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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well we can look forward to seeing her on the news and her harrowing tale of survival and complaints about not having any water. [/quote]She has four kids, one an infant, and lives on water. It feels reckless and her excuse weak. She’s very smug about it, too. [/quote]

And she’ll put first responders at risk when they have to save her. Idiots. [/quote]
So, most people don't know this, but this is exactly what "mandatory evacuation" gets at. When a mandatory evacuation is issued for an area, it’s because things are so serious that the government recognizes it must also leave the affected area. So, you are taking 100% responsibility for you and your family's safety - police, fire and emergency medical services are suspended at that time and while the notice is in place, first responders will not respond in the event of an emergency, as conditions are too dangerous for them.

You won't get a fine or go to jail or anything for ignoring a mandatory evacuation, and legally no one can remove you from your home. A mandatory evacuation just indicates that should you need emergency services, you're not getting them. [/quote]

That is only while the mandatory evacuation is in place and while the worst conditions are moving through. I work in emergency management. I have personally sent helicopters to peoples homes to rescue them. So don’t act like first responders are putting their lives at risk for idiots who don’t evacuate.  [/quote]

Weird that my whole barrier island was left to our own devices for 3 weeks in 2016 if you’re over there sending helicopters to personally pick up hurricane survivors. We knew we’d be left alone after the storm, but also knew if we left, that we wouldn’t be able to come back for weeks. 7 years later and we’re still waiting for federally funded recovery efforts to be completed.[/quote]

It’s not “weird”, it’s managing limited resources that become even more constrained when residents don’t heed mandatory evaluations and need assistance sooner than reasonably safe. We sent helicopters during Katrina specifically to rescue workers who were not “allowed” to leave their jobs be a theyre part of the critical infrastructure (power, phones, fire). Then we mobilized to rescue humans living off their roofs due to high waters. [/quote]

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