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Submitted by Rob Richards on Mon, 01/30/2006 - 9:52am.
A report this morning from CNN
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FEMA failed to accept Katrina help, documents say Homeland Security: 'Of course' not all assets were used By Jeanne Meserve CNN Washington Bureau Monday, January 30, 2006; Posted: 10:23 a.m. EST (15:23 GMT) "Were there federal assets that were not used in Katrina? Of course," a Homeland Security spokesman said. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal emergency officials failed to accept offers of possibly life-saving aid from the Department of Interior immediately after Hurricane Katrina, according to documents obtained by CNN. The Interior Department offered the Federal Emergency Management Agency the use of personnel who were experienced in water rescues and also offered boats, helicopters, heavy equipment and rooms, the documents say.
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My gawd. I read a good artic
Submitted by Sarah on Mon, 01/30/2006 - 9:37pm.I read a good article about the Coast Guard response. Apparently they are able to be somewhat independent. And each Coast Guard member is trained and expected to make independent decisions and act as soon as possible. So they were able to dive in right away and rescue, get the job done at each moment, whatever was in front of them.
But this news......gah.