Sunday, January 13, 2013

Disaster advice from Ian Stewart: help yourself - The Australian



THE man who managed Queensland's summer of flood and cyclone disasters has warned that emergency services cannot respond to every call for assistance, and able-bodied people will be the last to be helped.



Declaring that it is a "citizen's responsibility to be a first responder", Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said emergency services would be too busy with the elderly and disabled to reach those capable of fending for themselves.



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