The recall orders went out to all SGC personnel immediately after the President's televised announcement of the evacuation of the southern United States. An evacuation that didn't include Colorado. After consulting with his top scientists, General George Hammond risked his career but not his conscience by sending out a recall order that included the families of the men and women under his command.
They streamed into the mountain through NORAD's great steel doors. The levels of emergency shelter normally used for off-world refugees soon filled with those seeking shelter from the approaching arctic storm that heralded the beginning of a new ice age.
"We don't have the supplies for this number of people!" NORAD's senior watch officer protested as the tide of refugees flowed through his command into the bowels of the mountain.
"It'll be fine," Jack snapped as he paused handing out assignments to the soldiers reporting to him after parting with their families a few yards away. There were too many names on his list still to be checked off. Jack knew some wouldn't make it into the mountain before the storm hit. He was all too aware that those that didn't make it back probably wouldn't make it at all.
"Now see here!" the senior officer objected.
"We've got it covered!" Jack told him knowing it was so. Carter's naquadah generator would allow them to dial out at least a dozen times with the naquadah they had on hand. Long before they ran out, miners on Abydos and Edora would have replenished their supply. If need be, they could send their refugees to any number of friendly worlds until the danger had passed. Those on the genesis list who had made it in had already been sent on to the Alpha and Beta sites.
"Colonel Jack!" a teenage voice called from the point down the corridor where the dependents were being logged in before being ushered down to the shelter area.
O'Neill turned away from the NORAD officer towards the voice and felt some of the fear and tension ease away from him as the last of his teammates, his family, arrived with Dr. Frasier and her daughter. Carter nodded to him as she left Frasier to the task of seeing to her daughter.
"Glad you made it, Carter" Jack told his 2IC knowing she could read from his expression just what an understatement it was.
"I could say the same, sir" Carter replied.