National Response Framework: Criticism To Hurricane Katrina
National Response Framework
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Criticism to the Hurricane Katrina Response Framework
Following the Hurricane Katrina landfall of August 2005; the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States that claimed and destroyed myriads of lives there is a debate for criticism of roles of different stakeholders’ response.
Federal Government Response
President Bush allocated 10.5 billion US dollars of relief kitty four days within the hurricane, and assigned 7000 active troops to help with relief tasks. These relief efforts were however slow owing to the poverty ascribed to most of the affected regions (Moynihan, 2008). There was also a shortage of National Guard Unit in terms of staffing following some of the units’ deployment overseas. In addition, local recruiting attempts from schools as well as the community was constrained, resulting in less than the ideal quantity of resources. On September 2, Ray Nagin, the Mayor of New Orleans, expressed his frustration citing inadequate provision of reinforcement by the federal authorities (Townsend, 2006).
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The buses were not deployed, and were destr4oyed by floods. Amtrak offered a special train to the city on August 27, to move equipment from the city, but the city rejected the offer, which had space for several hundred passengers. Conditions in the Conventions Center were appalling, surrounded by refuse, human wastes, as well as corpses. Delay in evacuations led to the death of several patients in the Downtown Charity hospital. Independent investigations indicate mismanagement of pre-Katrina levees funds set to protect New Orleans (Townsend
(Author’s name)
(Institutional Affiliation)
Criticism to the Hurricane Katrina Response Framework
Following the Hurricane Katrina landfall of August 2005; the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States that claimed and destroyed myriads of lives there is a debate for criticism of roles of different stakeholders’ response.
Federal Government Response
President Bush allocated 10.5 billion US dollars of relief kitty four days within the hurricane, and assigned 7000 active troops to help with relief tasks. These relief efforts were however slow owing to the poverty ascribed to most of the affected regions (Moynihan, 2008). There was also a shortage of National Guard Unit in terms of staffing following some of the units’ deployment overseas. In addition, local recruiting attempts from schools as well as the community was constrained, resulting in less than the ideal quantity of resources. On September 2, Ray Nagin, the Mayor of New Orleans, expressed his frustration citing inadequate provision of reinforcement by the federal authorities (Townsend, 2006).
Official help requests in line with apt command chains were not fruitful due to delayed engagement of Federal Management Agency, for federal assistance …show more content…
The buses were not deployed, and were destr4oyed by floods. Amtrak offered a special train to the city on August 27, to move equipment from the city, but the city rejected the offer, which had space for several hundred passengers. Conditions in the Conventions Center were appalling, surrounded by refuse, human wastes, as well as corpses. Delay in evacuations led to the death of several patients in the Downtown Charity hospital. Independent investigations indicate mismanagement of pre-Katrina levees funds set to protect New Orleans (Townsend