DHS, FEMA and Dept. of State: Failure of Hurricane Relief Efforts: E - Preliminary Planning Documents

Southeast Louisiana
Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Project

Preliminary Planning Documents
The State of Louisiana has given permission to use the planning documents (includingmaps)
developed in coordination with State, Parish, and Federal personnel. The State asked that
users remember they were developed in planning workshops and are not final. Due to the
time frame, support documents and training have not yet been developed. Informationon the
maps is current and correct. The scenario used to guide the planning included a "Hurricane
Pam" strikingall 13 parishes in Southeast Louisianawith an approximate storm surge of 16-20
feet and was based on a composite of most of the existing models from various government and
academic sources.
Approximately1,733,000 people livein the thirteen southeastern parishes of Louisiana that

would be most threatened by a hurricane. This includes the Cityof New Orleans. The affected
parishes and their populations are:
Ascension 77,000
Assumption 23,000
Jefferson 455,000
Lafourche 90,000
Orleans - 485,000
Plaquemines 27,000
St. Bernard 67,000
St. Charles 48,000
St. James 21,000
St. John 43,000
St. Tammany 191,000
Tangipahoa 101,000
Terrebonne 105,000
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Memorandum ~ IEM.
Re: Development History of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane
Plan Documentation
Date: September 5, 2005
Development of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Plan Documentation was

designed as an iterative process, incorporating updates and results from an ongoing series
of workshops.
The current version of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Plan Documentation
is Revision 5, dated January 5, 2005. It was delivered to FEMA HQ, FEMA Region VI,
and the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (LOHSEP)
for review and comment. Revision 5 contains information developed during Phase 1 (July
16-23,2004) and Phase lA (November 29-December 3,2004) of the Southeast Louisiana
Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Workshop.
Phase IB of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Workshop was

conducted July 25-29,2005. Following the workshop, sections of the documentation were
updated as described below:
. Temporary Housing (Section 13.0) was updated and supporting appendices were added
. A new section for Transportation, Staging, and Distribution of Critical Resources was
added to the documentation along with supporting appendices. (This section is
currently unnumbered.)
These two sections were released as separate files to FEMA on August 27,2005.
Following Phase 1B, on August 23-24, 2005, the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic
Hurricane Temporary Medical Care Supplementary Planning Workshop was held. As a
result, Temporary Medical Care (Section 14) was updated with notes taken at the
workshop. This section was submitted to FEMA on September 1,2005, as Update 1. It was
replaced on September 3,2005, as Update 2, incorporating additional appendices along
with updates to the Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, delivery of Revision 6 of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic

Hurricane Plan Documentation to FEMA was scheduled for September 12, 2005. Revision
6 was intended to incorporate the results of Phase 1B and the Temporary Medical Care
Supplementary Planning Workshop into the master document.
In addition, a comprehensive review of Revision 6 was scheduled for September 21-23,

2005; at this meeting, representatives from FEMA Region 6, LOHSEP, and IBM were
scheduled to identify, review, and resolve any internal conflicts in the Southeast Louisiana
Catastrophic Hurricane Plan Documentation to date. Revised dates for delivery of Revision
6 and the comprehensive review are currently being determined in discussions with FEMA.
Preface to the Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Documents
The Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Project begun in 2004 was funded by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. The project is assisting the State of Louisiana, the southern most
13 Louisiana parishes (including the City of New Orleans) that will be most affected by a catastrophic
hurricane, appropriate federal regional personnel, and FEMA HQ representatives in conducting
catastrophic hurricane planning in Southeast Louisiana.
The plan is not complete, but represents the immediate response needs as identified by the
State. Also per the State's request, the planning workshops were organized around planning topics,
not by ESFs. Participants collaborated with each other to develop plans that documented a response
process. The "Matrixof Planning Topics and ESFs" crosswalks the workshop Planning Topics to
the 15 Emergency Support Functions contained in the NationalResponse Plan. This document was
originally developed in late 2004 but was modified in August 2005 to add explanatory information.
The planning process consisted of a series of week long planning workshops attended by response
operations personnel as listed above. The workshops were conducted in July 2004, November 2004,
July 2005, and August 2005.
The family of documents that were produced includes the:
. "Southeast LouisianaCatastrophicHurricanePlan" and the "Southeast Louisiana
Catastrophic Hurricane Plan -Appendices" which are current as of December 2004;
. "Transportation, Staging, and Distribution of Critical Resources" (draft functional plan),
the "Transportation, Staging, and Distribution of Critical Resources - Appendices, the
"Temporary Housing Functional Plan" (draft), and the "Temporary Housing Site Data
Collection Form" (draft) which were produced at the July 2005 workshop (they are still very
rough and conflicts have not yet been resolved with the "Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic
Hurricane Plan"); and
. "Temporary Medical Care" (draft) and "Appendices" (draft) which were produced during a
two-day workshop in August 23 & 24, 2005, after transcription by the contractor and
consultation and approval by the State. This document was forwarded to FEMA HQ on
September 3, 2005.
The period of performance for the contract that funded development of these documents was
originally September 30, 2005. In early August 2005, FEMA Region VI requested an extension to
November 30, 2005, to give more time to the contractor to integrate sections of the document
developed in July and August 2005 (the July workshop was originally scheduled for April 2005).
The extension was agreed to by the COTR in conversation with the contractor but has not been
formalized in a memorandum to the Contracting Officer at FEMA HQ.
Initial points of contact for information, etc. are:
Federal Emergency Management Agency Innovative Emeraency Management, Inc.

Sharon Blades MelanieT. Bartis
Emergency Planning SpecialistlCOTR Hazard Mitigation Planner
FEMA, Response Division IEM, Inc.
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Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Disaster Planning Project
In the summer and fall of 2004 emergency management and disaster responders from the local,
state and federal levels met to develop a comprehensive, integrated plan to guide response and
recovery efforts in the event a major hurricane hits southeast Louisiana causing catastrophic
damage, injury and loss of life.
More than 250 people worked together for more than a week in Jul/ to develop several
component or "functional" plans addressing specific dimensions of an integrated response effort.
In August, 2004, leaders from three of the planning groups2met to review their plans and design
a follow-up workshop to further develop and enhance their plans. These three leadership teams
drafted the objectives and agendas for a smaller, more focused workshop, which was held
November29 - December3, 2004.
The attached table lists the various topics or issues for which plans were developed during the
Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Project in addition to projected topics for later
discussion. Ofthe "Topics Proposed for Future Planning" listed at the bottom of the following
matrix, only Transportation was discussed at the subsequent workshop in July, 2005.
Participants .at a workshop in August 2005 discussed aspects of Temporary Medical Care not
covered in earlier workshops.
1 State and federal personnel met July 16-18to develop pre-landfall plans. Local personnel joined them July 19-23
to develop post-landfall plans.
2 The three leadership teams meeting on August i 8, 2004 were those planning for Temporary Medical Services,
Sheltering, and Temporary Housing. .
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Matrix of Planning Topics and ESFs
Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Disaster Planning Process
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Annex A: Incident Action Plans
Annex B: Louisiana State Hurricane Checklist
Annex~: FEMA Region VI Hurricane X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Checklist
Annex D: Pre-Landfall Concept of Support
Post-Landfall
Main Planning Topics
Debris X X X X X .X
Schools X X X X X
Search and Rescue X X ? X X X X X ? X
Sheltering X X X X X X X? X
Temporary Housing X X X X X X X?? X
Temporary Medical Care X X X X X X X X ?? X
Discrete Planning Topics
Access Control and Reentry into Affected X X X X ? X

Areas
Billeting of Federal Rc:sponseWorkers X X? X X
Distribution Plan for Power, Ice and Water X X X X ? X
Donations'and Volunteer Management X X X X X
External Affairs X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Hazardous Materials X X X X X X X
Pipeline for Victims from Water to Housing4 X X X ?. X X X X X X ? X
Unwatering of Levee-Enc1osedBowls X X X X X X X ? X
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Command & Control X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Communications X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Continuity of Governmental Operations
Feeding X X X X X
Financial (Banking, Insurance, Postal Service)
Missing Persons & Familv Reunification X X X
Personal'Records
Recovery & Rebuilding ofInfrastructure X X X X X
Security X X
Transportation X X X X X X X X X
(The "?','s represent ESFs that may be applicable to the topic indicated depending on how the ESF is defined in the new NRP.)
3 The Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Plan was developed under the Federal Response Plan. Under that plan some Emergency Support Functions
(ESFs) had different names or did not exist. The differences are listed below.
ESF #5 was Informatipn & Planning ESF #13 did not exist
ESF #6 was Mass Care ESF #14 did not exist
ESF #8 was Health & Medical Services ESF #15 did not exist
ESF#10 was HazardousMaterials
ESF #11 was Food
4 This includes movement of people ITom Search and Rescue to Temporary Medical Care to Sheltering to Temporary Housing.
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This document is for reference only. Readers should not construe this document as
representing official policy or regulations. The functional plans contained in this document
were produced during the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning
Workshops (July 16–23, 2004, and November 29–December 3, 2004). These functional
plans have been edited for clarity. The information contained herein is current as of
December 3, 2004, and is subject to change.
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Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Plan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PRE-LANDFALL 1
2.0 UNWATERING 5
3.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 11
4.0 BILLETING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL 17
5.0 POWER, WATER, AND ICE DISTRIBUTION 21
6.0 TRANSPORT FROM WATER TO SHELTER 29
7.0 VOLUNTEER AND DONATIONS MANAGEMENT 33
8.0 ACCESS CONTROL AND RE-ENTRY 41
9.0 DEBRIS 45
10.0 SCHOOLS 55
11.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE 65
12.0 SHELTERS 71
13.0 TEMPORARY HOUSING 85
14.0 TEMPORARY MEDICAL CARE 99
15.0 POINTS OF CONTACT 113
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Pre-landfall
1.0 Pre-landfall
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane is threatening southeast Louisiana.
b. Assumptions
i. Resources and support may be needed to respond to another event occurring
in United States territory.
ii. Resources identified will be available for the State of Louisiana.
iii. The State of Louisiana has identified a shortage in resources required to
evacuate and support shelters, including the special needs population.
c. Organization
i. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
ii. DHS/FEMA Region VI
iii. DHS/FEMA Headquarters
2. Mission
a. The joint mission is to conduct the necessary pre-landfall activities that will help
save lives, minimize injuries, and position assets in the numbers and locations that
will sustain immediate response activities for 72 hours.
b. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
mission is to take necessary actions to provide Parish leadership with the
necessary information so they can make timely evacuation and preparedness
decisions; give the media the necessary messages that will guide the citizens
during pre-landfall; and provide DHS/FEMA Region VI with an updated resource
request no later than 72 hours before the initial effects of the storm reach the
coastal Parishes.
c. The DHS/FEMA Region VI mission is to take the necessary actions to increase
the regional Federal preparedness; coordinate with DHS/FEMA Headquarters to
provide the teams and resources identified by Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness; and have resources in place 24 hours prior
to tropical storm force winds affecting staging areas.
d. The DHS/FEMA Headquarters mission is to facilitate the development and
dissemination of common operational information between agencies within DHS,
applicable DHS/FEMA regions, and coastal states; support the regional and local
pre-landfall media strategy; and develop and execute a resource/team distribution
plan that will equitably support the applicable coastal states and move assets
appropriately to increase levels at specific mobilization centers once the storm is
confirmed to enter the Gulf.
3. Execution
a. Concept of Operations
i. Joint Concept of Operations
1) When the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center
forecasts indicate a hurricane may strike Louisiana, DHS/FEMA and the
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
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begin initial notifications and actions to increase preparedness levels and

review checklists and procedures.
2) Most critical preparedness activities will not begin until 72 hours prior to
the initial effects of the storm reaching the coastal Parishes. Maintaining
common operational information and situational awareness, increasing
readiness postures, and coordinating between agencies and staff will begin
immediately and continue through landfall.
3) All team and resource movement into the Louisiana staging areas will
cease when tropical force winds begin to move into the respective staging
areas.
4) Resources will sustain initial response operations and will be in place 24
hours prior to landfall.
5) Detailed pre-landfall objectives and tasks are included in the Pre-landfall
Appendices A through C.
ii. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Concept
of Operations
1) Execute initial operations in accordance with Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Hurricane Checklists
(Pre-landfall Appendix B) for each level of operational readiness (I-IV).
2) Develop and sustain communications and situational awareness by
conducting conference calls with Parishes represented by the Southeast
Louisiana Hurricane Task Force and Southwest Louisiana Hurricane Task
Force, DHS/FEMA Region VI, the National Weather Service, and the
applicable weather forecast offices and river forecast centers at least every
8 hours.
3) Update resource and team status for sustainment of initial response
operations for 72 hours. Send shortfalls to DHS/FEMA Region VI no later
than 72 hours (assuming the hurricane is projected to strike Louisiana)
before effects of the storm reach the coastal regions for post-landfall
deployment.
iii. DHS/FEMA Region VI Hurricane Concept of Operations
1) Upon notification of a tropical storm or hurricane entering the Gulf of
Mexico, DHS/FEMA Region VI will begin initial notifications; review
checklists, procedures, personnel rosters, and resource availability; and
begin coordination with potentially affected states, regional offices, and
DHS/FEMA Headquarters.
2) When the National Weather Service advises that a tropical storm or
hurricane possess a threat to the coast of Louisiana or Texas, DHS/FEMA
Region VI will coordinate with the affected state(s) to deploy a State
Liaison(s) to the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center. The
Regional Operations Center will be activated and the Regional Hurricane
Liaison Team representative will be deployed to the National Hurricane
Center.
3) When the National Weather Service advises that landfall on the Louisiana
coast is imminent, the region will coordinate with the State to begin the
pre-deployment of emergency teams and assets to meet the response
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Pre-landfall
requirements of the State. DHS/FEMA Region VI will forward deploy

initial response staff to the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Center
and emergency response teams and commodities to the pre-identified
Operations Staging Areas. Recovery personnel would be staged at
DHS/FEMA Region VI in Denton, Texas, for phased deployment to the
area of operations as conditions warrant. The initial response assets will be
positioned to augment the anticipated needs of the State. DHS/FEMA
Region VI and DHS/FEMA Headquarters will coordinate the mobilization
of additional resources and teams to the DHS/FEMA Logistics Centers to
provide rapid deployment to the affected areas.
iv. DHS/FEMA Headquarters Concept of Operations
1) DHS/FEMA will develop and sustain a common operational picture with
the applicable region(s) and coastal states through video teleconferences
and conference calls as soon as the hurricane is predicted to enter the Gulf
of Mexico (or has developed in the Gulf of Mexico).
2) The concept to increase the level of resources and preparedness in the
right area is to forward deploy anticipated resources to the DHS/FEMA
Logistics Centers in Atlanta, Georgia, and Fort Worth, Texas, as soon as
the storm enters the Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to impact the coast of
the United States.
b. Mission Essential Objectives
i. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Mission
Essential Objectives
1) Coordinate, communicate, and cooperate with the applicable Parishes,
State agencies, DHS/FEMA Region VI, and DHS/FEMA Headquarters.
2) Request and coordinate the pre-positioning of immediate needs resources
no later than 48 hours from anticipated landfall.
3) Provide shelters for all evacuees.
4) Facilitate evacuations in time to allow the maximum number of personnel
to evacuate.
5) Facilitate the State emergency declarations.
6) Request a pre-landfall declaration to utilize Federal assets to meet State
shortfalls for evacuation and sheltering operations.
7) Request a major declaration when the effects of a catastrophic hurricane
begin to affect the coastal Parishes.
8) Deploy State agency Parish Liaison Officers.
ii DHS/FEMA Region VI Mission Essential Objectives
1) Coordinate, communicate, and cooperate with DHS/FEMA Headquarters,
regional Federal partner agencies, and the Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness.
2) Conduct an inventory of DHS/FEMA staff to ensure staffing for a
Regional Support Team and field operations.
3) Activate and deploy emergency teams to the State prior to landfall.
4) Position initial response assets.
5) Update concept of support for mission critical resources and teams.
6) Establish staging areas.

iii. DHS/FEMA Headquarters Mission Essential Objectives

1) Coordinate, communicate, and cooperate with the applicable DHS/FEMA
Region(s) and applicable States.
2) Deploy the hurricane liaison and evacuation teams.
3) Establish and conduct video teleconference to develop and sustain a
common operational picture and sustain situational awareness among all
agencies.
4) Evaluate resource status.
5) Ensure adequate staffing.
6) Coordinate and begin pushing additional resources into the applicable
location when the storm enters the Gulf of Mexico.
7) Review the status of all backup regions.
4. Logistics and Administration

a. Concept of Support
i. See Section 5.a. Lead and Support Relationships..
b. Special Assistance
i. Special medical or equipment support will be identified no later than 72 hours
prior to effects of the storm reaching the coastal Parishes.
5. Lead/Support Relationships and Communications

a. Lead and Support Relationships
i. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has the
lead for all pre-landfall operations within the State boundaries.
ii. DHS/FEMA Region VI has the lead for all Federal response personnel in
support of pre-landfall operations.
iii. DHS/FEMA Headquarters has the lead for the amount and distribution of
resources being forward deployed to the mobilization centers prior to landfall.
b. Communications Requirements
i. Sustain pre-incident communications capabilities

Unwatering
2.0 Unwatering
1. Situation
a. General
i. Because of the topography, New Orleans proper exists as a bowl, higher on
the edges and tapering lower nearer the center. That bowl is surrounded by
several other similar areas that are also enclosed and protected by systems of
levees and floodgates. The entire Metropolitan New Orleans Area is
dramatically affected by a catastrophic hurricane depositing a great deal of
water, which is trapped within these bowls, flooding the city and surrounding
areas.
b. Assumptions
i. Greater New Orleans is inundated with at least 10 feet of water in the levee
systems.
ii. Due to the magnitude of the event and the loss of local and State resources in
a catastrophic hurricane, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive a
mission assignment from DHS/FEMA to unwater.
iii. Because much response and recovery activity depends on the successful
unwatering of bowls (at least to the +2 foot elevation), the Unified Command
will place a very high priority on transportation, equipment, and personnel
needed to support the unwatering mission.
iv. There will be surviving residual knowledge of the levee system and the pump
stations after hurricane passage.
v. Due to the magnitude of the contamination of water during an event of this
size, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will grant variances on water
quality standards. However, sampling will be required to determine the types
of material released for follow-up work, such as maintaining worker safety
and monitoring of long-term impacts.
vi. Local aerial reconnaissance assets will be assigned to other tasks and will not
be available for surveying levees.
vii. For the purpose of this plan it is assumed there are no levee breeches.
c. Organizations
i. Local
1) Levee Boards
2) Parish Directors
3) Public Works
ii. State of Louisiana
1) Department of Environmental Quality
2) Department of Transportation and Development
3) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
4) National Guard (subject to National Defense Deployments)
5) Public Works
iii. Federal
1) Department of the Army (normally as a last resort)
2) Environmental Protection Agency
3) DHS/FEMA

4) National Resources Conservation Service

5) United States Coast Guard
6) United States Army Corps of Engineers
2. Mission
a. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work with DHS/FEMA, State, and local
governments to unwater the water entrapped by the levee system in the Greater
New Orleans area as a result of a catastrophic hurricane; repair 80% of pumping
stations within 60 days of start of work; and initiate repair of hurricane protection
systems.
3. Execution
i. General
1) Unwatering efforts of the Greater New Orleans area through opening gates
and breaching levees will result in the lowering of the water level to +2
feet within approximately one week of the start of work. This timeline is
highly speculative due to the number of preconditions needed to complete
work (e.g., transportation of equipment and personnel, access to the work
area, and access to necessary material).
2) Details of unwatering operations are found in the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers Unwatering Plan, Greater Metropolitan Area, New Orleans,
Louisiana of August 18, 2000. At the +2 feet level, about one quarter of
the city of New Orleans, closest to the Lake Pontchartrain, will remain
under water. Additional efforts at unwatering will be delayed until pumps
are dried and repaired and associated generators for non-standard voltages
and 25-cycle equipment are available. Due to the capacity required, use of
pumps shipped in from other areas will have minimum impact on
unwatering except for localized areas. Similarly, access and drainage
realities prevent the use of stationary dredges as an unwatering resource.
As a result, the installed pumps will remain the primary method of
unwatering. Large areas of standing water will remain for at least 30 days.
ii. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct assessments to:
1) Determine the status of the levee protection system. Aerial or satellite
surveillance will be the primary method of initial assessment. All local
capability to assess the levee status will be used.
2) Determine availability of workforce, including skilled and unskilled labor
and specialized skills needed for pump and levee system available
resources at local, State, and Federal levels.
3) Determine availability of necessary heavy equipment such as earthmovers
for breaching levees.
4) Determine availability of additional material needed for unwatering and
pump repair (e.g., drying fans and generators).
iii. As required, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will take expedient actions to
lower water levels by opening gates and breaching levees in a prioritized
manner (as outlined in the tasks below). As soon as water levels are reduced

Unwatering
to the maximum possible level, levee breaches will be repaired to prevent

flooding from subsequent events including unwatering.
1) Coordination among the Parishes, Levee Board, and the State will be
required before breeching levees.
2) Temporary roads may have to be constructed to allow breach levees to be
obtained and give access to key areas.
3) Sheet piling will be the primary initial method of levee repair. Sheet piling
and other material for repairing levee breaches is not pre-staged and will
have to be obtained to allow completion of repairs. The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers will be tasked to emergency contract for the provision of the
material; however, due to the variability of the requirements and the
expected disruption to the infrastructure, it will not be beneficial to pre-
negotiate contracts for delivery and installation.
iv. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will repair pumps as expeditiously as
possible. It is anticipated that the first pump will be on-line within one week
of start of repairs. Contracts are in place for pump repairs. Repair of all
pumping capability within the affected bowl may take as long as six months.
With national level assistance in areas such as skilled technicians and spare
parts, pumps may be returned to service within 60 days.
1) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will coordinate with the State of Louisiana,
DHS/FEMA, and the Parishes to determine priorities for pump restoration.
2) Clearing debris from pumping inlets will be a major issue and of sufficient
volume to require close coordination with debris removal planners.
3) The pumping of hazardous material will be a significant problem. The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency indicates that waivers will be
granted for unwatering contaminated water.
b. Specific Tasks to Lead, Support, and Coordinate Agencies
i. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will execute the Unwatering Plan, Greater
Metropolitan Area, New Orleans, Louisiana of August 18, 2000.
ii. ESF-3 will subtask the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to sample
contaminated water during unwatering to assist in maintaining worker safety
and monitoring of long-term impacts.
iii. ESF-3 will coordinate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the
State for hasty testing and decontamination of work areas, including pumping
plants, so that work can begin.
iv. ESF-3 will conduct immediate safety and hazardous materials training for
personnel working in contaminated areas, including those being deployed
from outside the affected area to protect worker health and safety.
v. Where possible, gates will be opened in order to the lower flooding level.
vi. ESF-3 will conduct a targeted public information campaign for public officials
and the general public to explain the necessity for the controlled breeching of
levees and the procedures for quickly repairing the levees after unwatering.
vii. ESF-3 will conduct controlled breeching of selected levees to allow drainage
to approximately +2 feet in accordance with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Unwatering Plan.

viii. ESF-3 will coordinate with U.S. Coast Guard to issue a notification and take
other measures to prevent endangerment of personnel due to water flow from
breeches.
ix. ESF-3 will repair breeched levees to prevent flooding from a second event and
to facilitate remaining pump out.
x. ESF-3 will coordinate with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the
handling of debris removed from channels at pump intakes.
xi. ESF-3 will rehabilitate pumps.
c. Coordinating Instructions
i. Due to the probable evacuation of local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
personnel and the need for such personnel to take care of their families, the
Memphis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will most likely be tasked to
carry out the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers functions in this plan.
ii. If appropriate, the Interagency Levee Task Force will be implemented.
iii. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will conduct sampling of water
throughout the process.

i. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will take the lead for logistical support of
unwatering under mission assignments. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
will contract out most of the work.
ii. State and local resources will be extremely limited. Federal assets from
outside southeast Louisiana will be needed to accomplish the mission.
iii. Aerial and satellite reconnaissance will be required for rapid assessment of the
status of levees.
iv. Power, fuel, and other resources will be needed in the vicinity of pump
stations to facility repairs.
v. Skilled manpower, especially specialized expertise, will be needed, as well as
unskilled workers, but may be in short supply. Contractors have been
identified to repair the pumps; however, their availability in a catastrophic
disaster may be problematical.
vi. Material for levee repair after breeching will have to be located and shipped.
i. The following are critical resources required for unwatering:
1) Gates: Small explosive charges for hinges
2) Controlled breeches
a) Heavy equipment, including draglines
b) Sheet piling
c) Large rock/crushed stone
d) Marsh boats
3) Uncontrolled breeches
a) Heavy equipment, including draglines
b) Sheet piling—normally longer than for controlled breeches. In many
cases, initial efforts may focus back from the levee.
c) Large rock/crushed stone

Unwatering
d) Marsh boats
4) Pumps
a) Temporary power
b) Temporary pumps
c) Drying equipment
d) Parts for both pumps and associated generators (see the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Unwatering Plan)
e) Fuel and transport
ii. Sources for the critical resources are not in place and are highly situation
dependent. Much will be obtained through U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
contracting.
c. Personnel
i. TBD

i. DHS/FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the State of Louisiana
will serve as the leads for unwatering. Support agencies are listed in paragraph
1c. DHS/FEMA and the State of Louisiana will serve as the management cell,
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers serving as the execution cell.
i. TBD


Hazardous Materials
3.0 Hazardous Materials

1. Situation
a. General
i. Specific actions must to be undertaken to prepare for and mitigate hazardous
materials emergencies created by a catastrophic hurricane striking southeast
Louisiana; describe the limitations on response activities during and
immediately following the event; delineate post-hurricane response and
recovery activities through the short-term; and generally describe potential
long-term, on-going hazardous materials actions.
b. Assumptions
i. A catastrophic hurricane has caused thousands of fatalities, significant
regional flooding problems (especially in and near the New Orleans area), and
substantial hazardous materials have been released into the environment,
potentially endangering life and public and private property.
ii. Many households in the affected area have released household hazardous
waste into the still-rising floodwaters.
iii. Floating coffins appear sporadically in flooded areas.
iv. Some subsurface tanks, possibly containing fuel, have buckled or breached the
pavement. Many water surfaces (especially water in flooded areas) have a
visible sheen due to chemicals that are lighter in weight than water. Some of
these chemicals are petroleum-based and are flammable.
v. Chemical, biological, and radiological hazards may be mixed together
throughout the affected area.
vi. The Louisiana State Police and Department of Environmental Quality will not
able to respond to such a large disaster without significant external support.
vii. Hazardous materials response will be delayed until dangerous hurricane
conditions have subsided.
viii. Burgeoning life-safety issues and search and rescue efforts will take
precedence over hazardous materials activities.
iv. Both State and Presidential Major Disaster declarations (expedited) will be
sought and approved.
x. The Louisiana State Emergency Operations Plan, Annex H, Hazardous
Materials, and the National Response Plan will help guide the Hazardous
Materials Action Plan.
xi. The large scale of the disaster may change certain functional responsibilities
outlined in those plans.
xii. Overall, the National Incident Management System will be implemented for
all hazardous materials-related actions.
xiii. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact and all appropriate mutual
intrastate and interstate mutual aid agreements will be implemented as
necessary.
xiv. Some Federal, State, and local resources will be positioned prior to the
hurricane to help deal with hazardous materials emergency situations, among
other operations.

xv. Other Federal, State, and local hazardous materials-related resources will be
made available over time, as circumstances permit.
xvi. Non-traditional approaches to hazardous materials response may be required
to be successful (e.g., transportation by boat will be required to access many
areas).
c. Organizations
i. The Louisiana State Emergency Operations Plan, Annex H, Hazardous
Materials (direct quotes noted in this plan by italics) describes functional
responsibilities for responding to hazardous materials emergencies as listed
below:
“A. The owner of the substances that are creating the problem has the
primary responsibility for dealing with the consequences of a HazMat
release, whether by mobilizing internal response resources, hiring a
private contractor, or reimbursing Federal, State and local authorities
for their response activities.
B. The Louisiana State Police (LSP) have the primary responsibility at
the state level for HazMat incidents. The Superintendent of the
Louisiana State Police shall implement, administer, and coordinate the
services, programs, and resources required under this function.
C. The Emergency Coordinator designated by the Superintendent shall
be responsible for the liaison and coordination of all response efforts
and emergency services provided under this Annex.
D. State agencies supporting the LSP in this function are identified in
the Emergency Function and Responsibility Chart.”1
1
State of Louisiana, Office of Emergency Preparedness. Emergency Operations Plan. March 2001.

