The governor wanted the declaration from Obama this morning in order to better prepare for the worst hurricane in over a decade to hit them. Obama has not responded to the governors request as of the time of this post.
LIAR!
FEMA Urges Residents to Take Evacuation Orders Seriously Ahead of Hurricane Matthew | FEMA.gov
Release date:
October 5, 2016
FEMA liaisons are
deployed to the state emergency operation centers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to assist state responses, as needed in advance of the storm. FEMA stands ready to assist additional states and tribes, as needed and requested.
FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMAT) are
deployed to emergency operations centers (EOC) in Florida and North Carolina. Additional IMATs are scheduled to arrive at the EOCs in South Carolina and Virginia today to support preparation activities and ensure there are no unmet needs. Additional teams from around the country are ready to deploy to affected states and tribes as necessary.
So FEMA does what Obama hasn't yet. No declaration has been made according to the governor. FEMA telling people to be wise=/=a declaration from Obama.
I'm not a liar, you're just uninformed
Scott, like all Right-wingers, is a liar!
FEMA did more than just tell people to be wise, at Obama's direction FEMA has already set up operations in Fla, as I had HIGHLIGHTED so even stupid Right-wingers couldn't miss it. But somehow your stupidity exceeded any help I could give you.
President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for Florida | FEMA.gov
President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for Florida
Release date:
October 6, 2016
Release Number:
HQ-16-73
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the State of Florida to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Matthew beginning on October 3, 2016, and continuing.
The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts that have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe for the counties of Baker, Brevard, Broward, Citrus, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, and Volusia.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program at 75 percent federal funding.