Latest Breaking News

Sgent

(5,858 posts)

4. Yea, I don't get this at all

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 07:57 PM

Oct 2012

Southern Louisiana has a major water event every 2-3 years, but when we had a swamp fire that endangered people, we got help from Colorado.

Memphis may know river flooding, but they will need all the help they can get from San Francisco when the New Madrid fault finally shows itself.

The only thing that this R plan will do well is require states to outsource their emergency management -- because there is no cost effective way for them to maintain, train, and equip teams for every type of catastrophe.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

New Orleans Corps employees join team draining Sandy floodwater from New York [View all] Sgent Oct 2012 OP

As they say "it takes a village" awake Oct 2012 #1

See, according to Mitt, New york and Loiusiana ( as well as the other 48 states) hedgehog Oct 2012 #2

Yea, I don't get this at all Sgent Oct 2012 #4

That's fantastic news. yellerpup Oct 2012 #3

This is how it's done donnasgirl Oct 2012 #5

This'll be good for New Orleans. Paying forward is a source of strength and pride. nolabear Oct 2012 #6

This does my heart good. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #7

Just don't let them design any levees . . . fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #8

Contractors are not COE. They are private businesses. THEY are the criminals. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #9

No, the COE had inspectors on site continuously. It was written into the contract. fleur-de-lisa Oct 2012 #10

Wow. I have to assume that RWers have infiltrated COE to monkeywrench it kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #12

I would think they would be the experts. Arctic Dave Oct 2012 #11