Survival How Being Prepared Can Keep You and Your Family Safe

by Honoré (U.S. Army, ret), Lt. Gen. Russel

• ISBN13: 9781416599012
• ISBN10: 1416599010
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-08
• Publisher: Atria Books

Summary

The leader of the Hurricane Katrina recovery and CNN correspondent shows how to survive natural and man-made disasters.

Author Biography

Russel L. Honor is CNN's lead expert on disaster preparedness. He was born during a hurricane on a farm north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His family understood the importance of preparedness in a time before technology could warn us about upcoming storms. He has served in a variety of planning and response operations, including Hurricane Floyd in 1999, Lili and Isidore in 2002, Isabel in 2003, and Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne in 2004. He has also planned and supported U.S. military response abroad in countries such as Venezuela and Mozambique.

Table of Contents

Glossary of Abbreviations	p. ix
Prologue	p. 1
The Patience of the Poor	p. 9
Hurricane Born and Hurricane Bred	p. 23
Learning the Zumwalt Rules	p. 40
Command, Control, and Occasional Chaos	p. 53
Theater Immersion Training for War and Disaster	p. 68
First Army's Storm Surge	p. 78
Running Against the Wind	p. 88
Sorting Out the Super Mess at the Superdome	p. 99
"You're Looking at a Calendar and I'm Looking at My Watch"	p. 112
"Get Those Damn Weapons Down!"	p. 124
"A John Wayne Dude"	p. 136
Mike Brown's Exit	p. 152
Avoiding the 1,200-Mile Screwdrivers	p. 163
Dancing with Rita	p. 178
Wilma: Twisted Sister Number Three	p. 191
The "E" in E-mail Stands for Evidence	p. 199
The Role of the Media in a National Disaster	p. 207
How America Can Create a Culture of Preparedness	p. 219
Epilogue	p. 227
Joint Task Force-Katrina Command Group	p. 233
Joint Task Force-Katrina Hurricane Assessment: Ten Quick Wins	p. 234
Nineteen Rules for Leadership During a Disaster	p. 235
Battle Drill: React to Media Contact	p. 236
Emergency Kits	p. 238
Sources	p. 251
Acknowledgments	p. 257
Index	p. 263
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