FEMA: Neighbors first line of defense in disasters - al.com

FEMA: Neighbors first line of defense in disasters - al.com: "BILOXI — People struck by hurricanes and other disasters must work to help each other, rather than wait for government assistance, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Sunday.

'If neighbors aren't helping neighbors, nobody's going to get there fast enough,' FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate told the National Governors Association.

Government should also rely on partnerships with private industries and community and faith-based organizations, Fugate said. But in the hours after a natural disaster, the surest way to get help is to help yourself, he added."