The volume, titled, Shelter from the Storm: Repairing the National Emergency Management System after Hurricane Katrina, explores how poor planning, poor decision-making, and poor communication before, during, and after Katrina betrayed public confidence in the ability of DHS, FEMA, and other public officials to effectively organize and manage emergency response.
Waugh lays the blame on public officials at all levels and recommends changes that will lead to a functioning emergency management system. Only by shedding light on the underlying problems of current policy and practices can the lessons from Katrina truly be learned and steps taken to fix the system.
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