The Pros And Cons Of FEMA

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Because natural disasters are impossible to predict and because we cannot control the laws of nature, it is essential to our well-being to plan for disasters and minimize their negative impact on society. FEMA was organized to provide relief in the event of a disaster. Unfortunately, FEMA has often been at the mercy of politics and shifting opinions of what the organization’s true function should include as their mission. The components of leadership, staffing, resources, and funding; have all become part of a political tug of war. There have been reallocations of all these components which have made it very difficult and inefficient for FEMA to act fully and effectively. This inefficiency has created pockets where unethical and self-prompting …show more content…
Government departments, organizations, and even individuals became barriers to the distribution of supplies and equipment. These inefficiencies amounted to the unethical restriction of resources at a time of humanitarian crisis. There was loss of life and vast human suffering because agencies, comprised of individuals, struggled to work together and utilize resources paid for by the tax dollars of Americans. Suffering was further compounded by opportunistic people who took advantage of the inefficiencies and found ways to defraud the government for personal gain. All of this contribute to the unethical treatment of people at a time when efficient continuity of management and distribution was most necessary.
To resolve crisis, it is often necessary to restrict information to outside sources. One reason to restrict information would be to curb outside interference in the productive handling of a crisis. For example, it would be challenging for responders to work around a crisis location if they must battle through troves of onlookers blocking routes to the site. If providing information would cause a mass panic, facilitating emergency response could be impossible. Avoiding an immediate full disclosure could allow for a quicker and more effective
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