"Itgivesthemasense that their world ispredictable, andwhenwefeelthingsarepredictable, we begin torelax," shesays. "a disastermakesusrealizeorthink the worldisn't predictable."
Reforms put in place in 2011 gave FEMA a more predictable stream of disaster aid and the agency got additional funding from two Sandy relief bills in December and January.