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By: Drills & Exercises « Depiction Blog

Drills & Exercises « Depiction Blog — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:28:26 +0000

[...] One of his recent flurry of great posts is on the reevaluation of national disaster exercises by the Department of Homeland Security. Convinced that the drills are the best way to determine whether the nation is prepared for a disaster, some emergency planners and state officials say they fear that as the federal government cuts costs, it may dumb down the tests so participants will pass them more easily. Shying away from the toughest problems, they say, risks repeating the mistakes that were made after Hurricane Katrina, when an unprepared White House and Louisiana governor clashed over who was in charge, how to allocate resources and whether to send in the military. [...]

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[...] DHS Creates Community Preparedness Task Force; Will Hopefully Include Citizen POV [...]

By: The Wolf

The Wolf — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:45:56 +0000

I totally agree and think this is long overdue. I hope they really listen to individuals when they make their recomendations since it’s the well informed citizen not the government who seem to really be on the ball when it comes to preperation and planning for a disaster or collapse. Great blog by the way

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:07:50 +0000

First, glad to see you are back and all is well. I have looked forward to your return.

I couldn’t agree with you more on this post. I also believe that through these blogs and online communities we are able to offer insight, ideas and information that might not otherwise filter up to a level where effective action can be taken. The success of the QHSR is a key example of the critical role online communities can play in this process.