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This 25 page paper discusses this disaster preparedness programs in Travis County, Texas, with specific references to flooding and tornadoes. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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its likely that it will take months, if not years, for the region to recover. New Orleans itself is underwater, and the death toll is mounting; authorities fear the
onset of widespread disease. Many sources have criticized New Orleans for not being prepared for this emergency. Whether or not the critics are correct, its clear that something has
gone terribly wrong; and if it can happen in New Orleans, it can happen anywhere. This paper examines the state of preparedness and disaster programs in Travis County, Texas.
The Basics Travis County, Texas is the location of Austin, the states capital. Counties are strange entities; they may have boards of supervisors or county commissioners or any
variation thereof. They exist in large part to provide services to people living outside incorporated areas. That is, the cities take care of their residents, providing police, fire,
and other services; while counties usually rely on a sheriff and may have volunteer fire departments. In this case, it seems as though much of the preparedness measures that
apply to Travis County are actually found in Austins Office of Emergency Management, which details the measures to be taken in event of disasters, including flooding and tornadoes. Disasters
in General Its a given that disasters are unpredictable; if we could predict them accurately they would be far less damaging, because we could get out of the way.
Travis County is "just as vulnerable as any other place in the world" to disasters and they can strike with little or no warning (Before a disaster, 2001).
Disasters turn communities upside down, as people try to put their lives back together, find loved ones, and deal with devastation. They are also extremely expensive, as the city,
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