Your kidding me right.Did the storm sneak up on them. No the levee broke and that was the greatest problem culminating in all the problems you now see. You painted the scene.Ok, I am the neighbor stuck in my attic with my weak and tired family with water up to our necks ,The house ablaze next door has now set what is left of my house on fire.We have got a 40% chance of not drowning until help comes because the water has slowed down.With our house on fire now what our are chances? I know you are on the fire dept. and I TRULY respect that. I realize that channel 12 news team and laurel Sauer are not gonna save the day.I never implied they had life saving experiance, I do not however understand with all the resources at hand including fire-fighting,trauma hawk,bucket- carrying air power in 2005. That it is the news chopper on the scene first. Why do they have the resources to get around first. I am familier to crises situations chaos and civil uprising people shot, buildings burning curfews,bombings right at my front door. I am just a little pissed at what appears to be a waite and see operation, the confusion. If you see fire put it out if someone is on a roof pick them up.If 1500 people are on a bridge for three days bring them food and water.How ? like they are finally starting to now . And you can bet the Southeast coast of Fl. is still another cluster fu&* up waiting to happen should be a lot of O.T. hangin on t'll the next big blow.