Nbadan
08-15-2007, 03:20 PM
Can you say, Texas emergency prepardness is already in a state of disaster...
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Erin hits tX
State of Emergency Preparedness in Texas
by: Todd Hill
Wed Aug 15, 2007 at 12:45:15 PM CDT
As the storm season heats up, and Tropical Storm Erin barrels toward the Texas Gulf Coast, I’ve been asking Governor Rick Perry month after month, “What is the state of emergency preparedness in Texas, considering the lack of Texas National Guard resources?”
My most recent inquiry made the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
I continue and make the argument that our state is in a precarious position considering our National Guard is bogged down with neo-con quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan. We can ill afford as a state to stretch our resources so thin, but under Governor Rick Perry’s tenure this has occurred.
Do we have the resources to perform emergency rescue operations should the need occur, or will we have to call Oklahoma to help again? I fear a Katrina-like, or even Rita-like, mess could be around the corner. The Texas coastal evacuation of 2005 was hardly a poster for proper emergency evacuation procedures.
As Texas taxpayers continue and pay over $250,000 for Perry personal security as he crosses the world burnishing foreign policy credentials in order to be considered for a vice presidential spot in 2008, Texans should be asking whether that money is best spent protecting him, or protecting us by improving emergency preparedness.
Hurricane season is upon us and Texas is a very large state. How do you prepare for emergencies when you no longer have the resources?
Burnt Orange Report (http://www.burntorangereport.com/frontPage.do)
http://www.khou.com/images/weather/dop320_a.gif
Erin hits tX
State of Emergency Preparedness in Texas
by: Todd Hill
Wed Aug 15, 2007 at 12:45:15 PM CDT
As the storm season heats up, and Tropical Storm Erin barrels toward the Texas Gulf Coast, I’ve been asking Governor Rick Perry month after month, “What is the state of emergency preparedness in Texas, considering the lack of Texas National Guard resources?”
My most recent inquiry made the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
I continue and make the argument that our state is in a precarious position considering our National Guard is bogged down with neo-con quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan. We can ill afford as a state to stretch our resources so thin, but under Governor Rick Perry’s tenure this has occurred.
Do we have the resources to perform emergency rescue operations should the need occur, or will we have to call Oklahoma to help again? I fear a Katrina-like, or even Rita-like, mess could be around the corner. The Texas coastal evacuation of 2005 was hardly a poster for proper emergency evacuation procedures.
As Texas taxpayers continue and pay over $250,000 for Perry personal security as he crosses the world burnishing foreign policy credentials in order to be considered for a vice presidential spot in 2008, Texans should be asking whether that money is best spent protecting him, or protecting us by improving emergency preparedness.
Hurricane season is upon us and Texas is a very large state. How do you prepare for emergencies when you no longer have the resources?
Burnt Orange Report (http://www.burntorangereport.com/frontPage.do)