[Howlin]

http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/plans/EOPSupplement1a.pdf

[nmh]

http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/plans/EOPSupplement1a.pdf


Knowing the city is literally SINKING and in the path of hurricanes ... this is a disgrace!

Looks who's in charge locally, a bunch of lazy Demoncrats.

Think about WHY people go to New Orleans ... it sure isn't for moral uplifting ... and THAT is a BIG part of the current problem - lootings, rapes, beatings shootings ... .

[TommyDale]

You are obviously under the mistaken impression that the Governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans can READ!

[Hoodlum91]

Thanks.

Found this part interesting:
School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles
provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation
for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in
evacuating.

They seem to have forgotten that part of the plan.

[Frank_Discussion]

Situations 8 and 9:

"8. Many of the Region's emergency shelter facilities may be inundated by floodwaters when threatened by a slow moving Category 3 or above hurricane. Sheltering of evacuees outside of the Region becomes necessary.

9. In most emergencies the number of persons needing public shelter will be limited. In the event of a catastrophic hurricane, however, the evacuation of over a million people from the Southeast Region could overwhelm normally available shelter resources."

Nagin screwed a pooch running. Criminal.

[6ppc]

Well here's a good one:

Part IV: Evacuation Routes
B.1.a.3
State transportation resources will be made available to assist local authorities in transporting special needs persons and persons who do not have their own transportation.

[nj_pilot]

Great find. A quick read doesn't indicate they contemplated the city's being innundated w/ water. Everything was based on "All clear! Everybody come back."

Look for a new edition 2006.

[texas_mrs]

How about this line regarding evacuation for those needing a ride (from the NOLA website):

If you need a ride, try to go with a neighbor, friend, or relative.

per another thread at:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475714/posts

[marblehead17]

ping

[11th_VA]

You stinker, I was looking for this - LOL! Good Job.

Now let me quote from Section B (Assumptions) sub-paragraph 5:

"The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and Municipal buses ... may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating."

[msnimje]

[11th_VA]

I just saved the document - it won't be on the web much longer ...

[PositiveCogins]

It seems to me that these idiots forgot this EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN SUPPLEMENT 1A ever existed. It's all here
spelled out on what to do. The mayor and governor should be
held criminally liable. Typical incompetent liberal democrats.
They probably were waiting for poling results to see what to do.

[MIsunshine]

The plan hasn't been updated since 2000. I'd like to see a timeline of Blanco and Nagin's actions and compare it to what they were supposed to have done...

This CAN'T be true. A catastrophic hurricane in NO exercise for disaster planning was held in 2004 by FEMA. Yes, Katrina was worse, but NOTHING in the plan seems to have been implemented.

Hurricane Pam Exercise Concludes - A partial summary of action plans

Hurricane Pam Exercise Concludes
July 26, 2004

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Hurricane Pam brought sustained winds of 120 mph, up to 20 inches of rain in parts of southeast Louisiana and storm surge that topped levees in the New Orleans area. More than one million residents evacuated and Hurricane Pam destroyed 500,000-600,000 buildings. Emergency officials from 50 parish, state, federal and volunteer organizations faced this scenario during a five-day exercise held this week at the State Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge.

The exercise used realistic weather and damage information developed by the National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the LSU Hurricane Center and other state and federal agencies to help officials develop joint response plans for a catastrophic hurricane in Louisiana. "We made great progress this week in our preparedness efforts," said Ron Castleman, FEMA Regional Director. "Disaster response teams developed action plans in critical areas such as search and rescue, medical care, sheltering, temporary housing, school restoration and debris management. These plans are essential for quick response to a hurricane but will also help in other emergencies."

"Hurricane planning in Louisiana will continue," said Colonel Michael L. Brown, Deputy Director for Emergency Preparedness, Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. "Over the next 60 days, we will polish the action plans developed during the Hurricane Pam exercise. We have also determined where to focus our efforts in the future."

A partial summary of action plans follows:

Debris

• The debris team estimates that a storm like Hurricane Pam would result in 30 million cubic yards of debris and 237,000 cubic yards of household hazardous waste
• The team identified existing landfills that have available storage space and locations of hazardous waste disposal sites. The debris plan also outlines priorities for debris removal.

Sheltering

• The interagency shelter group identified the need for about 1,000 shelters for a catastrophic disaster. The shelter team identified 784 shelters and has developed plans for locating the remaining shelters.

• In a storm like Hurricane Pam, shelters will likely remain open for 100 days. The group identified the resources necessary to support 1000 shelters for 100 days. They planned for staff augmentation and how to include shelterees in shelter management.

• State resources are adequate to operate shelters for the first 3-5 days. The group planned how federal and other resources will replenish supplies at shelters.

Search and Rescue

• The search and rescue group developed a transportation plan for getting stranded residents out of harm's way.
  
• Planners identified lead and support agencies for search and rescue and established a command structure that will include four areas with up to 800 searchers.

Medical

• The medical care group reviewed and enhanced existing plans. The group determined how to implement existing immunization plans rapidly for tetanus, influenza and other diseases likely to be present after a major hurricane.
  
• The group determined how to re-supply hospitals around the state that would face heavy patient loads.
  
• The medical action plan includes patient movement details and identifies probable locations, such as state university campuses, where individuals would receive care and then be transported to hospitals, special needs shelters or regular shelters as necessary.

Schools

• The school group determined that 13,000-15,000 teachers and administrators would be needed to support affected schools. The group acknowledged the role of local school boards and developed strategies for use by local school officials.
  
