If it doesn't rise to the level of a declaration of disaster, we have to pull together other resources to try to help them.

We are most concerned about the stability of the structure itself. We want to make sure residents are in a safe dwelling and given the second incident, it causes greater concern.

You don't want to campaign in areas that have been hit by a natural disaster. There's no place in Florida that has been unaffected.

It is difficult to understand the lack of preparedness and the ineffective initial response to a disaster that had been predicted for years and for which specific, dire warning had been given for days.

not a complete disaster.

Only after disaster can we be ressurected.