Paulison Choice Applauded by Firefighting Community

Fire service leaders applaud R. David Paulison's appointment to head FEMA.
Sept. 13, 2005
AP Photo/Kevin Wolf
The new acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency R. David Paulison, left, speaks during a news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff outside FEMA Headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005 in Washington. Paulison pledged Tuesday to intensify efforts to finding more permanent housing for the tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors now in shelters. He replaced Michael Brown, who resigned on Monday, three days after being removed from being the top onsite federal official in charge of the government's response.
The new acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency R. David Paulison, left, speaks during a news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff outside FEMA Headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005 in Washington. Paulison pledged Tuesday to intensify efforts to finding more permanent housing for the tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors now in shelters. He replaced Michael Brown, who resigned on Monday, three days after being removed from being the top onsite federal official in charge of the government's response.

The appointment of R. David Paulison as the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) put smiles on the faces of Fire Service Industry leaders across the country.

The roller coaster ride taken this last week by former FEMA head Mike Brown sent the White House scrambling to put a new top on a department that was widely criticized for failing in hurricane Katrina

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