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WASHINGTON , Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. state and local emergency planning officials claim Washington has ignored them and unilaterally created a flawed emergency response blueprint.
The National Response Plan was meant to define how federal, state and local authorities along with non-profit groups work together, but various state officials told the Washington Post any input they offered months ago has disappeared in the latest 71-page draft.
"In my 19 years in emergency management, I have never experienced a more polarized environment between state and federal government," said Albert Ashwood, Oklahoma's emergency management chief.
The latest draft is a scaled-back version of a 427-page document released in 2004 that was of little use in dealing with Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf coast in August 2005.
In testimony before a House panel last week, Ashwood said while states' input wasn't used, they will bear the brunt of response, the Post said.
"It seems that the Katrina federal legacy is one of minimizing exposure for the next event and ensuring future focus is centered on state and local preparedness," he told the committee.
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