Hazardous Materials
“Federal programs under Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III, the Clean Air Act, the Oil
Pollution Act, and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform
Safety cooperation in this function. The U.S. Coast Guard and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are the primary federal
response agencies and lead planning authorities for hazardous
materials incidents and releases in coastal or inshore navigable
waters.
“The state emergency function of Hazardous Materials corresponds to
the Federal Emergency Support Function of Hazardous Materials
(ESF#10). The primary federal agency responsible for HazMat is the
EPA. Support agencies include the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department
of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice, the Department
of Labor, the Department of State, the Department of Transportation,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the General Services
Administration, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.”2
ii. All local jurisdictions will receive and support hazardous materials response
efforts.
iii. Noting the extraordinary requirements placed on Federal, State, and local
agencies and private sector organizations responding to a catastrophic
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hurricane, the State of Louisiana and the United States Government will
exercise appropriate discretion in the application and assignment of liability
and responsibility toward public and private entities involved in hazardous
materials releases experienced as a result of the disaster.
2. Mission
a. The mission is to minimize the impact of hazardous materials released into the
environment as a result of a catastrophic hurricane on disaster response and
recovery personnel, members of the public, and public and private lands and
property.
3. Execution
a. Concept of the Operations
i. Phase I
1) No hazardous materials response activities will be possible during the
extremely unsafe conditions occurring during a catastrophic hurricane.
ii. Phase II
1) Immediately following the hurricane’s passage over the area, life safety
issues will likely take precedence over hazardous materials containment
and abatement response actions.
2) Hazardous materials operations-trained personnel will accompany search
and rescue personnel when seeking out survivors to provide subject matter
expertise and technical assistance should hazardous materials be
encountered.
3) Over time, more conventional hazardous materials response roles may be
anticipated.
i. State of Louisiana
1) Louisiana State Police (lead agency)
a) “When the State Police are notified of a HazMat emergency that
requires their assistance, they will respond as soon as possible with
the resources required by the situation, using the Incident Command
System. When a situation arises that cannot be solved by immediately
available resources, the Louisiana State Police may notify the LOEP
[Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness], which will alert the
appropriate State and Federal authorities, and put the State EOC
[Emergency Operations Center] into operational status.”
b) “All state agencies having a role in HazMat response and recovery
will provide support as required through their emergency coordinator
at the emergency operation center or directly to the on-site Louisiana
State Police incident commander, as circumstances may dictate.”3
2) Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (support agency)
a) The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will be charged
with a variety of hazardous materials-related functions including
radiological (primary agency), and support functions including:
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Hazardous Materials
damage assessment, emergency direction and control, information

management, mass feeding, medical and public health/sanitation, oil
spill, and public information.
iii. Federal
1) ESF-10/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (lead agency)
a) See Section 1.c. Organizations.
2) U.S. Coast Guard (support agency)
a) See Section 1.c. Organizations.
i. See Section 3.b. Specific Tasks to Lead, Support, and Coordinate Agencies.
ii. “Federal agencies may respond immediately to hazardous materials incidents
which happen in the vicinity of a federal response unit, or which have an
immediate, recognizable catastrophic impact. In other circumstances, federal
assistance may be requested through the State Coordinating Officer and
coordinated through the EOC.”4
iii. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality will coordinate at least four times daily throughout the
event with the Louisiana State Police to ensure that on-going requirements for
service are being met and that hazardous materials personnel response
effectiveness is being maximized through provision of adequate equipment
and human resources.

i. Post-disaster, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will likely contract
with a significant number of national private vendors/contractors to perform
hazardous materials-related assessments, laboratory work, clean-up
operations, and technical assistance in support of the Louisiana State Police
and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
ii. Technical capabilities local to the affected area will likely be destroyed.
i. Small powerboats, monitoring equipment, personal protective equipment (to
Level A), and replacement gear for hazardous materials first responders
presenting for deployment will be required.
c. Personnel
i. An estimated 1,000 hazardous materials operations trained, or better, first
response personnel will be required from outside the affected area.

i. The Louisiana State Police will be of the lead agency for all hazardous
materials response, with support from the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality.
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ii. Agricultural hazardous waste support and assistance in dealing with

contaminated animal remains will be available through the Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
iii. Medical and contaminated human remains support will be available through
the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and Louisiana State
University Health Sciences Center.
iv. The Louisiana Department of Economic Development will assist with
coordinating with affected area business and industry to pass and receive
information.
v. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will provide technical
assistance on a wide range of issues from local animal control to hunting and
fishing.
vi. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
coordinate the overall hurricane response effort.
i. Communications during a catastrophic hurricane may well be compromised
by weather-related failures. However, the Louisiana State Police will operate a
800 MHz voice and data communications system that has been constructed to
survive severe hurricane damage.
ii. Additional communications support may be available from Amateur Radio
Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service volunteers,
DHS/FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support units, and a Louisiana
State Police mobile communications vehicle.

Billeting of Emergency Response Personnel
4.0 Billeting of Emergency Response

Personnel
1. Situation
a. General
i. Southeast Louisiana has experienced a catastrophic hurricane and a
Presidential disaster has been declared, resulting in thousands of emergency
response personnel entering the area.
b. Assumptions
i. All emergency response personnel must have billeting5 in order to perform
their tasks.
ii. There has been no major flooding in Port Allen, Louisiana, so it will be
available for the mooring of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers quarter-boats.
iii. No conventional lodging will be available for Federal responders.
iv. Denton, Texas, will be designated as a personnel staging area.
v. Military installations in the affected area will not be available for billeting.
vi. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide resources, including
assistance with billeting efforts.
vii. Responders will be staged prior to landfall.
c. Organization
i. Federal Agencies
1) DHS/FEMA
2) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3) U.S. Forest Service
2. Mission
a. The mission is to provide billeting for all initial response and recovery personnel
who will be brought into Louisiana as a result of a catastrophic hurricane.
3. Execution
i. Phase I—Quarter-boats6 (see DHS/FEMA’s Use of Corps’ Quarter-Boats,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, Emergency
Management)
1) Within five days of activation of the first phase, housing on quarter-boats
for up to 250 responders will be in place at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Port Allen, Louisiana, facility.
2) Within 10 days, housing for an additional 250 (total limit of 500)
responders will be available.
ii. Phase II—Base Camp Phase
1) Base camps can be set up and will provide as much housing as is needed
for up to 1,500 people per camp.
5
Billeting is defined as food and lodging for response personnel.
6
Quarter-boats is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ term for special-purpose barges built during the 1990s
to house work-crews that install, maintain, and replace revetments along the Mississippi River banks.

2) The U.S. Forest Service will provide:

a) Catering
b) Showers
c) Laundry
d) Housekeeping
e) Waste Management
3) Semi-permanent housing, such as the following, should be evaluated:
a) Travel trailers
b) Mobile homes
c) Tents
d) Pre-fabricated buildings
4) Other potential locations for base camps include:
a) General Services Administration Facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
b) Port Allen, Louisiana
c) Louisiana State Parks
5) Additional response and recovery personnel will follow as the
infrastructure to support them becomes available.
iii. Phase III—Temporary Housing for Work Force
1) Hotels
2) Motels
3) Apartments
i. DHS/FEMA will establish a central point of contact for all Federal
deployment of personnel at the Regional Operations Center (Denton, Texas).
ii. ESF-1 will provide transportation from nearby Louisiana airports (Baton
Rouge, Lafayette, Alexandria) by contract carriers and/or rentals to the
billeting location and the work site.
iii. ESF-3 will provide quarter-boats and supplies for housing and feeding at Port
Allen, Louisiana, for Phase I.
iv. DHS/FEMA Logistics will determine the number of parking spaces available.
i. If a catastrophic hurricane develops in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers will be put on alert.
ii. At 72 hours prior to landfall, DHS/FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will implement the memorandum of understanding to begin staging
of the quarter-boats.
iii. All emergency support functions will provide a liaison to report a list of
billeting requirements.

i. DHS/FEMA will be the lead agency for logistical support.
i. Critical Resources/Medical Care
ii. Security
c. Personnel

Billeting of Emergency Response Personnel
i. TBD

i. TBD
b. Communication Requirements
i. TBD
6. Contingency Plan
a. Possible alternate locations for quarter-boats include:
i. St. Francisville, Louisiana
ii. Old River Locks, Lettsworth, Louisiana
iii. Alexandria, Louisiana


Power, Water, and Ice Distribution
5 . 0 P o w e r, Wa t e r, a n d I c e D i s t r i b u t i o n
1. Situation
a. General
i. Southeast Louisiana has been impacted by a catastrophic hurricane, causing a
need for emergency power, water, and ice for victims.
b. Assumptions
i. Thousands of victims lack power, water, and ice.
ii. In the core area affected by the disaster, it will require more effort to deliver
ice, water, and power than to evacuate the families to shelters. It will not be
possible to provide logistical support to such victims.
iii. In the core area, public health risks and the inability to provide logistical
support will be so great that the affected Parishes will issue a mandatory
evacuation order.
iv. Most personnel evacuated from the core area will have to be sheltered or
placed in temporary housing for a relatively long period.
v. Based on historical precedents, approximately 10% of the affected population
will be self-sustaining.
vi. Servicing shelters will be a major aspect of achieving the mission. Four-
hundred to 500 thousand victims (the estimate of the Sheltering Committee)
will need to be supplied in shelters. These shelters will not be in the core area.
Triage areas will be established for the core areas. These medical and triage
sites will need to be sustained.
vii. The per person absolute minimum amount will be 1 gallon of potable water
and 8 pounds of ice per day.
viii. General power restoration will be under the control of the Louisiana State
power companies, municipalities, and cooperatives.
ix. Since most emergency generators and associated switching and control
facilities throughout the area are installed at or below the ground level, these
generators will not be available for emergency power in the immediate
aftermath of flooding.
x. Disruption of transportation due to debris and road damage will be a major
limiting factor to initial distribution.
xi. Since power will be minimal in areas of distribution, availability of fuel will
be a limiting factor in determining distribution, including access of victims to
the distribution points.
xii. Competition for refrigerated space for mortuary use may be a limiting factor
for ice storage and distribution. Use of refrigerated space for things such as
mortuaries and the storage of drugs and food will reduce the capacity to
provide ice for disaster victims.
c. Organizations
i. Local
1) Parish Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
2) Parish Presidents
ii. State
1) Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

2) Louisiana Department of Public Safety

3) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
4) Louisiana National Guard
6) Louisiana State Police
iii. Federal
1) DHS/FEMA
3) U.S. Department of Energy
4) U.S. Department of Transportation
6) U.S. General Services Administration
2. Mission
a. The mission is to provide water and ice to disaster victims and emergency power
generators at critical facilities.
3. Execution
i. General
1) There will be three areas of concern.
a) There will be a core area (area I) where victims cannot be supported
on a sustained basis. Victims will need to be evacuated from this area.
For the mission to succeed, the evacuation of these victims must be
outside of the sustainable area (area II) as described below. However,
the number of victims involved will be so great that ice and water (but
not power) distribution will remain a major issue. Since it will be a
considerable time before these victims may return to their homes,
sustainment will be required over a relatively long term.
b) In the surrounding area—the sustainable area (area II)—largely
affected by flooding, victims may be logistically sustained by Parish,
State, and Federal efforts. Due to transportation limitations, focus in
this area will be on the re-supply of shelters. Victims will be expected
to obtain water and ice at shelter distribution points.
c) Beyond the sustainable area, wind damage will prevail. Once debris is
cleared and power restored, there will be only a limited demand for
water and ice and the area may be considered self-sustaining (area III).
Power restoration in this area will be much quicker since outlets and
electrical boxes will not have to be cleaned and restored.
2) DHS/FEMA will stage water, ice, and generators. Planning and readiness
teams and installation teams will be staged based on commodity
requirements for the State.
3) Staging areas for water and ice will be determined by State officials. The
primary staging area will be Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana.
Distribution points will be selected by the Parishes.

4) Planning for distribution at the Parish level must be done based on the
situation using all available resources and priorities set by the Parish.
5) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water contractor estimates the ability
to deliver 500,000 to 625,000 gallons of water within 24 hours, from 2
million gallons per day within 48 hours and daily thereafter.
6) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ice contractor estimates the ability to
deliver between 500,000 and 2 million pounds of ice within 24 hours.
Within 72 hours, the capability will increase to 3 to 4 million pounds per
day and daily thereafter.
ii. Emergency Power Restoration
1) Priorities for providing generators and power to critical facilities have
already been set by the State and will be used to determine initial
distribution. These priorities will be set based on Parish input.
Assessments should be maintained by each Parish and provided to the
State. The general priorities for restoration are as follows:
a) Hospitals
b) Nursing Homes
c) Police Stations/911 Centers/Communications Centers
d) Fire Stations
e) Water Treatment Plans
2) DHS/FEMA will stage generators at Camp Beauregard, Pineville,
Louisiana, before landfall. Distribution will depend on preliminary
assessments at the Parish level. Logistics readiness reports are provided
daily to reflect on-hand response resources.
3) Although the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has done power assessments,
the assessments will have to be verified for an actual event. A critical
aspect of the verification will be having a point of contact at the facility
level to allow assessors access. This point of contact, along with facility
location, and other critical information will be passed to the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers via the State Emergency Operations Center.
4) Since generator installation and hookup by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will be limited to 10 to 25 hookups each day under current
plans, DHS/FEMA Region VI will task the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
to issue additional contracts as necessary to meet the extra needs.
5) Federal controlled generators will be installed by U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers contractors.
6) Installation of emergency power will be accelerated where Parishes have
pre-identified critical facilities and assessed potential power requirements.
iii. Water and Ice Distribution
1) Water is contracted in liter bottles but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
contracts allow the government to specify bulk deliveries. Bulk delivery is
preferred for supplying shelters. Contracts are written to deliver a specific
amount on the first day growing over several days to a sustainable level.
2) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will task ESF-1 to provide certified
containers for bulk storage of water; the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency/ESF-10 will certify these containers and test the water.

3) Ice is contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for delivery in 8 to

20 pound bags. Contracts for ice also slope upward to a maximum
sustained rate of 8 million pounds per day, including frozen storage.
4) Allotment from the distribution points to victims will be highly situation
dependent, based on storm damage and competing requirements for assets.
All available means will be used, including volunteers, private citizens,
Sheriff’s Departments, and other available resources (e.g., U.S. Forest
Service crews and U.S. Post Service vehicles).
i. Power
1) Parishes will report emergency power needs on a daily basis to the State
Emergency Operations Center so that assets can be assigned.
2) The State of Louisiana will assign priorities for restoring power to critical
facilities either through repairing power systems or providing generators.
3) Close coordination will be required between the State Emergency
Operations Center and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so emergency
generators are not installed in areas for which power restoration is
imminent. Generators will be removed after the restoration of reliable
commercial power.
4) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor will have primary
responsibility for transporting, installing, and maintaining generators at the
ultimate use site. Under existing contracts, installations can be completed
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers each day. Additional installation
crews will be contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to meet the
need. It will take approximately two days to negotiate these contracts and
an additional five days to deploy crews.
5) Those generators provided by the Louisiana National Guard and through
the Emergency Management Assistance Compact will be operated and
maintained as arranged in the original agreement.
ii. Water and Ice—Staging
1) DHS/FEMA Region VI will direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
execute the pre-scripted ice, water, and power mission assignments.
2) Due to the time needed to execute ice and water contracts, the State will
request DHS/FEMA Region VI to stage ice and water 72 hours in advance
of anticipated landfall. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will stage
approximately one-day’s supply of water and ice—1,530,000 gallons of
water and 5.5 million pounds of ice—at Camp Beauregard, Pineville,
Louisiana, before the hurricane makes landfall. This amount will be
adjusted based on the situation and may be distributed to secondary
staging areas, including Esler Field, Pineville, Louisiana, with additional
staging to be determined by the State Emergency Operations Center,
depending on available space at Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana.
Due to expected soil saturation, trucks will be parked on hard stands.
iii. Water and Ice—Direct delivery to distribution points
1) Parishes will identify quantities needed to the State Emergency Operations
Center, as well as resources available for distribution.

2) Parishes will identify suitable distribution sites.

3) The State will identify quantities to DHS/FEMA for execution to the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers under pre-disaster contracts.
4) Trucks will check through the staging area before proceeding to the
distribution point to check load and destination, receive an escort if
appropriate, obtain directions, and if appropriate, be formed into a convoy.
Delivery vehicles will be topped off with fuel before entering the affected
area. It will be the responsibility of the contractor to properly fuel.
5) If forklifts or other unloading gear will not be available at the Parish level,
it is the responsibility of the Parish to request suitable material handling
equipment from the State Emergency Operations Center who will request
the equipment from DHS/FEMA Region VI, Emergency Management
Assistance Compact, or other sources.
6) The preferred method of delivery of ice will be to offload ice at the
distribution point to free up refrigerated trucks for additional trips. If
available, ice will be transferred to refrigerated trucks, insulated facilities
such as icehouses, groceries, or other suitable facilities.
iv. Water and Ice—Areas not accessible to normal shipping
1) The State Emergency Operations Center will task the most appropriate
asset to deliver water and ice to inaccessible areas. Local knowledge is
essential. In most cases, the Louisiana National Guard will be tasked to
arrange delivery of water and ice to pockets not accessible to normal
transport using any means available including helicopter delivery. Five-
ton high water vehicles will be particularly important in this effort.
2) Where possible, search and rescue assets will be tasked to deliver water
and ice on outbound runs.
3) Volunteers may provide a valuable transportation mode for isolated
pockets, but will have to be organized.
4) Emergency Management Assistance Compact resources will be evaluated
to provide suitable assistance and equipment for distribution of water and
ice. An advanced team will be deployed to the Logistics Center of the
State Emergency Operations Center to broker for additional resources.
Most relevant assets will be drawn from non-deployed National Guard
units, but all available State resources will be polled. Commitment of
resources should be relatively quick, but mobilization and delivery of
resources may take several days.
5) If State resources are insufficient, an action request will be passed to
DHS/FEMA for using Federal resources.
i. Mission execution will depend on close coordination on the part of
DHS/FEMA, other Federal agencies, the State of Louisiana, and the Parishes.
ii. It is critical that requests for resources flow properly through the chain of
command: Parish to State Emergency Operations Center. If the State cannot
meet the requirement, an action request will be passed to the DHS/FEMA
Regional Support Team or Emergency Response Team.

iii. Daily reports for status of water and ice consumption will be made by the
Parishes to the State Emergency Operations Center for passing to DHS/FEMA
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This figure should be available no
later than 1800 each evening to allow adjustments to be made for the
following day.

i. See Section 3.a. Concept of Operations.
ii. The primary staging area will be Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana.
iii. Overflow staging areas will be Esler Field and England Air Park, both located
in Pineville, Louisiana. Additional areas will be identified by the State as
required.
iv. Distribution sites will be identified by State and Parish officials.
i. Airboats and amphibious tractors may be contracted to assist in delivery.
ii. Alternate sources of water, including reverse osmosis and Emergency
Management Assistance Compact provided assets, may be appropriate in
selected locations.
c. Personnel
i. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel requirements models for staging
areas are contained in the Power, Water, and Ice Distribution Appendix A.
ii. The State may assign personnel from the Work Release Program to assist at
distribution points.

i. The Parish Emergency Manager/Parish President has the lead at the local level
and will initiate requests for ice, water, and generators.
ii. The State Emergency Operations Center/Governor’s Authorized
Representative will have the lead at the State level and will respond to all
requests within State resources. Unmet needs will be forwarded to
DHS/FEMA.
iii. DHS/FEMA will have the lead at the Federal level and will meet State needs
using all available regional and national resources.
i. Communication with individual trucks through the contractors will be
necessary to determine actual delivery of material and to ensure correct
routing of material. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to put this system
in place.
ii. Beyond distribution points, escorts provided by State and local government
will have communication capabilities with the Emergency Operations Center.
The actual mode of communications will depend on which systems are
functioning.

iii. Communications between ESF-3 and the points of contact will be critical, so
the Emergency Operations Center will attempt to provide multiple points of
contact.


Transport from Water to Shelter
6 . 0 Tr a n s p o r t f r o m Wa t e r t o S h e l t e r
1. Situation
a. General
need for rescue and sheltering of thousands of victims.
b. Assumptions
i. Search and rescue will perform immediate rescue of victims and transport
them to high ground, wherever that may be found. The search and rescue
forces will take responsibility of moving such victims from high ground to a
Search and Rescue Operating Base. A volunteer flotilla organized by the U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary and under the operational control of the Search and
Rescue Command will transport victims from the Search and Rescue
Operating Base to land based transportation for further transportation to the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas.
ii. Medical triage capability will be in place at the Search and Rescue Operating
Base to prioritize evacuation of victims.
iii. Search and rescue operations will continue for seven days, and then operations
will shift to search and recovery.
iv. Victims will be transported from the affected areas to the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas with a target of 100,000 per day. The expected first
day search and rescue load will be approximately 22,000 victims. Three
hundred fifty thousand in the first four days (half by search and rescue and
half self-rescued) can be expected.
v. Four Search and Rescue Operating Bases will be established. This number
may vary depending on circumstances.
vi. Three Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas will be established:
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Nicholls State
University (Thibodaux, Louisiana), and Southeastern Louisiana University
(Hammond, Louisiana).
c. Organizations
i. Local
1) Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
1) Louisiana Department of Corrections
3) Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
iii. Federal
1) ESF-3/U.S. Coast Guard
2) ESF-1/U.S. Department of Transportation
3) ESF-6/American Red Cross
4) National Disaster Medical System
5) U.S. Department of Defense
6) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


8) U.S. Postal Service
9) Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster/Voluntary Agencies
2. Mission
a. The mission is to manage the flow of victims from Search and Rescue Operating
Bases (at the water-land interface), through Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas, to shelters, thence to temporary housing, in the aftermath of a
catastrophic hurricane in Louisiana.
3. Execution
i. General
1) Given the number of expected victims rescued by search and rescue
operations and those self-rescued, a major limiting factor in executing this
plan will be the shortage of transportation facilities. The Louisiana
National Guard will be tasked to numerous missions and may not be able
to meet the need for transportation of victims. Sufficient transport to move
personnel to Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas may not be
available for 48 to 72 hours.
2) It will take hundreds of buses per day to transport victims to Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas from Search and Rescue Operations
Bases or the land-water interface. The number of victims to be transported
is expected to wane after 72 hours. The following table illustrates an
example of the number of victims transported daily.
Example of Number of Victims Transported Daily

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Victims Transported
from Search and
Rescue Operations
75,000 100,000 100,000 75,000 75,000 50,000 25,000
Bases to Temporary
Medical Operations
Staging Areas
Victims Transported
from Temporary
0 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Medical Operations
Staging Areas
Victims in
Temporary Medical
75,000 75,000 125,000 150,000 175,000 175,000 150,000
Operations Staging
Areas
3) Because of delays in transportation, delivery of water and possibly food to

victims at Search and Rescue Operations Bases and temporary safe havens
will be critical to minimize deaths.
4) As per the assumptions, this plan addresses the flow of victims from the
search and rescue system either at a Search and Rescue Operations Base
(if accessible to land transport), or from a land-water interchange (if the
operations base is not land accessible). Triage at the Search and Rescue

Operations Bases will be limited to critical cases for transport directly to

hospitals. Victims at the operating bases who cannot be immediately
transported to the Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area will be
provided with minimum life sustaining support.
5) It is expected that Search and Rescue Operations Bases will be able to
hold approximately 2,500 to 5,000 victims simultaneously (with a constant
flow of victims arriving from search and rescue units and being dispatched
to Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas). The target will be to
transport 25,000 persons from each base daily.
6) Victims will have to be cleaned of contamination when required and
preferably before transport to prevent contaminating transport vehicles.
7) Victims will be transported to Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas where all would be screened for immediate health needs. Based on
the screening, victims will be triaged to hospitals, diverted to special needs
shelters (usually collocated with the Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Area), or released for processing into shelters. As part of the
processing at Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas, victims will
be registered for accounting purposes and to help reestablish family
relations. Approximately 5,300 victims can be medically processed at the
three Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas daily. The goal will
be to register 50,000 victims daily. Given the inability to process the
influx of personnel, many victims will have to remain in shelter or safe
haven at the Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas.
8) After processing by the Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas,
victims will be registered into the DHS/FEMA Individual Assistance
Program and then transported to shelters. Due to the number of personnel
involved, an abbreviated registration may be required. Also due to the
number of personnel involved, victims may again be temporarily placed in
temporary safe haven near the Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Area, but with additional support. Since Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas are located at State universities, where possible, shelters
will collocate with the Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas
rather than placing victims in safe haven.
9) Where possible, victims will be dispatched directly from Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Area to temporary housing—including
residences with family out of the affected area.
ii. Transportation from sheltering to temporary housing
1) The onset of shifting personnel to temporary housing will arise after
several days of sheltering. Many such personnel will have personal
transportation and may self-transport to temporary housing. Others will
have to be transported to temporary housing.
2) The initial move from sheltering to temporary housing will begin about a
week after the start of operations. Longer-term temporary housing may not
be available until at least a month into the disaster.
3) Details of sheltering and housing are contained in the sheltering and
temporary housing plans.

b. Specific tasks to lead, support, and coordinate agencies

i. TBD
i. TBD

i. TBD
i. TBD
c. Personnel
i. TBD

i. TBD
i. TBD

Volunteer and Donations Management
7 . 0 Vo l u n t e e r a n d D o n a t i o n s M a n a g e m e n t
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has made landfall in southeast Louisiana resulting in
heavy structural damage due to high winds, a significant storm surge that
overtopped levees, and riverine flooding as a result of heavy rainfall. This
event will create a need to coordinate donated goods and volunteer services.
b. Assumptions
i. Unprecedented heavy casualties have been reported.
ii. This plan addresses unsolicited donations only.
iii. Donations
1) Catastrophic disasters will create a need to coordinate donated goods and
volunteer services. It is assumed that not every disaster incident will
generate donated goods and services. However, when circumstances
warrant, a united and cooperative effort by Federal, State, and local
governments, volunteer organizations, the private sector, and donor
community is necessary for successful management.
2) It is not the State’s intent to alter, divert, or otherwise impede the normal
operation or flow of goods or services through volunteer organizations,
but to help coordinate offers of donated goods and services. Many
volunteer organizations have operational networks set up to receive,
process, and deliver needed goods and services to disaster victims. The
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness,
through its Donations Coordination Team and its Volunteer Coordination
Team, will work closely with volunteer organizations that have agreed to
operate in accordance with this plan. The Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness will look to those organizations to
provide a means to implement the donations management system and
coordination of emergent volunteers.
3) The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
has entered into a Statement of Understanding with Adventist Community
Services, wherein Adventist Community Services is designated by the
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to
perform management and distribution of donated goods and services.
4) The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
and the State of Louisiana assume immunity from liability as described in
Section S735, Paragraph A of the Louisiana Emergency Assistance and
Disaster Act of 1993.
5) The Director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness is responsible for maintaining this plan. The plan
will be reviewed, exercised, and updated periodically according to the
basic plan. The volunteer agencies shall integrate their planning efforts in
the development, maintenance, implementation, and testing of this plan
and its procedures.
iv. Local Needs

