Oh Terriamn - I did see your FB posts. You could make a daily quilt block using the colors each day. -
Any federal agency works through the mound of paperwork. So FEMA is usually on the ground later on.
Meanwhile what is needed is the helicopters to help with rescue and delivery of goods.
There are a number of disaster relief organizations that are on the scene immediately - each with a different agenda.
The Baptist are great with food preps while ARC is good at the emergency shelters. they also have their vans bringing the food to the people and assessing the areas as they go. Samaritans Purse has medical and food supplies and the aircraft to bring it to the stranded areas. The Mennonites will send in groups also who will do manual labor. Last month the Mennonite women were shoveling out the muck in homes in Vermont.
Who else?
And thank you for keeping rumors down and not pointing fingers. Of course if I were without essentials I may not be as nice.