Craig Fugate Quotes
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The earliest we're going to see significant impact from the storm appears to be Friday afternoon, but people should not wait, ... It's time to act.
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To me the risk of what happened in Mississippi and what happened in Louisiana is always the worst-case scenario.
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Many homes were impacted and shelters were opened, ... In some of these neighborhoods, till the water goes down, people are not going to be able to get back in their homes and start making repairs.
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It's right there along the coast. That's why it's extremely important that people heed and monitor the situation.
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Max was very concerned that this hurricane was going to cross the state, that the winds were going to go far inland.
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Do us a favor. Stay out and off the water, where the coastal hazards are extreme. Heed evacuation orders if it becomes necessary later on.
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The last thing you would want is to have people housed in shelters, or later in trailers and mobile homes that would be the first things you have to evacuate in the event of another hurricane
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You're in a phenomenon ... it's sort of like a hurricane, you're not going to stop it with what the (existing) resources are.
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The previous hurricanes had depleted the national supply.
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In Martin County, many homes were impacted and shelters were opened, and they're continuing to provide those services as we assess what the impact is, ... And really, some of these neighborhoods - until the water goes down - people are not going to get back into their homes and start making repairs.
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We've got roughly four to six million people right now who are experiencing hurricane or tropical storm-force winds.
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The intent of the program was not to provide you a generator for free. We don't want fraud and waste in our programs.
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It needs to be an evolving document. We need to learn quickly and apply it to the next storm.
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We want to build an air bridge to Key West should the roads be compromised.
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It would be like a weed whacker going up the coast
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The damage identified in the requested counties is not beyond the combined capabilities of the state and affected local governments
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This storm has some potential to it. The time to go is now.
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I implore people to understand that although this storm is not an immediate threat to any of the inland areas of the state, it is definitely a hazard for marine interests along the coast
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Our goal is to move not hundreds of miles, but tens of miles.
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It's easy to play the blame game, find a scapegoat, but no one person could be responsible for the challenges we face and the lives lost.
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I've heard comments made in other disasters that the first thing they did was throw the plan away because the plan was worthless. A plan should not be some requirement. It should truly reflect what your real needs are, and what your real resources are.
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Also know FL is providing law enforcement. Need all you can send. Public safety major concern (looting etc.) Have used Dixie Co. body bags (250) got more?
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Our recommendations have not changed since I've been here we need to get people to evacuate from storm surge, ... If you're not in that evacuation zone, the safest place for you may be in your home.
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To a lot of people that would be an insult. They have been publicly out looking at how many different names and everyone turned it down and they come back and ask you?