That is exactly what I am driving at. Before 9/11, emergency procedures were just not THAT tight. After 9/11, Bush put together Homeland Security and put a huge amount of money and focus on improving security and emergency response for airline incidents. Things went exceptionally smoothly in part because of the money and focus that has gone into that area since 9/11.
The other half of the equation is people. The passengers did a great job. Public awareness of what to do in an airplane emergency is higher than ever, also because of the government's focus on communicating to people the importance of staying calm and following directions in an emergency. The dispatcher and ferry drivers are all part of the emergency response team, and they know their jobs better than ever. Credit goes to Bush for making that happen. On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > then somebody ought to give that dispatcher a medal too. Survival time > in cold water is NOT high. > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: > > Those ferries deserver tons of credit. They were the first on the seen. > > > > The dispatch center dispatched their ferries to the accident without > going > > through the proper channels, against company protocol. > > > > Have you seen the pilot's resume? > > > > http://safetyreliability.com/profiles > > > > Hmm.. think he knew what he was doing? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:285335 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
