Homeland Security
Hurricane Floyd EvacuationRead the articles “Ideas & Trends: The Perfect Traffic Jam; Hurricane Floyd: Lessons in the Evacuation” and “Hurricane Floyd – A Night To Remember, A Day Of Evacuation Frustration To Forget”. Describe the unanticipated consequences of evacuation orders issued in advance of Hurricane Floyd in 1999. What assumptions do emergency officials make about citizen behavior? What are the lessons learned?
