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Much of the chaos in New Orleans could have been avoided if
police, fire and emergency personnel had been able to
communicate with their command centers and with each other.
Failure to communicate turned a natural disaster into an
unthinkable disaster!
The fact that first responders in New Orleans and the
surrounding areas could not communicate is a national
disgrace and should be corrected before another disaster of
this magnitude, says security expert Robert Jordan,
spokesman for IsAmericaSafe.com, a website dedicated to
defending Americans and the Homeland.
"It is national disgrace because this has been a federal
priority for more than ten years -- hundreds of millions of
dollars have been invested in it -- and the need for
reliable, secure wireless communications was highlighted
yet again after 9/11," says Jordan whose report on the
lessons to be learned from Hurricane Katrina is available
free on http://www.isamericasafe.com.
"Despite this, first responders across the country use
scores of different radio systems -- many of which cannot
communicate with each other. The New Orleans police and
fire departments and three neighboring parishes all used
different systems... and all failed," Jordan says.
Authorities in New Orleans recognized this problem and
installed equipment in the Fire Department’s Communications
Center that would have allowed these different systems to
communicate with each other. However, the equipment was
rendered inoperable when the center flooded.
"Had the first responders been able to communicate with
their command centers and each other, there could have been
a much more concerted crackdown on the lawless elements and
a more coordinated rescue effort," says Jordan.
"After 9/11 we learned how vulnerable our wireless
communications systems were. They jammed due to congestion,
calls were interrupted or calls did not get through.
Despite that lesson, attempts to implement an interoperable
tactical wireless communications capability continue to run
into roadblocks."
"The complexity and cost of developing a nationwide network
of interoperable communications is enormous but it is a
challenge we must face and overcome. Until we do, we cannot
deal effectively with major emergencies, whether natural
disasters or terrorist attacks," says Jordan.
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Bob Jordan is an award-winning writer, photographer, artist
and broadcaster. Jordan is an expert in mass communications
and strategic planning. Jordan is a former editor of
Homeland Defense Journal, and is the founding president of
the Beirut Veterans of America. Visit Bob Jordan at:
http://www.isamericasafe.com
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