“One fatal flaw in all of our planning that was really brought to the forefront by Katrina is that all of our plans are based on the first responders being local officials.”
“We need to rethink a lot of our planning. We have done a lot of preparation, but this woke us up to the fact that we need to do a lot more. Katrina in particular, but even Rita to a lesser extent, was a wake-up call for all emergency planners.”
