Crab,
I posted an article that came from a newspaper...it talked of floods, thousands being made homeless....and years later...the very area and its residents were completely unprepared. It appeared the people there had not learned the lesson. The article went at length to discuss the short comings of all concerned. It was in the UK they were talking about.
It is plain that your grasp of geography and Disaster Response is limited. A simple google search will locate dozens of articles describing all roads out of the coastal areas being one way roads....Both sides of the motorways....I might suggest to you that if all roads lead out of the area....then no one is going in. Simple binary math concepts confirm that.
You criticize the USCG for using baskets....and ignore the fact they did over 1500 Winch rescues in one day. How many has your outfit done in its history? Care to answer that question?
Get a grip Crab....you want to make comments like your last one....take it to Jet Blast.....leave that out of Rotorheads please.