(02-27-2020 06:16 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(02-27-2020 06:12 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(02-27-2020 05:26 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  meanwhile ...Federal health employees were ordered into unsafe zones without protective gear and the proper precautionary training, according to a gov. whistle blower.

The whistle-blower, a senior leader at the health agency, said that the team was “improperly deployed” to two military bases in California to assist the processing of Americans who had been evacuated from coronavirus hot zones in China and elsewhere.

"Without proper training or equipment, some of the exposed staff members moved freely on the base itself and around town, with at least one federal worker staying in a nearby hotel and leaving California on a commercial flight. Many were unaware of the need to test their temperature three times a day."

Quote from Gov health worker:
“I soon began to field panicked calls from my leadership team and deployed staff members expressing concerns with the lack of H.H.S. communication and coordination, staff being sent into quarantined areas without personal protective equipment, training or experience in managing public health emergencies, safety protocols and the potential danger to both themselves and members of the public they come into contact with,” the whistle-blower wrote.

In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged the complaint without elaborating.

It proves nothing other than HHS has some never Trumpers in it who were willing to lay their lack of following protocol on the President. They are responsible for making sure they have the right gear in advance.

They knew already what protocols were being followed elsewhere and had every right to demand equipment they needed before moving in. Somebody in the chain of command decided to risk their personnel in order to create a political incident. Ends justify the means.

The way it sounds we probably dogged a bullet. Apparently nobody on those planes has come up sick. Sometimes you just get lucky. Gotta do better from here on.

Whether we did or didn't dodge a bullet, the point is within a chain of command in a crisis situation those in charge have to exercise their knowledge of the logistics and supply to communicate effectively what is needed and what they can do, especially if there is some wiggle room in timing. And if there isn't any time to wait, you take the precautions you can and pray it isn't a 9/11 situation for the firemen and law enforcement none of whom could have anticipated what was unfolding.

I'm surprised that we don't have a special forces unit ready to go at a moments notice that does nothing but extractions from potential biological attacks, or naturally occurring biological pathogens and is staffed sufficiently to handle the evacuations for appropriate numbers of embassy staffs, and citizens abroad.

That sounds like a good special forces division for FEMA.