NEW ORLEANS — The morning after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Southeast Louisiana, FEMA representatives spoke to WWLTV about how they're responding.
Here is a list of things they said on air.
- Power crews are already responding to damage from Hurricane Ida
- FEMA closely coordinating with the city of New Orleans and Louisiana officials and the entire federal government
- FEMA representatives have been embedded with New Orleans and Louisiana officials.
- Parishes reporting needs to state officials, and FEMA is responding to those requests.
- FEMA very heavily focused on life-saving and life-sustaining operations
- FEMA urban search and rescue teams of local and national crews were prepositioned before Hurricane Ida made landfall.
- FEMA is paying close attention to health and medical systems.
- Hospitals that need to be evacuated
- With Red Cross to resupply shelters
