Not quite ready
Having endured what was then the nation’s worst terrorist attack, Oklahoma was in a position to help with advice for the cities affected by the 9/11 attacks. Is the state in a position to handle another such emergency? Not quite, according to the 6th annual disaster preparedness report issued by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The state met seven out of 10 benchmarks for preparedness, the report says. That’s actually not too bad - six states met only five of the benchmarks. A state’s preparedness score is presumed to indicate how ready we are for a disease pandemic, natural or man-made disaster or a bioterrorist attack. Oklahoma is lacking in preparedness for a flu pandemic. It also hasn’t increased funding for public health services by an amount deemed necessary by the report’s author. The third area of deficiency is the lack of law limiting the liability exposure of business or non-profits that respond to an emergency.
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