1) Local needs for donated goods and volunteers will be coordinated through
the State Emergency Operations Center using established procedures.
v. Reception Points/Congestion
1) The Donations Coordination Team will coordinate with the Department of
Transportation and Development to allow authorized shipments of donated
goods for processing. Requested donations will proceed to pre-designated
areas.
2) The screening process for receiving donated goods utilized by the
Department of Transportation and Development will be implemented.
Donated materials without approved destinations will be routed to the
nearest donation warehouse locations to be processed.
3) Donation warehouse locations will be located near primary interstate entry
points in the State, in conjunction with weigh stations serving as
Department of Transportation checkpoints.
vi. Warehouses
1) The preliminary processing warehouses will be located near points of
entry—the Department of Transportation and Development weigh
stations.
2) Preliminary inventory sorting will be conducted at these locations. Usable
donations will be transported to centralized donation centers, or to
appropriate areas for distribution.
3) Warehouse locations will be coordinated with the Donations Coordination
Team and the Office of Economic Development.
4) Processing at weigh stations will be conducted by the Department of
Transportation and Development.
5) Security will be provided by local law enforcement.
vii. Volunteers
1) Volunteers will be a valuable resource in executing this plan.
2) Spontaneous volunteers who are not assigned or attached to any agency,
church, religious organization, medical organization, first responders, or
skilled and non-skilled labor will respond from outside the affected area.
3) The influx of unsolicited first responders and other highly skilled
volunteers will likely be ongoing and unpredictable.
4) Many times, disaster victims will be volunteers.
5) Volunteers fall under human resource compliance and will be given the
same benefits as employees of the organization.
6) Unsolicited volunteers will be responsible for their own feeding, lodging,
and maintenance. However, the Volunteer Coordination Team will work
actively with member agencies to assign unsolicited volunteers.
7) Requests for local resources and volunteers will be directed to the State
Emergency Operations Center and routed to the Donations Coordination
Team/Volunteer Coordination Team using established procedures.
8) The Volunteer Coordination Team will be working with its member
agencies to assign unsolicited volunteers.
c. Organization

i. The purpose of donations management and the coordination of volunteers is to

provide victims of disasters with as much support as possible by effectively
and efficiently channeling offers from the public or from private businesses or
corporations. This document will provide guidance for the operation of a
donations management system wherein needed resources are directed to
designated staging areas or reception centers outside the disaster area.
2. Mission
a. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, in
coordination with voluntary agencies, will provide victims of disasters with as
much support as possible by effectively and efficiently channeling unsolicited
donations from individuals or from public and private sector organizations and
emergent volunteers.
3. Execution
i. In accordance with the Louisiana Emergency and Disaster Act of 1993, the
Governor is responsible for meeting the dangers to the State and people
presented by emergencies or disasters. The law designates the Adjutant
General as Director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness. The Governor, through the Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall determine
requirements of the State and its political subdivisions for food, clothing,
shelter, and any other necessities, including procurement and pre-positioning
of supplies, medicines, materials, and equipment. This donations plan and its
implementing procedures will be activated when any significant event causes
spontaneous flow of or a major need for donated resources within the State of
Louisiana.
ii. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
establish a Volunteer Coordination Team to coordinate volunteer
organizations, including Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster, and other partner agencies—organizations in the management,
credentialing, and assignment of unsolicited volunteers.
i. The Director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness, will assign a State Donations Coordinating Officer and other
staff as necessary to work with representatives from Louisiana Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster, thus comprising the principal Donations
Coordination Team. The State’s role will be to support local government.
ii. The Director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness will activate the Donations Management plan and Volunteer
Coordination procedures when a significant event causes a spontaneous flow
of, or a major need for, donated resources.
iii. Voluntary agency representatives in the Donations Coordination Center will
retain supervision of their agency personnel. The Donations Coordination
Team will work together in a collaborative effort to manage donated goods.

iv. Volunteer agencies will provide a liaison to the Volunteer Coordination Team
and Volunteer Registration Center.
v. The Volunteer Coordination Team will coordinate registration and/or referral
of emergent volunteers with government and voluntary agencies.
vi. First responders include the emergency medical service, emergency medical
technicians, volunteer firefighters, urban search and rescue, law enforcement,
dog teams, and community emergency response teams.
1) Spontaneous first responder volunteers will be strongly encouraged to
register with the call center.
2) The Donations Coordination Team Public Information Officer will
coordinate with the Joint Information Center to inform unsolicited first
responders and other skilled volunteers of registration procedures through
the Joint Information System.
3) Spontaneous first responder volunteers, registered through the call center,
will be referred to the appropriate emergency support function group for
assignment.
vii. Volunteers will furnish contact information and other pertinent information to
the Volunteer Coordination Team in order to provide an effective
communication process.
viii. The Donations Coordination Team and the Volunteer Coordination Team
will recommend activation of a call center within 24 to 48 hours after impact
to document offers of volunteer services.
ix. The call center will be established at a location where electric power and
telephone service will be unlikely to be interrupted.
x. The call center team needs to identify and designate (in writing) workspaces
with telephones and computer capabilities.
xi. Daily reports will be required to provide volunteer resources to other agencies
and organizations to meet needs.
xii. Based on volume, the Donations Coordination Team and the Volunteer
Coordination Team will evaluate the need to either increase or decrease call
center capacities.
xiii. Call center setup, operational procedures, and scripts are identified in the
DHS/FEMA Donations Toolkit.
i. Donations Management staff will operate from a Donations Coordination
Center as part of the State Emergency Operations Center. The State Donations
Coordinating Officer will be seated in the State Emergency Operations
Center, and will stay in close contact with the Donations Coordination Team.
Liaison personnel from participating organizations will be in all other
donations operations facilities (e.g., staging areas and distribution centers).
ii. Because it is extremely important that only carefully stated, factual
information be disseminated, a joint media management and coordination
system will be established. All media information will be coordinated through
the Donations Center Coordinator, the Operations Chief, and Public
Information Officer utilizing the Joint Information System/Joint Information
Center. Local, State, and Federal government news releases will be

coordinated prior to release. Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in

Disaster that will be participating in the disaster may also be issuing news
releases.
iii. If State and/or local governments, in coordination with the Donations
Coordination Team members, determine that there is no need for a donations
warehouse, and a voluntary organization issues a press release soliciting for
donations, that organization will be solely responsible for managing those
donations.
iv. All participating agencies and organizations will share responsibility of the
Volunteer Coordination Team operations unless there is a designated lead
agency or organization.
v. The Donations Coordination Team and Volunteer Coordination Team will
coordinate closely with the Joint Information Center and seek assignment of a
dedicated Public Information Officer.
vi. The Donations Coordination Team and Volunteer Coordination Team will
coordinate with the Joint Information Center to develop and implement a
local, State, and national public affairs strategy including, but not limited to:
1) Press releases
2) Public Service Announcements
3) Signage
4) Communications material
5) Interagency coordination

i. Administrative support in implementing the Volunteer Coordination and
Donations Management Plan will be provided by the Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, other agencies of Louisiana
government as specified in this plan, and volunteer organizations.
i. Designated Donations
1) All inquiries concerning donations and volunteer service for a specific
organization will be referred to that organization.
2) The organization accepting/receiving designated donations and volunteers
will follow its own policies and procedures for logistics.
ii. Unsolicited/Non-designated Donations
1) Donors will be discouraged from sending unsolicited donations.
2) Donors of unsolicited goods and spontaneous volunteers will be advised
that although their donation or gift of service cannot be accepted at
present, the information will be entered into a database and made available
to State governments, volunteer organizations, and other emergency
responders, should a need arise for such goods or services.
3) Usable or needed donations or offers of volunteer service will be made
available to all participating volunteer organizations and other specialized
existing non-profit organizations such as Goodwill Industries, or
community-wide food banks.

4) Unneeded goods such as clothing will be recycled or redistributed if

possible.
c. Personnel
i. Temporary personnel may be employed on an as needed basis.

i. The Director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness shall determine when this plan will be implemented and will
notify appropriate Federal and State emergency management personnel, local
government officials, and participating volunteer organizations prior to public
notification.
ii. Assignment of Responsibilities
1) State Government
a) The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness will perform the following tasks:
i) Designate a State Donations Coordination Officer and Volunteer
Coordination Officer and identify additional Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness staff to work
with Donations Management and Volunteer Coordination Teams.
ii) Identify and designate workspace with telephones and computers.
iii) Provide the Donations Coordination Team and Volunteer
Coordination Team with names, telephone numbers, and other
pertinent information about local government and volunteer
agencies to ensure effective communications processes.
iv) Assign Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness personnel to the Needs Assessment Team.
v) Receive incoming telephone calls from volunteers, donors of
goods and services, and provide information to callers with
unsolicited goods.
vi) Identify possible warehouse space through the Office of Economic
Development and Division of Administration Office of Facility
Planning and Control.
b) The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will
perform the following tasks:
i) Identify and manage checkpoints and/or staging areas for incoming
donations and volunteers.
ii) Provide convoy escort if necessary.
iii) Provide signage to direct vehicles and trucks to designated
checkpoints or staging areas.
iv) Provide load movement permits and waivers as necessary.
v) Coordinate weigh station, checkpoint, and staging area activities
with Donations Coordination Team.
vi) Assign personnel to Needs Assessment Team if needed.
c) The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals will perform the
following tasks:

i) Provide health guidelines, medical rules, and regulations for

acceptance and handling of donated goods and services and
presenting volunteers.
ii) Provide professional advice concerning communicable disease
control as it relates to distribution of donated goods.
iii) Provide personnel to assist in management of facilities as required.
iv) Assign personnel to Needs Assessment Team as needed.
d) The Louisiana Department of Safety and Corrections will perform the
following tasks:
i) Provide personnel to assist with loading and unloading, sorting,
packaging, and otherwise handling donated goods as required.
ii) Provide State resources to assist in storage, warehousing, and
movement of donated goods as necessary (including grounds,
facilities, vehicles, and equipment).
e) The Louisiana Division of Administration will perform the following
tasks:
i) Establish a State cash donations receipt system.
ii) Provide support in managing cash donations.
iii) Provide finance and accounting assistance, as necessary.
f) The Louisiana Office of Economic Development will perform the
following tasks:
i) Provide assistance identifying warehouse space with adequate
space and features (e.g., loading docks and climate control) in safe
location near disaster area.
ii) Provide personnel assistance in management of facilities as
necessary.
g) The Louisiana Office of Facility Planning will perform the following
task:
i) Coordinate with the Office of Economic Development and the
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness to negotiate with property owners for the
procurement of warehouse space once the need has been
established.
2) Volunteer Organizations
a) Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster will perform the
following tasks:
i) Provide liaison for Donations Coordination Team, Volunteer
Coordination Team, and Reception Center/Staging Area.
ii) Facilitate matching of unsolicited and solicited donated goods and
volunteer services with all organizations involved, in conjunction
with the Donations Coordination Team and Volunteer
Coordination Team.
iii) Coordinate registration and/or referral of emergency volunteers
with local government.
iv) Coordinate designated donations that are specifically solicited by
their parent agency.

v) Furnish telephone numbers and other pertinent voluntary agency

information to the Donations Coordination Team and Volunteer
Coordination Team in order to provide an effective
communications process.
vi) Assist coordination of and provide input for acceptance/disposition
of unsolicited donations and voluntary services when received or
asked for by the Donations Coordination Team.
b) Adventist Community Services will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide a liaison for the Donations Coordination Team, Volunteer
Coordination Team, and Reception Center/Staging Areas.
ii) Coordinate designated shipments and donations solicited by
Adventist Community Services.
iii) Inform and update the Donations Coordination Team with
logistical information regarding designated shipments.
iv) Furnish names and telephone numbers and other pertinent
Coordination Team.
v) Develop procedures for acceptance/disposition of unsolicited
donations and voluntary services.
vi) Provide services as defined in the Statement of Understanding
between Adventist Community Services and the Louisiana Office
of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
c) Any responding voluntary agency will do the following:
i) Provide a liaison for the Donations Coordination Team, Volunteer
Coordination Team, and Reception Center/Staging Area.
ii) Coordinate designated shipments and donations specifically
solicited by individual voluntary agencies.
iii) Inform and update the Donations Coordination Team with
logistical information regarding designated shipments.
iv) Furnish names and telephone numbers and other pertinent
Coordination Team.
v) Develop procedures for acceptance/disposition of unsolicited
donations and offers of voluntary service.
i. A donations/volunteer call center capable of receiving up to 50 calls
simultaneously, with up to 50 operators per shift, and a computer system with
access to volunteer databases will be essential.

Access Control and Re-entry
8.0 Access Control and Re-entry

1. Situation
a. General
i. Southeast Louisiana has suffered a catastrophic hurricane, requiring the
evacuation of thousands of residents from their homes.
b. Assumptions
i. The President has declared a national disaster.
ii. Most of the population has been evacuated, and access to the affected areas
must be controlled until it is safe for re-entry.
iii. The return of residents to the impacted areas will be managed by a phased re-
entry plan of operations.
iv. A large number of residents have evacuated and pressures will build to return
home once the storm has passed.
v. Communication problems may prevent Parishes from participating in
conference calls.
vi. Each Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
identify critical roads for clearing by First Responders (during Phase I).
vii. The Governor through the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness will provide a single message in relation to re-entry.
viii. The Public Information Officer and Joint Information Center coordination
will be crucial in relaying re-entry information to the public.
ix. Inaccurate media reports can hamper the re-entry message.
x. Not everyone returning will have proper identification.
xi. Some residents from hardest-impacted areas may not be allowed back for an
extended period of time.
xii. Re-entry routes will be the same as evacuation routes.
xiii. Some Parishes and communities have their own procedures (e.g., procedures
for hazardous materials, air quality, and toxic teams); however, if they are in
an affected area they may lose the ability to perform their operations.
xiv. Depending on the severity of the damage and the number of evacuees, a
secondary evacuation out of the impacted area will be likely.
xv. Communication with other participating states at the state level will be
ongoing.
xvi. Parishes will establish individual curfews.
xvii. Regulated industries will coordinate with local, State, and Federal
representatives to repair or recover national assets (e.g. oil pipelines).
c. Organization
i. Federal Agencies
1) DHS/FEMA
2) Federal Aviation Administration
3) U.S. Coast Guard
4) U.S. Department of Defense
5) U.S. Department of Transportation
ii. State Agencies
1) Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality


iii Local Agencies
1) City and Parish emergency management officials
2) Local law enforcement
2. Mission
a. The mission is to provide phased entry procedures to manage the return of
residents to areas evacuated after the impact of a catastrophic hurricane.
3. Execution
i. Re-entry will be operated in phases, highlighting the need for first responders
and other recovery personnel to return before the general public.
1) Phase I (First Response Phase): This phase will provide for the immediate
entry of first responders, damage assessors, and other organizations or
personnel to assist with search and rescue, damage assessment, and
hazardous materials identification. During this phase, the identification
and establishment of safe zones will be completed.
a) Rapid needs assessment of damaged areas to establish safe zones will
be conducted by:
i) Responding Agencies (First Responders)
1. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
3. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
a. Unwatering
b. Debris assessment
c. Clearance
4. U.S. Army Reserve
ii) Internal Parish Assessment Teams
iii) Local search and rescue personnel
b) National critical and strategic assets should be assessed/restored
beginning in Phase I.
c) The following tasks must be completed before moving on to Phase II:
i) Usable roads, waterways, railways, and airfields (along with
capacity for runways) have been identified.
ii) Dry zones have been identified.
iii) Potentially dangerous wildlife has been contained.
iv) Safe zones have been established and hot zones (both land and
water) have been secured.
v) Search and rescue will continue into Phase II.
2) Phase II (Critical Infrastructure Response): During this phase, critical
infrastructure such as public utilities, public safety communications, and
hospitals will be established. By the end of this phase, enough of the

Access Control and Re-entry
critical infrastructure will have been restored to support full-scale

recovery.
a) Crews will clear crucial routes.
b) Public utilities (e.g., sewage and electricity) will begin restoration.
c) Public safety communications will have been re-established.
d) Emergency personnel (public safety) will begin to return.
e) Vector control will be implemented to monitor potential public health
issues.
f) The following tasks must be completed before moving on to Phase III:
i) Enough of the critical infrastructure has been restored to support
full-scale recovery.
ii) Temporary emergency repairs have been made so areas are
habitable.
iii) Search and rescue has completed rescuing all injured people and
recovering all fatalities.
iv) Vector control has been implemented (e.g., mosquito spraying) and
may be ongoing.
3) Phase III (Civilian Support Phase): During this phase, local and State
officials will begin coordinating plans to relocate temporary housing and
shelter populations for the return of the general public in Phase IV. Other
public support services providing food, medical care, and schools will be
re-established.
a) The following tasks must be completed before moving on to Phase IV:
i) Ensure that the community meets civil support requirements.
ii) Other crucial recovery personnel will be in place, such as food
distribution, medical services, schools, private communications,
insurance adjustors, and inspection personnel.
4) Phase IV (Citizens/Public Return—General Re-entry): Once an area,
community, or Parish has re-established services (e.g. resources, housing,
schools, power, and food), “verified” residents of that area will be allowed
access.
a) The notification process should include Web-based access to the areas
of the city, Parish, or region that are acceptable for re-entry.
b) Phase IV ends when local officials (in coordination with the Unified
Command) determine that all citizens can return.
i. Checkpoints will be established and secured by State and local law
enforcement officials.
ii. Identification Verification Process
1) State Police, local law enforcement, and the National Guard will manage
the verification process.
2) Responders returning during Phase I and II will be required to show
agency identification, driver’s license, and uniforms/logos.
iii. Louisiana State Police will regulate interstates, main State highways,
evacuation routes, and re-entry points with support from the National Guard.
iv. Local law enforcement will regulate road access within their communities.

v. Communications to inform displaced citizens of re-entry notification

throughout the region (neighboring states) should be coordinated through the
Joint Information Center.
i. TBD

i. If additional assets are required and the responding agency cannot provide
them, the request for assets will be routed through the Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
ii. A system will be established to provide proper identification of contractors
and displaced residents without IDs.
iii. The State of Louisiana will request the Federal Aviation Administration to
restrict air space.
iv. The U.S. Coast Guard will patrol waterways to prevent unauthorized re-entry.
v. The U.S. Department of Transportation will patrol railways to allow only
authorized re-entry.
i. TBD
c. Personnel
i. TBD

i. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
coordinate with local governments reentry decisions to be managed by the
Louisiana State Police, local law enforcement, and the National Guard. The
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will provide
damage assessment of roadways and bridges.
b. Communication Requirements
i. TBD

Debris
9.0 Debris
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has impacted southeast Louisiana, resulting in
millions of cubic yards of debris, including household hazardous waste and
toxic waste.
b. Assumptions
i. For the purpose of example, it is assumed that 30 million total cubic yards of
debris has been generated. Of this total amount of debris, 237,000 total cubic
yards are hazardous household waste and an unknown amount is hazardous
toxic waste.
ii. It is assumed that over 600,000 residential structures were impacted, of which
77% were destroyed.
iii. It is assumed that over 6,000 commercial structures were impacted, of which
67% were destroyed.
iv. The New Orleans metropolitan area is currently under water.
v. Emergency debris clearance will begin in the outlying areas and structure
demolition will be needed on a large-scale basis.
vi. Presidential declaration for Category A and B has been made requesting full
funding authority.
vii. Human remains are not part of the debris mission; however, human remains
will alter the debris mission.
viii. Empty coffins will be treated as debris.
ix. In the affected area, the typical debris will be construction and demolition at
70%, with vegetative debris at 30%.
x. Direct Federal assistance will be requested to supplement long-term local
debris removal efforts.
xi. Demolition of damaged structures will be required.
xii. Local resources will be used for initial emergency road clearance.
xiii. The limited land space, landfill capacity, and wet, saturated soil conditions
will limit burial as a disposal option.
xiv. Natural Resources Conservation Services will perform debris removal from
non-navigable waterways as resources allow.
xv. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will survey and certify depths and
obstructions on navigable waterways.
xvi. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will handle debris removal from
navigable waterways, and, if mission assigned, clear non-navigable
waterways.
xvii. The U.S. Coast Guard, while conducting over-flights for search and rescue,
will aid in the identification of major obstructions on navigable waters. The
U.S. Coast Guard will verify and replace navigational aids to reopen
navigable waters.
xviii. All livestock carcasses will be handled by Louisiana Department of
Agriculture and Forestry with requested cooperation from the U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service,

Veterinary Services.
xix. Local agencies will handle the companion animal carcasses.
c. Organization
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
a) DHS/FEMA
2) Support Agencies
a) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
b) U.S. Coast Guard
c) U.S. Department of Agriculture
d) U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration
e) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
f) U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Services
g) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
h) U.S. Forest Service
1) Lead Agency
a) Louisiana Army National Guard
2) Support Agencies
a) Levee Boards
b) Louisiana Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
c) Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
d) Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
e) Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office
f) Louisiana State Police
g) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
h) Louisiana State University School of Engineering
iii. Local
1) Lead Agency
a) Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
2) Support Agencies
a) Department of Public Works
b) Solid Waste Department
c) Parks
d) Building inspectors
e) Parish Sheriff
iv. Debris Task Force (The Debris Task Force will be divided into two working
groups: Inundated and Non-Inundated.)
1) Federal agencies (DHS/FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency)
2) Local representatives
3) Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
4) Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
6) Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Debris

2. Mission
a. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
coordinate operations involved to clear, remove, and dispose of debris from areas
impacted by a catastrophic hurricane so that response and recovery operations can
be accomplished in a timely manner, while minimizing public health impacts and
delays in economic recovery.
3. Execution
i. All Federal, State, and local response agencies will operate under the National
Incident Management System. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security
and Emergency Preparedness will activate a Debris Task Force that is
composed of appointed members from the Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness; the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality; the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and
Tourism; the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals; the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development; the Louisiana Department of
Agriculture and Forestry; and Federal agencies (DHS/FEMA, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers/ESF-3, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
/ESF-10). The designee of the Adjutant General will co-chair the Debris Task
Force with the DHS/FEMA Deputy Public Assistance Officer for Debris. The
Debris Task Force may be composed of multiple working groups as
appropriate. For a catastrophic hurricane, there will be working groups for
inundated and non-inundated areas. The operation will be divided into phases:
1) Phase I: Clearance (Day 1–5)
a) Phase Ia: Inundated Area—As water recedes in each area
b) Phase Ib: Non-inundated Area—Estimates of 5.7 million cubic yards
of debris: 3 days
2) Phase II: Removal/Reduction/Disposal
a) Phase IIa: Inundated Area—When water recedes
b) Phase IIb: Non-inundated Area—As soon as sites are identified
ii. State and local resources will perform emergency debris clearance.
iii. Federal, State, and local resources will aid in removal, reduction, and disposal.
iv. Reduction will be accomplished by recycling, incineration, grinding, and other
approved methods.
v. Disposal options for debris include on-site treatment, disposal, and/or
landfills. Various types of landfills will be utilized including permitted
hazardous waste, construction and demolition, or solid waste. In addition,
emergency non-permitted disposal sites may be authorized by the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality. On-site treatment of hazardous waste
may include use of thermal desorption units. On-site disposal may include the
use of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act vaults. The collection and
disposal of hazardous household waste will be tasked to ESF-10.

vi. Livestock carcasses will be disposed of in landfills or other methods

developed to protect public health. Companion animals will be disposed of by
local agencies.
vii. Human remains, when discovered, will be flagged and reported to the
appropriate authorities (e.g., National Disaster Medical System, Disaster
Mortuary) and operations will cease in the immediate area.
viii. Storm-generated abandoned personal property will be handled in accordance
with the local Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and
local policies. In absence of individuals being able to salvage personal
property (e.g., boats, cars, and motor homes), common storage areas may be
used.
i. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
1) Obtain local policies on abandoned property from the Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Hurricane Program
Manager, who can call upon the resources of the Southeast Louisiana,
Southwest Louisiana, and Sheltering Hurricane Task Forces.
2) Request that the Division of Administration provide a list of current State
transportation resources annually to the Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness Operations Officer.
3) Ensure proper permits are obtained for disaster-related activities.
4) Request Direct Federal Assistance, per 44 CFR Part 206.208.
ii. DHS/FEMA will perform the following tasks:
1) Issue mission assignments.
2) Provide guidance and technical assistance for all debris issues.
3) Provide funding for eligible debris operations.
4) Deploy a Tribal Liaison representative.
iii. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will perform the
following tasks:
1) Identify all existing landfills.
2) Identify hazardous waste disposal facilities.
3) Provide variances/authorization for debris operations.
iv. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will perform the following tasks:
1) Collect and dispose of hazardous materials/wastes as mission assigned.
2) Provide thermal desorption units as required to assist with disposal of
contaminated debris, including animal carcasses.
3) Be available to advise on all contaminated debris disposal issues.
4) Consult with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry on
disposal methods and sites for livestock animal carcasses.
5) Conduct packaging and disposal of household hazardous waste through
use of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors, the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality, and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
6) ESF-10 will work with ESF-3 in coordinating non-hazardous and
hazardous debris.

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7) Assist with identification of temporary hazardous waste storage sites.

8) Perform baseline assessments for potential debris management sites as
mission assigned.
9) Perform air and water monitoring as requested.
v. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will perform the following tasks:
1) Deploy planning and response teams as mission assigned.
2) Take the lead for development of Debris Management Plan in conjunction
with State and DHS/FEMA.
3) Remove, reduce, and dispose of disaster-related debris as mission
assigned.
4) Salvage sunken vessels in coordination with local, State, and Federal
agencies.
5) Demolish structures destroyed by the disaster.
6) Identify and task a contractor to prepare an area to place thermal
desorption units as required.
7) Coordinate with ESF-10 to identify materials that are considered
hazardous waste.
8) Clear non-navigable waterways if mission assigned.
9) Supply real estate and environmental specialists to aid in the selection of
debris management sites as requested.
10) Aid in resolving National Environmental Policy Act and State Historic
Preservation Office compliance issues as requested.
11) Assist in disposal of animal carcasses if tasked.
vi. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will perform the
following tasks:
1) Identify public and non-public properties to utilize for debris management
sites.
2) Dispose of livestock carcasses.
3) Be available on request to identify hazardous trees.
vii. The Louisiana Agricultural Center will perform the following tasks:
1) Identify public and non-public properties to utilize for debris management
sites.
2) Support requests for Geographical Information System.
viii. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will perform
the following tasks:
1) Provide emergency road clearance in affected Parishes.
2) Provide emergency fuel as needed for debris operations.
3) Accomplish bridge and road inspections for damaged facilities.
4) Support personnel request for damage assessment.
5) Provide waivers for vehicles supporting emergency operations entering the
State.
ix. The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism will perform
the following task:
1) Work with other agencies to identify historical areas that can be saved.
x. Local or Parish agencies will perform the following tasks:
1) Carry out emergency road clearance.

