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99.9999% of the response to disasters is planned out ahead of time, yers ahead of time. The plans that are being executed now have been around for a long time.

Evety plan developed assumes that there will be no comms for days or weeks. Everyoe knows what to do. Eveyone who must be there is there, those who can bug out do so.

It is quite difficult to plan for a disaster of this size, but obviously they have done quite well. People are being rescued, refuge shelters are being set up and food will shortly be available.

As far as the refugee's comfort, no one cares, they care only about getting more people out. The comfort will come later and I'm certain it will be welcome, but now is not the time to gripe about creature comforts. The only part of the plan being worked is to get people to safety.

And that is entirely proper.

There may be some screw ups along the way, but we are dealing with rescue personnel who, at this point, are already tired. They have been working since last night to bring people to higher ground.

I've worked with these people and they are the best you will ever encounter, dedicated to saving lives and secondarily, protecting property.

Unless you have been in a flood, you really don't realize how overwhelming it can be and at the same time how courageously people stand and deliver in the face of extraordinarly bad odds.

For those people on the ground this is total war.

There may be some screw ups along the way, but we are dealing with rescue personnel who, at this point, are already tired. They have been working since last night to bring people to higher ground.
I've worked with these people and they are the best you will ever encounter, dedicated to saving lives and secondarily, protecting property.
Unless you have been in a flood, you really don't realize how overwhelming it can be and at the same time how courageously people stand and deliver in the face of extraordinarly bad odds.
For those people on the ground this is total war.

Thank you for an excellent post. I agree.

thanks for your posts, these rescue people are every bit the heroes that the NYPD and Firemen were. They are risking their lives to help others, and no one knows what additional horrors might unfold in this unstable situation.

Anyone who could be long gone, but is instead there in NOLA helping strangers is a hero in my book.

Thanks Texan for continuing to point this out.

RobFromGa