Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
Have a plan for something of this magnitude? How far do we plan and prepare? This situation as tops...maybe the big quake that WILL hit California? Maybe for the Mega-Tsunami that WILL hit the east coast when the volcano erupts in the Canary Islands? Or should they prepare for the biggy when Yellowstone Park erupts? What size disaster are the Feds suppose to be prepared for BEYOND state level?
Well, let's see now.

Katrina was Category 4 or 5 when it brushed Florida - can't remember which - but was definitely Cat 5 in the Gulf. So they knew that much.

They also knew it was headed towards New Orleans or somewhere very, very close. Meteorology's a motherfucker these days.

There were numous reports available, and had been for years, that said anything over a Category 3 storm would most likely cause levee failures and flooding in New Orleans.

They also had census reports that showed them pretty accurately what they were dealing with in terms of population within New Orleans.

Yeah, I'm almost positive a plan could've been made in advance of Katrina's arrival with just that readily available information.

Beyond that, a city with the stature of New Orleans should already have a detailed evacuation and rescue plan at the federal level due to the threat of terrorism.

Maybe I should run FEMA.
bhallg2k Reviewed by bhallg2k on . LA Gov. Asked Bush to Declare Nat'l Disaster on Sep. 28 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10152.htm That link is a .pdf file of the actual request made by Louisiana Governor Blanco to the White House to declare Louisiana a disaster a full two days before the storm hit. It requests that the state be given (these are all names of types of help the federal government gives under law) Individual Assistance including the Individual and Household program, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Crisis Counseling, Public Assistance, Small Rating: 5