2) Perform disaster-related debris removal, reduction, and disposal and

oversight of debris operations and identify priorities for support agencies.
3) Obtain proper permits related to disaster activities:
a) Burn variance (Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality)
b) Burial variance (Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality)/(Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry)
c) Letter for best management practice for debris storage (Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry)
d) Finding of No Archaeological Interest (Louisiana Department of
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism)
e) Variance of covered loads/weight limits (Louisiana Department of
Public Safety)
4) Communicate curbside debris separation issues to the public.
5) Accomplish demolition of structures destroyed by the disaster.
6) Identify public/private lands for Debris Management Sites.
7) Salvage sunken vessels in coordination with local, State, and Federal
agencies.
i. All Federal, State, and local response agencies will operate under the National
Incident Management System.
ii. Federal, State, and local government/agencies will coordinate debris strategy.
iii. Ensure proper permits are obtained for disaster-related activities.
iv. ESF-3 will coordinate with ESF-10 to identify materials that are considered
hazardous waste.
v. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors will coordinate with U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers and DHS/FEMA logistics staff on housing and
food. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris contractors will be responsible
for arranging housing and food to support their own operations.)

i. It is recognized that the local emergency personnel, as well as the people in
the affected Parishes, will respond to the fullest extent possible and expend all
available resources. Agencies within the State and Federal government will
provide supplemental aid as necessary for debris clearance, removal, and
disposal.
1) Meals/Water
a) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris contractors will be responsible
for arranging housing and food to support their own operations.
2) Housing
a) Housing will be in accordance with billeting and housing plans.
3) Transportation
a) Louisiana State agencies, including the Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of
Natural Resources, and Louisiana State University, may be requested
to provide boats and other water transportation to debris sites as

Debris
watercraft becomes available after priority use for emergency response

and search and rescue.
b) All transportation requirements for debris personnel will be the
responsibility of each agency.
4) Fuel/Oil
a) The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will
provide fuel as needed for emergency operations from a 1000-gallon
stockpile located in State maintenance facilities in each Parish.
b) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris contractors may be
responsible for arranging fuel and oil to support their own operations.
5) ESF-8 will supply medical support to the debris team.
6) Individual agencies will be responsible for personnel support replacement.
7) Safety is the responsibility of every agency.
8) Other on-site items may be required, such as waste management and
emergency lighting.
i. Toll-Free Debris Hotline
ii. Louisiana Office of the Attorney General
1) Right of Entry
2) Hold-harmless agreements
3) Price gouging and other disaster issues
4) Contract review
iii. Louisiana Department of Insurance
1) Assist State to reconcile self-insurance issues
2) Policy and duplication of benefits
iv. Emergency Management Assistance Compact
1) Staffing to support State operations
2) Staffing to support the Parish operations
3) Deployable resources
a) The Louisiana Emergency Management Assistance Compact
representative would request the Emergency Management Assistance
Compact Designated Representative to deploy an Advanced Team.
b) The Advanced Team would be either Type I consisting of two
individuals or Type II consisting of four individuals. The Advanced
Team representatives will coordinate deployment of the following
resources to support debris operations:
i) Field Monitors
ii) Project Officers
iii) Contract Review Specialists
iv) Operation Officers
v. Mutual Aid Agreements: Parishes, local governments, and private industry
vi. Technical assistance will be available from the Louisiana Department of
Natural Resources, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality,
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the U.S. Department of
Interior-Minerals Management Service for disposal of debris in Federal and
State waters, wetlands, and coastal areas.

c. Personnel
i. The following personnel template may be used as a guide. Numbers are
provided for example only.
1) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness,
Deputy Debris Officer, Debris Task Force Coordinator
a) Phase I
i) Inundated Area: Deputy Debris Ops Officer and 10 Project
Officers
ii) Un-inundated: Deputy Debris Ops Officer and Project Officers
b) Phase II
i) Inundated Area: Deputy Debris Ops Officer and 30 Project
Officers
ii) Un-inundated: Deputy Debris Ops Officer and 30 Project Officers
2) DHS/FEMA Public Assistance (to include Permanent Full Time, Stafford
Act Employees, and Technical Assistance Contractors)
a) Phase I
i) Inundated (Clearance: 8 staff members): Infrastructure Branch
Chief, Public Assistance Officer, Deputy Public Assistance Officer
for Debris, Deputy Public Assistance Officer for Operations,
Debris Advisor, and Debris Specialists.
ii) Un-inundated (Clearance: 15 staff members): Debris Advisors, and
Debris Specialists.
b) Phase II
i) Inundated (Removing/Reduction/Disposal: 50 staff members):
Debris Advisors and Debris Specialists, Debris Monitors, Public
Assistance Coordinators, Project Officers, and Technical
Specialists.
ii) Un-inundated (Removing/Reduction/Disposal: 350 staff members):
Debris Advisors and Debris Specialists, Debris Monitors, Public
Assistance Coordinators, Project Officers, and Technical
Specialists.
3) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
a) Phase I
i) Inundated (Clearance: 15 staff members): Environmental
Protection Agency On-Scene Coordinators, Superfund Technical
Assessment Response Team, and Emergency Rapid Response
Services
ii) Un-inundated (Clearance: 3 staff members): Environmental
Protection Agency On-Scene Coordinators, Superfund Technical
Assessment Response Team, and Emergency Rapid Response
Services
b) Phase II
i) Inundated (Removing/Reduction/Disposal: 500 staff members,
includes hazardous materials activities): Environmental Protection
Agency On-scene Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency

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Emergency Response Team, Superfund Technical Assessment

Response Team, and Emergency Rapid Response Services
ii) Un-inundated (Removing/Reduction/Disposal: 100 staff members,
includes hazardous materials activities): Environmental Protection
Agency On-scene Coordinators, Superfund Technical Assessment
Response Team, and Emergency Rapid Response Services
a) Phase I
i) Inundated (Clearance: 3 staff members): Debris Planning and
Readiness Team
ii) Un-inundated (Clearance: 5 staff members): Debris Planning and
Readiness Team
b) Phase II
Emergency Recovery and Response Office and Emergency Field
Office personnel
Quality Assurance
5) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contractors (Self-sufficient)
a) Phase I
i) Inundated (Clearance: 80 staff members): Truck Drivers,
Operators, and Support Personnel
ii) Un-inundated (Clearance: 30 staff members): Truck Drivers,
Operators, and Support Personnel
b) Phase II
Truck Drivers, Operators, and Support Personnel7
ii) Un-inundated (Removing/Reduction/Disposal: 1600 staff
members): Truck Drivers, Operators, and Support Personnel8
6) Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
a) Phase I
i) Inundated (Clearance: 3 staff members): State Veterinarian and
Assistant State Veterinarians
ii) Un-inundated (Clearance: 3 staff members): Assistant State
Veterinarians and Cooperative Extension Agents
b) Phase II
Foresters
Foresters
a) Phase I
i) Inundated (Clearance: 15 staff members): Emergency Response
and Surveillance staff scientists
7
Estimate based on 2:1 ratio personnel to trucks.
8
Estimate based on Hurricane Andrew (Florida) with a 2:1 ratio personnel to trucks.

ii) Un-inundated (Clearance: 15 staff members): Emergency

Response and Surveillance staff scientists
b) Phase II
Emergency Response and Surveillance staff scientists
Emergency Response and Surveillance staff scientists

i. All Federal, State, and local response agencies shall operate under the
National Incident Management System. The Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness will coordinate all debris activities with
State and local Parishes/agencies for debris activities.
ii. DHS/FEMA will coordinate with the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security
and Emergency Preparedness and all Federal agencies requested for debris
assistance.
iii. The Debris Task Force will identify issues/areas of concern and will provide
direction and solutions (see Debris Appendix A).
i. Communications during a catastrophic hurricane may well be compromised
by weather-related failure. However, the Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness and the Louisiana State Police operate
800 MHz voice and data communications systems that have been constructed
to survive severe hurricane damage and covers a substantial area of Louisiana
out to the Gulf of Mexico. Unexpected loss of towers could limit
communications. Additional communications support may be available from
DHS/FEMA’s Mobile Emergency Response Support units (MERS),
DHS/FEMA Logistics, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (provision of
Deployable Tactical Operations System), Louisiana State Police Mobile
Communications Vehicles, or from volunteer emergency communications
groups such as the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service. Many Parishes
have VHF High Band repeaters and UHF repeaters or have the capability to
communicate with the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness.
ii. Debris field staff will communicate using two-way radios until conventional
services are restored.
iii. Incident action plans will be developed daily to communicate objectives,
priorities, and missions.

Schools
10.0 Schools
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has made landfall in southeast Louisiana. Its arrival
resulted in heavy structural damage due to high winds, a significant storm
surge that overtopped levees, and riverine flooding as a result of heavy
rainfall. Damage to schools and thousands of relocated children create a need
for emergency educational services.
b. Assumptions
i. Extensive damage was done to schools in many of the Parishes affected by the
hurricane. In many cases the damage is severe enough that it will take an
extended period of time to repair or rebuild the schools.
ii. Families in many Parishes will be displaced from their homes for an extended
period of time due to home damage, even after floodwaters subside. These
families will be living in shelters, temporary housing, or alternate housing in
areas outside their home Parish for an extended period.
iii. In some cases, school records for children in affected Parishes will be
permanently lost because of a catastrophic hurricane. For others, a backup of
those records exists, but it will take an extended period to access them.
iv. The combination of riverine flooding due to heavy rainfall and storm surge
from the hurricane will result in flooding of many roads, limiting access to
schools for assessment and repair in many areas until floodwaters subside.
v. Much of Orleans, Jefferson, and Plaquemines Parishes and parts of St.
Bernard Parish will only be accessible by water until levees are breached
when floodwaters have receded to normal levels.
vi. Large quantities of hazardous waste, both industrial and household, will be
released as a result of hurricane wind and flooding, resulting in potential
contamination of land surrounding schools, as well as potential contamination
of structures and contents coming in contact with flood waters.
vii. Since students and faculty are dispersed, an evaluation must be conducted to
match student location and human and material resources in a safe location.
viii. Education services will be provided by local education agencies.
ix. Existing schools in host Parishes may not be able to handle the influx of
displaced students (both public and non-public), and will therefore need
additional resources.
x. Temporary sheltering and temporary housing patterns will impact the
schooling needs and should be looked at together.
xi. Laws and rules, such as the examples listed below, may impact educational
services and, therefore, be suspended temporarily or revised as a result of the
disaster.
1) Teacher certification
2) Attendance
3) Testing
4) School accountability
5) Federal and State funding

6) Purchasing processes
7) Court order desegregation consent decrees
8) Data collection/records
xii. Crisis counseling will be needed statewide to help children deal with the
disaster.
xiii. Some school systems may exist in name only.
xiv. Media, phone banks, and web sites may be used to disperse information to
the public regarding recovery of the educational system. This is to include
coordination between various agencies (e.g., local education agencies, local
Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana
Department of Education, the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness, and DHS/FEMA).
xv. The money to execute this plan will be available.
xvi. The Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center will be formed in a
disaster.
c. Organization
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
a) Department of Education
2) Support Agencies
a) Department of Agriculture
b) Department of Commerce
c) Department of Defense
d) Department of Health and Human Services
e) Department of Homeland Security
f) Department of Housing and Urban Development
g) Department of Labor
h) Department of the Interior
i) Department of Veterans Affairs
j) Environmental Protection Agency
k) General Services Administration
l) Tennessee Valley Authority
1) Lead Agency
a) Department of Education
2) Support Agencies
a) American Red Cross
b) Board of Regents
c) Department of Health and Hospitals
d) Department of Social Services
e) Division of Administration
f) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
g) Louisiana State Police
iii. Parish
1) Lead Agency
a) Public local education agencies

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2) Support Agencies
a) Catholic Diocese
b) Nonpublic local education agencies
c) Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
iv. Volunteer
1) Louisiana Volunteer Organization Active in Disasters
2. Mission
a. The mission is to restore delivery of educational services to children whose
schooling was disrupted following landfall of a catastrophic hurricane in southeast
Louisiana.
3. Execution
i. The restoration of educational services for the displaced population will occur
in four phases: Pre-Disaster, Initial Assessment, Response and Stabilization,
and Long-term Recovery.
1) Phase I: Pre-Disaster
a) All local education agencies must have a disaster recovery plan, which
includes a line of authority.
b) A critical educational records maintenance procedure must be
established by the local education agencies, in coordination with the
Louisiana Department of Education.
c) All local education agencies will be required to establish a procedure
for securing and retrieving appropriate educational records as a part of
a disaster recovery plan.
d) Local education agencies must initiate a communication plan that
includes contact information for key personnel.
e) The Louisiana Department of Education, the Board of Regents, and
local education agencies will assess as much as possible the areas that
could be used as educational facilities.
2) Phase II: Initial Assessment
a) The Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center will be
activated.
i) The Louisiana Department of Education and Board of Regents will
establish the Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center
to coordinate the re-establishment of educational services for the
displaced population. (Potential sites include Baton Rouge,
Shreveport, and Monroe.)
b) Initial damage information will be gathered through normal processes
from the Parish Emergency Operations Center to the Louisiana
Educational Emergency Operation Center. Additional information will
be requested as needed from local education agencies.
c) Procedures for contacting staff:
i) Local education agencies
ii) School district administrations

iii) Principal, staff, teachers

iv) Mechanism to contact all staff (may use 1-877-453-2721 Louisiana
Department of Education hotline, media, and/or Internet)
3) Phase III: Response and Stabilization
a) The Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center will
coordinate with sheltering, temporary housing, and local school
districts to determine the number of students needing educational
services.
b) Local education agencies, in conjunction with Louisiana Educational
Emergency Operation Center, will identify areas that can be used to
provide services.
i) Use existing schools, where possible.
ii) Supplement existing school buildings.
iii) Explore using existing facilities (e.g., private schools, churches,
and other post-secondary educational institutions).
iv) Build temporary schools in conjunction with temporary housing.
c) Local education agencies, in conjunction with the Louisiana
Educational Emergency Operation Center, will identify schools that
can be open within 30 days or less (20 school days), evaluate their
needs, and develop and implement a plan to establish and deliver
educational services.
d) Local education agencies, in conjunction with the Louisiana
Educational Emergency Operation Center, will identify the schools
that will take more than 30 days and up to the end of the school year to
re-open, evaluate their needs, and develop and implement a plan to
establish and deliver educational services.
4) Phase IV: Long-term Recovery
a) Re-establishing the educational services as repopulation occurs in the
devastated areas where recovery will extend beyond one year.
i) Reconstitute the local education agencies.
ii) Construct and staff schools.
i. The Louisiana Department of Education will perform the following tasks:
1) Run the Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center, along with
the Board of Regents.
2) Coordinate the analysis of the initial assessment provided by the local
education agency to the Parish Emergency Operations Center and then
through the State Emergency Operations Center.
3) Coordinate the allocation of resources, to include certified educational
personnel, instructional materials, textbooks, and buildings.
4) Provide food services and transportation.
ii. The Board of Regents will perform the following tasks:
1) Provide the facilities for the Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation
Center.
2) Coordinate communications with DHS/FEMA.

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3) Act as a resource for locating educational facilities that could be used as

temporary schools.
iii. Local education agencies will perform the following tasks:
1) Complete all pre-disaster procedures.
2) Report initial damage assessment and needs assessment to their local
emergency management agency.
3) Coordinate with sheltering personnel and the local education agency
homeless liaisons to determine the educational needs of the displaced
children.
4) Provide the educational services.
iv. Parish Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
1) Validate the initial damage and needs assessment.
2) Respond to the needs that they can meet, and elevate unmet needs to the
State.
v. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
1) Validate the initial damage and needs assessments received from local
emergency management agencies.
2) Respond to the needs that they can meet, and elevate unmet needs to
DHS/FEMA.
3) Coordinate with the Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center
for unmet educational service needs that have been requested by the local
emergency management agency.
vi. DHS/FEMA will perform the following task:
1) Receive requests from the State and upon validation, utilize the emergency
support function (ESF) structure to respond to unmet needs.
i. The Louisiana Department of Education will perform the following tasks:
1) Coordinate with the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to
advise the Governor and Legislature on what laws, rules, and regulations
may need to be suspended and/or modified.
2) Coordinate requests received at the Louisiana Educational Emergency
Operation Center once received by the educational representative at the
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
3) Coordinate with local education agencies to provide educational records.
ii. The Board of Regents will perform the following task:
1) Coordinate with the Louisiana Department of Education to establish and
activate the Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center.
iii. Local education agencies will perform the following tasks:
once requests have gone through normal processes.
and other local education agencies to provide necessary records.
iv. Parish Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will

1) Coordinate with the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and

Emergency Preparedness emergency operations center regarding the status
of the requests previously forwarded.
2) Coordinate with the local education agencies on the status of above
requests.
v. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
on the status of above requests.
2) Coordinate with the local emergency management agencies on the status
of above requests.
3) Coordinate with DHS/FEMA on the status of above requests.
vi. DHS/FEMA will perform the following tasks:
1) Coordinate with the State on the status of above requests.
2) Coordinate with the emergency support functions (ESFs) on the status of
above requests.
Schools Coordination Flow
DHS/FEMA
Louisiana Office of Louisiana

Homeland Security Educational
and Emergency Emergency
Preparedness Operations Center
Local Office of
Homeland Security Local Education
and Emergency Agency
Preparedness
4. LOGISTICS AND ADMINISTRATION

i. The Louisiana Board of Regents will provide a facility to serve as the
Louisiana Educational Emergency Operations Center.

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ii. The local education agency will provide the Louisiana Educational
Emergency Operation Center with their shortfalls, which will assist in filling
those needs with State and Federal support (e.g., teachers, books, facilities,
support staff, food services, fuel, and transportation).
iii. The media will be used to disseminate information regarding the
establishment and delivery of educational services.
iv. ESF-2 will provide support in the priority and restoration of communication
services. For example, call centers can be developed or expanded.
i. Medical
1) Immunization
2) Additional school nurses
3) School-based health clinics for routine medical care
4) Grief and trauma training for staff
ii. Students with Disabilities
1) Individual Disabilities Education Act and Americans with Disabilities Act
compliancy
2) Wheelchairs, medical beds, special transportation, trained
paraprofessionals, auditory and vision assistance, and assistive learning
devices
3) English Language Acquisition certified staff
iii. Equipment and Supplies
1) Specialty books (e.g., auditory transcript, Braille, and large print books)
c. Personnel
i. Educational personnel will be required based on a 20:1 student-to-teacher
ratio. This includes certified support staff.
ii. Teacher personnel will come from displaced teachers, former teachers, retired
teachers, emergency certified teachers, pre-service teachers, and other
displaced college graduates who can obtain temporary certification.
iii. Non-certified support staff will come from displaced paraprofessionals,
displaced support staff, and members of the general population.
iv. Many existing rules and regulations may be waived, but it is not the intention
of this plan to waive criminal background checks or drug tests for school staff.
v. The Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center will be staffed by the
Louisiana Department of Education and the Board of Regents, allowing
consideration for a 24-hour operation.

i. Local education agencies will be the lead agencies for the delivery of
educational services to children Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade that
were displaced due to the disaster. Supporting agencies may include, but are
not limited to, Parish Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness, the Louisiana Department of Education, the Board of Regents,
the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and
DHS/FEMA.

ii. Local education agencies directly impacted will perform the following tasks:
1) Execute a disaster and recovery plan.
2) Collect and secure records.
3) Reestablish school leadership and safe location.
4) Assess the initial damage.
5) Report damage assessment to the emergency management agency.
6) Continue to assess and maintain communications.
7) Upon request, provide student records to requesting local education
agency.
iii. Once notified by the Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center of
potential student impact, the local education agencies indirectly impacted will
1) Assess available student capacity.
2) Assess available resources and instructional materials.
3) Assess transportation.
4) Assess staff and funding resources
5) Prepare for increase in student enrollment.
6) Notify shelters and temporary housing of enrollment procedures.
7) Enroll additional students.
8) Request student records through the Louisiana Educational Emergency
Operation Center.
9) Evaluate capability based on current situation and determine the course of
action for the delivery of educational services.
10) Identify shortfalls to local emergency operation center.
11) Maintain ongoing execution between local education agencies and the
Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center.
l2) Deliver educational services.
iv. The Louisiana Department of Education will serve as the lead agency in
providing coordinated support services to local education agencies.
Supporting agencies may include, but are not limited to, local emergency
management agencies, local education agencies, the Board of Regents, the
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness,
DHS/FEMA, and the U.S. Department of Education.
v. The Board of Regents will serve as the lead agency in providing the facilities
needed for the Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center.
Supporting agencies may include, but are not limited to, Parish Offices of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, local education agencies,
the Louisiana Department of Education, the Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness, DHS/FEMA, and the Louisiana
Division of Administration.
vi. Local emergency management agencies will serve as the lead agency in filling
local needs and coordinating requests for needs that could not be provided at
the local level. Supporting agencies may include, but are not limited to, local
education agencies, the Louisiana Department of Education, the Board of
Regents, the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness, and DHS/FEMA.

Schools
vii. The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
serve as the lead agency in filling State and unmet local needs and for
coordinating requests for needs that could not be provided at the State level.
Supporting agencies may include, but are not limited to, Parish Offices of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, local education agencies,
the Louisiana Department of Education, the Board of Regents, and
DHS/FEMA.
viii. DHS/FEMA will serve as the lead agency in filling State requested unmet
needs. Supporting agencies may include, but are not limited to, all Federal
agencies through the emergency support function (ESF) structure.
i. The Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center will serve as the
focal point of communication. The following tools will be the main means of
communication in the areas indicated:
1) Computers via the World Wide Web will be the primary means of
communication for data and official requests.
2) Telephones (both landline and wireless) will be the primary means of
voice communication.
3) The Louisiana Educational Emergency Operation Center hotline will be
the primary means of receiving and collecting information from the
educational certified staff.
4) Backup means for data and official requests will be by fax.
5) Backup means for voice communication will be amateur radio operators.
6) The U.S. Postal Service may be used for identification of address changes.
7) The media will be used to disseminate information from the Louisiana
Educational Emergency Operation Center on the location and recruitment
of educational staff and to provide general information to the public.
8) Louisiana public information officers will be used to coordinate and
disseminate information in conjunction with the joint information center.
9) The Louisiana Public Broadcast System (open broadcast, closed circuit)
will be used to disseminate information.
10) Shelters and temporary housing will be used as points to disseminate
information, particularly when to register, and for identification of
educational staff.


Search and Rescue
11.0 Search and Rescue

1. Situation
a. General
need for the rescue of thousands of victims.
b. Assumptions
i. A substantial portion of the public did not successfully evacuate from the
disaster area prior to the onset of tropical storm force winds. As a result, many
residents are trapped in or on top of water bound and/or collapsed structures.
Access to these people for rescue will vary depending on the nature of the
structure and where it is located.
ii. Parish resources in the most severely impacted areas will not be available for
several weeks or even months, as they were not removed from the area prior
to the storm.
iii. The combination of riverine flooding due to heavy rainfall and storm surge
from the hurricane resulted in flooding of many roads, limiting access into
many areas until flood waters subside.
iv. Certain large tracts of land enclosed by levee systems have been flooded due
to storm surge overtopping levee walls beyond the capacity of pumping
systems. Most if not all pumping systems have been rendered inoperable by
the flooding. These areas will only be accessible by water or air until levees
are breached once floodwaters have receded to normal levels.
v. Large quantities of hazardous waste, both industrial and household, have been
released because of hurricane wind and flooding, resulting in some level of
airborne and waterborne contamination present in varying degrees throughout
the affected area.
vi. All resources and supplies as described below are for search and rescue
operations personnel only.
c. Organizations
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
a) DHS/FEMA
2) Supporting Agencies
a) Agency for International Development
b) Department of Agriculture (U.S. Forest Service)
d) Department of Health and Human Services
e) Department of Justice
f) Department of Labor
g) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
h) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
i) Bureau of Indian Affairs
j) Department of Energy
k) Department of Transportation
l) Environmental Protection Agency

m) General Service Administration

1) Lead Agency
a) Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
a) Civil Air Patrol
b) Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
c) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
d) Louisiana National Guard
e) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
g) Louisiana Department of Corrections
h) Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
i) Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
j) Emergency Management Assistance Compact
k) National Guard
l) Volunteer Agencies
m) Contractors/Private Resources
iii. Parish
1) Lead Agencies
a) Parish Sheriff’s Office and Fire Departments
a) Transportation
b) Port Authority
c) Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
2. Mission
a. After initial assessment, timely execution of search and rescue operations in order
to minimize loss of life to persons unable to reach safe shelter outside of the
affected area prior to landfall of a catastrophic hurricane.
3. Execution
i. The commitment of State, Federal, and local resources under a unified
command structure utilizing the National Incident Management System in a
unified effort to rescue the highest number of human victims in the shortest
length of time. Search and rescue will include all air, ground, and waterborne
searches for lost or missing persons and the rescue of endangered, sick, or
injured persons. The lead State agency is the Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries. The lead Federal agency is the U.S. Coast Guard for water rescue
and ESF-9 for urban search and rescue. The Search and Rescue Command is
comprised of these agencies. The Parish Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness Director will coordinate requests for assistance with
the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
operations personnel for mission response.