• Staffing strategies include the use of displaced teachers, retired teachers, emergency certified teachers and others eligible for emergency certification. Displaced paraprofessionals would also be recruited to fill essential school positions.
  
• The group discussed facility options for increasing student population at undamaged schools and prioritizing repairs to buildings with less damage to assist in normalizing operations
  
• The school plan also calls for placement or development of temporary schools near temporary housing communities built for hurricane victims.

The Hurricane Pam scenario focused on 13 parishes in southeast Louisiana-Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Tammany Tangipahoa, Terrebonne. Representatives from outside the primary parishes participated since hurricane evacuation and sheltering involve communities throughout the state and into Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.

On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration.

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Here's a link to a press release (dated June 3, 2004) for the co that got the contract to develop the 'Catastrophic Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans & Southeast Louisiana'

IEM Press Release

Do you think NO/LA ignored it or deserves a refund?

[Undecided]

You can't criticize the execution of supplement 1A out of context with supplement 1B, which reads as follows:

a) Ignore supplement 1A and wing it.

b) If anything goes wrong, blame the President.

Note: Supplemental plan 1B only works when the President is Republican.

[faithincowboys]

Letter D number 7 says evacuation will be the responsibility of the Parishes in the affected areas. So the Mayor, the NO Homeland Security Director, all officialdom in Orleans Parish and the Governor blew this thing. Had they implemented an absolute mandatory evac and provided municipal buses and public school buses statewide, FEMA would be able to inherent a much more manageable situation. Clearly, the Democrats in Louisiana took a dump and are now lashing out in all directions and trying to scapegoat the feds and Bush.

The Feds are late arriving partners in any disaster. This is a consitutional republic where individual states have rights and responsibilities. Pataki and Giuiliani rose to the occasion on 9-11. The LA Rats-- not serious executives, just corrupt panderers have been exposed on this REAL BAD. In a just world with a non-partisan media, they'd be getting the blame, if blame must be assigned.

[combat_boots]

Craig's list has postings from individual personas around the country, most of whom are willing to take in people temporarily. See http://neworleans.craigslist.org/hhh/index400.html

It's uplifiting. 100s and 100s and 100s of listings.

[nicmarlo]

bump

[nicmarlo]

ping

[Fog Nozzle]

This may explain everything:

IEM Team to Develop Catastrophic Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans & Southeast Louisiana

June 3, 2004

IEM, Inc., the Baton Rouge-based emergency management and homeland security consultant, will lead the development of a catastrophic hurricane disaster plan for Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans under a more than half a million dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

In making the announcement today on behalf of teaming partners Dewberry, URS Corporation and James Lee Witt Associates, IEM Director of Homeland Security Wayne Thomas explained that the development of a base catastrophic hurricane disaster plan has urgency due to the recent start of the annual hurricane season which runs through November. National weather experts are predicting an above normal Atlantic hurricane season with six to eight hurricanes, of which three could be categorized as major.

The IEM team will complete a functional exercise on a catastrophic hurricane strike in Southeast Louisiana and use results to develop a response and recovery plan. A catastrophic event is one that can overwhelm State, local and private capabilities so quickly that communities could be devastated without Federal assistance and multi-agency planning and preparedness.

Thomas said that the greater New Orleans area is one of the nation’s most vulnerable locations for hurricane landfall.

“Given this area’s vulnerability, unique geographic location and elevation, and troubled escape routes, a plan that facilitates a rapid and effective hurricane response and recovery is critical,” he said. “The IEM team’s approach to catastrophic planning meets the challenges associated with integrating multi-jurisdictional needs and capabilities into an effective plan for addressing catastrophic hurricane strikes, as well as man-made catastrophic events.”

IEM President and CEO Madhu Beriwal is the recipient of a s pecial merit award from the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association ( LEPA ) for her work in New Orleans hurricane emergency preparedness.

IEM, Inc. was founded in 1985, and is one of the leading emergency management corporations in the U.S. While some organizations include emergency management as one of many business areas, helping to plan for and manage emergencies is IEM’s core business . IEM’s clients include some of the foremost federal emergency and defense organizations in the U.S., including the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.ieminc.com

Established in 1956, Dewberry is a multidisciplinary planning, engineering, and design firm, employing more than 1,600 individuals. As FEMA’s largest contractor, Dewberry plays a significant role in the national effort to reduce the impact of both natural (flood, fire, earthquake, tropical storm, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, and winter storm) and man-made (hazardous waste, terrorism, etc.) hazards on people, property, and the economy. www.dewberry.com

URS Corporation provides planning, engineering, architecture, and applied science to hundreds of government agencies and private industrial and commercial companies worldwide. The company has more than 26,000 employees -- the largest Architectural & Engineering firm in the U. S. for the fourth consecutive year.URS has approximately 500 employees in Louisiana. URS has over 30 years of experience in hazard mitigation planning and engineering support work for FEMA and other customers. www.urscorp.com

James Lee Witt Associates, LLC, established in 2001 by the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is a leader in public safety and crisis management. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Sacramento, James Lee Witt Associates works with state, local and foreign governments, corporations, hospitals, universities and utilities in conducting vulnerability assessments, after-event audits and reviews, developing all-hazard emergency and continuity of operations planning, as well as with the telecommunications industry on wireless interoperability. www.wittassociates.com

IEM is a minority and woman-owned business enterprise (MWBE) and offers services through the GSA Federal Supply Schedule. Where applicable, all work conducted under the GSA contract will be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.