Hurricane Matthew
Anybody camped out along the southeast coastline needs to pay close attention to forecasts and make your "bug-out" plans. Looks like the storm is going to impact the Florida east coast all the way up...
Forum Discussion
rgatijnet1 wrote:
Unfortunately there are always some that don't heed the warnings. They usually become victims and endanger the rescue parties that have to come after them. They used to announce that if you did not evacuate, you were on your own, but now they do what they can, even if it puts the lives of others in danger. Here is what one RV owner says, and he is right in the path of this storm:
About 20 miles away in the town of Cape Canaveral, John Long said Hurricane Matthew is just hype as his neighbors in his RV park packed up and evacuated inland. Even though his 32-foot RV is just feet from the Banana River and a half mile from the beach, he had no plans to leave. Article
Not a wise decision.....I just hope that he at least will tie some identification on his body so authorities will be able to tell who that body belonged to after the storm passes.....
As an Emergency Manager for the past 23 years, I've seen many stoopid things that people do, thinking that it won't be as bad a predicted. Unfortunately, most of the time they are proven right, as we tend to err on the side of caution when we issue evacuation orders and other advisories to protect the public. BUT....just know this....if people decide to stay put during a mandatory evacuation order under a legally declared state of emergency.....there is no obligation on the part of emergency responders to try to help them during that order. So many folks never consider anyone else but themselves, but when they get in trouble, they call responders and expect us to put our lives on the line because of their bad judgement and their arrogance in times of disaster.
To EVERYONE in the path of Matthew... My prayers for your safety!!!
