| Show Brown resigns ashead as ashead I head of FEMA I Jeff Gurney Contributing Writer Mike Brown the head of the Federal t Emergency Management t Administration D f t f FEMA s t resigned his post postas as the head of the Federal disaster B m relief t E tion FEMA has Mike Brown been the focal point of blame over the past few weeks This blame comes from criticism that FEMA reacted to slowly in getting things going in New Orleans in the wake of hurricane Katrina Many fingers have been pointing toward FEMA and Brown for a lack lus lackluster ter performance since the start of this dis dis- dis- dis aster Brown has also been the target of accusations about padding his resume prior to his appointment as the head of FEMA In a press release on Monday from Washington DC D.C. Brown was quoted as assaying assaying assaying saying There has been too much attention attention attention atten atten- tion paid to me and not enough attention paid to the victims in New Orleans Browns Brown's resignation has come in the wake of disapproval and after many other politicians have publicly asked for his resignation resignation resignation res res- res- res ignation from the post Just days before this resignation Brown was sent back to Washington by Secretary of Homeland FEMA Cont Cant on Page 3 I I rf J 4 t v P m CD CDo o E 5 Sw S ti a. a IV a r f o o om r c. c m CD W I o Io ti r Sitting with Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge left and Under Secretary Mike Brown of FEMA President George W. W Bush receives a briefing on the damage inflicted by Hurricane Isabel during a tour of the temporary operations center at the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond Va Monday Sept 22 2003 FEMA Cont Cant from front Security leader Mike Chertoff R. R David Browns Brown's replacement has already been picked by President Bush was the former head of the US U.S. Fire Administration a division of FEMA and of the Department of Homeland Security When asked about the resignation resignation resignation res res- res- res ignation in a press conference conference conference confer confer- ence held by the president on his tour in the city of New Orleans today Pres Bush came back with a stern answer that he had not heard yet about Browns Brown's resignation resignation tion and that he would not comment on how he felt about it All of this was caused by what many in charge of the relief effort have called poor communication and a lack of leadership on the ground just after the hurricane With the heavy press coverage coverage coverage cov cov- of this event there series of mistakes mistakes mis mistakes mis- mis have been a takes by leadership happening happening happen happen- the other making making making mak mak- after ing one recovery of the living Irving ing the that much slower Many people involved in the rescue people reported that Ration have Sey operation they are tied down by a lot of makes it hard red neSy nearly tape which impossible possible to do to of the he o Because job their in m New Orleans flooding very little has been there on the other coverage press involved in the affected areas surrounding areas |
