What happened to the children?

I was listening to the radio today. The DJ was interviewing the Chief of a Fire Service regarding the flood that hit Britain yesterday. They were discussing about the emergency services and how they triage who to help first. The Chief's answer was, " The elderly first, then the disable and after that the children..........". Huh? What happened to women and children first, and everybody else to follow? Are the kids no longer the top priority for the society anymore? Is this new approach a new symptom of the disease of political correctness? The CP is back in the wondering business again....