The announcement by President Trump with his intent to visit East Palestine next Wednesday, followed moments later by a reversal announcement from FEMA stating they will now offer support to East Palestine, do not seem coincidental.
The Biden administration, including the EPA, FEMA and Transporation Secretary, was likely very worried about the optics of getting blasted by President Trump very visibly next week for their lack of urgency and concern. Moments after Trump announces his visit, FEMA reverses their prior denial of aid. lol
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just hours after saying he “[did] not expect” members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be in East Palestine, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine now confirms the government entity will, in fact, be sending a crew to assist with the aftermath of the train derailment in the village.
In a joint statement released Friday night, DeWine and FEMA Regional Administrator Thomas C. Sivak said the agency would deploy a Regional Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) to Columbiana County starting Saturday, along with a senior response official. The workers will “support ongoing operations, including incident coordination and ongoing assessments of potential long-term recovery needs.”
[…] DeWine had previously requested federal help, and today the Department of Health and Human Services announced toxicologists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be journeying to East Palestine to assist with public health testing. However, the governor’s request for FEMA assistance was initially denied, with the agency apparently telling his office the current situation “[did] not quality for assistance.” (read more)
That’s OUR President!!!
Good grief. So FEMA is bringing the CDC back into the assessment. Haven’t we had enough of the CDC’s lies?
I for one has had enough of their lies to last a few lifetimes.
In a related story … Ron DeSunctus is still Gov. of FL. But even if he were on the Presidential campaign trail … the GOPe would prevent him from bothering with the poor, white, folk in bumberg OH.
God Bless PDJT
President Trump should’ve gone unannounced. He should travel to each of these unexplained catastrophes. Nephew works high up in CT State Troopers, a good egg, and said that’d be a great idea. Only ‘selected’ people are being allowed near the factory farm where the chickens were chickenicided. That was no accident, 15 different spots went up at the exact same time. And they’re having a tough time determining the accelerant as it appears to have completely evaporated/disappeared, yet burned at over 1,000F.
Maybe that stuff from the World Trade Center…was it thermite?
Send Trump back to Mexico and the border! B
They were going to ignore this community because of it’s demographics?
There were no Delta Smelt or Transgenders at risk so they couldn’t be bothered.
Yes, to answer your question. Just like the big flood during Obozo’s time. Didn’t offer them the right colored victims to exploit.
I smell fear
Maybe we get president Trump to visit the Ukraine next
Agree – where is Jim Jordan?
Dammit
This story was all but old news until Trump screwed it up.
Trump just getting started!
The BIden Adminsitration’s response to this disaster is appalling- That they were asking residents to sign waivers before they would check air and water for contaminates is criminal, as pets were dying and Sen Vance demonstrated the water was contaminated. Biden needs to go- Buttigeig is an incompetent who is more interested in Equity than transportation (and between the shipsbacked up in harbors unable to unload their cargo, the several near miss accidents at airports and the numerous Train derailments, I can’t remember more tranportantion mishaps in such a short period of time- because Buttigeig obviously has no interest in doing anything but naming” Racist”Roads and worrying that construction cres have too many white men on them.
I don’t know how the Democrats can excuse the Biden administration for denying E. Palestine FEMA in this emergency- All Trump had to do was say he’s going there (why not Biden- he’s our President? Why not Mayor Pete? He is SUPPOSEDLY the Transportation Sec., though the only thing he’s concerned with is “Racist” roads and that there are too many white men on construction crews)…Sen Vance showed up…..and Joe showed his Contempt for a small town that votes Republican… I am truly amazed that any Democrat can defend this President who spent $400,000 (the cost of each shot from a Sidewinder Missile) to bring down a $12 helium balloon sent up by a balloon hobbiest group. This Administration is The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight- they have not done one thing right……
Dear President Trump,
The town of East Palestine is going through a rough time right now. And your visit can do alot of good. Mountains are being moved with just the announcement of your visit. Indeed, you have knowledge from your years in building and real estate, and top it off with learning the hard way how government works. And doesn’t work, and a government that doesn’t know how to talk to people.
