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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (6657)	7/17/1999 1:38:00 PM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Cheryl-- >>>The backup plan called for the use of diesel emergency generators after the batteries failed, but officials decided that wasn't safe because of the water left by emergency sprinklers.<<< Ah, yes...moronic failures of bad contingency planning (generators that simply don't work, generators that become unsafe to operate due to other unforseen circumstances) is what we may have to look forward to. I hope emergency/contingency planners are learning something from the New York and Canadian incidents. Drills just don't duplicate real life disater/emergency learning experiences. (I spent eight years as a Park Ranger with the NPS and I saw crap go so very wrong in the blink of any eye...crap that you could have never predicted even in your most paranoid safety planning meetings.) >>>The breakdown left Barry Gutteridge, Toronto's commissioner of works and emergency services, shaken about the city's vulnerability. Mr. Gutteridge said there will be an investigation into the accident, with a view to reducing the city's exposure in the future.<<< IMHO he doesn't have a lot of time to organize that investigation and review.