The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned

Table of Contents

Letter to the President from Frances Fragos Townsend

Foreword

Chapter One: Katrina in Perspective

Chapter Two: National Preparedness - A Primer

Chapter Three: Hurricane Katrina - Pre-Landfall

Chapter Four: A Week of Crisis - August 29-September 5

Chapter Five: Lessons Learned

Chapter Six: Transforming National Preparedness

Chapter Seven: Epilogue

Appendices

Appendix A – Recommendations

Appendix B – What Went Right

Appendix C – List of Acronyms

Appendix D – Staff Page

Appendix E – Endnotes