What can FEMA do for this town? The railroad is on the hook for the clean up. They have contractors with big equipment to move contaminated soil. FEMA should not come in and remove liability from a corporation with deep pockets. There is already the perception that Government “cooperated” with Norfolk Southern to maximise the company’s recovery rather than East Palestine’s, and her residents. So . . . where is the help is best applied?
Logically, these folks don’t need FEMA bringing diapers or washing machines. Stores are open, people are going about their business. And lets keep the local money moving locally – Let’s not supplant local businesses with truckloads of “freebies” from the government. Should they bring in water? – that might be reasonable – but shouldn’t the cost of that be on Norfolk Southern? So that might be where FEMA accountant types are useful.
And they may not need FEMA to remove them to new housing en masse. FEMA is about overwhelming response with massive amounts of resources when things have been paralyzed by a disaster. East Palestine is not curled up in a fetal position, mewling. They’ve been punched in the face, might have a broken nose – there seems to be some trouble with diagnosing it, BUT they are not knocked out. The streets are clear, power is being delivered through intact wiring to houses and businesses. Yes, they need to know if houses are contaminated, and what to do. That type of thing actually falls to the Red Cross in typical disasters, how should this be handled? They need to know if their pets and livestock are healthy, can FEMA support extra Vets?
What does East Palestine NEED, rather than what can FEMA do to look busy and responsive? Or EPA? or Dept. of Transportation?
Please consider: Does East Palestine need a team of lawyers to REPRESENT their best interests (as the Town itself decides), rather than the State of Ohio, or FEMA, or Ohio EPA or USEPA? When representation gets further away from the injury, does pain get an aspirin or a Band-Aid?
Should the Town hire some environmental contractors responsible to East Palestine to review plans for remediation and monitoring?
Yes, I understand that will cost money -It’s always the money – follow it. This is where things could get really interesting. FEMA is very clear what they will and will not reimburse for, and when they will reimburse. The declaration was made late, and approved even later. That will affect FEMA’s money and effectiveness.
So is getting professional and technical representation, and support for the TOWN covered by FEMA, I would doubt it. Is that a crowd funding target? Do the Town’s higher power lawyers get the company to establish an endowment for remedial actions not yet considered? Do they get more for the Town than monitoring wells, and “well, we’ll see”? If nothing else do they get more information from Ohio and Federal EPA, and Norfolk Southern?
East Palestine will probably need a new water plant – there was some already some money coming in, a nominal amount, for some upgrade? Does the Town need to reconsider what needs to be in that plant going forward?
It has become clear over the last two weeks that government is suffering from a deficit of trust from it’s citizens. A justified lack of trust and of their own making, the reality of that is falling all over East Palestine, Ohio.
I hope that you can boost their courage, provide some good down to earth advice about how to handle contractors and government officials, and convey the prayers of so many of their fellow citizens for their health, safety and recovery.
Thank you, Mr. President for all that you have done, and continue to do for the United States of America and her citizens.
Excellent. A post I hadn’t the patience or detail knowledge to write. Thank you.
Dear President Trump,
A postscript. If there was anything you could do about rerouting some of the “aid” money for just one “payment” to Ukraine, that could do wonders to start paying for the cost of cleaning it up!! And, take some from Vanguard & BlackRock while you’re at it too.
Excellent post. FEMA is there to support the State of Ohio’s emergency response; the Governor using NIMS and operating through his Emergency Management Department, not FEMA, is in control. Ohio’s Emergency Operations Center and East Palestine’s county EOC will do most of the coordination legwork (e.g., supplies, accounting, etc.) to help East Palestine. FEMA may help coordinate SBA (Small Business Administration) loans for recovery; and while that could be a large number given the livestock loss it doesn’t strike me as being something outside the capability of the State’s EOC. Absolutely, the RR is on the hook for the expense of cleanup and those actions will be coordinated through the State & County EOCs and surely involve the EPA. EPA will deal with down-river contaminations, etc. FEMA may assist the State and County EOCs as well as the on-site Incident Command with manpower; I don’t know what emergency management mutual aid arrangements, if any, are in place in the counties of Ohio that could provide supplemental manpower to the State and County EOCs.
I only hope that you are thanking Trump and not Biden
President Trump is STILL more Presidential and effective than Dementia Joe, even when he’s not in office!
But it’ll be more of the same in 2024 if the election fraud is allowed to continue.
