[easonc52]

We need to be sure this does not happen because of the poor leadership of the few, but we should make sure going forward that public officials receive extensive training once elected to office with an annual certification requirement, much like the rest of us in the emergency response business.

If they don't personally have the knowledge, they need to at least be capable of delegating appropriately.

[Uncle Ike]

"We need to be sure this does not happen because of the poor leadership of the few, but we should make sure going forward that public officials receive extensive training once elected to office with an annual certification requirement, much like the rest of us in the emergency response business."

That probably couldn't have hurt, but what was required in this crisis (as in any crisis) was for someone to rise WAY above their limitations and perform heroically.

Seminars and training and sand-table exercises can't prepare people to do that.

[EBH]

If they don't have this knowledge, the won't be able to delegate authority appropriately! They won't know who is supposed to be doing what. And that IMHO is where the breakdown occurred in NO.