In some areas of the world hurricanes are a part of life and although Katrina seemed destined to be a violent and dangerous storm, many people living in the gulf thought it would be able to handle what the storm had to offer. The storm itself, while dangerous and causing damage, was the infrastructure and tax that ended up turning this disaster into the magnitude it ended up being. Hurricane Katrina proved to be a storm that not only citizens were unable to handle, but the government was also unprepared to deal with. The lack of adequate planning and interoperability between cities and local authorities was one of the major downfalls of Hurricane Katrina. Communication was virtually non-existent between those who needed help and those who were able to provide it. Those who had any form of communication were stuck on switchboards and didn't know if their desperate calls would be answered. Authorities had no reliable methods or methods to help community members in need. A huge issue that is still relevant to our system of government and played a huge role in the time that passed before aid was given, it reduces bureaucratic “he said, she said” tendencies. Each agency and staff claimed the other did not provide the details or information needed at that level to assist the other. FEMA at one point in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina said Louisiana was taking action to obtain some form of assistance, but was given details on the type of help requested or specific items where needed. A member of the disaster relief effort in Louisiana provided a 48-page document as evidence to the public that they had been asked for help in detail but that help never came (Th...... half of sheet ......ment stalled the project even more (The Storm, 2005). Lessons that could have been learned from the mistakes include that of proper planning and maintenance of the city; much light on the problems in New Orleans and our country regarding disaster management and communication as a whole. However, I do not believe we have resolved the areas of great importance that if to another disaster of similar size, the results would differ only slightly. References (2005: Frontline) Retrieved April 14, 2014, from http://. biotech.law.lsu.edu/katrina/govdocs/109-377/pam.pdf.