How long does it usually take FEMA to respond?

[Onlooker]

Anyone have any ideas or links showing whether or not FEMA typically responds more quickly to hurricane disasters? Or are they always kind of slow?

[William769]

1. When I was waiting for help during Hurricane Andrew

I waited three days, thanks to the first Bush.

[valerief]

2. Some of the NO victims have been interviewed saying

They've lived through other hurricanes and FEMA (like the De Witt FEMA) was wonderful. Right there as needed.

[snippy]

3. Read this post.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4666463&mesg_id=4668485

[SmokingJacket]

4. I read that they were on the ground WAITING for Ivan and

Charley, but that was an election year and Florida was a battleground state...

[Poppyseedman]

5. 48 to 72 hours

Don't I have a link, but living in Florida with 4 hurricanes last year.

That's the time frame.

[Beaverhausen]

6. James Lee Witt was in California the day OF the Northridge Earthquake

Clinton was there the next day...or 2 days later I forget.

[eaprez]

7. Depends.....

....on your skin color, wealth, social status, political ties...etc.