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Hurricane Katrina victims take note. Michael Brown is safe.
A series of wind-whipped wildfires north of Boulder, Colo., have forced the evacuation of more than 11,500 residents — including Brown, the vilified ex-Federal Emergency Management Agency head.

One of the big questions concerning the future of the Department of Homeland Security is whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency should remain under its control.
Many have argued that the bureaucratic reorganization that placed FEMA in Homeland Security’s purview following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks played a major role in the federal government’s tragically bungled [...]