Comments on: Fake terror exercise interrupted by, um,real fake terror alert

By: maurelius

maurelius — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:15:47 +0000

Scooter56,

You can not be everywhere at once nor can you be prepared for every emergency.

I live a couple of hours from Crandon WI and despite numerous 911 calls the first responders were anything but first responders.

Also, Mr. Chertoff has earned the lettuce head moniker not for the way he handles disasters but by his stand on something different from disasters.

The problem as you indicate, is people expect too much of you. When you can not (of course note) produce and wave your magic wand to make it all better the next morning we get BS coverage like we saw during Katrina.

By: Leatherneck

Leatherneck — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:50:37 +0000

scooter56,

Thanks for being part of the solution. Please tell your Boss Chertoff, homeland security means a secure southern border. I am tired of all the trash they leave behind, and the free health care illegals gets.

I have no problem with those who work like you.

Be careful,

By: scooter56

scooter56 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:41:58 +0000

As a disaster response professional, contracted to DHS, I would like to thank you all for your support. It’s comforting to see all of the support for the work that we do.
Of course there are sacrifices for many of us, no and I mean no time at home, but we do get to travel to exotic locations all at taxpayer expense. I got top spend 4 months in New York from Sept ‘01-Jan ‘02. I must say, August ‘04-May ‘05 wasn’t bad, got to spend all that time in sunny Florida. And July ‘05-May-07 was a lovely time to in Mississippi. I’ve worked from the Virgin Islands-Guam and all of the lower 48 and have never seen crap spewed at us for the job we do, like it is here.
As for Michael Chertoff….imagine having that job….shouldering that responsibility. I guess in your minds the only ones that deserve respect are soldiers and jailed Border Patrol agents.
But don’t worry. When a disaster happens we will respond to your needs as well. And if you think that when your community is destroyed and the infrastructure is down that all ones needs is a few MREs and a shotgun, well good luck.
Also I have a few hours before deploying to an area struck by last nights tornadoes. I would be glad to come over and critique your job performance and call your boss a lettuce head.

By: TMoney

TMoney — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:31:26 +0000

If I have to wait on an HSA first responder, I’d better be incapacitated. As revolting as the thought of swimming through a lake full of sewage or walking out of Dallas with a large pack of food, water(lots) and weapons(clean) on my back may be, I’d rather be moving than wait.

Don’t rely on the gov’t to save you are anyone around you; they need more time than you have.

By: Leatherneck

Leatherneck — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:58:54 +0000

With all the Homos partying in the streets, the State Department creating a terrorist country next to Israel, and Homeland Insecurity acting as an agent to help the third world invasion into this country, I say we have earned some destruction.

Keep your weapons clean, and make sure they are BZO’ed.

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:51:34 +0000

#6 walterc,
Yes, how could I forget…
All of the pressing matters are being handled by the liberals…
We simply must add to the list their fervor in suppressing the free speech of a conservative radio host based on lies…
Which came on the heels of their cronies denigrating a four star general.

Very busy indeed.

By: LarryD

LarryD — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:41:29 +0000

Complacency and overconfidence. Or outright denial. The most effective terror attack on the US wasn't on the World Trade Center, it was the anthrax letters. And we still don't know who was responsible for that. While TB is still mostly treatable, the treatment regimen takes six months or more, and failure to complete the regimen often results in a drug-resistant strain. Untrated, TB has a mortality rate of 2 out of 3.

By: PhredE

PhredE — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:39:26 +0000

And, recall, that under Mayor Potter’s leadership, the city opted to “change” (read end) cooperation with the FBI’s JTTF (Joint Terrorism Task Force).

Supporting info here: http://tinyurl.com/2af697

(alias to: http://www.kgw.com/ site)

By: maurelius

maurelius — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:37:24 +0000

There is the crazy idea if only we could prepare a MS Project plan for every eventuality the response would be flawless.

First, there is the idea of planning and preparing for every event, no can do.

Then the idea that an inadequate response is because of inadequate preparation or planning. IIRC General George Patton said no plan survives first contact with reality and then there is the problem with adequately knowing exactly what to plan for, even if the general idea of the event is known.

lgm ever hear of the Maginot Line?

It is important to drill and practice but do not expect the actual real life exercise will be at all smooth.

By: walterc

walterc — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:34:43 +0000

30 pcs of silver said:
#4, lgm
Yes, and we are very familiar with liberals and their support of:

*securing the borders
*guarding chemical and nuclear plants
*scan incoming shipping
*the war on terror, etc…

But they are trying to fix global warming, socialize health care and stop the dreaded panties on the head torture in gitmo. They can’t fix everything.

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:28:28 +0000

#4, lgm
Yes, and we are very familiar with liberals and their support of:

*securing the borders
*guarding chemical and nuclear plants
*scan incoming shipping
*the war on terror, etc…

By: lgm

lgm — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:16:17 +0000

This is a Bush operation, incompetent and ineffective. You can excuse a liberal for thinking that the Bushies are not all that worried about terror attacks. They are much more vigorous in using the threat of attacks for political advantage.

They spend hundreds of billions in Iraq supposedly to make America safer (though experts from both parties say the Iraq operation has made America less safe). But don’t do obvious things such as:

*secure the borders

*guard chemical and nuclear plants

*scan incoming shipping

By: JHSII

JHSII — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:13:12 +0000

Shutting down San Francisco would also be a net plus…

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:06:32 +0000

Houston, we have a problem.

By: jeffshultz

jeffshultz — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:01:34 +0000

Gotta admit, shutting down Portland, OR sounds like a net plus to me….