basic EOC operations. Thank you EMAC. Even the Mayor’s EOC Director and staff could not impact the Mayor overriding early local/state/federal coordination efforts.In summary, Bush and his administration failed to give FEMA the normal resourses necessary to prepare annually for next year’s unknow disasters. It also assumed that if you can manage one small organization you can manage any complex organization. Approving and not fully training the key participants on implementing a new approach to managing multistate disasters also contributed. But the final straw that made the early response system fail was the lack of leadership at both the state and local levels.

To get accepted into my dream school, SUNY-ESF. I would major in either wildlife science or wildlife conservation and minor in marine biology.To have a steady job doing what I love, which is working with animals. I’d like to work for National Geographic or another really cool employer.To find someone I love and have a great life with him. I want our relationship to be strong and to be fully devoted to each other. To be able to confide in him and look out for one other. To have someone I trust and who trusts me. Maybe have a kid or two but I definitely want a bunch of pets.

Ireland joining the European Union has had a huge positive effect on our country.Economy and JobsBefore we joined the EU, we were largely dependent on the UK for our goods.After Ireland joined the EU, Ireland has changed from an agriculture dependent economy into a modern one largely driven by hi-tech industry and global exports.Ireland has been a net recipient of European funds since we joined the EU, and will remain so throughout the duration of the current EU financial plan, the 2014-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF). This basically means we get more money out of the EU than we put in.Workers’ rights have been improved through EU regulations including measures that improve working hours, conditions and contractsIreland’s recovery from the financial crisis was aided by a three year EU/IMF financial assistance programme that ran from 2010-13. The programme was successful and in 2014, just after it was completed, Ireland had the fastest growing economy in the EU.EU membership has helped Ireland attract billions of euro in direct foreign investment, creating thousands of job opportunities for Irish peopleIrish exporters can also sell more easily and cheaply into lucrative global markets like South Korea, South Africa and Central America thanks to international EU trade agreements. A new trade agreement with the USA that could increase Ireland’s GDP by 1.1% or €2 billion is currently being negotiated. As a small nation, it would be difficult for Ireland to negotiate such agreements outside of the EU structure.As EU citizens, Irish people can live and work freely in any Member State, and that means more opportunities and job choices for Irish workers. Irish citizens working in other EU countries enjoy equal treatment in accessing employment, working conditions and all other social and tax advantages.Ireland has a small, open economy that’s heavily reliant on exports. Being part of the EU's Single Market makes it easier for Irish businesses to trade on both European and international markets.Education and TrainingEU funding has helped improve education standards in Ireland and created great opportunities for studying abroad through Erasmus +, the EU’s study and work abroad programme.The EU’s financial instrument for investing in people, the European Social Fund (ESF), is contributing €610 million from the EU budget into Ireland’s €1.15 billion Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) that runs until 2020.Since Ireland joined the EU, Irish agencies and State bodies have received almost €6.5 billion in investment from the ESFThe EU’s Youth Guarantee initiative is providing jobs, training and education for Europe’s under 25s. Ireland will receive €68 million under the initiative to increase employment, social inclusion and skills for young people.Around 50,000 students from Ireland have participated in Erasmus + since 1987. A survey carried out by the Higher Education Authority (link is external) in 2016 found that Erasmus+ students coming to study or work in Ireland are responsible for encouraging almost 25,000 visitors here, adding €14 million to the Irish economy.AgricultureThe EU’s Common Agricultural Policy is primarily funded through the EU budget framework plan (MFF). It supports Irish farmers as well as the development of the country’s rural communities by investing in projects that improve living conditions in the countryside and help rural businesses to become more competitive.Currently, Irish farmers receive EU funding of €1.2 billion every year through CAP funding and since 2007, Irish farmers have received a total of €10.5 billion.The vast majority of Irish beef exports are sold in European markets with nearly two-thirds going to higher value standard retail, premium foodservice and retail or quick service sectors.The CAP helps guarantee that consumers get food that’s safe and wholesome. There are tough EU rules on the safety of food and animal feed and consumers can easily determine where the food they purchase has come from and what it contains.The European Commission has a partnership agreement with Ireland that benefits Irish farmers and rural communities. Under the agreement Ireland is receiving €3.357 billion in total of European Structural and Investment funding over 2014-2020.These are only some of the benefits of being in the EU, if you want to read more about the benefits then click on the following link Impact of EU membership on Ireland - Ireland - European Commission