Los Angeles Swift Water Rescue is on their way to the Gulf Coast

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

They are loading cargo planes at March AirForce base with heavy equipment, rafts and other water rescue modalities and will be in the area by tomorrow.

IF anyone has ever seen rescuers in fires and floods from So Cal, these are California's finest rescue workers.

edited to fix airplane lingo ;)

[fooj]

1. They can't get there fast enough!

Peace.

[lala_rawraw]

2. Um, there are three bases right there...

All were teaming with people from FEMA, etc., for the simulations last week... so where did everyone go? They cannot make an extra trip for poor black people, the elderly and kids?

[undergroundpanther]

5. Cool

About time..I hope they can get everyone safe ..and soon.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. I don't know about the military. These are all LA County personnel

FEMA called them to come out. They've been called all over the country in past disasters.

[lala_rawraw]

16. I know, but FEMA has been on the ground

See my simulations post, for 2 weeks now very nearby...where did everyone go? Hiding, like Chertoff?

edit: found the link
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4504409&mesg_id=4504409

[speedoo]

3. Can you please clarify?

How are they getting to the Gulf Coast? Your aircraft carrier comment is confusing.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

6. The aircraft carrier is delivering the personnel and heavy equipment

from March Airforce Base to whatever base they can land at in the Gulf Coast. That info was not known at the time of broadcast.

[doublethink]

10. Aircraft Carrier as in ....... large military transport airplane?

March Air force Base is Inland, Riverside County .... no ships there. No Aircraft Carriers (ships) ..... hope they get there like yesterday. Peace.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

11. oops...yeah..that's what I meant

(guess I'll never write a Tom Clancy novel or nothing);)

[doublethink]

12. That's okay I knew what you meant .....

:) and its good news. Thanks.

[VolcanoJen]

4. Thank you LA Swift Water Rescue!!

Excellent news.

Americans stand up for each other. It's a lesson that inspiring, and one which we must never forget.

[Judi Lynn]

8. It's such good news. n/t

[Cleita]

9. They are wonderful. n/t

[VADem11]

13. Fortunately

rescuers are coming in from across the country. Around here the the Fairfax County Virginia urban search and rescue team is heading out in 5 hours. They were in the pentagon on 9/11, the tsunami in SE asia, and have seen nearly every disaster possible. Good luck to all of them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Is the ARC going to requrest International Aide

they shuold and I doubt it, we are too damn proud

[jbnow]

15. great news!

Police there were trying to use their personal boats, many of which they couldn't get there and then some got stuck.

I am still confused that we were hearing how all these helpers and rescuers were lined up to come in and help but it was just local police and the Coast Guard trying to do rescues (and civilians)

Glad, so glad, there are heroes on the way.

[Lindsay]

17. Apparently they're having a very tough time getting in

to the affected areas. I heard someone...I think on CNN...talking about how roads were partly under water, so they can't drive in, and partly dry, so they couldn't take boats. And people in the NO area who had boats couldn't get to them.