One poster's take on emergency responses during the Loma Prieta Earthquake in Northern California, 1989
Message 21664660
I am not sure where she was living or how she was affected by this earthquake, with its widespread destruction, or that she followed the news reports of the day. I was living in a town where some degree of damage was sustained. I did follow the news reports of the day. I found the responses from those empowered to make things right again, dismal and lacking. I still remember the aftermath and so many cracks in the system--before and after. There probably was not an agency--government or private--that did not receive a well-deserved ration of heavy outrage from the populace.
I wonder if she would care to comment on the Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm of October 1991--a scant two years later. Many--no--most all of the balls were dropped with that one. It could still give me nightmares if I allowed it to do so.
As an aside, one of the things which made the Loma Prieta Earthquake so psychologically devastating to us long-time Californians is that we had thought all through the years that much had been learned from the Sylmar Earthquake of 1971, in which much was destroyed, including a brand new hospital and freeway. Obviously those charged with watching over our buildings and highways and bridges and, ergo, us, had learned little or, worse, had not put this learning into practical application.
And the beat goes on. - Holly |
