Reply #5: It happens all the time in disaster prone areas.

[merh]

City employees (especially public works) are part of the disaster management team.

When I worked for the County, I was part of the Emergency operations team, I lived at the EOC during and after storms, helping with communications, etc.

BTW -- I live in Biloxi, MS, city and county workers have always been a part of the disaster assistance teams. It's their city/county, they do what they have to do to save it or get it back up and running. They have a personal interest as well as a financial interest. (If city is not up and running after a disaster, how the hell are the employees going to be paid?)