PaulJr,

1. After a major disaster like Katrina (or Charlie or Ivan or Floyd or ...) there were many places that were virturally inaccessible for a week or more.

2. Even with good advanced planning and even good forecasting (like hurricanes) there will be a delay to the initial response. The first responders are victims if the disaster, just like everyone else.

3. There are certain legal constraints, too. In the U.S., the Federal Government must wait for specific requests from the affected State(s) - fact of life.

4. A discussion on politics and incompetence would likely swamp the available bandwith for this board - suffice to say that neither is acceptable in disaster/survival situations.


Be Safe

JimJr

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