http://investmentwatchblog.com/fema-arrive-in-california-for-imminent-oroville-dam-collapse/
They did such a great job in Nawlins after Katrina, not to mention what happened after Hurricane Andrew in Florida.
How may people were homicided?
A link on Katrina, and there's a lot more if you do some serious searching:
http://www.alternet.org/story/114545/the_homicides_you_didn't_hear_about_in_hurricane_katrina
And the Andrew story:
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/hurricanandrewaccounts15aug04.shtml
You want gubment officials as far away as possible during disasters.