Search and Rescue
ii. Search and rescue resources of all types (including urban search and rescue,
helicopter-aquatic, and swift-water) will be needed for response DHS/FEMA,
Emergency Management Assistance Compact, the Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and the Search and Rescue
Command will establish resources necessary to effectively and efficiently
deploy and support their mission.
iii. Search and rescue operations will utilize time-phasing concepts in deploying
teams and resources into all affected areas based on situational requirements.
iv. Levees will be established launching points for search and rescue operations
for a catastrophic hurricane.
v. Phase I: Pre-Landfall. Search and Rescue Command will perform the
following tasks:
1) Identify all available internal and external resources for search and rescue
operations (all levels).
2) Maintain situational awareness (all levels).
3) Stage initial search and rescue response resources where applicable (all
levels).
4) Develop an action plan that is specific to the event.
5) Evaluate resource capabilities.
6) Identify shortfalls and request additional resources.
vi. Phase II: Landfall. Search and Rescue Command will perform the following
tasks:
1) Continue to maintain situational awareness.
2) Continue to evaluate resource capabilities.
vii. Phase III: Post-Landfall. Search and Rescue Command will perform the
following tasks:
1) Assess and evaluate search area using:
a) High-resolution overflight
b) Initial water-based assessment
2) Plan to deploy resources.
a) Evaluate search area.
i) Identify bases of operations.
1. Appropriate number of bases of operations will be established.
2. Bases of operations will be mobile/dynamic.
ii) Sectors will be defined by search area.
b) Decide to deploy resources to specific areas.
3) Continuously evaluate safety of rescue area (for search and rescue
operations personnel).
4) Inbound rescue platforms will attempt to deliver supplies to non-emergent
victims.
5) Identify and deploy resources and volunteers.
6) Continue to evaluate resource capabilities.
8) Coordinate and evacuate rescued persons.
9) Follow chain of custody of rescuees as determined by Unified Command.

viii. Phase IV: Transition from Rescue to Recovery shall be approved by the
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness when
all rescue sectors have been cleared of apparent survivors.
i The appropriate representative for each Parish will be responsible for
coordinating local resources to accomplish search and rescue operations.
ii. Given the severity of the hurricane, a State of Emergency has been declared,
and all local resources for search and rescue may be exhausted.
iii. The lead agencies will prepare for and respond to people in need of rescue.
iv. The specific tasks they will follow are below:
1) Respond, identify shortfalls, and plan to fill those shortfalls.
2) Identify and establish geographical locations of control (Bases of
Operations) and populate those sectors with personnel and supplies to
rescue stranded persons.
3) At the end of each day, measure activities, plan, and reprioritize for the
following day.
v. Support agencies will supply resources for the rescue effort.
vi. Coordinating agencies will assist the lead agencies with command and control
of overall operation and assist the support agencies with the distribution of
scarce resources.
1) Coordinating State Agency: Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness
a) Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
2) Coordinating Federal Agency: DHS/FEMA
a) ESF-8 (Medical)
b) ESF-6 (Mass Care)
i Coordination of instructions and reports will be accomplished utilizing the
National Incident Management System as approved by the Unified Command.
Strategy for implementing the action plan and specific missions by supporting
agencies will be communicated and coordinated as specified in the Incident
Action Plan.
ii. In order to meet continued operational requirements, status reports shall be
submitted to the Unified Command at the end of each operational period as
specified in the Incident Action Plan.
iii. The map in Search and Rescue Appendix A from the Office of State Police
may serve as a baseline for the geographic divisions of the Bases of
Operations.
iv. Individual Parishes or segments of Parishes may be used to delineate actual
bases of operations according to need.

i. When the need for search and rescue operations exceed local capabilities, the
affected Parishes must identify the need for support. State and Federal search
and rescue operations personnel will respond to Parishes without a request if

Search and Rescue
initial assessment indicates that the Parish is severely damaged and is not
capable of requesting assistance. The relief will be obtained through mutual
aid from unaffected Parishes, State, and Federal assistance. Resources, such as
personnel, assets, fuel, food, water, and spare operational equipment, will be
coordinated through the Unified Command. Support identified shall be for the
use of response personnel and initial care of victims. Bases of Operations will
be determined by situational environment and established in specific
geographic sectors. Identified needs for the Bases of Operations in each sector
are described in Search and Rescue Appendix B.
i. Medical Support Required
1) Primary medical assistance will be required at each base of operations.
2) The first responders will provide limited first aid, which will require
resupply at the bases of operations.
3) Rotary wing assets with medical assistance will be required to support
search and rescue operations.
ii. Shelter/Transportation Coordination for Victims
1) ESF-6 will provide a shelter coordinator for rescued victims.
2) ESF-1 will provide transportation of rescued victims.
iii. Tactical Air Traffic Control
1) ESF-1 will provide Tactical Air Traffic Control
c. Personnel
i. See Search and Rescue Appendix B.

i. Command, coordination, and control are established according to the State of
Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan.
ii. DHS/U.S. Coast Guard will be the lead Federal Agency for water rescue.
ESF-9 will be the lead Federal agency for urban search and rescue.
i. Search and Rescue water-based operations communications will be conducted
via VHF–FM (Marine). Channels will be assigned based on geographical
divisions of search and rescue operations. Command and control between
geographical divisions will be accomplished utilizing satellite (iridium) and
800 MHz systems if available.
ii. For search and rescue air-based operations, mobile command vehicles should
have VHF AM (118–136) and UHF AM (225–400) for communications with
civilian and military rescue aircraft.
iii. Portable radar and air traffic control will be provided by Department of
Defense, Louisiana National Guard, and other such Federal agencies.


Shelters
12.0 Shelters
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane made landfall in southeast Louisiana, resulting in
thousands of victims requiring public shelter.
b. Assumptions
i. For the purpose of this plan, a total of 57,896 people are assumed to require
public shelter prior to landfall. The assumed number of evacuees seeking
public shelter outside the affected area prior to landfall is summarized by
sector below:
Shelter Sector Capacity Pre-Landfall Load

A 35,877 30,000
B 43,412 2,298
C 46,093 11,598
Mississippi 14,000
Total 57,896
ii. Additional people who do not initially evacuate but survive the storm will be
seeking public shelter because their homes have been destroyed or will require
extensive repair to be made livable. Some number of persons rescued from
water-bound areas will require shelter. Residents who evacuated to
Mississippi will seek to return to shelters in Louisiana at some point. Some
number of residents who evacuated prior to landfall, but whose homes have
been destroyed, or will require extensive repair, will seek public shelter at
some point for a period of time. For the purposes of this plan the total number
of people requiring shelter post-landfall is estimated at 500,000.
iii. Evacuation is complete.
iv. The Shelter Task Force Plan is activated and working.
v. The purpose of emergency shelter is to get people away from the impact of the
disaster.
vi. Special populations shelter operations will be conducted in accordance with
the Louisiana Hurricane Shelter Operations Plan, Annex X, Special Needs
Plan. The plan is adequate to address a catastrophic scenario.
vii. The Governor’s order will be required to ensure all Parish and State resources
are made available to meet the emergency needs of people for a minimum of
12 months.
viii. A total of 40,000 people will be needed to assist with the sheltering of
500,000 people, dispensing of 1 million meals, and the distributing of life-
sustaining supplies.
ix. The 500,000 post-landfall shelter population will include people that were
sheltered in hotels or with families pre-landfall. Some Parishes within sector
D will open shelters during the pre-landfall phase. Some of these, although

unrecognized and unsupported pre-landfall by the American Red Cross, will

not be considered refuges of last resort.
x. Many shelter locations will be in schools. In order to reopen schools for their
normal student populations, as well as to accommodate schooling for children
displaced by the hurricane, there will be pressure to move shelters to other
locations quickly.
xi. Many families seeking shelter will not have brought needed over-the-counter
and prescription medicines with them.
xii. Many families will come to shelters with household pets.
xiii. It will take two weeks to identify all potentially available additional shelters,
to include small shelters of only a few people.
xiv. It will take 10 to 14 days to have enough shelter spaces to house 500,000
people.
xv. These facilities will be opened in a minimum of three to five states.
xvi. Both State and Federal resources will be needed immediately after post-
landfall.
xvii. Schools will be available for sheltering for at least 14 days.
xviii. Parts of the schools will be open for sheltering for a prolonged period (e.g.,
stadiums and gymnasiums).
xix. Planning and operation of sheltering and temporary housing must be linked.
xx. Some infrastructure will be required to support shelter functions (e.g., vector
control, public health, feeding, sanitation, government, and economic
functions).
xxi. Impact area sheltering for workers, clean up, and new infrastructure will be
needed.
xxii. A separate plan will be needed to address illegal immigrants that will not
come to government run facilities.
xxiii. The primary means of pre-landfall hurricane evacuation will be personal
vehicles. However, school and municipal buses and, where available,
specialized vehicles will be used to transport those hurricane evacuees who do
not have transportation. Many evacuees will be pulling trailers, such as boats
and recreational vehicles. Significant long-term parking spaces will be
required to accommodate both types of transportation.
xxiv. Most pre-landfall shelterees will have their own transportation available for
relocation to other facilities.
xxv. The transportation that brought pre-landfall shelterees will remain at the
shelter and will be used to transport these people to other facilities.
xxvi. The normal operation of public agencies and private businesses in the host
Parishes will continue during a hurricane evacuation; however, there will be a
curtailment of activities as required.
xxvii. Because traffic flow will be restricted, some people attempting to return to
their homes after re-entry is allowed will seek shelter for a brief period as a
result of traffic.
xxviii. All Parish Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in
the Louisiana Shelter Task Force are being assigned long-term sheltering
operations and the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency

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Preparedness will be in communication, coordinating actions in all phases of

the disaster or emergency.
xxix. Civic, religious, and volunteer organizations that normally respond to
emergency situations will cooperate with the Louisiana Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness in preparing for and conducting
hurricane long-term shelter operations.
xxx. At some point after landfall, available sheltering capacity will be met or
exceeded.
xxxi. The number of people in mass care shelter will not remain static. Within the
first three to four days the number is expected to double or triple.
xxxii. Shelters will be opened before landfall.
xxxiii. A large number of people will need medical attention and crisis
counseling.
xxxiv. For some of the people who went to the shelter of last resort,
decontamination may be an issue when they are moved to shelters.
xxxv. Some shelters of last resort will need occupants moved and these people
will have greater personal needs than earlier evacuees. A large number of
these will go to shelters.
xxxvi. Some shelters of last resort may be turned into long-term shelters.
xxxvii. Any shelters in the risk area will need to have and maintain access to some
means of communication (at minimum, two functional portable radios with
accessories) within 24-hours of activation.
c. Organizations
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
b) Department of Defense
c) Department of Health and Human Services
d) DHS/FEMA
e) Department of Housing and Urban Development
f) Department of Veterans Affairs
g) General Services Administration
h) U.S. Postal Service
1) Lead Agency
a) Department of Social Services
b) Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
c) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
d) Louisiana Hurricane Shelter Task Force
e) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
g) Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters

h) Office of Indian Affairs

iii. State of Mississippi
1) American Red Cross
iv. State of Texas
1) Salvation Army
v. State of Arkansas
1) Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
vi. Parish
1) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
2) Sheriff’s Office
3) Public Works
4) School Boards
5) Fire Marshal
vii. Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
2. Mission
a. Provide shelter to members of the public forced from their homes by a
catastrophic hurricane until they are able to return to their homes, find alternate
housing, or can be provided with temporary housing arrangements.
3. Execution
i. General
1) A method to identify, segregate, and decontaminate potentially
contaminated shelterees will be developed.
2) A method to conduct sampling at shelter sites will be developed.
3) Shelterees rescued from the affected area will pass first through one of the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas. They will be grouped by
area of origin before being transported to shelters, in order to facilitate
return assistance once they can return home.
4) Emergency shelter will not be reconstituted in impact areas until
temporary housing is established.
5) Temporary housing will be reconstituted in or near the impact areas as
soon as possible.
6) Resources and support will be available from the Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness through the guidelines in
the Emergency Operations Plan.
7) All shelter-related public service messages will be communicated by the
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
through the Emergency Alert System. Parish Offices of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness can use the Emergency Alert
System in accordance with existing procedures.
8) Some shelters will be closed and others opened as the situation warrants.
Some facilities in inundated areas will be closed and the population
relocated in a safer area. Some will be closed as people are shifted closer
to their homes.

Shelters
9) Pre-landfall, shelters will be operated with 15 feet2 allocated to each

sheltered person; however, this space allocation cannot be maintained for
more than a few days without medical and social consequences to the
public. Therefore, post-landfall requirements for space will increase to 40
feet2 per person. All persons sheltered after landfall will be assigned 40
feet2.
10) Workers will be housed through billeting procedures—not shelters.
ii. The operation will be conducted in four phases:
1) Phase I (Prior to 66 hours pre-landfall): Pre-disaster planning
a) The State will identify shelter locations including location, capacity,
and sector (see Louisiana Shelter Operations Plan).
2) Phase II (66 hours pre-landfall to 60 hours pre-landfall): Notification and
alert phase
a) All emergency operations centers, emergency response and support
personnel, and the Louisiana Shelter Task Force will be on alert status.
3) Phase III (60 hours pre-landfall to end of post-landfall hazard): Initial
evacuation
a) 60 hours pre-landfall
i) Sector A, B, and C shelters will go into 24-hour operations as per
the Louisiana Shelter Operations Plan.
ii) Mandatory and precautionary evacuation will begin in some
Parishes. Evacuees are directed to information points in sector A.
Special needs evacuees will be directed to regional special needs
shelters as per the Louisiana Shelter Operations Plan.
iii) The Federal Regional Operations Center will coordinate with the
State Emergency Operations Center and the Hurricane Liaison
Team.
b) The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness will notify the State Offices of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
c) When sector A is 80% full, evacuees will be directed to information
points in sector B.
d) When sector A, B, and C are 80% full, evacuees will be directed to
Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi by Emergency Alert System.
e) Phase III will end when all evacuees are in shelters in Louisiana or
bordering states and the National Weather Service has lifted post-
landfall hazards (approximately 24 hours post-landfall).
4) Phase IV (1 day post-landfall to 90 days post-landfall): Transition to long-
term shelter
a) 1 day to 10 days post-landfall: State and Federal agencies including
the American Red Cross, Department of Social Services, and ESF-6
will perform the following tasks:
i) Take inventory of numbers of shelters, locations, and needs.
ii) Identify additional shelter facilities that did not meet pre-landfall
standards, but do meet post-landfall standards.

iii) Identify resources to sustain life-sustaining needs and start moving

into sector C (see DHS/FEMA Time Phased Force Deployment
Data List).
iv) Identify multi-use facilities that need to be closed as shelters are
opened for primary use.
v) Confirm the availability of Federal and State facilities identified in
the Sheltering Plan.
vi) The Sheltering Task Force will coordinate with temporary housing
and temporary housing operations will begin.
b) 10 days to 90 days post-landfall: State and Federal agencies including
the American Red Cross, Department of Social Services, and ESF-6
i) Move evacuees from multi-use facilities.
ii) Move evacuees as per the Temporary Housing Plan to facilities
identified by the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness and DHS/FEMA.
iii) Ensure that all shelters will be brought up to public health and
other agency standards.
c) 90 days post-landfall
i) The Temporary Housing Plan will be in full effect and shelter
close out plans will begin.
i. Lead agencies
1) Federal
a) American Red Cross/ESF-6 will perform the following tasks:
i) Support management and coordination of sheltering, feeding,
emergency first aid services, bulk, distribution of emergency relief
items, and Disaster Welfare Information services to the affected
areas.
ii) Coordinate with the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness to identify locations of existing shelters.
iii) Set policies, procedures, and standards for shelters.
iv) Take inventory of shelters, locations, and requirements after the
National Weather Service lifts post-landfall hazards.
v) Manage requests for Federal assistance.
vi) Task DHS/FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hurricane Evacuation Study Program to do a contingency plan for
a possible subsequent event.
2) State of Louisiana
a) Department of Social Services will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate with the Louisiana American Red Cross to staff,
manage, and support existing and additional general population
shelters (see the Red Cross Mass Care Manual).
1. Non-medical support staff required = 40,000
a. Shelterees: 20,000
b. Non-shelterees: 20,000

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ii) Coordinate identification of location and capacity of existing and

additional shelter facilities.
1. Red Cross—486 facilities will serve 123,000 persons at 40
feet2 per person
2. Louisiana Shelter Task Force—additional 282 facilities will
serve 118,020 persons at 40 feet2 per person
a. Will continue to survey, likely to include facilities such as:
i. Fairgrounds
ii. Schools
iii. Civic centers
iv. Recreational facilities
v. Churches
vi. Public buildings
vii. Airports/airfields
viii. State parks
iii) Coordinate with other states (e.g., Mississippi, Arkansas, and
Texas) for sheltering of Louisiana citizens.
iv) Coordinate with donations management for identification and
delivery of donated goods to shelters.
v) Open, manage, staff, and support special needs shelters (see the
Department of Social Services Emergency Management Plan).
vi) Accept applications for food stamps and cash assistance for
households being reassigned to temporary housing within the State
of Louisiana.
ii. Support agencies (Assess requirements for 1,000 shelters and fulfill shortfalls)
1) Federal
a) Department of Transportation/ESF-1 will perform the following task:
i) Establish inter-shelter transport system for people and materials.
b) National Communications Systems/ESF-2 will:
i) Maintain two systems.
1. Internal system at local, State, and Federal level.
2. Sufficient commercial communication means for general
population.
c) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ESF-3 will perform the following
tasks:
i) Create new and/or repair damaged shelters.
ii) Provide ice, water, and operational emergency power.
iii) Provide showers and sanitation.
d) Department of Agriculture/ESF-4 will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide base camps for non-sheltering relief personnel, if needed.
ii) Provide laundry services, feeding units, sanitation units, shower
units, tenting, and support personnel.
iii) Use overhead teams to support American Red Cross shelter
management systems.
iv) Use overhead teams to support a minimum of four warehouses
covering shelter distribution.

e) American Red Cross will perform the following tasks:

i) Manage and bring in additional resources to support existing and
newly identified shelters.
ii) Provide feeding to shelters.
iii) Provide basic first aid support.
iv) Provide bulk life-sustaining goods to the general populace.
v) Refer to American Red Cross/Department of Defense mass care
references.
f) General Services Administration/ESF-7 will perform the following
tasks:
i) Provide total systems contracting support, including:
1. Cots and other bedding.
2. Rental/lease (material and property resources).
3. Petroleum and fuels.
4. Cleaning supplies.
ii) Identify Federal property that can be used for shelter support or
shelters.
g) Department of Health and Human Services/ESF-8 will perform the
following task:
i) Provide medical, mental health, and pharmaceutical support to
general populace in shelters.
h) Environmental Protection Agency/ESF-10 will perform the following
tasks:
i) Assist with decontamination and air and water quality monitoring
in shelters.
ii) Ensure no hazardous materials are near shelter facilities.
i) Department of Agriculture/ESF-11 will perform the following task:
i) Provide food support.
j) Department of Defense will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide general support.
ii) Force provider assets (assess availability to provide).
1. Harvest Bare
2. Golden Bear
3. For more, refer to Tactical Sheltering Plans and Force Provider
Packages.
iii) Assess ability to provide Department of Defense
installations/facilities.
iv) Inventory available supplies (e.g., cots and beds).
k) Department of Housing and Urban Development will perform the
following task:
i) Determine availability of Federal housing.
l) U.S. Postal Service will perform the following task:
i) Support family reunification and communication using change of
address and postal safety locator cards.
m) All Federal agencies may be requested to provide personnel to support
shelter operations.

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2) State of Louisiana
a) The Louisiana Hurricane Shelter Task Force will perform the
following task:
i) Coordinate with Parish operation of existing shelters and
identification of potential locations for new shelters.
b) The Department of Health and Hospitals will perform the following
tasks:
i) Provide medical personnel staffing for special needs shelters.
ii) Provide/coordinate medical support for general population shelters
based on medical needs at the time.
1. Forward additional health care requests to ESF-6 for
coordination.
iii) Provide medical screening of all rescued persons post-landfall
before assignment to shelters.
c) Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters will perform
the following task:
i) Coordinate volunteer personnel, activities, and donations.
d) Office of Indian Affairs will perform the following tasks:
i) Identify reservation needs and coordinate State support with tribal
governments.
ii) Coordinates donations and volunteer designated for non-
reservation Indian populations.
e) Department of Agriculture and Forestry will perform the following
task:
i) Provides available commodities for mass feeding.
f) Department of Corrections will perform the following task:
i) Supplements shelter feeding effort when requested.
g) National Guard will perform the following task:
i) Provides assistance in shelter operations as requested through the
Preparedness (reference the Louisiana State Emergency Plan).
h) Department of Environmental Quality will perform the following
tasks:
i) Assist with decontamination and air and water quality monitoring
in shelters.
ii) Ensure that no hazardous materials are near shelter facilities.
i) For the purposes of this plan, State and local level chapters of the
American Red Cross are included as providing support to shelters at
the Federal level.
3) Local support
a) Parish President will perform the following task:
i) Authorize and direct use of Parish government personnel and other
resources to direct and/or assist with the sheltering operations.
b) Parish Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
will perform the following task:

i) Assist the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency

Preparedness with identification of additional shelter facilities and
local resources, as needed.
c) School Board will perform the following task:
i) Authorize and coordinates use of schools as shelters.
d) Local Law Enforcement Agencies will perform the following task:
i) Provide security for local shelters in accordance with Parish all
hazards plans.
iii. Coordinating Agencies
1) Coordinating agencies’ responsibilities are found in the following plans:
a) National Response Plan
b) Louisiana State Emergency Operations Plan
c) Parish All Hazards Plan
i. Requests for assistance, to include technical assistance, will include:
1) Shelter or sheltering agency to Parish Director of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness.
2) Parish Director to Department of Social Services (for tracking purposes).
3) Department of Social Services or Parish Director (as appropriate) to
4) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to
appropriate State agency.
5) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and
Parish Directors coordinate shortfalls that would require supplemental
Federal resources.
6) State Operations Officer to DHS/FEMA Liaison Officer.
7) DHS/FEMA Liaison Officer to DHS/FEMA Regional Operations Center.
8) Regional operation center will issue additional taskings and/or mission
assignments to appropriate emergency support function (ESF).
9) Various ESFs will report to close out taskings and missions, and
DHS/FEMA will provide daily situation reports.
ii. Submission of reports
1) Shelters will submit daily reports in accordance with appropriate existing
plans.
2) The Department of Social Services will establish a reports cutoff time to
be adhered to by all shelters.
iii. Coordination with other functions
1) Transition from the Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area to
shelter
a) Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area to Shelter Coordination
Cell will be established at the Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Area, utilizing the National Incident Management System, and will
i) Identify and prioritize the movement of evacuees.
ii) Coordinate with the Shelter Operations Officer at the State
Emergency Operations Center for evacuee shelter assignments.

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iii) Shelter Coordination Cell personnel to be determined.

b) Transportation from the Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area
to shelters will include security staff.
c) Decontamination will be performed by the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Area staff prior to transport to shelters.
d) Limited screening of communicable disease may be performed by the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area staff prior to transport to
shelters.
e) Evacuee information will be captured by the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Area staff at the Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Area and shared with shelter staff.
f) Evacuee tracking will be initiated at the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Area by Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Area staff, and will be continued by the shelter staff.
2) Shelter to temporary housing9
a) Sheltering and temporary housing will coordinate through the State
Emergency Operations Center and Disaster Field Office to perform the
following tasks:
i) Report the location and number of shelterees by host Parish.
ii) Coordinate and distribute information regarding DHS/FEMA
disaster assistance to include housing.
iii) Provide communication/mail service for shelterees for
DHS/FEMA disaster assistance processing.
iv) Facilitate registration for DHS/FEMA disaster assistance according
to the DHS/FEMA registration plan. Methods may include, but are
not limited to:
1. Web-based registration.
2. Toll-free number for registration.
3. Strike Team registration.
4. Disaster Recovery Center.
v) Assist with transportation for possible home inspections and/or to
recovery centers.
vi) Check-out shelteree and close their shelter record.
vii) Assist with transport of eligible shelterees to housing solution.
3) Coordination and integration of the sheltering plan with the schools plan
a) Use schools as shelters and reopen schools for student education.10
4) Coordination of registration for students returning to school.
a) The Department of Social Services will provide a paper count of
school-age children in the shelter by host Parish.
b) Shelter staff will work with School Board staff to disseminate school
registration information to shelterees.
9
The Personnel Data Tracking System would greatly facilitate the shelters’ efforts to track people, as well
as better achieve other objectives like family reunification and education.
10
The agency authority for individual shelters must coordinate with the local school administration (e.g.,
principal and superintendent) to determine the viability of utilizing the school as an on-going shelter while
continuing student education.

5) Sheltering operations will communicate as necessary with other sheltering

and housing-related functions, to include temporary housing, schools,
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas, special needs shelters, and
search and rescue missions.
6) Lateral communication between Federal, State, and local agencies may
occur, as specified in existing plans.

a. Concept of Support (see Shelters Appendix A)
i. Resources required at each stage:
1) Phase I: (Prior to 66 hours pre-landfall) Pre-Disaster Planning—food,
water, sanitation supplies (paper, cleaning), first aid, communications
equipment, and all vendor contracts initiated.
a) Red Cross will activate plans in place to cover limited supplies for five
days for pre-identified shelter sites.
b) Special needs shelters that are run by the Louisiana Department of
Social Services will activate contracts in place for all supplies and
services necessary to manage and operate these shelters.
c) Parish shelters may coordinate resource needs with the State.
2) Phase II: (66 hours pre-landfall to 60 hours pre-landfall) Notification and
Alert
a) Red Cross will continue activation of plans in place to cover limited
supplies for five days for pre-identified shelter sites.
b) Special needs shelters, which are run by the Louisiana Department of
Social Services, will continue activation of contracts in place for all
supplies and services necessary to manage and operate these shelters.
3) Phase III: (60 hours pre-landfall to end of post-landfall hazard) Initial
Evacuation
a) Red Cross will continue activation of plans in place to cover limited
supplies for five days for pre-identified shelter sites.
b) Special needs shelters, which are run by the Louisiana Department of
Social Services, will continue activation of contracts in place for all
supplies and services necessary to manage and operate these shelters.
4) Phase IV: (1 day post-landfall to 90 days post-landfall) Transition to
Long-Term Shelter
a) Red Cross, Parish, and spontaneous shelters will begin securing
additional supplies and conduct a re-supply effort of items identified in
Appendix A.
b) Special needs shelters will begin securing additional supplies and
conduct a re-supply effort of items identified by the Louisiana
Department of Social Services Special Needs Shelter Plans.
ii. Acquisition of resources (sources, processes, and timing)
1) Red Cross, Parish, and spontaneous shelters acquisition of resources is
outlined in Appendix A.

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2) Special needs shelters acquisition of resources by the Louisiana

Department of Social Services is outlined in the Special Needs Shelter
Plans.
i. During the first 30 days, assuming 1,000 shelters, 500 per shelter, 500,000
total in shelters, two medical persons per shelter:
1) A minimum of an additional 2,000 medical personnel (24/7 emergency
medical technician or certified first aid, under supervision of one nurse per
five shelters) will be needed to support shelters. These will be provided
through the following:
a) Department of Social Services, who will communicate with Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disasters.
b) Community Emergency Response Teams Reserve Medical Corps.
c) ESF-8 (mission assignments).
2) An estimated additional 2,000 mental health specialists will be needed.
a) The Department of Social Services, who will communicate with
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters.
b) Community Emergency Response Teams Reserve Medical Corps.
c) Will be coordinated by ESF-8.
3) Pharmaceutical support program (e.g., over-the-counter, prescription, and
oxygen)
a) Will be coordinated by ESF-8.
c. Personnel
i. During the first 30 days, assuming 1,000 shelters, 500 persons per shelter,
500,000 total in shelters:
1) Law enforcement officers: 400 (one per every three shelters, depending on
proximity of shelters)
a) Will be provided locally.
2) Total security forces: 2,000 (one per shelter per 12-hour shift)
a) Security officers must be certified and approved by the Parish law
enforcement authority.
b) Provided in existing plans.
i) Parishes might be able to provide some security officers,
depending on location and conditions.
c) Additional resources may be provided through:
i) Louisiana Sheriff’s Association
ii) Louisiana Municipal Chiefs Association
iii) Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
iv) National Guard
v) DHS/FEMA mission assignment process
3) Total staff required to support and manage shelters, excluding medical and
security personnel: 40,000 (based on guidance of the American Red
Cross)
a) Shelterees: 20,000 (by the end of the second week)
b) Non-shelterees: 20,000
i) Available: 7,500

1. American Red Cross and other Voluntary Organizations Active

in Disaster
a. 5,000 available in the State
2. Louisiana Department of Social Services
a. Estimated 2,500 persons
ii) Shortfall: 12,500
1. Other State agencies, as tasked by the Governor
2. DHS/FEMA mission assignment process

i. Requests for assistance, to include technical assistance
1) Shelter or sheltering agency to Parish Director of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness.
2) Parish Director to the Department of Social Services (for tracking
purposes).
3) Department of Social Services or Parish Director (as appropriate) to
4) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to
appropriate State agency.
5) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and
Parish Directors will coordinate shortfalls that would require supplemental
Federal resources.
6) State Operations Officer to DHS/FEMA Liaison Officer.
7) DHS/FEMA Liaison Officer to DHS/FEMA Regional Operations Center
8) Regional Operations Center will issue additional taskings and/or mission
assignments to the appropriate emergency support function.
9) Various emergency support functions will report to close out taskings and
missions, and DHS/FEMA will provide daily situation reports.
ii. Submission of reports
1) Shelters will submit daily reports in accordance with appropriate existing
plans.
2) The Department of Social Services will establish a reports cutoff time to
be adhered to by all shelters.
i. Communications will occur as outlined above and in existing plans.
ii. Sheltering operations will communicate as necessary with other sheltering and
housing-related functions, to include temporary housing, schools, Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas, special needs shelters, and search and
rescue missions.
iii. Beyond the channels outlined above, lateral communication between Federal,
State, and local agencies may occur as specified in existing plans.
iv. Each shelter is required to have either two landlines and/or two functional
portable radios as soon as possible.

