of President Ronald Reagan, and focused on the need for a federal response to disasters. Although FEMA was in place, it wasn’t very favorably looked upon. In 1992, the United States was hit by three different hurricanes that left a devastating effect on the entire country. FEMA was forced into action, and it was shown how unprepared the agency was, and this was recognized by not only the majority of Americans, but was picked up by the news media, and FEMA became a joke across the government. It was noticed that FEMA needed to be completely restructured, and this restructuring effort was started by President Bill Clinton.(6). Prior to the restructuring, it was noticed that what FEMA most lacked was leadership. As we know from the text,
