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Congressional Reports: S. Rpt. 109-322 – Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared

Special Report of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Together with Additional Views

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S. Rpt. 109-322 - Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared
Special Report of the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Document Section	File Size	Number of Pages
Dust Jacket	2.3 MB	--
Title Page	61 KB	i
Preliminaries
Committee Members and Staff List	30 KB	ii
Note to Readers	26 KB	iii
Table of Contents	47 KB	iv-v
Executive Summary	1.9 MB	1-19
Narrative
Chapter 1- Introduction	1.7 MB	20-35
Chapter 2 - Hurricane Katrina: Indicators of Impact	405 KB	36-39
Chapter 3 -Hurricanes and the Gulf Coast	1.0 MB	40-48
Chapter 4 -Katrina Strikes	812 KB	50-65
Chapter 5 -Hurricane Katrina: Timeline of Key Events	459 KB	66-74
Analysis
Chapter 6 -Emergency Management: Louisiana	947 KB	76-97
Chapter 7 -Emergency Management: Mississippi	884 KB	98-106
Chapter 8 - “Hurricane Pam”: Warning Flag for Katrina	706 KB	108-119
Chapter 9 -Effects of Environmental and Engineering Changes	484 KB	120-126
Chapter 10 -Levees: Who’s in Charge?	466 KB	128-147
Chapter 11 -“New Orleans Scenario”: State and Local Preparations	1.9 MB	148-161
Chapter 12 -Federal Preparations	919 KB	162-201
Chapter 13 -Department of Homeland Security	578 KB	202-208
Chapter 14 -Federal Emergency Management Agency	1.8 MB	210-231
Chapter 15 - Government Response: The Role of the White House	679 KB	232-241
Chapter 16 - Pre-Storm Evacuations	910 KB	242-272
Chapter 17 - Why the New Orleans Levees Failed	917 KB	274-284
Chapter 18 - Communication Voids	1.1 MB	286-301
Chapter 19 - Lack of Situational Awareness	1.4 MB	302-319
Chapter 20 - Protecting Infrastructure; Public Communication; Role of the Media	446 KB	320-329
Chapter 21 - Search and Rescue	1.5 MB	330-357
Chapter 22 - Post-Landfall Evacuations	790 KB	358-373
Chapter 23 - Logistics	857 KB	374-396
Chapter 24 - Medical Assistance	940 KB	398-437
Chapter 25 - Public Safety and Security	772 KB	438-465
Chapter 26 - Military Operations	1.1 MB	466-549
Chapter 27 - Failures in National Response Plan; Unified Command	397 KB	550-574
Chapter 28 - FEMA Waste and Fraud	944 KB	576-583
Results
Overview: Conclusions and Findings	257 KB	585-588
Findings	95 KB	589-605
Recommendations	144 KB	607-630
Appendices
Appendix 1 - Common Acronyms	55 KB	631-634
Appendix 2 - Emergency Support Functions (ESFs)	42 KB	635-636
Appendix 3 - Committee Hearings and Witnesses on Hurricane Katrina	57 KB	637-642
Appendix 4 - HSGAC Interviews	94 KB	643-663
Appendix 5 - Members’ Additional Views
Senators Collins, Stevens, Coleman, Coburn, Bennett, and Domenici	56 KB	665-666
Senators Lieberman, Levin, Akaka, Carper, Lautenberg, and Pryor	196 KB	667-700
Senator Voinovich	57 KB	701-703
Senator Coburn	64 KB	705-707
Senator Domenici	58 KB	709-711
Senator Warner	55 KB	713-715
Senator Levin	70 KB	717-720
Senators Akaka, Lautenberg, and Pryor	66 KB	721-723
Senator Dayton	50 KB	725-727
Senator Lautenberg	72 KB	729-732

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