IAFF Hurricane Katrina Video
Check this out (from the IAFF via FireFightingNews.com).
November 8, 2005 – The IAFF is distributing a video to federal officials and key lawmakers on Capitol Hill that documents the first-hand experiences and problems with government assistance in responding to the disasters faced by IAFF members along the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Here is the link to the video. You'll want to watch it (10 minutes).
This really highlights some of the serious problems that the local/state/federal emergency systems faced during and after the hurricane.
The part that got my attention was what would happen if all communication in our county went down. No radio, no phones, no cell phones. How would we continue to function? Do we have a plan in our county if that happens? Hmmm, good question.
