Former FEMA Director Brown to start emergency planning consulting business

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Brown to start emergency planning consulting business

Thursday, November 24, 2005; Posted: 9:01 p.m. EST (02:01 GMT)

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/24/brown.consultant.ap/index.html

DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- Former FEMA Director Michael Brown, heavily criticized for his agency's slow response to Hurricane Katrina, is starting a disaster preparedness consulting firm to help clients avoid the sort of errors that cost him his job.

"If I can help people focus on preparedness, how to be better prepared in their homes and better prepared in their businesses -- because that goes straight to the bottom line -- then I hope I can help the country in some way," Brown told the Rocky Mountain News for its Thursday editions.

Brown said officials need to "take inventory" of what's going on in a disaster to be able to answer questions to avoid appearing unaware of how serious a situation is.

In the aftermath of the hurricane, critics complained about Brown's lack of formal emergency management experience and e-mails that later surfaced showed him as out of touch with the extent of the devastation.



"Yer doin' a HECK of a consultancy business, Brownie...HECK of a consultancy business."

[Sannum]

1. what emergencies is he planning for?

Nordstrom running out of his size?

[driver8]

16. I was going to say "white socks with black shoes". n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

2. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[ticapnews]

3. I wonder how many millions of dollars in no-bid contracts

his company will receive...

[MadisonProgressive]

4. This says it all

"Brown said officials need to "take inventory" of what's going on in a disaster to be able to answer questions to avoid appearing unaware of how serious a situation is.

Don't be concerned of being unaware of how serious a situation is - but be concerned about 'appearing' unaware. Sure, I'd hire him!
:puke:

[napi21]

5. His clients???? Who the hell is going to hire his firm?????

I guess someone would hire him to find out what NOT to do!

I expected him to get a position with some friend of shrub, but for him to start a business consulting on emergency planning is just the biggest joke of the year!!!!!

[MuseRider]

7. Halliburton? n/t

[SofaKingLiberal]

6. OMG, This isn't an Onion article!

[niallmac]

8. So just who exactly will his first customer be?

This I really really want to know. Imagine announcing proudly to your city or your company that you just landed Brownie Boy.

[Maat]

9. This is a joke, right? (n/t)

[drb]

10. You know, the RNC is having kind of an emergency situation....

...right now! I believe that Michael Brown is just the man for the job!

:D

[Coastie for Truth]

11. "Coastie" Is Going To Start An Emergency Consulting Business

That's me when I was younger, thinner, and better looking -- in my UNITED STATES COAST GUARD uniform --- when it fit

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This is the book I wrote in the Coast Guard (I wrote the earlier, red cover, loose leaf edition)--->
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These are the books I use in my Emergency Readiness Classes:
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Earthquake Preparedness
Here's what you can do to prepare for such an emergency

Prepare a Home Earthquake Plan

Choose a safe place in every room - under a sturdy table or desk or against an inside wall where nothing can fall on you.

Practice DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON at least twice a year. Drop under a sturdy desk or table, hold on, and protect your eyes by pressing your face against your arm. If there's no table or desk nearby, sit on the floor against an interior wall away from windows, bookcases, or tall furniture that could fall on you. Teach children to DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON!

Choose an out-of-town family contact.

Consult a professional to find out additional ways you can protect your home, such as bolting the house to its foundation and other structural mitigation techniques.

Take a first aid class from your local Red Cross chaplet Keep your training current.

Get training in how to use a fire extinguisher from your local fire department.

Inform baby-sitters and care givers of your plan.

Eliminate hazards, by..

Bolting bookcases, china cabinets, and other tall furniture to wall studs.

Installing strong latches on cupboards.

Strapping the water heater to wall studs.

Prepare a Disaster Supplies Kit for home and car including:

First aid kit and essential medications.

Canned food and can opener.

At least three gallons of water per person.

Protective clothing, rain wear, and bedding or sleeping bags.

Battery powered radio, flashlight, and extra batteries.

Special items for infant, elderly, or disabled family members.

Written instructions for how to turn off gas, electricity, and water if authorities advise you to do so. (Remember, you'll need a professional to turn natural gas service back on.)

