And if you think managing inanimate commodities is tricky, try assuring an adequate supply of highly skilled personnel that take ten years to train, particularly when these human resources have numerous personal options, along with minds of their own.
The funds would flow from Washington in the form of categorical grants, meaning they would have to be used to purchase new equipment, trainpersonnel or otherwise enhance first-responder capabilities, White House budget director Mitch Daniels said.