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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy. The Path to Recovery. Richard A. French Chief of Training and Exercise New York State OEM. Office: 518-292-2357 Email: rfrench@dhses.ny.gov. The Storm. Sandy Statistics. 60 fatalities in New York State Over 2 Million customers without power

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Hurricane Sandy

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  1. Hurricane Sandy The Path to Recovery

  2. Richard A. FrenchChief of Training and ExerciseNew York State OEM Office: 518-292-2357 Email: rfrench@dhses.ny.gov

  3. The Storm

  4. Sandy Statistics • 60 fatalities in New York State • Over 2 Million customers without power • More than 300,000 housing units destroyed or damaged • Over 400,000 residents evacuated from NYC and Long Island • 56 facilities evacuated in NYC, Nassau, Westchester and Suffolk Counties • 6,001 patients evacuated from NYC Healthcare Facilities

  5. State OEM Activated 10/26/12 Governor Cuomo Declares State Disaster Emergency 10/27/12 FEMA Emergency Declaration 10/28/12 SandyMakes Landfall 10/29 FEMA Major Disaster Declaration 10/30 Timeline of Major EventsOctober 2012-Present

  6. NYS Counties Impacted by Hurricane Sandy

  7. New York’s Costliest Disasters to Date (FEMA Public Assistance Costs) Estimated

  8. Response

  9. New York State Office of Emergency Management • 212,282 state personnel from 23 agencies during peak deployment • National Guard deployed 724 from 10 states • Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) – 22 states sent 1,127 personnel • 1,061 volunteers from 29 states assisted in response and recovery. SR2 Truck used as a Cell Phone charging station in Long Beach, NY

  10. In Response to Hurricane Sandy, New York State was assisted by several organizations, including the American Red Cross in establishing 147 shelters in impacted regions sheltering approximately 29,364 people.

  11. FEMA Stats

  12. 13 Counties Registered for FEMA IA, 14 for PA • 269,192 Individuals registered for FEMA IA to date • $918m of IA awarded to date • $718m of PA awarded to date

  13. Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) program • Enables families to remain in, or return to, their homes, as a form of shelter while permanent repairs are completed. • 11,531 repairs completed to 12,801 eligible properties in NYC and Long Island

  14. 16,940 SBA Loan Applications Approved for a Value of $981.6 Million 567,049 Estimated NFIP claims with Approximately $2.6 billion paid

  15. Individual Assistance (IA)Comparisons

  16. Areas to Improve: • Resource Shortfalls • Personnel Shortfalls • Lack of GPS / AVL / AEL Systems • Long Lead-Time on EMAC Deployments from Need to Delivery • Need to develop better methodology for assessing impact on individual residences.

  17. Positives: • Pre-Landfall Declaration • Prepositioning of Critical Resources • Establishment of Areas of Operation • Use of EMAC Resources • STEP Program

  18. New York • Rising to a better and stronger future...

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