Keeping essentials, such as a flashlight and sturdy shoes, by your bedside.

Know what to do when the shaking begins

DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON!

Move only a few steps to a nearby safe place. Stay indoors until the shaking stops and you're sure it's safe to exit. Stay away from windows. In a high-rise building, expect the fire alarms and sprinklers to go off during a quake.

If you are in bed, hold on and stay there, protecting your head with a pillow.

If you are outdoors, find a clear spot away from buildings, trees, and power lines. Drop to the ground.

If you are in a car, slow down an drive to a clear place (as describe above). Stay in the car until the shaking stops.

Identify what to do after the shaking stops

Check yourself for injuries. Protect yourself from further danger by putting on long pants, a long sleeved shirt, sturdy shoes, and work gloves.

Check others for injuries. Give first aid for serious injuries.

Look for and extinguish small fires. Eliminate fire hazards. Turn off the gas if you smell gas or think it's leaking. (Remember, only a professional should turn it back on.)

Listen to the radio for instructions

Expect aftershocks. Each time you feel one, DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON!

Inspect your home for damage. Get everyone out of your home if it is unsafe.

Use the telephone only to report life threatening emergencies.

Prepare a checklist to start you planning process

Pick one or more "safe places" in each room of your home.

Practice DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON! in each place.

Write the locations of safe place in each room of your home -


Bedroom:

Bedroom:

Living room:

Kitchen:

Other rooms:


Choose an out-of-town relative or friend to be a family contact person.


Family contact:

Phone number:


Put together disaster supply kits.


Location of home kit:

Date assembled:


Shoes and flashlight put next to everyone's bed: (date)

Smaller kit put in car: (date)

Teach household members how to turn off utilities.


Location of gas and water valves and electrical switches and turn off tools.


Install strong latches or bolts on cabinets.

Secure water heater to wall studs with two steel straps.

Bolt bookcases, china cabinet, and tall furniture to wall studs.

Secure items that might fall (TV, books, computers, etc.).

And remember ... when an earthquake, tornado, flood, fire, or other emergency happens in your community, you can count on your local American Red Cross chapter to be there to help you and your family. Your Red Cross is not a government agency and depends on contributions of your time, money, and blood.

Heck - I am better qualified then Brownie - I actually had to "Run Around The Grinder At Extremely High Port" and "Jump Off The High Board Fully Clothed" and "Fight A Shipboard Fire" to earn the title of COASTIE -

If anybody could be a Coastie - it wouldn't be the United States Coast Guard.

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[Sparkly]

13. Hi, Coastie!!

I grew up very near the Coast Guard Academy. (When I was a kid, and you guys would jog by my house, my sisters & friends & I would yell, "Coasties eat Post Toasties!" I guess we thought that was brilliant, somehow.) :hi:

[quiet.american]

12. Nothing succeeds like failure.

Shameless.

[ngGale]

14. Gawd, what inflated egos these loser's have...

Who else except ole Brownie would think anybody would ask for his advice, much less pay for it.:rofl:

[driver8]

15. Maybe Brownie would like me as a partner! Especially since I

don't know a fucking thing about disaster preparedness, either!

What an ego this imbecile has.

Hey Brownie -- don't quit your day job.

[rumpel]

17. Shameless.

[fooj]

18. On NBC Nightly News Campbell Brown "reported" that Brownie

was villified! Can you believe that crap? Poor Brownie...victimized by the liberal media! Apparently, he has forgotten about the e-mails that circulated throughout the country. Shameless Rat Bastard!

Peace.

[Vickers]

19. That makes as much sense as Harriet Miers giving ethics classes!

:sarcasm:

[No Exit]

20. In other news, Osama Bin Laden will be speaking on religious tolerance

and plans to take his Tolerance Tour on the road, in an effort to promote world peace...

[OneTwentyoNine]

21. Let me guess,he'll have a FAT ASS contract with US Government/FEMA

Who the HELL else would hire that loser?? No problem,with three years to go in the Chimp administration Brownosie will rake in $$millions off of We the Taxpayers in consulting fees to FEMA.