Temporary Housing
1 3 . 0 Te m p o r a r y H o u s i n g
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has hit southeast Louisiana causing heavy structural
damage, including many homes, due to high winds and flooding. Thousands
of families will be displaced for an extended period of time and will require
temporary housing while their homes are being rebuilt or until they find new
permanent housing.
b. Assumptions
i. See Temporary Housing Appendix A
ii. For this purposes of this plan, it is assumed that 457,000 households will be
displaced, with an estimated 200,000 or less requiring long-term housing.
iii. It will take over one year to re-enter areas most heavily impacted.
iv. Temporary housing will last longer than normal, depending on utilities and
structure areas.
v. Those displaced will move the minimum possible distance and return at the
earliest possible time.
vi. Housing will require supporting infrastructure to include water, power,
sanitation, access-medical, security, schools, and community services.
vii. Multiple group sites will be in multiple Parishes.
viii. Available rental unity will be minimal.
ix. Housing solutions for New Orleans metro areas will differ from those for the
other Parishes.
x. Parishes will have little or nothing to offer by way of resources.
xi. Each identified group housing site will have to be evaluated and possibly
tested for hazardous materials advisories sent out.
xii. There will be an accelerated environmental assessment for group sites.
xiii. Decisions about where to locate temporary housing in the short term will
impact longer-term decisions regarding locations where permanent rebuilding
can take place.
xiv. Parish resources in the most severely impacted areas will not be available for
to the storm.
xv. Certain large tracts of land enclosed by levee systems will have been flooded
due to storm surge overtopping levee walls beyond the capacity of pumping
systems. Most, if not all, pumping systems will have been rendered inoperable
by the flooding. These areas will only be accessible by water until levees are
breached after floodwaters have receded to normal levels. This means much of
Orleans, Jefferson, and parts of St. Bernard Parish will not be suitable
locations for temporary housing.
c. Organizations
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
a) DHS/FEMA

d) Department of Energy
e) Department of Health and Human Services
h) Department of Transportation
i) Department of the Treasury
j) Department of Veterans Affairs
k) American Red Cross
m) U.S. Postal Service
n) Small Business Administration
o) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
p) Forest Service
q) General Services Administration
1) Lead Agency
a) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
a) Department of Insurance
b) Department of Health and Hospitals
c) Department of Revenue
d) Department of Public Safety
e) Department of Economic Development
f) Department of Transportation and Development
g) Department of Corrections
h) Planning and Development Commission
i) Public Service Commission
j) Louisiana National Guard
iii. Local
1) Lead Agency
a) Sheriff’s Office
b) Fire Departments
c) Department of Public Works
d) Levee Board
e) Local Planning and Zoning Commissions
2. Mission
a. The mission is to provide temporary housing to members of the public in
southeast Louisiana whose homes sustained major damage as a result of a
catastrophic hurricane and will not be able to return to their homes until
permanent alternate housing is obtained or their home is restored to habitability.

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3. Execution
i. Pre-disaster group site identification and selection process:
1) The identification of sites by the State and local officials is essential to the
timely implementation of the temporary housing program. Site
identification should be accomplished before hurricane season and
reviewed/updated annually (see Temporary Housing Appendix E: Group
Site Data Collection Sheet Draft).
a) Partner with the State of Mississippi and Native American Tribes
within the State of Louisiana to identify sites using the Group Site
Data Collection Sheet (Temporary Housing Appendix E: Group Site
Data Collection Sheet Draft) for temporary housing.
b) Request neighboring states to identify any closed military installations
that can possibly be used for temporary housing.
2) Site selection will be completed by DHS/FEMA.
ii. Coordinate with the Individual Assistance Strike Team (Task Force) to assess
any unmet housing needs (wholesale), act as liaisons to locals, and coordinate
with local community relations teams, mobile home teams (retail), and
potential sites.
iii. Execute a multi-faceted phased temporary housing strategy to move people
from emergency shelter to temporary housing on to permanent housing as
quickly as possible. Priorities of effort will go to emergency shelter residence,
giving priority to those individuals from the most heavily impacted areas that
will require long-term temporary housing. Concurrent strategies are as follows
(see Temporary Housing Appendix B: Phases of Housing Requirements and
Programmatic Approaches):
1) Strategy 1: Enable use of existing resources.
2) Strategy 2: Conversion of existing resources and construction of
emergency group sites.
3) Strategy 3: Development of temporary housing sites.
i. Strategy 1: Enable use of existing resources
1) Intermediate housing will encompass all alternatives that provide a
minimum family living environment that can be executed quickly,
including local and regional relocation. Possible alternatives will include
college campuses, barracks, hotels and motels, personal travel trailers and
recreational vehicles, adopt-a-family, rental rooms in private homes,
vacation homes, camp facilities (e.g., church, Boy/Girl Scouts, and 4-H),
cruise ships, and all available rental units. This strategy will also include
assistance to survivors moving in with family or friends and/or relocating
to areas outside of the State, and negotiating with hotel chains in and out
of the State. Lump sum payments may be an option.
2) ESF-1 will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide transportation assets to support interim housing transition.
b) Establish a mass transit plan.

c) Augment existing transportation hubs to handle increased traffic.

a) Establish mobile communication units to support temporary housing.
b) Provide sites for survivors to make out-going phone calls and
computers for internet access.
a) Conduct site assessments.
b) Establish sweep teams.
c) Acquire materials.
d) Provide ice and water to distribution sites.
a) Establish staging areas.
b) Provide material handling personnel and equipment.
a) Manage pre-deployed disaster supplies.
b) Provide management/oversight of temporary housing mission.
c) Manage logistics support.
d) Utilize Mobile Emergency Response Support as required.
e) Establish and maintain a comprehensive national housing resource list.
f) Coordinate with private sector.
g) Provide home recovery kits.
a) Provide congregate feeding to individuals who require it.
b) Provide first aid services.
8) ESF-7 will perform the following task:
a) Provide procurement services through contracting, purchasing, and
leasing.
a) Provide basic health needs.
a) Provide hazardous materials assessments.
a) Establish food banks and commodities.
b) Expedite food stamp program.
a) Provide permanent power restoration in concert with the temporary
housing strategy.
13) Other agencies will perform the following tasks:
a) The Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department
of Veterans Affairs will provide government furnished housing and
rental units.
b) The Department of Treasury will expedite check processing.
c) The U.S. Postal Service will establish postal service to support
temporary housing programs.
d) The American Red Cross will establish/update the Client Assistance
Network.

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e) DHS/FEMA will provide security for temporary housing sites until

units are occupied. At that time, property management, who will
coordinate security-related issues with local law enforcement, will
replace private security guards. (Official DHS/FEMA security policy
is currently being developed.)
14) State/local governments will perform the following tasks:
a) Execute the State and Parish plans.
b) Provide local utilities, re-establish utilities as needed, and give support
to temporary housing strategy.
c) Provide law enforcement, fire protective services, and emergency
medical services.
d) The State Real Estate Commission will provide data on available
rental units and properties for purchase.
ii. Strategy 2: Conversion of existing resources and construction of emergency
group sites
1) In this phase, all of the available resources that can be easily converted
without requiring large workforces and that are already tied into existing
infrastructure will be utilized. Examples of these are conversions of
warehouses, office buildings, and large vacant buildings; refurbishing
empty motels and hotels; repairing housing stock with minor or moderate
damage for re-occupancy by former residents; and development of
emergency group sites with use of travel trailers. Prior site selection is
critical to the emergency group site mission.
a) Consult DHS/FEMA Regulation 44 CFR § 60.3 (e) (9)—Regulation
allowing for travel trailers to be placed in flood plain.
b) In accordance with DHS/FEMA Privacy Act Systems of Records,
published in the Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 219 on November 15,
2004, Notices/Routine Use (f), when an applicant is occupying a
DHS/FEMA temporary housing unit, DHS/FEMA may release only
the location of the DHS/FEMA temporary housing unit to local
emergency managers for the sole purpose of preparing emergency
evacuation plans. DHS/FEMA shall not release any information on an
individual, such as their name or type and amount of disaster
assistance received.
a) Provide material transportation.
b) Increase staging area.
a) Provide communications by restoration of central office facility.
b) Concentrate on industry and commercial.
a) Provide design assistance.
b) Provide construction contracting.
c) Establish repair sweep team.
d) Conduct site assessments.
e) Conduct structural integrity assessments.


a) Provide personnel and equipment for material handling.
b) Provide construction manpower.
c) Provide logistics support.
d) Provide laundry, shower, and kitchen units.
a) Provide pre-deployed disaster supplies.
b) Provide home recovery kits.
c) Manage donated goods/services.
d) Manage logistics support.
e) Use Mobile Emergency Response Support as required.
f) Provide security for construction sites as requested.
a) Provide congregate feeding.
b) Provide first aid.
a) Provide procurement services to support activities such as the
following:
i) Conducting structural assessments.
ii) Providing public building services for real estate leasing.
iii) Providing communications support.
iv) Providing fleet transportation.
v) Providing showers and sanitation facilities.
a) Provide basic medical and mental health services.
a) Provide permanent power restoration in concert with temporary
housing strategy
a) The Department of Housing and Urban Development/Veterans Affairs
will provide government furnished housing and rental units.
d) The Department of Defense (Louisiana National Guard and/or Title 10
Forces if available) could conduct housing repair sweeps, support
construction of converted facilities, provide mobile kitchens and
provide transportation.
e) The Small Business Administration will provide loans for repair of
commercial multi-family or single-family dwellings.
f) The American Red Cross will update the Client Assistance Network.

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g) DHS/FEMA will provide security for temporary housing sites until

a) The Department of Corrections will provide construction manpower.
b) The Department of Insurance will support expedited claims process.
c) Local utilities will re-establish utilities in support of the temporary
housing strategy.
d) Provide law enforcement, fire protective services, and emergency
medical services.
e) The State Real Estate Commission will provide data on properties
available rental for purchase.
f) Establish and provide warehousing and distribution centers.
g) The Board of State Contractors will develop local workforce
strategies.
h) The Department of Transportation and Development will provide
public work services and infrastructure development.
i) The Department of Social Services will provide crisis-counseling
services.
iii. Strategy 3: Development of temporary housing sites
1) In this phase, group sites will be established using all available
prefabricated and modular units to create mobile home parks, possibly
including stacking units. The siting of individual mobile units is also
included here, as is the construction of multi-family housing under the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 8. This phase
will require a large workforce and establishment of significant
infrastructure.
allowing for travel trailers to be placed in flood plain
a) Coordinate transportation material and equipment to include material
handling equipment at construction sites.
b) Develop, operate, and maintain a mass transit system.
a) Restore wireless communication systems.

4) EFS-3 will perform the following tasks:

c) Establish sweep teams.
e) Conduct structural integrity assessment.
f) Engage in site development.
g) Engage utility augmentation including site sewage treatment.
h) Site and install modular units and for travel trailers will provide haul,
install, and recover contracts.
a) Provide material handling personnel and equipment.
d) Provide laundry, showers, and kitchen units.
e) Provide contracting and procurement services.
a) Manage staging areas.
b) Manage housing sites.
d) Use Mobile Emergency Response Support as required.
following:
i) Procuring travel trailers, other modular units, and prefabricated
structures.
ii) Providing contracting support for transportation.
a) Establish medical services infrastructures.
a) The U.S. Postal Service will establish postal service to support
b) The Department of Defense (Louisiana National Guard and/or Title 10
Forces if available) will support construction of utilities for temporary
housing sites, support site development, support staging areas, and
c) The Federal Protection Service will provide security forces.
d) The Small Business Administration will provide housing and personal
property repair/replacement loans, including vehicles.
e) The American Red Cross will offer support to DHS/FEMA.
f) The Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide
housing support and assistance for construction use and transfer to the
private sector.

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c) Local utilities will re-establish utilities and support of temporary
housing strategy.
medical services.
e) Establish and provide warehousing and distribution centers.
f) The Board of State contractors will develop local workforce strategies.
g) The Department of Transportation and Development will provide
h) Establish community services.
i) The Department of Health will establish hospitals with conjunction
medical infrastructure program.
j) The Department of Social Services will provide programs to support
recovery family needs.
iv. The Temporary Group Site Development will estimate a requirement for
200,000 units, based on the following:
1) In “normal” disasters, requirements turn out to be 10% or less of total
affected units.
2) There will be minimal group sites in the southeast Parishes, reflecting
strong cultural desires to return to home sites. Travel trailers and the
placement of mobile homes on individual lots will be the primary means
of meeting temporary housing needs in these areas.
3) The most heavily impacted Parishes in the New Orleans area will generate
the bulk of the group site housing requirement.
4) The estimate of the total displaced households for these Parishes will be
300,000. A requirement to house two-thirds of these households is
estimated.
5) It will be the responsibility of the State and Parish governments to identify
potential sites for group temporary housing sites. Thought should be given
to this well before an event occurs.
6) The maximum site capacity should be 5,000 units.
7) Priority should be given to locating these sites as subdivisions of existing
communities, rather than creating new towns.
8) For some of these sites, temporary may well become long-term.
9) The initial inventory of mobile homes/travel trailers will be placed on
individual sites. While production of units is ramping up, group site
preparation can begin.
10) Units will be available in stackable configurations, which can reduce the
amount of land required for a group site.

11) A representative timeline is below. This figure is an initial estimate needed

to launch operations. It includes the possibility of creating additional units
as required before operations are terminated. (See Temporary Housing
Appendix C.)
Months
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Travel Trailers:
Individual Sites 400 600 1000 2500 - - -
(Assume 4500)
Mobile Homes/Travel
Trailers:
Existing Sub- - 200 500 1000 800 500 -
divisions/Commercial
Parks (Assume 3000)
Small Group Sites:
500 Units - 100 400 1000 5000 6000 -
(Assume 25)
Medium Group Sites:
1000 Units - - 5000 10,000 15,000 - -
(Assume 30)
Large Group Sites:
5000 Units - - - 25,000 50,000 50,000 25,000
(Assume 30)
Total 200,000 (Worst-
400 900 6900 39,500 70,800 56,500 25,000
Case Scenario)
v. Managing 457,000 households

1) The task of meeting the housing needs of 457,000 households is broken
down into four overlapping phases. Each phase will deal with a certain
percentage of the affected population. The table below presents example
initial estimates of the number of households that will be taken care of
through each of the specific means.
457,000 Households Total

Households Phase Percent of Total
57,000 Will not require Federal assistance 12
100,000 Phase 1 22
100,000 Phase 2 21
200,000 Phase 3 44
Total 457,000 100
2) To maintain flexibility of operations, especially given the numerous

uncertainties regarding this disaster, the above figures reflect preliminary
estimates necessary to get started. These figures are subject to adjustment
as more data is acquired. For example, if at the end of strategy 3 it turns
out that more than 200,000 modular/prefabricated units are required
because less than 57,000 households were able to meet their housing needs

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without assistance, then it will be necessary to meet these additional

needs. However, the estimate of 200,000 modular/prefabricated units
provides a good estimate to initiate operations.
i. Agencies will provide a daily progress report to the designated Project
Officer.
ii. Agencies will provide a situation report daily (or as requested).
iii. Incident Action Plans will be developed.

i. Logistical support will be provided to all State and Federal agencies necessary
to acquire and allocate resources needed to execute temporary housing
missions. Priority will be given to address the housing needs of shelter
residents from the most heavily impacted Parishes.
1) Strategy 1: Enable use of existing resources
a) Provide transportation, communications, site assessment, mass
feeding, procurement, medical needs, hazardous material evaluation,
power restoration, and community services necessary to provide
minimum family living environment, for locations/situations such as
those listed in section 3.b.i. above.
emergency group sites
power restoration, and community services to provide conversion of
existing temporary housing resources such as those listed in section
3.b.ii. above, using existing infrastructure.
3) Strategy 3:Development of temporary housing sites
a) Provide transportation, communications, site assessment, procurement,
medical needs, hazardous material evaluation, power restoration,
community services to facilitate construction or installation of
facilities such as those listed in section 3.b.iii., to include procurement
of land and installation of all necessary infrastructure.
i. TBD

c. Personnel
i. The following table is an example of the personnel requirements distributed
over time. These estimates do not include administrative support staff.
Time
ESF Day 1–5 Day 6–10 Day 10–30 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8
1 125 175 250 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
2 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
3 100 200 800 4880 9750 10050 7800 5930 1460
4 150 150 150 285 1785 1635 1635 1635 1635 1635
5–IA 1000 (*) 1500 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000
5–LOG 275 450 500 500 500 550 650 650 650 650
6 **
7 16 27 30 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
8 ***
10 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11 150 150 150
12 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
OFA/HUD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
State**** 264 364 734 734 734 734 734 734 734 734
Total 1104 3040 5656 9791 16161 16361 14211 12341 7871 6411
*Does include NPC.

**Assume this to be a component of sheltering staff numbers.
***Assume this to be a component of medical service's staff numbers.
****Includes 14 EMAC staff for temporary housing coordination.

National Response Plan/National Incident Management System
Administration Logistics Planning/Info Operations
Under the National Response Plan/National Incident Management System,

temporary housing will be a Joint Task Force under Operations supported by the
emergency support functions (ESFs) listed in section 3b (see National Response
Plan, Catastrophic Incident Supplement, Pages A9-1 through A9-6).

Temporary Housing
i. Travel trailer/mobile home delivery
1) The Department of Transportation will be required to adjudicate road
access issues for movement of mobile homes from production facilities to
the disaster area.
ii. Sweep teams
1) See Temporary Housing Appendix D.
iii. Site selection
1) The site selection process will require coordination between DHS/FEMA,
the State and Parish governments, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the
Environmental Protection Agency.


Temporary Medical Care
1 4 . 0 Te m p o r a r y M e d i c a l C a r e
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has made landfall in southeast Louisiana. In many
affected Parishes, a high percentage of the population remained at landfall,
resulting in high numbers of fatalities and non-fatal injuries.
b. Assumptions
i. Transportation will be limited due to flooded roadways and a shortage of
resources such as fuel.
ii. There is no medical treatment available within the affected area; therefore,
there is a need for a medical staging area outside the affected area.
iii. Local resources are exhausted and the blood supply will be stressed. Medical
staffing will not be at full capacity.
iv. Communication networks are non-functioning and interoperability among
hospitals may be a problem.
v. Large numbers of people are expected to require treatment for a variety of
illnesses, both related and unrelated to the hurricane, before health care
facilities in the affected areas are returned to operation.
vi. For the purposes of this plan, the following summary of the expected
casualties during pre-landfall, impact, and post-impact is assumed.
Total Total Non-Fatal Total Non-Fatal

Parish
Fatalities Injuries Illnesses
Ascension 19 62 33
Assumption - 2 -
Jefferson 22,775 87,684 71,741
Lafourche 75 2,100 900
Orleans 24,250 85,360 108,640
Plaquemines 3,000 1,800 1,800
St. Bernard 9,000 4,400 5,600
St. Charles 960 2,025 2,475
St. James 8 72 48
St. John the Baptist 100 1,320 2,680
St. Tammany 900 2,700 1,800
Tangipahoa 200 325 675
Terrebonne 3 12 3
Total 61,290 187,862 196,395
vii. Search and rescue missions will need to be supported by medical personnel to
do screening/triage on rescuees prior to transport to shelters or release to
families.
viii. Large quantities of hazardous waste, both industrial and household, will have
been released because of hurricane wind and flooding, resulting in potential
airborne and waterborne contamination, and possible combustible/flammable
conditions.
ix. Many families seeking shelter will have not brought needed over-the-counter
and prescription medicines with them.

x. Certain large tracts of land enclosed by levee systems will have been flooded
systems. This will include the majority of Orleans Parish, much of Jefferson
Parish, and parts of St. Bernard Parish.
xi. All 40 medical treatment facilities in the impacted area are affected by the
high-water levels, loss of electricity, loss of communications, and storm-force
winds, rendering them isolated and useless. At best, they will shelter-in-place
whatever patients they were not able to discharge prior to landfall. In addition,
refugees (non-injured or ill individuals) will come to those treatment facilities
for sheltering. All patients, staff, family members, and refugees will require
evacuation from nonfunctional facilities. These treatment facilities may
require restoration of power, as well as medical, water, and food re-supply,
until evacuation is complete.
xii. Some nursing homes will have already been evacuated, per emergency plans,
as required by the State. However, some residents will not be able to evacuate
pre-incident and will require medical evacuation.
xiii. The standard acceptable level of care will not be possible in an extreme
emergency situation.
xiv. Concern about inpatient care will be much greater than concern for outpatient
care.
xv. The State will request Federal support and the President will declare a major
disaster. ESF-8 will be activated, including the National Disaster Medical
System (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, Disaster Medical
Assistance Team, and Veterinary Medical Assistance Team).
xvi. Search and rescue will be activated to conduct aerial assessments to
determine Search and Rescue Bases of Operation.
xvii. The Strategic National Stockpile will be activated and the Technical
Assistance Response Unit will be deployed.
xviii. Based on estimates from search and rescue, approximately 75,000 persons
will be transported to medical facilities daily for four days. If a conservative
estimate of 10% requiring medical treatment is applied, receiving 7,500
patients per day in need of medical care will be anticipated.
xix. The State will establish nine triage lines and special needs shelters.
xx. The Strategic Medical Assistance and Response Team (SMART) and mobile
hospital system will be activated.
c. Organization
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
a) Department of Health and Human Services
2) Support Agencies
a) DHS/National Disaster Medical System
c) Department of Energy
d) Department of Justice
f) Department of Transportation

g) Department of Veterans Affairs

h) Agency for International Development
i) American Red Cross
l) U.S. Postal Service
1) Lead Agency
a) Department of Health and Hospitals
2) Support Agencies
a) LSU Health Sciences Center
b) Louisiana National Guard
c) Department of Agriculture and Forestry
d) Department of Environmental Quality
e) Department of Transportation and Development
f) Volunteer Organizations
g) Louisiana Hospital Association
h) Louisiana Nursing Home Association
j) Department of Economic Development
k) Department of Social Services
l) Department of Education
m) State Police
iii. Parish
1) Lead Agency
a) Public Health Department
2) Support Agencies
a) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
b) Private hospitals
c) Volunteers
d) Other private industry
e) Churches
f) Public Safety
g) Animal Control
2. Mission
a. The mission is to plan for medical transportation, temporary public health and
medical care, emergency medical care, normal outpatient care (e.g., doctors,
dentists, laboratory, radiology, dialysis clinics, and home nursing), and definitive
hospital care to the population of southeast Louisiana. The mission is also to plan
for identification, storage, and assistance with final disposition of remains and to
plan for minimal support of animal care as needed. These services will be
provided until customary medical facilities and services are returned to
operational status in the areas impacted by the catastrophic hurricane.

3. Execution
i. Search and Rescue Base of Operations
1) The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals will coordinate with
search and rescue efforts to provide decontamination and/or medical care
at each Search and Rescue Base of Operations. Search and rescue will
transport victims requiring medical attention to the Bases of Operations or
to acute treatment facilities as dictated by the patient’s medical condition.
2) It is recommended that Search and Rescue Bases of Operations be located
next to or very near selected rail lines and viable ground transportation
routes.
3) The Search and Rescue Bases of Operations will be staffed by local
emergency service and public safety providers (e.g., emergency medical
service and fire departments), as well as Disaster Medical Assistance
Team members. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, organized into
medical strike teams, will be located at each Search and Rescue Base of
Operations.
4) From the Search and Rescue Bases of Operations, refugees in need of
medical care will be transported to one of three Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas or more definitive care facilities as determined
by patient condition through a combination of the following assets:
emergency medical service, State resources (including public/private
ambulances and helicopters), Emergency Management Assistance
Compact resources, National Mutual Aid and Resource Management
Initiatives resources, Federal assets to be determined by DHS/FEMA, and
other pre-event open-ended-agreement procured modes of transportation.
5) Refugees not in need of medical care will be transported via various
means of transportation from the Search and Rescue Bases of Operations
to nearby shelters in Baton Rouge, Thibodaux, and Hammond.
6) Within five days of rescue operations, search and rescue assets will switch
from rescue efforts to evacuation of hospitals in the affected area. Hospital
evacuation must be a priority, due to the lack of electricity, number of
patients, and the influx of refugees into the stranded healthcare facilities
overwhelming available resources. Patients will be moved to Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas, directly to designated hospitals outside
of the affected area, or out of the State. Refugees will be transported to
temporary shelters.
7) Hospitals in the affected areas will be re-supplied with critical supplies
within one to seven days.
8) Patients and refugees will be decontaminated at the Search and Rescue
Bases of Operations as needed prior to forward movement to the
ii. Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas
1) The State Department of Health and Hospitals has designated Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas in the following locations: Southeastern
Louisiana University (Hammond, Louisiana), Nicholls State University

(Thibodaux, Louisiana), and Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge,

Louisiana). Alternate sites have also been designated and will be located
outside the affected area (see Louisiana State Department of Health and
Hospitals Emergency Operations Plan, Annex X).
2) Each Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area will consist of two
major operations.
a) Operation 1: Primary Care/Initial Stabilization
i) From triage, patients requiring further medical care will receive
initial treatment and stabilization by Strategic Medical Assistance
and Response Teams and Disaster Medical Assistance Teams.
Those who do not require additional medical care will be routed to
shelters as appropriate. A waiting/staging area will be provided for
those waiting for transport. Those requiring additional medical
care will be routed to definitive care.
b) Operation 2: Definitive Care
i) Patients requiring medical care will be transported to in-state
medical treatment facilities and alternate care sites using the
following priorities:
1) State surge capacity hospitals (see Appendix A).
2) Alternate care facilities (see Appendix B).
3) Field mobile assets (see Appendix C).
4) Emergency Management Assistance Compact/National
Disaster Medical System transport out of State (see Appendix
D).
ii) Medical augmentation personnel will be provided to hospitals and
alternate care facilities, as requested by the State, through Federal
assets from the Department of Health and Human Services,
National Disaster Medical System, Department of Defense, and the
Department of Veterans Affairs (see Appendix E).
iii) Deceased individuals will become the responsibility of the Parish
coroner with support from the Louisiana Mass Fatalities Task
Force (see Louisiana State Mass Fatalities Incident Response
document) and Strategic Medical Assistance and Response Teams.
After the capability has been exhausted, the Disaster Mortuary
Operational Response Team will be requested to provide additional
mortuary assistance (see Appendix E).
3) An administration area will be established where staff will be registered,
credentials verified, and mission assigned.
4) Stations at each Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area
a) Station 1—Decontamination: Upon arriving at the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas facility, those seeking medical care will first
go through decontamination, as needed.
b) Station 2—Triage: Those individuals in need of medical attention will
be directed to a triage station. Triage will be manned by the Louisiana
Department of Health and Hospitals Strategic Medical Assistance and

