Study shows first responders will report to duty, but need assistance with family matters
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 17:00
in Earth & Climate
Headlines screamed in the days following Hurricane Katrina: Police Quitting, Overwhelmed by Chaos. Pundits squawked about the flight of the "notoriously corrupt" New Orleans police force. City and emergency planners outside the devastated areas envisioned disasters happening in their own cities and widespread desertion by their first responders.