“We are going full bore to prepare for as many contingencies as we can imagine for this weekend. Every city department is involved in spending most of its time in readiness for Hurricane Rita.”
“We've positioned our first responders to be sent to the disaster zone to do rescues or recoveries after the storm, if asked. We're trying to have them geared up and ready to go whether it's swift water rescue, firefighters or electrical people trying to restore power. There's a potential for people with all sorts of different skills to be needed.”
