FEMA needs another 1 Million MREs due to Hurricane Isaac tomorrowJames Smith, Contributor And they literally need them tomorrow. The shipment date is set for 1 September 2012. From the solicitation: These are not fancy meals. However, in the past 30 days, FEMA has already requested MREs three times, for a total of 19,123,704 meals. Solicitation Numbers HSFE70-12-R-0019, HSFE70-12-R-0060, HSFE70-12-R-0081 This only underscores the need for individual citizens to prepare for disasters at the family level. If a apocalyptic event strikes America, there will be no one to help us. We would be on our own. This article first appeared at Prepper Podcast Radio Network. Read other articles by James Smith HERE. James is a father of four and grandfather to four. He and his wife of almost 30 years have been prepping since 2003. They live in a small town, with neighbors as close as 10 feet away and have raised chickens for 2 years covertly on less than 1/5 of an acre. He is a former corrections officer, insurance fraud investigator, and he served in the Navy for 6 years. He currently works for a corporation dealing with the disabled population and their benefits. He is the host of The Covert Prepper show and the Prepper Podcast Radio Network News, both heard on Blogtalk Radio. 