{"id":139412,"date":"2024-12-30T04:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T21:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139412"},"modified":"2024-12-30T04:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T21:54:54","slug":"remembering-jimmy-carter-the-president-who-set-the-standard-for-national-disaster-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139412","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Jimmy Carter: The president who set the standard for national-disaster response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">U.S. Air Force meteorologists need to look out for more than just clouds and storms along a president&#8217;s flight path.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">People across the country and the world are reflecting on former President Jimmy Carter and his life, which was full of achievements. He died at the age of 100 at his longtime home in Plains, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While the 39th president will be remembered for setting a national energy policy and working on peace accords, it was his establishment of an agency aimed at responding to disasters that continues to impact many communities today.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Since the country\u2019s formation in the 1700s, local governments have faced disasters in which the needed response has been considered too great to handle. The federal government started providing aid and assistance in the early 1800s, but it wasn\u2019t until Carter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/federal-register\/codification\/executive-order\/12127.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signing of Executive Order 12127<\/a> that an agency was solely tasked with responding to hurricanes, floods, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/earthquakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earthquakes<\/a> and other disasters.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Before Carter was sworn in on Jan. 20, 1977, the country was reeling from natural disasters, with poor governmental responses that only made the catastrophes worse. In 1962, an extratropical cyclone slammed into the mid-Atlantic and became one of the most destructive storms ever to impact the states. The year 1964 brought the most powerful earthquake to ever strike North America, with a 9.2-magnitude quake shaking the ground underneath Alaska. Over the next five years, communities along the Gulf Coast would face double disasters from major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hurricanes<\/a> Betsy and Camille.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">All these disasters caused extensive devastation and were responsible for killing hundreds of people, but a common theme emerged \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-03\/publication-one_english_2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poorly coordinated responses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image featured-image-gallery\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"slides\">\n<ul class=\"slide-container\"><input id=\"img-1\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\" checked=\"checked\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-515125176.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-515125176.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-515125176.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-515125176.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515125176.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-515125176.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515125176.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Jimmy Carter Speaking to Reporters\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-2\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        (Original Caption) 4\/1\/1980-Washington, DC- President Carter, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, said that the decision of the Iranian government to take custody of the American hostages is, &#8220;A possitive step&#8221; and &#8220;We do not intend to impose additional sanctions against Iran.&#8221;<br \/>\n        <span>(\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-2\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-515543684.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-515543684.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-515543684.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-515543684.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515543684.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-515543684.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515543684.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Jimmy Carter at Podium\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-1\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-3\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        (Original Caption) 3\/24\/1979-Elk City, Okla.: Closeup of President Jimmy Carter, addressing a town meeting. American flag in background.<br \/>\n        <span>(\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-3\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-515124774.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-515124774.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-515124774.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-515124774.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515124774.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-515124774.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515124774.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Jimmy Carter Seated at Desk\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-2\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-4\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        (Original Caption) 4\/25\/1980- Washington, DC: A grim-faced President Jimmy Carter, seated at desk in Oval Office of White House tells of the aborted rescue effort intended to get the 53 American hostages out of Iran. Carter said the mission was scrubbed after an &#8220;equipment failure&#8221; and that no military hostilities occurred.<br \/>\n        <span>(\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-4\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1363481493.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1363481493.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1363481493.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1363481493.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1363481493.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-1363481493.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1363481493.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Carters At Habitat For Humanity Event\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-3\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-5\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Portrait of married couple, former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former American President Jimmy Carter as they attend a Habitat for Humanity event, Detroit, Michigan, June 22, 2005.<br \/>\n        <span>(Photo by Douglas Elbinger\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-5\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-2070989.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-2070989.