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Senate Report on Katrina

A U.S. Senate committee has published a 792-page report on preparedness operations during Hurricane Katrina, including a section on communications. The report notes that many private companies were better prepared and responded quicker than government agencies to the disaster. The report details the damage suffered by many law enforcement and fire agencies, and to public safety comm centers. Download (pdf) the entire huge (62 Mb!) report, or an excerpt that includes the communications chapter, findings and recommendations. Also read a news story on the Senate committee’s report.

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