Russ Knocke
Russ Knocke
national operating response
We were already operating under the National Response Plan.
believe demands federal government law meet mix personnel public
We believe we've got the right mix of personnel in law enforcement for the federal government to meet the demands of public safety.
airport certain closely develop local officials orleans people plan receive rescued state taken waiting
There are certain evacuees who have been rescued from their nightmarish scenarios, and they have been taken to certain airports where they are waiting for airlifts and people are able to receive them, ... We are working more closely with state and local officials to develop a comprehensive plan while all the while airlifts from the New Orleans airport have continued.
consistent information intelligence process share sharing specific state threat type
The process for sharing this type of specific threat information with state and locals was consistent with protocols for how we share the information and for how that information is vetted by the intelligence community.
assess assigned blame clearly learn plenty successful time worked
There will be plenty of time to assess what worked and what didn't work. Clearly there will be time for blame to be assigned and to learn from some of the successful efforts.