By Alabama Public Radio
Montgomery, AL – After practicing for a Category Five hurricane packing 160 mile per hour winds at landfall, Governor Bob Riley says Alabama's hurricane plan is ``probably the best plan in the United States.''
It involves using school buses to run their regular routes along the Gulf Coast to pick up evacuees and transport them to shelters at two-year college campuses throughout the state.
Riley and Alabama Emergency Management Agency director Bruce Baughman say they are working on having an adequate fuel supply for emergency workers and utility repair crews after a devastating hurricane. They are also trying to make sure emergency radio frequencies are coordinated to prevent communication problems.