Gustov Tests Preparedness Plans

Update 9-4-08: By all accounts our local/state/federal government agencies interacted well and service to the mass evacuation was performed well. This should be the new standard for future events of this nature. Practice does improve those odds. More storms loom on the horizon as this is written and officials are poised to respond again. Job well done.


Gustov is approaching the Gulf Coast as a Category 5 Hurricane...this is powerful...more so than Katrina. Federal, State and local officials are now working together and ahead of schedule in evacuations and moving assets to the area.
The lessons of Katrina may have been learned.

Still authorities stress that it is personal individual preparedness and readiness to react to warnings that have improved the survivability of this type of event.

Hurricane IKE is now enroute to the coast as emergency crews wait nearby on the ready to provide service as needed.

Post Incident Relief Operations - Southern Comfort

During intermission at the Syracuse Symphony Pops Concert last Saturday we had the opportunity to visit with some dedicated members of the Operation Southern Comfort Hurricane Katrina and Rita Relief Effort group.....New Orleans and the surrounding area is still a disaster and these hard working, dedicated souls have been travelling down there for weeklong stints since 2005 to help reconstruct homes and return the New Orleans area to a sense of normalcy.

Having just had a 68 twister storm only a day ago hitting five states we might tend to forget about this horrendous disaster.....if only for a moment.

Well these folks have figured out that complaining won't get anything acomplished, so they have organized 400 volunteers in the Central New York area to help rebuild.

They are always looking for able bodied adults that can spend time travelling down in groups to work on specific projects... if you have and know how to use power tools and have building skills that is a plus for this group...if you have equipment or supplies to spare.....feel free to donate....these are the folks to contact:

Norm Andrzejewski – nandrzej@twcny.rr.com


We added a web page to the ICE4SAFETY site to help these folks along until they get their own site. Least we could do seeing all they have done. Click HERE!