WASHINGTON - Only six of 75 U.S. cities and regional areas rate top grades for their emergency agencies' ability to communicate during a disaster, according to a draft portion of a federal report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
The report, to be released Wednesday, gives the highest possible ratings to San Diego, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Washington, Columbus, Ohio; Sioux Falls, S.D., and Laramie County, Wyoming.
The lowest scores went to Chicago; Baton Rouge, La.; Cleveland; Mandan, N.D., and American Samoa.