Response Team with support from the Disaster Medical Assistance

Team (provided by the National Disaster Medical System).
5) Without adequate transport resources from the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Area to hospitals or other temporary housing/shelters
across the State, a pooling effect is expected with patients and general
evacuees bottlenecking at the Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Area. Efforts must be placed on the transportation resources and the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area to avoid the bottleneck
effect of patients and evacuees.
i. Lead Agencies
1) Federal
a) The Department of Health and Human Services will perform the
following tasks:
i) Coordinate ESF-8.
ii) Deploy and manage Commissioned Corp Readiness Force
personnel to medical facilities.
iii) Provide preventive and environmental health services.
iv) Supply medical equipment and supplies via the Strategic National
Stockpile and other Federal programs.
2) State
a) The Department of Health and Hospitals (including the Office of
Mental Health, Public Health, Addictive Disorders, Citizens for
Developmental Disabilities, Health Standards Section, Bureau of
Community Support Services, Medicaid, and Bureau of Emergency
Medical Services) will perform the following tasks:
i) Identify, through the Louisiana Health Resources and Services
Administration, available inpatient beds at existing medical
facilities within the State by number and type. The flow of patients
from temporary medical treatment facilities to those hospitals will
be coordinated.
ii) Identify alternate care facilities to augment the surge capacity
offered by existing medical facilities within the State.
iii) Identify and coordinate flow of patients and resources between
hospitals in the State.
iv) The Strategic Medical Assistance and Response Team will provide
initial treatment and identify each evacuee’s needs as immediate,
urgent, or non-urgent; and sort to the appropriate operational
pathway at the Search and Rescue Bases of Operation and the
v) Coordinate the special needs shelters. The Department of Health
and Hospitals will activate the medical coordination component.
The State Department of Health and Hospitals Emergency
Operations Plan, Annex X, identifies the current roles and
responsibilities of the Special Needs Sheltering Plans.

vi) Provide patient tracking at each Temporary Medical Operations

Staging Area.
vii) Provide equipment for patient decontamination.
viii) Assist with behavioral health issues.
ix) Coordinate credentialing of medical volunteers.
x) Provide disease surveillance and vector control.
xi) Assist in animal control and disposition.
3) Local
a) The Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
i) Assist the Department of Health and Hospitals in coordinating the
special needs shelters.
ii) Provide generators and coordinate National Guardsmen for
security for these special needs shelters.
ii. Support Agencies
1) Federal
a) DHS/National Disaster Medical System will:
i) Activate and coordinate the National Disaster Medical System in
conjunction with ESF-8 activities.
ii) Identify available National Disaster Medical System inpatient beds
out of State by number and type.
iii) Manage and provide medical support to Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas and Search and Rescue Bases of
Operations through the deployment of medical personnel to
provide patient stabilization and treatment prior to placement in
medical facilities or evacuation to inpatient beds elsewhere.
iv) Provide staff augmentation as needed at medical facilities.
v) Provide mortuary support at Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas and other identified temporary morgues as
appropriate, and will set up additional temporary morgue units and
operate them if needed.
vi) Establish and operate family assistance centers if needed.
vii) Provide veterinary medical care as needed.
b) DHS/FEMA will perform the following task:
i) Coordinate requisition, receipt, storage, and distribution of water
(bottled and tankered), meals-ready-to-eat, ice, generators,
emergency communication units, material handling equipment,
body bags, fleet and vehicle management (contract drivers),
refrigerated trucks, or advance initial response resources
deployment packages.
c) The U.S. Coast Guard will perform the following task:
i) Conduct search and rescue of victims requiring medical assistance.
d) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S. Forest Service) will perform
i) Assist in the development and support of the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas.

ii) Assist in decontamination of victims.

e) The U.S. Department of Defense will perform the following tasks:
i) Deploy a Defense Coordinating Officer and Element to coordinate
the defense support to civil authorities.
ii) Provide mobile medical treatment facilities.
iii) Provide augmentation of medical personnel as needed.
iv) Assist in providing mortuary support.
v) Supplement local transportation.
d) The Department of Energy will perform the following task:
i) Coordinate restoration or provision of power to medical facilities.
e) The Department of Justice will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate the provision of security to temporary or permanent
medical treatment activities.
ii) Assist in identification of victim remains.
f) The Department of Transportation will perform the following task:
i) Coordinate Federal air and ground transportation assets in support
of medical activities.
g) The Department of Veterans Affairs will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate Veterans Affairs Federal coordinating centers under the
National Disaster Medical System.
ii) Provide medical and mental health augmentation personnel.
h) The Agency for International Development will perform the following
task:
i) Coordinate the provision of international medical assistance if
requested.
i) The American Red Cross will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide available auxiliary medical and mental health personnel
and supplies.
ii) Assist in staffing the Family Assistance Center.
iii) Assist in tracking the movement of patients at Temporary Medical
iv) Coordinate the provision of blood.
v) Provide assistance with intake of individuals, family reunification,
food services, and assistance with donated goods at Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas.
vi) Provide personnel to assist in the temporary facility for transport at
j) The Environmental Protection Agency will perform the following
tasks:
i) Provide technical assistance and support regarding patient
decontamination.
ii) Provide air sampling and monitoring equipment to ensure
responders are not working in hazardous environments.
iii) Ensure site safety for re-entry.
iv) Dispose of bio-waste generated from medical treatment facilities.
k) The General Services Administration will perform the following tasks:

i) Assist in contracting for medical supplies, equipment, and

transportation.
ii) Assist in the procurement of communications equipment.
iii) Assist in providing transportation of victims from Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas to shelters.
l) The U.S. Postal Service will perform the following task:
i) Offer support in providing transportation of victims.
2) State
a) The LSU Health Sciences Center will perform the following tasks:
i) Expand hospital capability at LSU Health Sciences Center
hospitals.
ii) Coordinate trauma service.
iii) Provide personnel support to Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas.
iv) Provide communications support.
v) Provide data and pathology support.
vi) Provide patient care and forensic operations.
vii) Provide assistance to special needs shelters.
b) The Louisiana National Guard will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide security at Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas
and other temporary medical treatment sites.
ii) Provide transportation assets for patient movement from Search
and Rescue Bases of Operations through definitive care facilities.
iii) Assist with the evacuation of hospitals in the affected area
(transportation and personnel).
iv) Provide medical personnel and supplies as needed to support
medical operations.
v) Provide decontamination support as needed.
vi) Make existing medical facilities and buildings of opportunity
available for use as needed.
c) The Department of Agriculture and Forestry will perform the
following tasks:
i) Assist in logistics.
ii) Assist in animal control and disposition.
d) The Department of Environmental Quality will perform the following
task:
i) Assist the Department of Health and Hospitals in determining
protocols for decontamination of patients at Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas sites.
e) The Department of Transportation and Development will perform the
following task:
i) Provide transport of victims from Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas to shelters.
f) Volunteer Organizations will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate food and clothing distribution and donations.

ii) Coordinate and provide assistance with decontamination at

g) The Louisiana Hospital Association will perform the following task:
i) Communicate twice daily to the Department of Health and
Hospitals the bed and equipment availability of all Louisiana
hospitals.
h) The Louisiana Nursing Home Association will perform the following
tasks:
i) Communicate evacuation procedures to the Department of Health
and Hospitals.
ii) Provide daily reports of the number of available beds to the
Department of Health and Hospitals.
i) The Department of Economic Development will perform the following
tasks:
i) Provide a listing of empty facilities that can be utilized.
ii) Provide plans for job development for evacuees at shelters and
temporary housing facilities.
j) The Department of Social Services will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate the special needs shelters in all Temporary Medical
ii) Provide assistance with registration, collection of information, and
reporting of information to the State repository at all refugee
reception sites.
k) The Department of Corrections will perform the following task:
i) Feed victims and responders at Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas.
l) The Department of Education will perform the following task:
i) Provide school buses for transportation needs.
m) The Louisiana State Police will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide security at Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas
or other medical treatment locations.
ii) Provide transportation assets as needed.
iii) Provide police escort of patient movement.
iv) Coordinate and assist in the management of hazardous materials
teams.
3) Local
a) Public and private hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living centers
i) Absorb overflow of patients from the affected area (e.g., from
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas and affected
hospitals) as able.
ii) Provide daily reports of the number of available beds to the
Department of Health and Hospitals.
b) Volunteer organizations (including churches) will perform the
following tasks:

i) Support relief effort activities as directed by the National Incident

Management System.
ii) Assist in transport of victims from Search and Rescue Bases of
Operations to Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas under
the direction of authorized command personnel.
iii) Assist feeding of refugees and response personnel as the capability
exists under the direction of authorized command personnel.
c) Other private industries will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide transportation for victims and equipment from Search and
Rescue Bases of Operations under the direction of authorized
command personnel.
ii) May be asked to assist in decontamination operations at Search and
Rescue Bases of Operation and other locations as needed under the
direction of authorized command personnel.
d) The Department of Public Safety will perform the following tasks:
i) Process individuals through the decontamination setup at Search
and Rescue Bases of Operations and other locations as needed.
ii) Assist in transporting individuals from Search and Rescue Bases of
Operations to Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas.
iii) Triage victims at Search and Rescue Bases of Operations.
e) Animal Control will perform the following task:
i) Provide basic animal sheltering and basic veterinary care as
available.
i. Requests for assistance, patient treatment information, and other situation
report information will be provided through the National Incident
Management System to the Joint Operations Center.
ii. Further reports will be required as the situation dictates (reference State
Emergency Operations Plan and National Response Plan). For example, under
the State Emergency Operations Plan there is a requirement for E-Team
reports twice daily. Parishes will be operating under Parish Emergency
Operations Plans.

i. Will provide logistical support necessary to provide care for individuals in
need of medical attention, including communications, transport of patients and
staff, transport of medical supplies and equipment, mass feeding, power
restoration, construction of temporary medical facilities, site security,
decontamination, sheltering, housing of medical personnel, provision of water
and ice, and patient tracking.
i. Transportation of patients from Search and Rescue Bases of Operation to
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas
ii. Dialysis and ventilators for mass care
iii. Availability of burn units

iv. Identification of hyperbaric units

v. Identification of blood supply
vi. Increased vector control, primarily mosquito control
c. Personnel
i. Department of Health and Hospitals will provide medical personnel to staff
each Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area.
ii. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, deployed through the National Disaster
Medical System, will supplement staff at Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas and Search and Rescue Bases of Operations.
iii. Federal assets will be requested for additional staffing at area hospitals,
alternate care facilities, and field mobile assets. Federal resources include the
National Disaster Medical System, the Department of Health and Human
Services Commissioned Corp Readiness Force, and Department of Veterans
Affairs (Appendix E).
iv. The Louisiana Hospital Administration has estimated the number of patients
requiring inpatient care in the first four days post-landfall to be 11,325
(Appendix A). To accommodate this number of patients for a 24-hour shift,
the following staff would be required: 434 physicians, 453 nurse
practitioners/physician’s assistants, 2718 registered nurses/licensed practical
nurses, 1812 nursing assistants/technicians, 906 medical clerks, 453
respiratory therapists, 453 case managers, 453 social workers, 906
housekeepers, and 906 patient transporters.
v. At this time, after utilizing all available local, State, and Federal resources, a
gap exists in fulfilling the number of medical personnel necessary to sustain
this operation.

i. The State and local governments will follow the National Incident
Management System. Federal assets will support State and local operations.
ii. The regional command structure will consist of a Regional Office of
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator; a Regional Coordinator for hospitals;
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health; the State Police;
the local Sheriff’s Office; and the campus Police Chief.
iii. The local command structure will consist of the Parish President and the
Director of the Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness.
i. The Disaster Medical Assistance Team communications capabilities will
include connectivity between the mobile emergency response support and
search and rescue.
ii. Basic statewide communication between agencies will be conducted through
the Internet-based E-Team. Communication will be supplemented by 800
MHz radios (primary Parish-level communications within the Parish and to
State agencies) and satellite phones.

iii. The General Services Administration will provide four T1 lines via mobile
satellite unit and any additional resources necessary to re-establish hospital
communications.
iv. Interoperability and communications between multiple users is an ongoing
issue. Communications need to be coordinated to ensure effective tracking
and response at the unified command centers.
v. Tracking of medical personnel responding to the area, medical supplies, and
patients will all be coordinated by the Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospitals.


Points of Contact
15.0 Points of Contact
DHS/FEMA Point of Contact

DHS/FEMA Region VI
Attention: Joe Bearden
800 North Loop 288
Denton, TX 76209
LOHSEP Point of Contact

Attention: Sean Fontenot
Contractor Point of Contact

IEM, Inc.
Attention: Brad Tiffee
8555 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 100
Baton Rouge, LA 70809 .
(225) 952-8229
brad. tiffee@ieminc.com
Cell phone numbers and email addresses have been

withheld as allowed by the Freedom of Information Act,
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(2) and (6).
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IEM/TEC04-070 r5 Appendices
January 5, 2005
This document is for reference only. Readers should not construe this document as representing
official policy or regulations. The functional plans contained in this document were produced
during the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Workshops (July 16–23, 2004,
and November 29–December 3, 2004). These functional plans have been edited for clarity. The
information contained herein is current as of December 3, 2004, and is subject to change.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRE-LANDFALL 1
Appendix A: Incident Action Plans 1
Appendix B: State of Louisiana Hurricane Checklist 26
Appendix C: FEMA Region VI Hurricane Checklist 36
POWER, WATER, AND ICE DISTRIBUTION 41

Appendix A: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commodity Distribution/Staging Area
Requirements 41
Appendix B: Sample Generator Request 47
TRANSPORT FROM WATER TO SHELTER 49

Appendix A: Search and Rescue to Shelter to Temporary Housing Flow Chart 49
DEBRIS 51
Appendix A: Organizational Chart 51
Appendix B: Debris Timeline 52
SEARCH AND RESCUE 55

Appendix A: Office of State Police Map 55
Appendix B: Specific Resource Needs 56
SHELTERS 63
Appendix A: Materials and Services 63
TEMPORARY HOUSING 65
Appendix A: Planning Assumptions 65
Appendix B: Phases of Housing Requirements and Programmatic Approaches 67
Appendix C: Representative Timeline 69
Appendix D: Sweep 70
Appendix E: Draft Group Site Data Collection Sheet 71
TEMPORARY MEDICAL CARE 75

Appendix A: Definitive Care Patient Estimates and Associated Staffing Needs 75
Appendix B: Alternate Medical Treatment Facilities 77
Appendix C: Field Treatment Facilities 78
Appendix D: Patient Movement Resources 79
Appendix E: Federal Medical Staffing Resources 81
POINTS OF CONTACT 87
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Pre-landfall
Pre-landfall
Appendix A: Incident Action Plans
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

RST INCIDENT ACTION PLAN
Louisiana For O-Period Dates: T-1
Disaster ID: Category III
Start Time 0001 End Time: 2400
Hurricane
Lead for this
a. Objective: Maintain Common Operational Picture Objective:
ALL
Maintain Situational Awareness through Lead for this Task:
conference calls at all appropriate levels, One-Time
1.
including impacted Regions, States, the Continuing ALL
HLT, etc.
Update and coordinate GIS products and One-Time Lead for this Task:
2.
modeling data Continuing ALL
Update coordinated modeling of estimated One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
damage and potential consequences Continuing ALL
NEOC coordinate and product HAZUS Lead for this Task:
products. Inventory and coordinate HAZUS
One-Time
4. resources from all available modelers,
confirm scenario, and request HAZUS-Multi
Continuing FEMA HQ -- NEOC
Hazard modeling.
Tasks:
Refine Planning Assumptions using models One-Time Lead for this Task:
5.
including HAZUS and GIS products. Continuing FEMA HQ
Update Collection of remote sensing Lead for this Task:
One-Time
6. imagery and data pre-landfall and schedule
post-landfall collection.
Continuing FEMA HQ
Conduct briefings for key national Lead for this Task:
One-Time
7. customers including DHS and, the White
House
Continuing FEMA HQ
NEOC update coordination and analysis of One-Time Lead for this Task:
8.
national impacts of event. Continuing FEMA HQ
Lead for this Task:
One-Time
9.
Continuing
Increase readiness at the State, Region VI, Lead for this

b. Objective: and FEMA HQ level in anticipation of Objective:
hurricane landfall ALL
Tasks: Update analysis data from Parishes to Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. further refine their potential needs (See
objective d.)
Continuing LOHSEP
2. Estimate anticipated unmet needs at the One-Time Lead for this Task:

Parish level especially for health and safety Continuing

and critical infrastructure and take
LOHSEP
preliminary actions to procure or stage
assets.
In conjunction with above tasks, identify Lead for this Task:
One-Time
3. anticipated post-landfall unmet needs and
potential resource shortfalls.
Continuing FEMA REGION VI
Develop contingency plans for Lead for this Task:
One-Time
4. communications and power for deployed
staff. (see objective h.)
Distribute Advisories and alerts to OFA, One-Time Lead for this Task:
5.
Regions, Teams, and facilities Continuing FEMA HQ
Analyze inventory levels and status of One-Time Lead for this Task:
6.
resource supply system. Continuing FEMA HQ
Update procurement and acquisition of life Lead for this Task:
One-Time
7. support and life sustaining equipment and
services to reflect current estimates.
Continuing FEMA HQ
Update projected disaster courses based One-Time Lead for this Task:
8.
on initial estimates Continuing FEMA HQ
Update plans to ensure transportation Lead for this Task:
One-Time
9. assets are in place to move FEMA FEMA HQ/ FEMA
Continuing
commodities. REGION VI/ ESF-1
Lead for this
Communicate, coordinate, and cooperate
c. Objective: Objective:
at all levels
ALL
One-Time Lead for this Task:
1. Request pre-Disaster Declaration
Continuing LOHSEP
Lead for this Task:
Coordinate with FEMA HQ on Expedited One-Time
2. FEMA HQ/ FEMA
Major Disaster Declaration process. Continuing
REGION VI
Tasks: Take initial actions to reestablish post- Lead for this Task:
One-Time
3. landfall communications with Parishes and
key partners.
Continuing LOHSEP
Identify post-landfall response priorities for One-Time Lead for this Task:
4.
the State Continuing ALL
Pre-Position Specific Resources to be in Lead for this
d. Objective: position 24 hours before arrival of Tropical Objective:
Storm Force Winds ALL
Tasks: Forward latest Parish-anticipated needs to Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. FEMA Region VI so asset movement plans
and actions can be refined.
Continuing LOHSEP
Terminate resource deployments in target One-Time Lead for this Task:
2.
areas as dictated by weather. Continuing LOHSEP
Establish asset visibility – All assets must One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
be in place Continuing FEMA Region VI
Reassess pre-deployed resources and One-Time Lead for this Task:
4.
staff. Identify additional critical needs. Continuing FEMA HQ
5. Verify status of deployed resources. One-Time Lead for this Task:

Pre-landfall
Continuing FEMA HQ
Refine identification of second tier One-Time Lead for this Task:
6.
response and re-supply systems. Continuing FEMA HQ
Lead for this
e. Objective: Conduct Joint Media Campaign Objective:
LOHSEP – JIC
Refine media releases to focus on those Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. who missed evacuation and may be
isolated.
Continuing ALL – JIC
Develop media messages for emergency One-Time Lead for this Task:
2.
protection measures. Continuing ALL – JIC
Tasks:
Develop media messages to assist with One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
response and volunteer efforts. Continuing ALL – JIC
4. Begin to manage expectations
Continuing ALL – JIC
Lead for this
f. Objective: Coordinate Louisiana Evacuations Objective:
LOHSEP
Coordinate with Mississippi, Department of Lead for this Task:
Transportation and Development, One-Time
1.
Louisiana State Police for cessation of Continuing LOHSEP
contraflow and other evacuation activities.
Tasks: One-Time Lead for this Task:
2. Support ongoing evacuation activities
Continuing LOHSEP
3.
Continuing
Lead for this

g. Objective: Open Emergency Shelters Objective:
LOHSEP
Continue shelter operations. Route reports Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. through the Shelter Task Force through the
State EOC to FEMA
Continuing LOHSEP
Begin development long-term shelter and One-Time Lead for this Task:
Tasks: 2.
emergency housing plans Continuing ALL
3.
Continuing LOHSEP
Lead for this
Refine Asset Protection Plan and Support
h. Objective: Objective:
Structure for Emergency Responders
FEMA REGION VI
Tasks: Ensure contact and lodging information is One-Time Lead for this Task:
1.
accurate for all deployed staff. Continuing FEMA REGION VI
Refine system for post-storm One-Time Lead for this Task:
2.
accountability. Continuing FEMA REGION VI
Ensure deployed staff has emergency One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
supplies. Continuing FEMA REGION VI
4. Provide Health and Safety Briefing for One-Time Lead for this Task:

deployed staff. Continuing FEMA REGION VI

Ensure deployed commodities are secured One-Time Lead for this Task:
5.
before storm arrival. Continuing FEMA REGION VI
COORDINATION
ERT-A TEAM LEADER or FCO Name and Signature:
COORDINATION
EST DIRECTOR Name and Signature:
APPROVAL
ROC DIRECTOR Name and Signature:
FEMA Form 90-131 (Variation) Note: EST Director coordination is required when EST is at Level 2 or 1

Pre-landfall
INCIDENT OBJECTIVES 1.Incident Name 2. Date 3. Time

Louisiana Category III T-1
Hurricane
4. Operational Period
0001-2400, T-1
5. General Control Objectives for the Incident (Include alternatives):
Maintain Common Operational Picture
Increase readiness at the State, Region VI, and FEMA HQ level in anticipation of
Tropical Storm force winds
Communicate, coordinate, and cooperate at all levels
Pre-Position Specific Resources to be in position 24 hours before arrival of Tropical

Storm Force Winds
Conduct Joint Media Campaign
Coordinate Louisiana Evacuations
Open Emergency Shelters
Refine Asset Protection Plan and Support Structure for Emergency Responders
6. Weather Forecast for Operational Period:
7. General Safety Message:
8. Attachments (mark if attached)

Organization List (ICS 203) Medical Plan (ICS 206) Incident Briefing (ICS 201)
Division Assignment Lists (ICS 204) Incident Map Action Plan (FEMA Form 90-131)
Communications Plan (ICS 205) Traffic Plan (Other)
9. Prepared by (Planning Section Chief): 10. Approved by (Incident Commander):
ICS 202 NFES 1326

Pre-landfall

Louisiana For O-Period Dates: T-2 Days
Hurricane
Lead for this
a. Objective: Maintain the Common Operational Picture Objective:
ALL
conference calls at all appropriate levels, One-Time
1.
including impacted Regions, States, the Continuing ALL
HLT, etc.
In support of coordination, schedule two Lead for this Task:
Video/Teleconferences daily at times One-Time
2.
convenient to the State and using an Continuing FEMA HQ
agreed agenda.
Coordinate GIS support for Hurricane Lead for this Task:
One-Time
3. between State, Region VI, and Mapping
and Analysis Center
Continuing ALL
Lead for this Task:
Coordinate other modeling of potential One-Time
4.
consequences as dictated by the situation. Continuing FEMA HQ
Coordinate HAZUS modeling produced at Lead for this Task:

LSU and FEMA to maintain the Common One-Time
5.
Operational Picture. NEOC to coordinate at Continuing ALL
Tasks:
the FEMA level.
Request ADCIRC models from Louisiana One-Time Lead for this Task:
6.
State University Continuing LOHSEP
Produce and distribute GIS Packages to One-Time Lead for this Task:
7.
support Louisiana Hurricane Operations Continuing FEMA HQ
Collect pre-landfall remote sensing Lead for this Task:
One-Time
8. imagery/data and schedule post landfall
collection
Continuing FEMA HQ
Lead for this Task:
Monitor roadway evacuation route reports One-Time
9.
(see Objective: Coordinate Evacuations) Continuing LOHSEP
Conduct briefings for various national level Lead for this Task:
One-Time
10 customers including DHS, the White
House, and other VIPs
Continuing FEMA HQ
NEOC Coordinate and Analyze national One-Time Lead for this Task:
11
impacts of the event Continuing FEMA HQ
Tasks: Poll Parishes to determine specific needs Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. pre- and post-landfall prioritized by
criticality.
Continuing LOHSEP


2. Task USCG with lead in water rescue.
Distribute Advisories and alerts to OFS, One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
Regions, Teams and Facilities. Continuing FEMA HQ
Analyze Inventory Levels and Status of One-Time Lead for this Task:
4.
Resource supply system. Continuing FEMA HQ
Initiate procurement and acquisition for life Lead for this Task:
One-Time
5. support and life sustaining equipment and
services.
Continuing FEMA HQ
6. Project Disaster Costs.
Continuing FEMA HQ
Lead for this Task:
Ensure transportation assets are in place to One-Time
7. FEMA HQ, FEMA
move FEMA commodities. Continuing
Region VI, USDOT
Determine limiting factors and anticipated One-Time Lead for this Task:
8.
shortfalls for Response Operations. Continuing ALL
Lead for this
Communicate, Coordinate and Cooperate
at all levels
ALL
Identify post-landfall Response Priorities for One-Time Lead for this Task:
1.
the State (s) Continuing LOHSEP
Coordinate topic specific information One-Time Lead for this Task:
2.
Tasks: exchange Continuing FEMA HQ
3.
Continuing

Continue deploying State resources, i.e. One-Time Lead for this Task:
1.
National Guard and other State Agencies Continuing LOHSEP
Continue asking for appropriate Federal One-Time Lead for this Task:
2.
assets to be pre-deployed. Continuing LOHSEP
Forward deploy selected FEMA assets Lead for this Task:
One-Time
3. further south as necessary to support LOHSEP/ FEMA
Continuing
Special Needs shelters. Region VI
Reassess pre-deployed resources and staff One-Time Lead for this Task:
Tasks: 4.
and additional critical needs. Continuing FEMA Region VI
Lead for this Task:
Ensure logistics centers can support One-Time
5. FEMA HQ
additional sheltering needs. Continuing
FEMA Region VI
6. Verify status of deployed resources
Continuing FEMA HQ
Identify second tier response and resupply One-Time Lead for this Task:
7.
systems Continuing FEMA HQ
e Objective: Conduct Joint Media Campaign Lead for this

Objective:

Pre-landfall
LOHSEP -- JIC
Continue media and public affairs Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. information support, press releases, media
statements, etc.
Continuing ALL -- JIC
Tasks: One-Time Lead for this Task:

2.
Continuing LOHSEP
One-Time
3. Lead for this Task:
Continuing
Lead for this

LOHSEP
Continue to coordinate with DOTD, State Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. Police, and Parishes in accordance with
the Louisiana Hurricane Checklist.
Continuing LOHSEP
Continue to coordinate contra-flow Lead for this Task:
Tasks: One-Time
2. coordination with Mississippi, State Police,
and DOT
Continuing LOHSEP
3.
Continuing
Lead for this

LOHSEP
Continue coordination with States for One-Time Lead for this Task:
1.
shelter plans Continuing LOHSEP
2. Continue updating ESF-6 data.
Continuing LOHSEP
Coordinate with border States for sheltering One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
Tasks: process. Continuing LOHSEP
Request additional shelter-specific Lead for this Task:
One-Time
4. resources as appropriate from FEMA’s
shelter supplies at Camp Beauregard.
Continuing LOHSEP
Coordinate medical, transportation, and Lead for this Task:
One-Time
5. power resources to support Special Shelter
needs.
Continuing LOHSEP
Lead for this

Refine Asset Protection and Support
FEMA REGION VI
Begin coordination to execute USACE Pre- Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. scripted Mission Assignment for use of
quarters-boats at Port Allen
Execute infrastructure and personnel plans Lead for this Task:
Tasks: One-Time
2. systems to support deploying Federal
personnel pre- and post landfall
3.
Continuing
COORDINATION
COORDINATION

