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<blockquote data-quote="rushfan" data-source="post: 47929">Why don&#039;t we hear more about Mississippi, and Alabama on the news! I&#039;ve shut off the t.v. I can&#039;t stand hearing people pointing the finger of blame at each other. &nbsp;In my humble opinion...and speaking from experience (I was on our local emergency preparedness board)...The problem rests on all government officials. From City, County, State and Federal levels. If you have ever done work where many governmental agencies have to work together , you will understand. &nbsp;Here is an example...The city emergency coordinator has to contact the county coordinator. Then the county coordinator needs to contact the state coordinator, which in turn contacts the governor. The governor has to contact various support/rescue departments i.e. National Guard etc. If she needs help than she will contact the appropriate federal agencies which takes TIME!!!!. That is when FEMA gets contacted, and other federal agencies. &nbsp;You have City officials blaming county officials. County officials blaming state officials, and state blaming Federal government. Eventually blame Bush for the problem-using logic doesn&#039;t make sense. &nbsp;In reality government has out grown itself. One has to go through many channels to get things done.&nbsp; &nbsp;Now is not the time to blame. It&#039;s a freeking disaster. No matter how many emergency drills are preformed, practiced, or simulated, NO ONE CAN BE PREPARED FOR THE ACTUAL EVENT! &nbsp;Here is your homework for this week...Go to your local city office and investigate what type of emergency plans are in place for major catastrophies. 9 times out of 10 there is some sort of plan. But the problem is when was this plan reviewed or practiced. I bet you 1 out of 10 chances they weren&#039;t practiced.&nbsp; &nbsp;One last thing. It would be smart to have some sort of food and water stash in case of an emergency. Also it would be good to have some sort of firearm with the appropriate ammo to go with it. &nbsp;Just my 2 cents worth. &nbsp;&nbsp;(Message edited by rushfan on September 04, 2005)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rushfan, post: 47929"] Why don't we hear more about Mississippi, and Alabama on the news! I've shut off the t.v. I can't stand hearing people pointing the finger of blame at each other. In my humble opinion...and speaking from experience (I was on our local emergency preparedness board)...The problem rests on all government officials. From City, County, State and Federal levels. If you have ever done work where many governmental agencies have to work together , you will understand. Here is an example...The city emergency coordinator has to contact the county coordinator. Then the county coordinator needs to contact the state coordinator, which in turn contacts the governor. The governor has to contact various support/rescue departments i.e. National Guard etc. If she needs help than she will contact the appropriate federal agencies which takes TIME!!!!. That is when FEMA gets contacted, and other federal agencies. You have City officials blaming county officials. County officials blaming state officials, and state blaming Federal government. Eventually blame Bush for the problem-using logic doesn't make sense. In reality government has out grown itself. One has to go through many channels to get things done. Now is not the time to blame. It's a freeking disaster. No matter how many emergency drills are preformed, practiced, or simulated, NO ONE CAN BE PREPARED FOR THE ACTUAL EVENT! Here is your homework for this week...Go to your local city office and investigate what type of emergency plans are in place for major catastrophies. 9 times out of 10 there is some sort of plan. But the problem is when was this plan reviewed or practiced. I bet you 1 out of 10 chances they weren't practiced. One last thing. It would be smart to have some sort of food and water stash in case of an emergency. Also it would be good to have some sort of firearm with the appropriate ammo to go with it. Just my 2 cents worth. (Message edited by rushfan on September 04, 2005) [/QUOTE]

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