DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies are still being fished outta the water in texas

[Crepitus]

This was a project designed specifically to improve the communication issues that contributed to the texas mass-casualty weather event.

The "empower project" was cancelled 4 days after the flood.

The optics alone are indicative of the short-sightedness of these folks, let alone that this could have been ready to help prevent the next one.

Original NYT story https://archive.ph/lh7ET

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

talkingpointsmemo.com

 

[TemplarKormac]

This was a project designed specifically to improve the communication issues that contributed to the texas mass-casualty weather event.

The "empower project" was cancelled 4 days after the flood.

The optics alone are indicative of the short-sightedness of these folks, let alone that this could have been ready to help prevent the next one.

Original NYT story https://archive.ph/lh7ET

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Still exploiting the dead for political gain, I see.

Not surprising, really.

 

[EMH]

All the CO2 FRAUD waste needs to be zeroed out.

Bravo

CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The optics alone are indicative of the short-sightedness of these folks,

It’s the tragic cost of conservative political dogma.

 

[OKTexas]

This was a project designed specifically to improve the communication issues that contributed to the texas mass-casualty weather event.

The "empower project" was cancelled 4 days after the flood.

The optics alone are indicative of the short-sightedness of these folks, let alone that this could have been ready to help prevent the next one.

Original NYT story https://archive.ph/lh7ET

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

talkingpointsmemo.com

You link said the communication system that was in place at the time of the flood broke down, shouldn't it be replaced with something else? Why continue paying for something that obviously isn't working?

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[frigidweirdo]

This was a project designed specifically to improve the communication issues that contributed to the texas mass-casualty weather event.

The "empower project" was cancelled 4 days after the flood.

The optics alone are indicative of the short-sightedness of these folks, let alone that this could have been ready to help prevent the next one.

Original NYT story https://archive.ph/lh7ET

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

talkingpointsmemo.com

As long as some rich person gets more money to buy another yacht, kids' lives don't matter.

 

[Grumblenuts]

This was a project designed specifically to improve the communication issues that contributed to the texas mass-casualty weather event.

The "empower project" was cancelled 4 days after the flood.

The optics alone are indicative of the short-sightedness of these folks, let alone that this could have been ready to help prevent the next one.

Original NYT story https://archive.ph/lh7ET

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Great OP writing from someone who looks to still be in HS. Thanks for the archive link. Here's more detail about the effects of cancelling the "empower project":

Although the press release calls BRIC a “wasteful, politicized grant program,” investments in hazard mitigation programs are the opposite of “wasteful.” In fact recent studies have shown that flood hazard mitigation investments return up to $8 in benefits for every $1 spent.

 

[22lcidw]

It’s the tragic cost of conservative political dogma.

Yet the Progs move to red states.

 

[1srelluc]

LOL....

 

[Crepitus]

You link said the communication system that was in place at the time of the flood broke down, shouldn't it be replaced with something else? Why continue paying for something that obviously isn't working?

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That's what this was for. Fixing the broken communications issues.

 

[OKTexas]

That's what this was for. Fixing the broken communications issues.

The information in the link isn't detailed enough for you to make that assumption. It's a troll article.

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[Grumblenuts]

The information in the link isn't detailed enough for you to make that assumption. It's a troll article.

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He provided two. Which "the link" are you referring to?

Original NYT story https://archive.ph/lh7ET

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

talkingpointsmemo.com

 

[OKTexas]

He provided two. Which "the link" are you referring to?

If you read both, you'd know the second article didn't even mention the grant. The second was about a guy that took the retirement. My question on that article, is who would assume that guys communications duties when he was on vacation, before he retired? If no one was trained to do that, it would be a major problem.

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[Crepitus]

The information in the link isn't detailed enough for you to make that assumption. It's a troll article.

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No.

Here's some more info.

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/dhs-cuts-grant-new-york-s-early-severe-weather-20764236.php

 

[Grumblenuts]

If you read both, you'd know the second article didn't even mention the grant. The second was about a guy that took the retirement. My question on that article, is who would assume that guys communications duties when he was on vacation, before he retired? If no one was trained to do that, it would be a major problem.

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Turns out it was a major problem, whether taking vacation or pressured into retirement.

 

[OKTexas]

No.

Here's some more info.

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/dhs-cuts-grant-new-york-s-early-severe-weather-20764236.php

Sounds like that system is already up and running, why can't NY fund it now?

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[OKTexas]

Turns out it was a major problem, whether taking vacation or pressured into retirement.

That is yet to be determined, were they not trained, or did they just not do it? We know for a fact that they were at 250% of normal staffing.

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[2aguy]

This was a project designed specifically to improve the communication issues that contributed to the texas mass-casualty weather event.

The "empower project" was cancelled 4 days after the flood.

The optics alone are indicative of the short-sightedness of these folks, let alone that this could have been ready to help prevent the next one.

Original NYT story https://archive.ph/lh7ET

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

talkingpointsmemo.com

There were no technical issues....the staff at the weather station was more than doubled......a warning was given out 12 hours in advance, there was a warning given out 45 minutes before the disaster......the problem was it happened so fast, in the middle of the night....