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2070989.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2070989.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-2070989.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-2070989.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-2070989.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Former President Carter\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-4\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        LAGRANGE, GA &#8211; JUNE 10: \u00a0Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home being built June 10, 2003 in LaGrange, Georgia. More than 90 homes are being built in LaGrange; Valdosta, Georgia; and Anniston, Alabama by volunteers as part of Habitat for Humanity International&#8217;s Jimmy Carter Work Project 2003.<br \/>\n        <span>(Photo by Erik S. Lesser\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov\/digital_library\/sso\/148878\/115\/SSO_148878_115_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum<\/a>, the president had universal support from governors and interest groups to form an agency to combat the problem. With the political will in hand, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was born on April 1, 1979. The agency was tasked with emergency management response and merged the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, Federal Preparedness Agency, Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, Federal Insurance Administration, U.S. Fire Administration and half-a-dozen other programs.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/emsmuseum.org\/collections\/archives\/people\/gordon_vickery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gordon Vickery<\/a>, a highly respected firefighter, who rose through the ranks to become the fire chief in Seattle, was selected as interim head of the then-2,400-person-strong agency.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the hours before the agency\u2019s ramp-up, an accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> overshadowed the initial days of the agency and drew attention to inadequate preparedness surrounding highly volatile energy plants.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The event would trigger one of many expansions of powers for the newly-formed agency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/federal-register\/codification\/executive-order\/12148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carter signed Executive Order 12148<\/a>, which directed FEMA to develop a plan to respond to nuclear emergencies. Now, the agency, once solely tasked with emergency management responses, also gained civil defense responsibilities. These changes were far from the last for the agency with a then-$600 million budget.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/when-the-president-controlled-the-thermostat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHEN THE PRESIDENT CONTROLLED THE THERMOSTAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Constant change hindered agency<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The position of leading FEMA appeared to become a preverbal carousel with three leaders in just two months. Stability among government ranks took a further hit when Carter lost his reelection campaign to former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> Gov. Ronald Reagan. The changing of the guard at the White House did little to stop the trend of temporary appointments, as 1981 brought three additional heads to the agency. In addition to the change at the top, a political landslide gave the Regan administration the political power to change course on many aspects of government operations and that included FEMA.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/pdf\/library\/danielsreport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to an agency history<\/a>, developments in Cold War diplomacy contributed to more wartime hazard planning. The leader at the time, retired Army officer Louis Giuffrida, made it to be the longest-serving head of FEMA, but questionable actions and congressional investigation ultimately led to his resignation in 1985. The agency once again fell into the pattern where it was anyone\u2019s gig, but a disaster known as Hurricane Hugo in 1989 served as a reminder of the importance of a functioning FEMA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-515335222.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-515335222.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-515335222.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-515335222.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515335222.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-515335222.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-515335222.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Hurricane Hugo\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">(Original Caption) Miami: Hurricane Hugo is shown in a noon satellite color photo (September 21st) as it approaches the Georgia-South Carolina coast. Hugo has winds of 115 mph and is moving to the northwest at 17 mph from a noon position of 29.5 north, 77.0 west or about 305 miles southeast of Savannah, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Hugo was the strongest storm to strike the U.S. coastline in two decades and came ashore in the Carolinas as a Category 4 hurricane with estimated winds of at least 135 mph. The storm produced $11 billion in damage, and FEMA was in charge of the response. A government history of the time period stated: &#8220;FEMA, the agency in charge of the response process, received most of the blame; FEMA, not Hurricane Hugo, was referred to as the real disaster.&#8221; Again, the agency was the subject of congressional ridicule, with U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings calling FEMA &#8220;the sorriest bunch of bureaucratic jackasses I\u2019ve ever known.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The administration of President George H.W. Bush pledged to set the course right on FEMA and searched high and low for its next head. The administration put their faith in Wallace Stickney from New England. No one could foresee that the agency would be tasked with its largest disaster in more than two years \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/hurricane-andrew-timeline-on-this-day-august-24-1992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Andrew<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The major hurricane made landfall on Aug. 24, 1992, as a Category 4 hurricane in South Florida. A NOAA reanalysis in 2004 upgraded the costliest hurricane ever to a Category 5. Similar to Hurricane Hugo, the response to the catastrophe was considered inadequate and had local, state and even some federal officials asking if the agency\u2019s response made the disaster even worse. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/blog\/2019\/05\/14\/marking-40-years-of-fema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A federal investigation into the agency\u2019s response<\/a> found that plans for disasters were not adequate, local governments were overwhelmed and the movement of materials and personnel into the impact zone was too slow.