Initial confusion at all levels of leadership, lack of understanding of the characteristics of a major impact event and impaired command and control delayed initial response efforts and resulted in additional loss of life and suffering
In the hours and days following the Denver Impact Event the failure of DHS, NASA, USGS, NOAA or the military to assume the role of “subject matter expert”led to public confusion
and lack of confidence in the governments ability and capability to respond
Senior government leadership demonstrated a surprising lack ofunderstanding concerning the risk and consequences of an impact event and the capabilities for early warning and detection
The failure of the disaster management community and the science community to exercise realistic impact scenarios contributed to confusion during the response phase of the Denver Impact Event.
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