Burlington Remembers Case Study

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Jake Null Period 3 Civics “Burlington Remembers” The Flood of 1955 will forever be remembered and feared by Connecticut citizens. It devastated Connecticut’s infrastructure and killed 100 people, and left 1,100 homeless. In more recent history, Tropical Storm Irene made landfall along the east coast including Connecticut. Although it was not as severe as The Flood of 1955, the national death toll was 45 people and expensive in damages. None the less, both a tragedy. However, in both; local, state, and federal governments all responded. Local government did it’s best during The Flood of 1955. Considering, the town of Burlington was mostly under water and with bridges and roads taken out. They put in place typhoid shots at the Lake Garda…show more content…
These were all vital to the rebirth of normal society here in Connecticut. During Irene, the main focus of Governor Malloy was to put power back on in homes. He called out power crews from all over the country to come help with the mass amount of power damages. At one point, 48% of the state was out of power. That’s a lot of work. State government also asked for federal help to deal with the damages near the shoreline. Federal government is playing a huge roll in the rebuild from Irene. F.E.M.A is in southern Connecticut rebuilding houses and helping the citizens that lost their homes. The Red Cross is also helping with shelter and food for the time being. The Red Cross also helped very much during The Flood of 1955 doing the same roll. The 1955 Flood was so bad though, that military helicopters were flying in supplies from Hartford. With roads and bridges washed away, it was the only lifeline for Burlington residents. All aspects and levels of government assist in the rebuilding of natural disasters. They did a great job during The Flood of 1955. They were doing the absolute best they could. Irene on the other hand, could use some more attention. The shoreline

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