the cascadia, and earthquake in the pacific northwest could cause a major synonymy. that is a huge area of concern for fema and federal agencies for number of reasons. earthquakes, it's and no notice of it. with a hurricane, you have warning it's going to happen. you can't marshal resources and events -- in advance. this is why you have to have preparedness action going on before hand. you were talking about federal funding, there are billions of dollars for federal funding used for that. they go to state and locals before the disaster to help them plan and prepare. after the disaster, more that money is spent. we have been encouraging the federal government to emphasize making sure the money after the disaster goes to rebuild infrastructure not the way it was before, but in a way that is going to be resilient to the risks we know will happen. host: we are in the florida keys where hurricane irma made landfall. go ahead. caller: you talk about funding for evacuation. i am in a wheelchair. hurricane shelter for my county, they were totally unprepared for the amount of

the cascadia, and earthquake in the pacific northwest could cause a major synonymy.hat is a huge area of concern for fema and federal agencies for number of reasons. earthquakes, it's and no notice of it. with a hurricane, you have warning it's going to happen. you can't marshal resources and events -- in advance. this is why you have to have preparedness action going on before hand. you were talking about federal funding, there are billions of dollars for federal funding used for that. they go to state and locals before the disaster to help them plan and prepare. after the disaster, more that money is spent. we have been encouraging the federal government to emphasize making sure the money after the disaster goes to rebuild infrastructure not the way it was before, but in a way that is going to be resilient to the risks we know will happen. host: we are in the florida keys where hurricane irma made landfall. go ahead. caller: you talk about funding for evacuation. i am in a wheelchair. hurricane shelter for my county, they were totally unprepared for the amount of p