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/the-history-of-george-washingtons-weathervane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>THE HISTORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON\u2019S WEATHERVANE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida 30 years ago today as a Category 5 hurricane. FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross shares what it was like for him covering the devastating storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">A man from Arkansas turned FEMA into the agency it is known as today<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The administration of President Bill Clinton brought a slew of new faces into the federal government, including James Lee Witt. The Arkansan knew a thing or two about emergency services and was appointed as the sixth permanent administrator of FEMA. Similar to other leaders of the agency, Mother Nature did not provide a grace period for Witt, as hurricanes, massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floods<\/a> and West Coast earthquakes left few areas of the country unaffected.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">One of the largest disasters was the Great Flood of 1993, which impacted nearly a dozen states and caused damages of more than $15 billion across the Midwest. During the recovery, officials lauded FEMA\u2019s response and confidence grew in Witt being the right person to lead the agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1224295704.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1224295704.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1224295704.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1224295704.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1224295704.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-1224295704.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-1224295704.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mississippi River flooding 1993\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Picture taken on July 3, 1993 at Davenport showing an American couple facing the flood waters of the Mississippi River in the town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (CHRIS WILKINS\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A series of disasters, including the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, proved the agency was at the beckoning of any municipality. Not long after the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, Clinton raised the FEMA position to cabinet-level status, underscoring the growing importance and reliability of the agency.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/pdf\/library\/danielsreport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During a 1998 interview<\/a>, Witt was asked what adjustments were made that enabled outsiders to view FEMA in a more positive light versus the ridicule and scorn that had plagued it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We worked hard at creating a more customer-focused agency,&#8221; Witt said. &#8220;A major initiative was to provide customer service training to all FEMA employees, including senior management. This was a huge undertaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-51640539.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-51640539.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-51640539.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-51640539.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-51640539.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-51640539.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-51640539.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"US President Bill Clinton\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">BIRMINGHAM, : \u00a0US President Bill Clinton along with Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) Director James Lee Witt tour a neighborhood hit by the tornado last week in Birmingham. Clinton met survivors of the tornado that ravaged three counties in Alabama and killed 33.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (STEPHEN JAFFE\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After Witt\u2019s reign, the agency would go on to have many ups and downs, including what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/ex-fema-chief-fesses-up-to-katrina-mistakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news organizations reported<\/a> was a botched response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/hurricane-katrina-maria-death-toll-adjustment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Katrina<\/a>, which struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005. The major storm resulted in more than 1,300 fatalities and a damage figure that topped a 2023-cost-adjusted price tag of $191 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/atlas-of-disaster-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>REPORT: 90% OF COUNTIES IN US EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 1 DISASTER IN PAST DECADE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Agency reflects on its roots<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">On significant anniversaries, FEMA leaders usually take to social media to reflect on the agency\u2019s beginning, but on a daily basis, trainees are exposed to a message that reflects upon Carter\u2019s role in its establishment. Located within <a href=\"https:\/\/training.fema.gov\/history.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA training documents<\/a> is a pledge that the commitment bestowed on the agency by Carter will never change. The passage reads: &#8220;On April 1, 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the Executive Order that created the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). From day one, FEMA has remained committed to protecting and serving the American people. That commitment to the people we serve and the belief in our survivor-centric mission will never change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In many ways, the agency continues to follow one of the first lines ever uttered by the 39th president. During his inaugural address on that cold, 28-degree day in January, Carter boldly told the crowd of thousands: &#8220;To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.&#8221; The line was part of a 1,228-word speech that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehousehistory.org\/the-inauguration-of-jimmy-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the White House Historical Association said<\/a> was focused on rejecting mediocrity and restoring trust in the federal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/288\/162\/GettyImages-826380100.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/576\/324\/GettyImages-826380100.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/GettyImages-826380100.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-826380100.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-826380100.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-826380100.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/668\/376\/GettyImages-826380100.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; AUGUST 4: (AFP OUT) Employees sit in front of computer monitors at the command center of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters, shortly before a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump on August 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. 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