@SPAM++++ RE: $WL Re: $SPAM+++++++++ Re: [Vision2020] Of Deltas and CO2

[Jeff Harkins]

Good tactical moves Tom.  And from the blogs I have been following 
across the Gulf Coast region, it appears that Texas, Mississippi, 
Alabama, Florida as well as Georgia, and the Carolinas have 
implemented all of those tactics.  Seems that Louisiana didn't.

Hopefully leaders in the sovereign state of Louisiana will attend to 
that as quickly as possible.

At 06:34 AM 9/5/2005, Tom Hansen wrote:
>Mr. Harkins -
>
>Although I have virtually as much experience in emergency management as
>FEMA's Brown (none), I would have:
>
>1)  Identified sufficient temporary holding facilities outside of "harm's
>way" to temporarily house approximately 500,000 people.
>
>2)  Realizing that transportation would be a problem, established central
>rallying points for buses (and other similar type vehicles capable of
>transporting large numbers of people).
>
>3)  The city would maintain an information repository of "who lives where".
>Once the names on the "who lives where" list are all reflected on a
>consolidated list of those residents who have arrived at the "central
>rallying points" (see #2, above), authorities would be more confident that
>everybody is accounted for.  If not, at least they will know where they
>live.
>
>4)  Ensure that sufficient food is available at the rallying points, along
>with a wide range of other emergency management personnel (Red Cross and
>other relief systems).  Names of ALL evacuees would be consolidated and
>provided to FEMA.  This way if Aunt Martha wants to know if little Johnny is
>alive and well, she will know who to contact.  Too many lists tends to
>confuse the system.  One list, one list manager.
>
>5)  Evacuees that are not ambulatory should be medically evacuated via
>aircraft out of New Orleans Airport or hospital ship (that I understand was
>till docked in Baltimore on Thursday).
>
>6)  A multitude of emergency generators and sufficient fuel to keep them
>operating for a minimum of 96 hours would be placed at various rallying
>points and strategic locations along I-10, secured by national guard and/or
>local/state police.
>
>All of this (and much, much more) could have been adopted as policy years
>ago.  All of this (and much, much more) could have been instigated on
>Tuesday (August 29, 2005), FOUR DAYS BEFORE HORRIBLE SUNDAY, when FEMA's
>Brown acknowledged Katrina's potential.
>
>I could go into further detail concerning a wide range of various other
>related relief and evac activities, but I am sure that you get the idea.
>
>Not bad for a part-time UI IH that does not work for FEMA, huh?
>
>Take care, Moscow.
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
>
>"If not us, who?
>If not now, when?"
>
>- Unknown
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
>On Behalf Of Jeff Harkins
>Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:48 PM
>To: Andreas Schou; vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: @WL Re: $SPAM+++++++++ Re: [Vision2020] Of Deltas and CO2
>
>I am just curious Andreas, what, exactly would you have done?
>
>Now remember, the storm veered east just before
>landfall and had dropped from a Cat 5 to a Cat 4;
>the news reports noted high winds, heavy rain in
>and around NO, but no "catastrophic damage."  As
>I recall, the state officials had recommended
>evacuation, but it was not mandatory........ it
>wasn't until the next day that "mandatory evac" was ordered..........
>
>Power was lost (total darkness), and no landline
>communications and most cell phones were out (no
>towers).  There was no evidence of a breach in
>the levee ,,,,,,,,,,, the media was reporting
>that the worst appeared to be over
>.........  media attention shifted to Biloxi and
>the coastal regions east .......
>
>The next morning, NO is beginning to flood, roads
>are completely blocked ..............
>
>SO please, explain what, exactly, would you have done?
>
>I did hear that so far, the "official" death
>count is 59, but it is expected to go higher.  We
>can all hope that it does not increase at all.