Recent hurricanes have the Coast Guard rethinking social media's role in rescue and response




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: Three major hurricanes in three weeks have multiple agencies thinking about how they can improve all aspects of federal rescue and response. The Coast Guard says social media is playing a big role in how it responds to survivors who need help on the ground. And the Homeland Security Department and FEMA opened up a relatively small program to more people for the first time to respond to tough storms. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.