Funny how that worked out…as soon as President Trump announced his visit, they reversed their refusal to help.
Six Months from now there will be a new virus. East Palestine 23.
Big Pharm will be right there with a pill for that.
Problem is there is no cure for Dioxin poisoning.
Search: Love Canal, Times Beach, Agent orange
Such dioxins as there may have been went up in the smoke plume. Widespread but low concentrations down wind. The cases you cite are all cases where quantities of PCB oils and other liquid forms were dumped on the ground.
Yes up in smoke to be spread all over the countryside. Polluting the air water and soil. Dioxins are created when Vinyl Chloride and plastics are burned. The smoke and residues are highly toxic.
Watch the Federal Government declare the area off limits to prevent President Trump from arriving.
Biden’s masters will probably declare Pres Trump is inciting another “insurrection” on Feb 22.
My President
No longer worry about any of this. He is going to stir up the water. See what has been happening with The Chosen….Jesus Revolution…..Ashbury University…..and now many more Christian universities……something big is happening. Time to join in people! Stop whining about the evil and join the Holy!
Yes. Alot happening. My traditional Latin Mass church attendance has tripled in size since 2019. Another priest from Texas was transferred to join the pastor.
After being recently targeted by the Richmond office of the FBI as right wing, dangerous extremists(our church is right over Richmond Va city line)priests and parishiners are scheduling even more services.
When the Satanists appear so openly, the faithful respond.
Biden… what a schmoe!
Don’t tell me Trump doesn’t count, but he will go anyway and he will make the administration squirm.
This is a REPEAT of 2016, when Candidate Trump visited Louisiana after a Hurricane struck while the democrat regime of Comrade Obama and Candidate Hillary CLINTON ignored the disaster in democrat run LA. They were forced to visit after Candidate Donald Trump visited to PERSONALLY hand out aid to the victims.
The media called it a publicity stunt, but strangely enough a few days later the democrats arrived.
https://twitter.com/CityOfCincy/status/1626672838492180481
https://thepostmillennial.com/us-navy-to-eradicate-fitness-test-failures-to-improve-retention-of-sailors?utm_campaign=64483
https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1626411810869096450
“Damage control” taken to a new low by the Xiden pretenders. Now who will clean up after the damage done to the Constitution by these treasonists?
Too bad there are some the people of this country who can’t see how Joe gives billions of dollars to Ukraine and Syria, the illegals get 5 star hotels and all kinds of freebies; but to the people in OH…..you’re on your own!! Rules are rules!! Watch Joey show up and suggest some nearby organization start up a blanket drive……..
Thank you for posting. A reminder why he is LIKE NO OTHER
There are those who say he is NOT the President but FEMA obeys his directive, does it not? Would FEMA do that if he were not President?
I apologize if I missed anyone who posted the same. I looked through most comments and did not see the same question.
The material being transported was most likely a raw material from some entity going to some entity. It does not sound like these were waste materials. Even if they were the latter, someone owns it and it is most likely not the railroad.
Anyhow, depending on when the actual sale transpired, the material was most likely owned by one of those entities, with some transport agreements in place with the railroad.
Has the owner of the material been publicly identified? I would suspect they were contacted by state and federal EPA prior to making the decision to “handle” the material by burning it like was done. And in this case, the actual owner could also be held liable. So why no mention of the material(s) owner(s)?
That is a question they should look to answer. Some entity is responsible for creating the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) that would have been required for transport and reference for any disposal decisions. And the company who owns the material should/would have been contacted to determine disposition.
The supplier typically has technical experts beyond the ability of the EPA who may not have detailed knowledge on these specific materials, their hazards, and appropriate disposition.
I suspect there are people reading this with a lot more knowledge that could shed some light on the process of a chemical spill like occurred here.
Thank you for posting this information, I have seen this question multiple places, a lot of people want to know. I’ve seen info on who owned the railroad but not the contents and who it was being shipped to.
And lookie here…
https://rumble.com/v2a06si-19th-century-style-failure-caused-ohio-catastrophe-and-us-connected-to-hait.html
Dewine did not declare a federal emergency, so FEMA has no authority until he did.
Trump has found the key to the White House and he will use it. All you have to do is document when the Democrats are lying, which is all the time. He will return…..