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Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

Posted on 08/30/2005 1:34:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse

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To: spectre; Txsleuth

Texas assets dedicated to hurricane Katrina assistance efforts :

Deployment of Texas Task Force One`s 80-member elite urban search and rescue team to Louisiana.

Deployment of Texas Task Force One`s 35-member water rescue team, which is comprised of 5 boat squads.

Activation of 200 members of the Texas State Guard to assist in shelter operation in Southeast and East Texas.

Deployment of a medical task force of the Texas National Guard, including eight doctors, five nurses, 10 physician assistants and 30 combat medics.

Deployment of regional liaison team from the Governor`s Division of Emergency Management to Baton Rouge to assist officials with the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness.

Deployment of six UH-60 helicopters and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters for use in disaster relief efforts, along with one C-23 Texas Air National Guard aircraft.

Deployment of one satellite communications package from the Texas Army National Guard that can provide phone and Internet service, along with six personnel.

Deployment of one 40-member Incident Command Team from the Texas Forest Service.

Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife Department has deployed a highly-trained search and rescue team of 53 game wardens with 52 trucks and 50 boats.

Deployment of 50 commercial ambulances.

Suspended oversize permitting requirements and waived the oversize permit fee for all temporary housing and emergency equipment headed to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida for disaster relief.

Full mobilization of the Texas Emergency Management Council, consisting of 34 state agencies and organizations. The council is currently operating at full strength at the State Operations Center (SOC) to organize state resources to assist Louisiana.

Texas has East/Southeast Texas area shelters available and on stand-by:
- 17 are currently open.
- 38 are on stand by, including 2 Special Needs shelters.

SOC is working with the Texas Railroad Commission and the Department of Energy and has put the Natural Gas Reliability Council on stand-by in case the need for natural gas curtailment were to occur with the event of a large supply loss.

All Special Needs capable medical facilities and shelters in East/Southeast Texas have been notified and are on stand-by.

TXDOT and DPS Districts in East and Southeast Texas are on a heighten level of readiness to assist evacuees.

SOC is monitoring for any evidence of "price gouging" that may occur during this event.

SOC is working with the FAA to ensure timely notification of changes with regard to air flow and traffic.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is allowing hurricane evacuees to camp in Texas parks at no charge.


5,621 posted on 08/31/2005 12:07:29 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: sinkspur
From a health standpoint, that's probably safest.

Folks who were in the military or travelled to Mexico or Haiti 20 years ago (as I did) are probably wondering if their cholera inoculations are still good . . .

5,622 posted on 08/31/2005 12:07:36 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: spectre
God, this is overwhelming to witness..

I was talking to a friend in the area this morning. We both lamented that this is what us natives always thought would happen someday. We just never thought we'd see it in our lifetimes.

5,623 posted on 08/31/2005 12:07:53 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Systematic looting of a Winn-Dixie now on WDSU. Big floating mattresses and large plastic containers used as floats.


5,624 posted on 08/31/2005 12:07:56 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: All
Someone PLEASE tell me why they can't at least AIRDROP water to these people?!!

sw

5,625 posted on 08/31/2005 12:08:14 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: WoodstockCat

Haley Barbour wept yesterday and begged GW to come see the devastation. We're all weeping, and when it's safe, GW needs to do just that. For a couple of hours.


5,626 posted on 08/31/2005 12:08:32 PM PDT by hershey
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To: Pete
Leave it to Shep on FOX NEWS! At least he is showing the authorities WHERE help is needed!
5,627 posted on 08/31/2005 12:08:39 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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To: NonValueAdded
Systematic looting of a Winn-Dixie now on WDSU. Big floating mattresses and large plastic containers used as floats.

At least the looters have something to do. I'm sure they're gonna take all that stuff right up to the Super Dome & share it.

5,628 posted on 08/31/2005 12:09:06 PM PDT by madison10
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To: hershey
Haley Barbour wept yesterday and begged GW to come see the devastation.

I heard Haley tell him NOT to come. When did he change his mind?

5,629 posted on 08/31/2005 12:09:15 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: spectre

They probably could drop cases of bottled water on the way in to pluck people off rooftops.....there are a lot more boats heading into the area, etc


5,630 posted on 08/31/2005 12:09:31 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Howlin

WDSU showed people using inflatable mattresses and orange crates to float stuff around and to move sick people through the water. Also people outside a WinnDixie trying to get food. Very sad.


5,631 posted on 08/31/2005 12:09:35 PM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: NonValueAdded

I'm just shaking my head. WHERE do these thugs think they're going to go with this stuff?


5,632 posted on 08/31/2005 12:09:37 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
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To: al baby

That was so naughty -

you do know that the English have extra wisdom teeth;)

sp


5,633 posted on 08/31/2005 12:09:47 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Newbie, PhD. Tenure allows you to stay put - NOT evict others.)
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To: spectre

yup they should do something its to visible to ignor what was up with that cop that just ignored here we go water or food


5,634 posted on 08/31/2005 12:09:52 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: spectre

This is horrible! Why can't the helicopters deliver at least water to these poor people! Oh! Does that truck have water?


5,635 posted on 08/31/2005 12:10:28 PM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: Types_with_Fist
How naive were all were. Not here, not in this country..ha! I can't imagine what will happen the the BIG QUAKE hits.

sw

5,636 posted on 08/31/2005 12:10:29 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: hershey
Well, I didn't have the EU or Kyoto in mind (I don't subscribe to the theory of climate change being caused by human activity) - only that the NOLA port is international in nature.

I think the German comment was meant to denigrate our coutry's policy on the Kyoto Treaty. My comment was a fairly sterile business observation.

5,637 posted on 08/31/2005 12:11:05 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: nwctwx
Office of Emergency Preparedness press conference...

LSU Hospital system situation...In Homa, LA - no water, power, sewage. 100 patients. Hospital in Boblusa (sp) same. In NO, two hospitals, 1500-2000 people with 300 patients (rest are staff and families and refugees seeking shelter). Desperately, short of raw materials. No fuel for generators. Obviously, also no water, electric, sewage. Life support patients have no generators.

5,638 posted on 08/31/2005 12:11:16 PM PDT by Pete
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To: Brad's Gramma

It looked like some of them were coming from homes nearby. At least one stoop had a plastic tub on it, similar to the ones being used by the looters.


5,639 posted on 08/31/2005 12:11:32 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: spectre
I can't imagine what will happen the the BIG QUAKE hits.

Maybe after this disaster when the BIG QUAKE hits we'll be prepared

5,640 posted on 08/31/2005 12:11:42 PM PDT by madison10
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