Posted on 09/02/2005 10:24:39 AM PDT by texas_mrs
General Evacuation Guidelines
General evacuation for disasters apply to both natural (hurricane, flood, thunderstorm, tornado) and man-made (chemical and fire). If you are told to EVACUATE you should move to a place designated by public officials.
Follow these steps:
Stay calm.
Take your disaster supply kit.
Remember as you leave your house to do the following:
- Turn off lights, household gas appliances, heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems.
- Leave refrigerator/freezer on.
- Lock house.
Only use the phone in case of an emergency, injury, or illness. If you must use the phone, keep calls brief. Do not listen to rumors. Turn on your radio or television for up-to-date information from public officials during an emergency.
Use only one vehicle for your family. If you have room, assist any neighbors that may need a ride.
Tune to Emergency Alerting System 870 AM or 101.9 FM radio stations for reports about evacuation routes, conditions, etc. Use those travel routes specified. Drive safely. Traffic will be heavy. Law enforcement officials along the route will help with traffic.
If you need a ride, try to go with a neighbor, friend, or relative.
Let others know when you leave and where you are going.
Make arrangements for pets. Animals are not allowed in public shelters. Pet carriers are recommended along with pet supplies.
Someone needs to capture this website before they take it down.
Don't know how to do that or I would.
Thanks.
Identify in advance an adequate storage location at minimum safe distance. - Learn alternate evacuation routes and utilize them early to avoid dangerous conditions, congestion and denied access to certain highways. - Maintain and inspect vehicles regularly to ensure safe and reliable operation. - Equip vehicles with serviceable emergency items such as spare tires, jacks, lug wrenches, lighting, flares, tie- downs, extra fuel, necessary tools, etc. - Remember! Property considerations are secondar to the health and safety of human lives.
Why the heck wasn't this done?
Autonomy of states and cities from federal control is good, but if local governments are going to point the finger at the federal government when bad things happen, then they should be required to submit disaster plans for approval and oversight.
Louisiana has been a notoriously rogue Democratic state for decades, and has now proved to the world that the "Big Easy" party image of New Orleans is an accurate portrayal of how cavalier the local government has been in preparing for what everyone has acknowledged was just a matter of time in coming.
I wonder if anyone from the federal government has any idea what plans are in place for the massive urban sprawls that have been erected up and down the earthquake faults in California, or it when that happens its going to be treated like "Who knew this could happen here!?" too.
the lettuce is here.
This is the kind of plan that a high school principal provides for a fire drill. Can you imagine!
the turnip truck has arrived!
The plans should have been in place for decades. The city knew the levees were designed to withstand only a cat 3 hurricane. What happened to the city's disaster plan? What happened to each family having their own plan? They knew the threat was there yet the proper actions were not taken by the families that chose to stay, by the city that failed to evacuate those that could not get out themselves, and by the state that failed to coordinate and supervise the execution of the plans.
The plans were inadequate and the execution was hampered by inept leadership. Who does the media want to blame?
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So they DID address those people who couldn't drive. By not having a plan. How typical.
lol! : )
Everyone should own a car – but never use it. It is for emergency use only. < /sarcasm>
Always a good first step. It's too bad a lot of people stopped paying attention right about there..
Hundreds of buses need hundreds of drivers. Where do you suppose they were?
>>>If you need a ride, try to go with a neighbor, friend, or relative.
And yet, from here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475637/posts
Ivan exposes flaws in N.O.'s disaster plans (September 19, 2004)
>>>>"If the government asks people to evacuate, the government has some responsibility to provide an option for those people who can't evacuate and are at the whim of Mother Nature," said Joe Cook of the New Orleans ACLU.<<<<
Then, look at Doug's thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475676/posts
>>>AP photo showing New Orleans buses partially submerged. Apparently they were not used to evacuate those without cars.<<<<
With the authority comes the responsibility. Good find.
The New Orleans officials should have written housing codes that mandated inflatable life boats.They've known for several years that the hurricane cycle was on a dangerous upswing.
Dan Rather could have been a hero instead of a laughingstock, if he had investigated the dangers to New Orleans instead of Bush's military record.
The whole MSM should be ashamed of themselves for having focused on bashing Bush since 2000.
You made me go back and look. Someone said that NO did not provide any mass transit out of the city ... seems like it can't be true. But the photo, as you point out, tells the story.
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