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Aug 2023
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Here's What Goes Into a Hurricane Evacua...

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When people find themselves in the path of a hurricane they are faced with the question: should they evacuate or not? Who makes that call and how?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate about the decision-making process behind evacuation orders and why people should heed them ahead of hurricanes making landfall.

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