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    FEMA: Only Dispatched Responders Go To Katrina's Mess

    Aug. 30, 2005
    First Responders Urged Not To Respond To Hurricane Impact Areas Unless Dispatched By State, Local Authorities
    AP Photo/St. Petersburg Times, Chris Zuppa
    Firefighter Don English, of Mobile Fire Rescue, rides back in a boat after rescuing people trapped in their home due to flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, in Mobile, Ala.
    Firefighter Don English, of Mobile Fire Rescue, rides back in a boat after rescuing people trapped in their home due to flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, in Mobile, Ala.

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