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DHS finds nation's responders are unprepared for catastrophies.(Briefly Noted)

Publication: Emergency Preparedness News

Publication Date: 21-JUN-06
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The drama and detail of congressional and private sector reports on the inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina have made DHS's own national preparedness assessment somewhat anticlimactic. The department concluded last week that although "most areas of the country are well prepared to handle standard disaster situations," the majority of emergency operations would be overwhelmed by catastrophic events such as a Category 5 hurricane...

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