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000329651 1001_ $$aCooper, Christopher,$$d1961-
000329651 24510 $$aDisaster :$$bHurricane Katrina and the failure of Homeland Security /$$cChristopher Cooper, Robert Block.
000329651 250__ $$a1st ed.
000329651 260__ $$aNew York :$$bTimes Books,$$c2006.
000329651 300__ $$axvii, 333 p., [8] p. of plates :$$bill., maps ;$$c25 cm.
000329651 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-317) and index.
000329651 5050_ $$aPART ONE: PRELUDE TO DISASTER: The perfect storm -- Water pork -- A mountain of failure -- Homeland insecurity -- PART TWO: CATASTROPHE: The big one -- The undodged bullet -- Stranded in New Orleans -- Promises, promises -- Getting control -- PART THREE: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: The blame game -- Do it yourself -- Reindeer games -- A civic responsibility.
000329651 520__ $$aWhen Hurricane Katrina roared ashore August 29, 2005, federal and state officials were not prepared for the devastation it would bring--despite all the drills, exercises, and warnings. In this exposé, journalists Cooper and Block show that the flaws go much deeper than out-of-touch federal bureaucrats or overwhelmed local politicians. Drawing on interviews with federal, state, and local officials, they take readers inside the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to reveal the inexcusable mismanagement during Hurricane Katrina--the bad decisions, the facts that were ignored, the individuals who saw that the system was broken but were unable to fix it. America's top emergency response officials had long known that a calamitous hurricane was likely to hit New Orleans, but that seems to have had little effect on planning or execution. This book is a wake-up call to all Americans about how vulnerable we remain.--From publisher description.
000329651 61010 $$aUnited States.$$bDepartment of Homeland Security.
000329651 61010 $$aUnited States.$$bFederal Emergency Management Agency.
000329651 650_0 $$aHurricane Katrina, 2005.
000329651 650_0 $$aEmergency management$$zGulf States.
000329651 650_0 $$aDisaster relief$$zGulf States.
000329651 7001_ $$aBlock, Robert$$q(Robert Jeffrey),$$d1960-
000329651 85200 $$bgen$$hHV636$$i2005$$i.G85$$iC66$$i2006
000329651 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006045557-b.html
000329651 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006045557-d.html
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