The Weekly Journal

February 16, 2011

Mr. Joe Gallant
Dept. of Emergency Services
1482 Portland Road
Richmond, Virginia

Dear Mr. Gallant:
URGENT MESSAGE
My fellow scientists and I understand that the New York metropolitan area is still expecting a major asteroid collision. The primary goal, at this time, is to make sure that as many people as possible are evacuated safely. According to the research, the area will only be uninhabitable for three days. However, this is a preliminary estimate. Hopefully most of the residences will still be salvageable after the dust cloud clear.
One of my colleagues brought up a very important point. We still have six days until this asteroid is set to impact. The citizens need to be a minimum of 300 miles away from the site. This is not an enormous distance, and six days is quite a while. Given this, we must make sure to do our best mitigating other potential problems that could arise from this evacuation. The primary issue is hygiene. Although the estimate is just three days, we must prepare for at least 10 days of caring for the twenty million people being relocated. At the very least, we need to provide each individual with one shower, hopefully two. Special sites must be created for the very young and very old, as they require special attention.
If tents are set up, there must be a limit as the number of occupants in each tent. We must remain organized and civilized during this terrible ordeal. As many people will be located to hotels or sports stadiums, they will have at least running water. If some have to pitch tents, they will need to be supplied with food, water, and hygienic products. These products include:
• Soap (Bar and Liquid)
• Toothpaste and toothbrush
• Shampoo
• Clean Water
• Toilets or equivalent
The best we can do is to prepare for the worst. We have plenty of time and resources, so we must conduct proper due diligence. These citizens are not criminals, and they don’t deserve to have to move. We must do our best to keep them safe, even from enemies we cannot foresee.
Professor Griffin