Extended Interview With FEMA's Administrator Fugate
NATIONAL GUARD & COAST GUARD ARE EXEMPT
FROM THE POSSE COMITATUS ACT,
SO FEMA SEEKS TO "WORK WITH" THEM
WILL FEMA OVERRIDE THE AUTHORITY
OF STATE GOVERNORS?
WILL FEMA OVERRIDE THE AUTHORITY
OF STATE GOVERNORS?
FEMA ADMINISTRATOR CRAIG FUGATE WITH
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
JANET NAPOLITANO
Administrator Craig Fugate (right) goes over a map of Ludlow with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (center) and General Dick Harris, Brigadier General, Vermont National Guard in Ludlow, VT. They surveyed damages in the town following the inland flooding caused by Irene, August 30, 2011. (Photo from FEMA)