Very good points indeed. What I am pointing out is that the main command posts here won't be worth much if a 9.0 hits as they are predicting. Hospitals, fire stations, command centers will not be much help once they are on the ground. You cannot assume that these emergency buildings will be here. The command posts will be far away just as they were when Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.  Having worked for FEMA I know what I am talking about. Having worked for FEMA I know that they are not what people think they are.