DHS, Feds & State EFF UP Hurricane Preparedness Drill & Cancel it.

[elehhhhna]

Misunderstanding derails part of preparedness drill
Louisiana tests hurricane escape plan

Wednesday, May 24, 2006; Posted: 8:42 a.m. EDT (12:42 GMT)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A mock evacuation that was supposed to be part of a two-day statewide hurricane preparedness drill was canceled after a misunderstanding about who had jurisdiction over a Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer park.

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But the Baker evacuation was canceled because of an apparent communication breakdown, said JoAnne Moreau, director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

"We were unable to get any information from the state or federal government on what policies or procedures were for evacuating those sites -- whose jurisdiction it was," Moreau said. "We're very disappointed..."


http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/24/evacuating.nola.ap/index.html

[Botany]

1. WTF? They can't even run the drill in nice weather?

[elehhhhna]

2. No they cannot. Keystone Kops.

[rodeodance]

3. still squablling.

[MountainLaurel]

4. One pissing contest after another

Who do they think they are: the FBI and the CIA?