The Seattle Times had a Timeline for the Hurricane ad aftermath in todays tree edition. I just tried to find it online, and it wasn't one of the articles on line. It shows again, that the Mayor ordered evacuation notice 24 hours before the storm arrived on Monday morning. In other words, HE should have ordered the school buses AND the city buses to get as many people out of the city.
The buses totalled 556 buses....206 school buses that were drowned in the levee break on Tuesday, and 350 city buses. The buses held between 40 and 70 people each.
Even if people wouldn't go, enough of them would have gone if they had transportation out, and hundreds or thousands of people would have been living today if the buses had come.
The City and State Government agencies, including the police and firemen, ARE the First Responders.
The 2 programs I had for a group I belong to, were given by the local Fire Department, and told us that was true Nationwide, and it was true RIGHT after 9-11....Both ladies said that WE were responsible for ourselves for at least 72-96 hours after whatever event, and we needed to have medical supplies, food and water for each person in our family in our homes, and some in our cars ....at all times.
Most of us have gotten lazy, and haven't replenished those early supplies. Some of us didn't want to hear and never did listen in the first place.
It's always easier to blame someone else, other than try to be responsible for yourself and your families. |
