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Hurricane Katrina LOGISTICS RESPONSE

Hurricane Katrina LOGISTICS RESPONSE. Logistics Response. Magnitude Situational awareness Continuity of government operations Mass evacuation operations Security issues Hotels, cruise ships as shelter We had Hurricane “Pam”. What Made Katrina Different?.

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Hurricane Katrina LOGISTICS RESPONSE

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  1. Hurricane Katrina LOGISTICS RESPONSE

  2. Logistics Response

  3. Magnitude Situational awareness Continuity of government operations Mass evacuation operations Security issues Hotels, cruise ships as shelter We had Hurricane “Pam” What Made Katrina Different?

  4. In this disaster, we did more than we ever did before, and did it faster Truckloads of commodities Rescues Patients treated Travel trailers set up But we also had more unmet needs than in any disaster before The Katrina Dilemma

  5. Truck LoadsUnits Water 9,200 166 million liters (still supporting) Ice 7,400 297 million lbs MRE’s 2,375 52 million meals Other 3,660 (cots, tarps and plastic sheeting, etc.) Total 22,635 Commodities Distributed

  6. Generators up to 125KW 252 Generators 126KW to 5.2MW 80 Total Generators 332 Generators Used

  7. Base Camps for Response/Recovery Workers Total Camps 40 (24,440 beds) Camps Closed 36 (20,690 beds) Current Camps 4 (3,750 beds) Base Camp Status

  8. LocationNumber JFO’s/AFO’s/Other Field Offices 15 Disaster Recovery Centers 57 Long Term Recovery Offices 18 Warehouses 9 Staging Areas 4 Total 103 Facilities Built and Supported

  9. What We Learned

  10. Lack of Situational Awareness • Problems • Equipment • People • Shared processes

  11. Staffing Issues • We are stretched very thin on capable, experienced staff • Most federal response team members are not primarily employed in response operations • For example, in the critical early response, FEMA could not adequately sustain 24-hour ERT operations • Policies inhibited a rapid buildup of federal personnel

  12. Logistics Staffing Issues Severe Logistics Staffing Shortfalls • NDMS / US&R IMT support • DMORT Task Force Log staffing never did get fixed • JFO Logistics staffing critical from day one to now • All entities competing for same scarce staffing resources

  13. The local governments nearly collapsed Need to prepare for Continuity of Government support in future disasters (e.g., Civil Affairs specialists) “Pull” versus “push”. Stafford Act versus ICS Need to strengthen emergency management capability at the State and local level People Training Need buy-in Loans instead of grants would create more fiscal responsibility Fed/State/Local Relationships

  14. Logistics Issues • Fuel shortages • Oxygen shortages • Need pre-negotiated contracts • Need to pre-stage commodities, even in the impact zone • Lack of credit cards, warrant capability in the field

  15. Logistics Action Items • Need to do better next time • Coordinate, Coordinate, Coordinate! • Reduce/eliminate duplication of effort and resources • Training – need an accreditation process (ex: red cards) • Remember that we fight as we train • Coordinate, Coordinate, Coordinate!

  16. Interagency Agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency National Stand-By Contracts Oxygen Supplier Equipment Rental Services Material Handling Equipment Forklifts Pallet Jacks Propane Total Asset Visibility – Phase I Base Camps Strategic Positioning Pre-Positioned Equipment (PEP) Program Training Courses – Joint Mobilization Center / Federal Operating Staging Area Logistics Initiatives for 2006

  17. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) / Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) and FEMA Online Ordering from prime vendors Use of Electronic Catalog (ECAT) system for total catalog / total delivered price system DLA/DSCP Acquisition services Able to deliver to FEMA Logistics Centers or direct to field sites Purchase Cards FEMA Acquisitions Contracting Officers with single purchase limits to support MST/IST Select NDMS Logistics Chiefs with purchase cards to support local purchases under $2500 Additional National Standby Contracts Oxygen Supplier Equipment Rental Services NDMS and US&R Field Replenishment and Re-Supply

  18. Total Asset Visibility Phase I for Hurricane Season 2006 Phase I: the ability to inventory and track certain commodities with GPS satellite tracking devices, “trading partners management” and “warehouse management” software systems, in Regions IV and VI. A bridge contract for technical support to FEMA for the remainder of calendar year 2006. Total Asset Visibility

  19. TAV Phase I

  20. Thank you.

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