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FEMA responds as Sandy looms

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    Update from administrator Craig Fugate

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It is not safe from sandy this picture just into the Fox -- room.

By the White House preparing for flooding from the hurricane using.

Sandbags.

To keep the water from entering the federal government is no stranger to natural disasters so.

How to they've handled this one's telling us now is FEMA administrator Craig you -- good to see you mr.

Putin again but fortunately I was CU when -- something bad.

Impending.

How are you categorizing this storm that were about to face on the northeast.

Big -- -- wants to kind of describe it in some kind of terms and are really looking -- were the -- going to be storm surge evacuate.

Heavy rain flooding lots of wind power outages in a blizzard in the appalachians you it's just.

Cornucopia of of bad stuff all.

Mixed in one.

I know mr.

-- you've said that team is response is going to be big and fast.

Unfortunately because the -- You know just move ever so slowly it's going to be hard to get the rescue guys and that the people in the bucket trucks.

Out to restore the power and whatnot and tell the storm goes box because you don't want people out a bucket truck in 506070.

Mile an hour winds.

Yeah that's probably the concern about the power outages is BM we get the power lines back up and really until we see how much power is knocked -- We won't know what the estimates were are you getting -- bad as what help people get ready for days all we do expect power outages over large areas this time.

Our rights of some of the ways in which people can prepare for this impending sandy tips from FEMA you can search for open shelters by texting.

Shelter plus a zip code to four the number four.

FEMA.

Correct.

Yes and again try to make it easy for people their mobile devices to gain information.

Bob -- have the make the phone calls -- use tax and social media you know the one thing I think is -- -- promising a seal the local stations.

Here saying hey and they -- -- electricity get the -- for your phone.

And this way you're not gonna be cut off this time that's even changed more this year than last year's -- game.

Yeah I think -- again we've seen people with the mobile devices -- they can.

Keep in charge they have signals a good way to keep in touch let people know -- okay.

But also get information about what's going on in their community and if you lose -- bring your car charger.

There's usually -- if you don't -- -- way all right mr.

few games we know you've got very very busy day.

For the next four days in front thank you very much for stopping by from my DC of course things --

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