We have prepositioned assets so that FEMA personnel are working closely with state and local governments.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Makes a Statement on Hurricane Sandy
But this device also requires being prepositioned and triggered as the vehicle runs over it.
These require the strips to be prepositioned in order to work and destroy the tires in the process.
"We have nearly 200 emergency response vehicles that have been prepositioned in safe areas along the Gulf Coast, " Hart said.
The Army needed six brigade sets of prepositioned equipment deployed forward in Europe, Korea, and Southwest Asia with an additional Marine brigade set in Norway.
The Navy now has 13 maritime prepositioned ships (MPS) divided into three squadrons, each capable of supporting a brigade-sized Marine Corps air-ground task force for 30 days.
Secretary Chertoff and FEMA Administrator Paulison report that the federal government has prepositioned teams of emergency managers, doctors, ambulances, search and rescue teams, aircraft and commodities throughout the region.
The experience in Desert Shield demonstrated that limits on lift assets and the lack of prepositioned equipment affects the ability to deploy any but light land forces to halt the aggression.
Mr. CLARK KENT ERVIN (Former Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security): There were so many no-bid contracts that money was wasted that could have been better spent, and that adequate supplies were not prepositioned.
During the briefing, Administrator Fugate provided the President with an update on the resources FEMA has prepositioned along the Gulf Coast to support state and local officials as they prepare and begin to respond.
We have to focus on not the campaign and not the election, but on making sure that all federal resources are both prepositioned and in place to help states and localities respond to the storm, to help Americans who are affected by the storm.
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