"Philip S." wrote in message
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wrote on 9/7/05 8:37 AM:


Only upon request by the local officials.

From the Louisiana governor, August 27:

http://www.gov.state.la.us/Press_Rel...ail.asp?id=976

"Pursuant to 44 CFR § 206.35, I have determined that this incident is of
such severity and magnitude

It hadn't even occured yet.

that effective response is beyond the
capabilities of the State and affected local governments, and that
supplementary Federal assistance is necessary to save lives, protect
property, public health, and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a
disaster."

This is "unambiguous"?

So they didn't know WHAT assistance they would need, only that SOMETHING was
going to happen.

At that point in time?

What it sounds like is the typical "disaster relief funds" request, not
direct SPECIFIC assistance they would later need. Contrast this situation
with what occurred after Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

Until the levee broke later on, what damage was there?