April 3, 2004
NYPD + FDNY = Bickering
Roles in Disaster Cause Rift in City
"More than two and a half years after the World Trade Center attacks exposed weaknesses in New York City's emergency response system, the city still lacks what many experts say is the most basic and essential tool for handling disasters: a formal agreement governing which city agency would lead the response at the scene of any catastrophic accident or terrorist strike."
Really, this is the same kind of crap that happens in any office. The left hand of the Sales dept doesn't know what the right hand of the Product dept is doing. Clearly, though, this is more important.
"In addition to terrorist attacks, and plane and train crashes, the Police Department has also said it should be the lead agency at everything from water main breaks and power and phone failures to weather emergencies. Under the police proposal, the Fire Department would be the lead agency only at fires, stuck elevators, rescues in confined spaces and impalements."
Are impalements really that common that they made this list? Is Vlad the Impaler walking the streets of Manhattan at night?
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posted by at April 3, 2004 1:10 PM
