Twin Cities gets high score for emergency communications
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(AP) - Only six of 75 U.S. cities and regional areas rate top grades for their emergency agencies' ability to communicate during a disaster.
And Minneapolis-St. Paul is among the six cities given the highest possible ratings in a draft of a federal report obtained by The Associated Press.
The other five cities given the highest ratings are San Diego; Washington, D-C; Columbus, Ohio; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Laramie County, Wyoming.
The lowest scores went to Chicago; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Cleveland; Mandan, North Dakota, and American Samoa.
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The study was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security.
In the study, 75 communities were judged in three categories: operating procedures in place, use of communications systems and how effectively local governments have coordinated in preparation for a disaster.
The areas with the six best scores were judged "advanced" in all three categories.
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