COORDINATION
APPROVAL

Pre-landfall

Hurricane
0001-2400, T-1

Storm Force Winds

ICS 202 NFES 1326

Pre-landfall

Louisiana For O-Period Dates: T-3 Days
Hurricane
Lead for this
a. Objective: Maintain Common Operational Picture Objective:
ALL
Video and Tele-Conferences as needed One-Time
1.
with HQ, HLT, Louisiana and other Continuing ALL
impacted States, and contiguous Regions
Tasks: Alert Regional Backup and Request Ops, One-Time Lead for this Task:
2.
Log and Planning Staff Continuing FEMA Region VI
Begin modeling potential impacts on critical One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
facilities. Continuing ALL
1. Deploy remaining ERT-A members
Continuing FEMA Region VI
Deploy Logistics Staff to Staging Area Lead for this Task:
One-Time
2. (Lead, APO, Inventory Management
Specialist, 2 Material Handlers)
Deploy GSA leasing and contract officer One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
support (2 Each) Continuing FEMA Region V
Deploy US Forest Service Forest Team to One-Time Lead for this Task:
4.
the Staging Area Continuing FEMA Region VI
Request deployment of MERS logistics and Lead for this Task:
One-Time
5. communications assets to Camp
Tasks: Continuing FEMA Region VI
Beauregard
Deploy DTOS and Power, Water, and Ice One-Time Lead for this Task:
6.
PRTs to Staging Area Continuing FEMA Region V
Request TLC to prepare two additional 50- Lead for this Task:
Packs plus additional IRR commodities for One-Time
7.
immediate deployment (see Pre-positioning Continuing FEMA Region VI
Objective)
Continue execution of Louisiana Hurricane One-Time Lead for this Task:
8.
Check-list Continuing LOHSEP
Review and prepare to implement One-Time Lead for this Task:
9.
Continuity of Operations Plans as needed. Continuing LOHSEP
Lead for this
Communicate, Coordinate, and Cooperate
at all levels
ALL

Region VI coordinate with States of Lead for this Task:

One-Time
1. Louisiana and Texas and Region IV on
resource needs
Louisiana coordinate with Region VI, Lead for this Task:
One-Time
2. Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas on
resource needs.
Continuing LOHSEP
Task ESFs to provide contingency plans for One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
their operational area Continuing FEMA Region VI
State consider and if appropriate execute Lead for this Task:
Tasks: Declaration of State of Emergency and One-Time
4.
request for Presidential Emergency Continuing LOHSEP
Declaration
Lead for this Task:
FEMA Region VI and HQ coordinate One-Time
5. FEMA HQ
processing of State Emergency Request Continuing
FEMA Region VI
6.
Continuing

Louisiana pre-deploy National Guard One-Time Lead for this Task:
1.
Assets Continuing LOHSEP
2. Deploy Advanced Aid Package
Deploy 2 50-Packs + 250 KW and greater One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
generators to Staging Area Continuing FEMA Region VI
Deploy 40,000 Gal. Bottled Water to One-Time Lead for this Task:
4.
Staging Area Continuing FEMA Region VI
Activated Pre-scripted Mission Assignment One-Time Lead for this Task:
Tasks: 5.
for Water (50K Gal) and Ice (280k lbs) Continuing FEMA Region VI
6. Deploy 4 DMAT teams to Staging Area
7. Deploy 2 DMORT teams to Staging Area
Mission Assign and deploy 2 Coast Guard One-Time Lead for this Task:
8.
swift water rescue teams to Staging Area Continuing FEMA Region VI
9.
Continuing
Lead for this

e. Objective: Conduct Joint Media Campaign Objective:
LOHSEP -- JIC
Tasks: Coordinate media plans to stress public One-Time Lead for this Task:
1.
preparedness and awareness Continuing ALL - JIC
2.
Continuing
3. One-Time Lead for this Task:

Pre-landfall
Continuing
Lead for this

LOHSEP
Initiate Evacuation Process and Urge One-Time Lead for this Task:
1.
Parish Local Compliance Continuing LOHSEP
Coordinate Contra flow Evacuation with One-Time Lead for this Task:
Tasks: 2.
Mississippi Continuing LOHSEP
Coordinate evacuation with Department of Lead for this Task:
One-Time
3. Transportation and Development (DOTD)
in accordance with Hurricane Check List
Continuing LOHSEP
Lead for this

LOHSEP
1. Execute Shelter Plan
Continuing LOHSEP
Tasks: 2.
Continuing

3.
Continuing
Lead for this

Refine Asset Protection Plan and Support
FEMA REGION VI
Prepare infrastructure and personnel plans Lead for this Task:
One-Time
1. and systems to support deploying Federal
personnel pre- and post landfall
Develop protection/sheltering plan for One-Time Lead for this Task:
Tasks: 2.
deployed staff Continuing FEMA REGION VI
3. Develop asset protection plan
COORDINATION
COORDINATION
APPROVAL


Hurricane
0001-2400, T-3

Storm Force Winds

Pre-landfall
ICS 202 NFES 1326


ROC INCIDENT ACTION PLAN
Louisiana For OPeriod: T-4 Days
Hurricane
Beginning: 0001 Ending: 2400
Lead for this Objective
a. Objective: Maintain Common Operational Picture
ALL
1. conference calls at all appropriate levels, One-time
including impacted Regions, States, the X Continuing ALL
HLT, etc.
Task: One-time Lead for this Task:
2.
Continuing
One-time Lead for this Task:

3.
Continuing
Increase Readiness at the State, Region VI, Lead for this Objective
b. Objective: and FEMA HQ levels in anticipation of
ALL
Tropical Storm Force Winds
1. Louisiana Activate Personnel and One-Time Lead for this Task:
Resources as appropriate Continuing LOHSEP
2. Deploy State Liaison to Louisiana
Task: EST Deploy teams and resources to One-Time Lead for this Task:
3.
Logistics Centers as appropriate Continuing FEMA HQ
FEMA Region VI make administrative and Lead for this Task:
logistics arrangements for staging One-Time
4.
equipment and teams and for berthing Continuing
FEMA Region VI
personnel
c. Objective:
Communicate, Coordinate, and Cooperate Lead for this Objective
at All Levels ALL
1. Deploy Regional Representative to X One-time Lead for this Task:
Hurricane Liaison Team Continuing Region VI
Task: 2.
X Continuing
Region VI
3.
Continuing
ERT-A Team Leader or FCO Coordination

Name and Signature
NEOC Director Coordination

Pre-landfall
Name and Signature
Approval
ROC Director Name and Signature
FEMA Form 90-131 ROC (Variation) (05/11/04) Note NRCC Director coordination is required when NRCC is at Level 2 or 1.


Hurricane
0001-2400, T-4

Storm Force Winds

Pre-landfall
ICS 202 NFES 1326


ROC INCIDENT ACTION PLAN
Louisiana For OPeriod: T-5 Days
Hurricane
Beginning: 0001 Ending: 2400
Lead for this Objective
a. Objective: Maintain the Common Operational Picture
ALL
1. One-time
State, Region VI, and EST Conferences
X Continuing ALL
as appropriate
Task: 2.
Continuing

3.
Continuing
Increase Readiness at the State, Region VI, Lead for this Objective
b. Objective: and FEMA HQ level in anticipation Tropical
ALL
Storm Force winds.
1. Alert personnel, verify resources and Lead for this Task:
One-time
allocation of resources X Continuing ALL
Review Hurricane Check Lists, update One-time Lead for this Task:
Task: 2.
and execute as appropriate X Continuing
ALL

3.
Continuing
c. Objective:
Communicate, Coordinate, and Cooperate Lead for this Objective
at all levels. ALL
Begin Video and Tele- Conferences as Lead for this Task:
appropriate. NOTE: The need to
communicate, Coordinate and
Cooperate is basic. It includes all
involved parties including Parishes,
1. the State of Louisiana, contiguous One-time
States, FEMA Region VI and X Continuing All
contiguous Regions, FEMA HQ, the
HLT, private entities, etc. This task
Task:
continues throughout pre-landfall but
will NOT be repeated on each Incident
Action Plan
2.
Continuing

3.
Continuing
ERT-A Team Leader or FCO Coordination

Pre-landfall
Name and Signature
NEOC Director Coordination

Name and Signature
Approval
ROC Director Name and Signature
FEMA Form 90-131 ROC (Variation) (05/11/04) Note NRCC Director coordination is required when NRCC is at Level 2 or 1.


Hurricane
0001-2400, T-5

Pre-landfall
ICS 202 NFES 1326

Appendix B: State of Louisiana Hurricane Checklist
LEVEL IV ACTIVATION
Date/Time/Initials
__________ A. LOHSEP Crisis Action Team (CAT) is activated by the Director (D) or
Assistant Director (AD).
__________ B. CAT opens and partially staffs the State Emergency Operations center (EOC).
__________ C. CAT prepares SITUATION REPORT (SITREP) and Operations Logs (OPS
Log) for Governor, Governor’s Chief of Staff, Governor’s Press Secretary, The
Adjutant General, and FEMA Region VI, advising CAT is operational and
monitoring the event, with information copies to State agencies.
__________ D. CAT initiates event and operational log, using both automated and written
means.
__________ E. CAT initiates monitoring the event posting information as required.
__________ F. In concert with AD and the Operations Officer (OPSO), the CAT LOGs and
maintains communications with risk Parish EOCs and the following State,
Federal, and volunteer agencies as required by the AD:
1. FEMA Region VI (940) 898-5280
2. Mississippi State EOC (601) 352-9100
3. Arkansas State EOC (501) 730-9750
4. Texas State EOC (512) 424-2138
5. LSU Earth Scan Labs (225) 388-2952
The following represents a list of State, Federal, and Volunteer Agencies LNOs normally
contacted for EOC staffing, but by no means represents all who can report if required (refer to
contact list in SOP):
Dept of Social Services (DSS)

Dept of Natural resources (DNR)
Dept of Health and Hospitals (DHH)
Dept of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Dept of Transportation & Development (DOTD)
Wild Life & Fisheries (WL&F)
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Dept of Agriculture (DAG)
Dept of Economic Development (DED)
Dept of Corrections (DOC)
Dept of Education (DOE)

Pre-landfall
Division of Administration (DOA)

Culture Recreation & Tourism (CRT)
Dept of Labor (DOL)
Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC)
Military Dept, National Guard (LANG)
Oil Spill Coord
Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD)
LSU Earth Scan Labs
LSU Health Sciences
LA Nursing Home Assoc
LSU Extension Service
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Corps of Engineers
U.S. Geological Survey
LEVEL III ACTIVATION
**IF ACTIVATION BEGINS AT LEVEL III ENSURE ALL ACTIONS AT LEVEL IV ARE
REVIEWED AND ACCOMPLISHED AS REQUIRED**
Date/Time/Initials
__________ A. As directed by D or AD or OPSO, CAT designates change of status on the

Operations Log NOTING THE STATE EOC HAS INCREASED RESPONSE
OPERATIONS TO LEVEL III. Selected staffing by AD/OPSO per attached
EOC Organization Chart.
__________ B. Operations (OPS) staff prepares a SITREP/OPS Log advising GOV.,

Governor’s Chief of Staff, Press Secretary, the Adjutant General, and FEMA
Region VI of the change in the situation. Information copies to State agencies.
__________ C. OPS staff collects Parish Declarations of Emergency from which a State
Declaration is processed.
__________ D. LOHSEP Executive recommends initiation of the Declarations of States of

Emergency for the State so that, when needed, State resources can be
mobilized to support risk area evacuation and host area sheltering.
__________ E. LOHSEP Executive prepares proclamations for the State to intervene in local
situations if local governments fail to act, in accordance with RS 29:721-735.
__________ F. OPS staff notifies FEMA VI ROC (940) 898-5280 to be prepared to forward
deploy FEMA Liaison to the State EOC.
__________ G. OPS staff initiates and LOGs contact with risk Parishes and test all
communications means, (800MHZ, Satellite, RACES, CONFERENCE CALL
PROCEDURES).

__________ H. OPS staff requests that DOTD clear any evacuation route obstructions on an
emergency basis.
__________ I. OPS staff request that DOTD provide GIS data and traffic counts for
situational awareness on evacuation routes and number of vehicles leaving the
State. DOTD reports count every eight hours to EOC.
__________ J. OPS staff requests that DHH/DSS establish special needs shelters, order
contract generators, and place LANG on standby for security and cots.
__________ K. OPS staff through the Shelter Task Force, issues a standby alert to host
Parishes to review their shelter status and prepare to host evacuees.
__________ L. OPS staff requests National Guard place Parish LNO’s on standby alert.
__________ M. Information Technology Division (IT), in coordination with OPSO, prepares

for possible space and telephone upgrade, identifying specific positions and
telephone lines and numbers for:
Donated Goods Team
Needs Assessment Team/Reports Section
Security Team
__________ N. AD notifies LANG of possible EOC support requirements for:

Dining
Security Team
COMMO Support
EOC LNO
__________ O. OPS staff provides potentially effected Parishes with the Needs
Assessment/Reports Team phone numbers and request 12 hour status/SITREP
updates be provided the Needs Assessment/Reports Team upon activation of
the Parish EOC. LOHSEP staff advises risk Parishes of reporting requirements
and request a status report as of activation of their EOC.
__________ P. Begin discussions for Precautionary Evacuation.
__________ Q. Begin Precautionary Evacuation Procedures.
__________ R. AD will alert LANG to possibility of requirement for evacuation transportation

support.
__________ S. Needs Assessment/Reports Team establishes initial contact with affected

Parishes securing POCs and telephone numbers.

Pre-landfall
__________ T. OPS staff faxes damage assessment, re-entry forms and reports to all risk
Parishes as well as receive and distribute within the agency.
__________ U. OPS staff provides LANG Security Team with EOC access roster.
__________ V. IT in conjunction with Support Services Facility Engineer tests emergency

generator power.
__________ W. OPSO secures Communications Status report from IT.
Based on status reports and predictive modeling, LOHSEP staff conducts an analysis of the
situation and recommends to the D/AD the need to place selected FEMA assets on alert. Special
considerations given to the following:
ERT-A Food Sleeping bags

FAST Potable water Power pac
DMAT Ice Generators
DMORT Tarpaulins Batteries
GIS Plastic sheeting Portable radios
Electrical Support Tents Flashlights
Donated Goods Team Cots
US&R TEAM Blankets
__________ X. DOTD/LSP staff coordinates with neighboring States, Mississippi, Arkansas,

and Texas, and other States to which evacuees may go, such as Tennessee and
Alabama. Advise States of the possible extent of Louisiana's evacuation and
recommends appropriate traffic control measures.
__________ Y. DSS coordinates with Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas regarding shelter
status.
__________ Z. Begin discussions for Recommended Evacuation.
__________ AA. Begin Recommended Evacuation Procedures.
__________ BB. DSS/American Red Cross (ARC)/DHH coordinate health and sanitary needs of
shelters.
__________ CC. OPS staff places EAS on standby.
__________ DD. Begin discussions for Mandatory Evacuation.
__________ EE. Begin Mandatory Evacuation Procedures.

LEVEL II ACTIVATION
**IF ACTIVATION BEGINS AT LEVEL II ENSURE ALL ACTIONS AT LEVEL IV, AND
III
ARE REVIEWED AND ACCOMPLISHED AS REQUIRED**
Date/Time/Initials
_________ A. LOHSEP increases the State EOC staffing at the level directed by the
AD/OPSO, increased staffing will include as a minimum the Levels I and II
staffing as noted on the attached EOC Organization chart. Selected State
Agencies may augment the EOC staff as required by the AD.
__________ B. OPS staff collects Parish Declarations of Emergency from which a State
Declaration is processed (on-going from Level III).
__________ C. LOHSEP Executive recommends initiation of the Declarations of States of

Emergency for the State so that, when needed, State resources can be
mobilized to support risk area evacuation and host area sheltering. (If starting
at Level II activation.)
__________ D. LOHSEP Executive prepares proclamations for the State to intervene in local
situations if local governments fail to act, in accordance with RS 29:721-735.
(If starting at Level II activation.)
__________ E. Public Information Officer (PIO) initiates news media contacts to disseminate
public information on potential evacuation and shelter operations.
__________ F. OPS through the IT division activates EAS system to disseminate hurricane
advisories and evacuation and shelter information.
__________ G. OPS staff request Shelter Status Report from DSS.
__________ H. OPS staff request Special Needs Assessment from DHH.
__________ I. OPS staff request Evacuation Route Status Report from DOTD and LA State
Police.
__________ J. OPS staff request LANG Military Support Directorate activate Dining,
Security, COMMO Support, and LNO teams for duty.
__________ K. OPS staff request additional kitchen support as needed from Dept. of Public
Safety (DPS).
__________ L. LOHSEP executive request FEMA Region VI Liaison Officer be deployed to

EOC.

Pre-landfall
__________ M. OPS staff notifies the following agencies of EOC activation with date and
time, remaining State, Federal, and Volunteer agencies are notified of their
requirement to locate in the EOC:
Affected Parishes
State Agencies
FEMA Region VI (940) 898-5280
Mississippi State EOC (601) 352-9100
Texas State EOC (512) 465-2138
Arkansas State EOC (501) 730-9750
Alabama State EOC (205) 280-2200
Tennessee State EOC (615) 741-4330
__________ N. OPS staff requests Parish EOC activation status report from risk Parishes.
Reminds activated Parish EOC officials of daily report requirement.
__________ O. OPS staff briefs status as requested.
__________ P. OPS staff /Reports Section secures local emergency declarations as required.
__________ Q. LOHSEP processes request for State Declaration of Emergency.
__________ R. OPS staff informs PIO of State Declaration of Emergency for preparation and
dissemination of EAS Message.
__________ S. PIO notifies the following agencies of EAS evacuation and shelter messages:
LEVEL I ACTIVATION
**IF ACTIVATION BEGINS AT LEVEL I ENSURE ALL ACTIONS AT LEVELS IV, III
AND II ARE REVIEWED AND ACCOMPLISHED AS REQUIRED.**
Date/Time/Initials
__________ A. At the direction of the D/AD, OPSO increase the level of EOC activity to
Level I, full activation of the EOC. All State, Federal, and Volunteer
organizations will report to the EOC as required.

__________ B. OPS staff notifies following agencies of EOC activation with date and time,
remaining State, Federal, and Volunteer agencies are notified of their
requirement to locate in the EOC:
Affected Parishes
State Agencies
__________ C. LOHSEP executes:

Evacuation Shelter Plan
Transportation Plan
__________ D. LOHSEP executive consults with risk area Parishes to finalize mandatory
evacuation orders.
__________ E. LOHSEP executive requests FEMA send representatives to coordinate and

prepare for possible deployment of the Advance Emergency Response Team.
(ERT-A)
__________ F. Louisiana Nursing Home Association EOC Liaison calls all nursing homes and
other custodial care organizations in the risk areas to ensure that they are
prepared to evacuate their residents.
__________ G. LANG Liaison executes Transportation Plan.
__________ H. OPS staff begins coordination for opening of Staging Areas.
__________ I. OPS staff continues predictive modeling to determine requirements in the

following areas:
ERT-A US&R Team Cots
FAST FOOD Blankets
DMAT Potable water Sleeping bags
DMORT Ice Portable generators
GIS Tarpaulins Batteries
Electrical support Plastic sheeting Portable radios
Donated goods team Tents Flashlights

Pre-landfall
__________ J. Begin discussions for Precautionary Evacuation (if starting at Level II).
__________ K Begin Precautionary Evacuation Procedures (if starting at Level II).
__________ L. DSS, ARC, DHH, DOTD, and LSP staff keeps EAS evacuation and shelter
information updated on a two-hour basis, or more frequently if information is
available on a more timely basis.
__________ M. DSS, ARC, DHH, DOTD, LSP, and JIC keeps news media informed and
updated on evacuation and shelter information.
__________ N. DSS request risk and host Parishes send evacuation and shelter status reports to
State EOC twice daily.
__________ O. LANG mobilizes State transportation resources to aid in the evacuation of

people who have mobility and/or health problems. Deploy to support risk area
Parishes.
__________ P. LSP and DOTD staffs keep neighboring States informed of status and traffic
control decisions.
__________ Q. Begin discussions for Recommended Evacuation (if starting at Level II).
__________ R. Begin Recommended Evacuation Procedures (if starting at Level II).
__________ S. DHH/Nursing Home Association and LOHSEP monitors the evacuation and
shelter of persons having mobility limitations, including persons in nursing
homes, hospitals, group homes, and non-institutionalized persons.
__________ T. DSS, ARC, DHH, DOTD, LSP, JIC staff keeps EAS evacuation and shelter
information updated on a two-hour basis, or more frequently if information is
available on a more timely basis.
__________ U. JIC keeps news media informed and updated on evacuation and shelter
information.
__________ V. DOTD and LSP staffs keep neighboring States informed of status and traffic
control decisions.
__________ W. Begin discussions for Mandatory Evacuation (if starting at Level II).
__________ X. Begin Mandatory evacuation Procedures (if starting at Level II).
__________ Y. DOTD and LSP implements mandatory evacuation traffic controls. Convert
specified limited access routes to one-way outbound operations. Control main
evacuation routes with State resources.

__________ Z. LSP and DOTD staffs keep neighboring States informed of status and traffic
control decisions.
__________ AA. DSS, ARC, DHH, DOTD, LSP, and JIC staff keeps EAS evacuation and
shelter information updated on a two-hour basis, or more frequently if
information is available on a timelier basis.
__________ BB. JIC keeps news media informed and updated on evacuation and shelter
information. (RECURRING)
__________ CC. DOTD/LSP mobilizes State evacuation traffic control active and passive
resources and people. Position barriers and people where they can take up their
duties within an hour of being ordered to do so.
__________ DD. JIC advises news media of preparations for orderly evacuation, traffic control,
and hosting operations.
AT LANDFALL02:00 HOURS
__________ EE. Executive/Ops staff consults with LSP to close evacuation routes.
__________ FF. DOTD/LSP alerts risk Parishes and State traffic control posts of the time that
evacuation routes will be closed.
__________ GG. OPS staff alerts EAS (refer to map) and news media so that people still in the
risk area can seek last resort refuge.
__________ HH. LOHSEP executive coordinates with Parishes the opening of last resort refuge
buildings to people still in the risk area.
__________ II. OPS staff /Recovery Division prepares for damage assessment and post
disaster recovery activities and requests DSS, DOTD, DHH, DNR, State
Police, and OTM be prepared to report on food, water, electric, telephone,
shelter, road and special needs status as early as possible after the storm makes
landfall.
__________ JJ. CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM ALL

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOURCES ARE AS INDICATED
BELOW. ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE EMERGENCY
SHOULD AGGRESSIVELY SEEK THE STATUS OF THESE ITEMS
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING AN EVENT BEFORE,
DURING AND AFTER AN EVENT:
Disaster boundaries
Casualties
Status of transportation systems

Pre-landfall
Status of communications systems

Status of electrical systems
Status of sewage and water systems
Access points to the disaster area
Status of emergency operating centers.
Status of critical facilities
Status of key personnel
Status of emergency declaration
Resource shortfalls
Overall priorities for response
Status of upcoming activities
Status of hospitals
Status of nursing homes
__________ KK. Reentry into the disaster area will be coordinated by LOHSEP and will be
authorized only after local Parish elected officials certify to LOHSEP their
ability to provide essential services to Parish citizens:
Food
Water
Utilities
Medical Support
__________ LL. THE DISASTER WILL BE OFFICIALLY CLOSED AT THE

EXPIRATION OF THE GOVERNOR’S DECLARATION, INCLUDING
ANY SUPPLEMENTAL ANNEXES.

Appendix C: FEMA Region VI Hurricane Checklist
PHASE 1: WATCH/NO SPECIFIC WARNING

Circumstances: A tropical storm has been detected in the Gulf of Mexico by the National
Weather Service and is forecast to potentially grow in strength, develop into a hurricane, and/or
present a threat to the United States or its territories.
RST TASKS COMPLETED
Activate the Regional Operations Center at level 3

Begin initial coordination with coastal States, Headquarters,
HLT and other Federal agencies.
Review and update personnel rosters, response operations plans,
standard operating procedures, and checklists.
PHASE 2: PRE-POSITION/THREAT OF LANDFALL

Circumstances: The following actions should be taken whenever the National Weather Service
advises that a Tropical Storm or Hurricane possess a threat to the coast of Louisiana or Texas.
RST TASKS
Convene an initial Regional Coordination and Planning Meeting
with the senior regional management team as
appropriate, identify the situation, strategy, requirements,
mobilization, plan for an anticipated Federal response,
and any associated support for liaison with LOHSEP to
include ERT-A, RNA, and ERT requirements.
Notify emergency rostered personnel and senior management
team of threat and probability.
Activate the RST at Level 2
1) Establish NACs rights
2) Ensure surge funding is in place.
3) Activate Regional Emergency Support Function
(ESF) agencies as required.
4) Deploy Regional HLT Liaison
5) Deploy State Liaison(s)
6) Begin Action Planning Process

Pre-landfall
Develop threat specific concept of operations.

1) Coordinate with the State EM agency to
determine potential Federal support requirements
and anticipated resource needs.
2) Develop ERT-A deployment options
3) Determine pre-deployment of the RNA
4) Determine pre-deployment of the supporting
MERS (logistics and communications)
5) Confirm potential staging areas.
6) Confirm availability of surge staff, place on
standby as appropriate.
7) Use predictive modeling for planning assumption
Develop a threat specific concept of logistics support
1) Appoint a Senior Disaster Logistics Official
(SDLO)
2) Appoint an Information Technology Coordinator
(ITC)
3) Access IRR inventory and additional
requirements to meet potential State shortfalls and
assets to pre-position.
4) Identify equipment/kits from Disaster Information
Systems Clearinghouse (DISC)
Begin coordination and reporting.
1) Conduct Pre-deployment Conference Calls
(including FEMA HQ, other FEMA Regions,
States, HLT, NWS).
2) Submit Initial Operating Report to HQ.
3) Begin Situation Report process
PHASE 3: HURRICANE WARNING

Circumstances: The following actions should be taken whenever the National Weather Service
advises that landfall is imminent on the Louisiana or Texas coast.
RST TASKS COMPLETED

Increase ROC activation to level 1
1) Continue coordination with FEMA HQ, other
FEMA Regions, States, HLT, NWS.
2) Deploy ERT-A
3) Deploy GSA Leasing and contract support
4) Deploy RNA
5) Deploy backup region if required
6) Issue Pre-scripted Mission Assignments for

Staging Area facilities, response teams and OFA

commodities as required.
Execute threat specific concept of Operations
i. Establish Initial Operating Facility.
ii. Deploy Staging Area staff
iii. Review State distribution plans
iv. Take necessary procurement actions to support pre-
deployment.
v. Develop personnel and resource asset protection plan
Coordinate with the State to determine addition response
requirements.
Ensure pre-deployed assets are in place 24 hours prior to tropical
storm force winds.
Develop ERT staffing augmentation plans.
Issue additional Regional mission assignments as appropriate.

Coordinate with State and ESF-7 on potential Disaster Field
Office locations and develop a potential site listing.
Develop a plan to assess damage.
i. Predictive modeling
ii. Remote sensing
iii. RNA reports
iv. PDA
PHASE 4: POST LANDFALL
RST TASKS COMPLETED
Establish DFO and DRC locations.
Deploy ERT augmentation staff

Coordinate with State to identify additional response
requirements
Coordinate with State regarding access/egress issues to the
incident site and need for special access badging.
Develop transition from ROC to DFO.
Execute Damage Assessment plans
1) RNA
2) Remote sensing
3) Modeling/GIS estimates

Pre-landfall
RST TASKS COMPLETED

4) PDA
Verify personnel accountability.
Develop Cooperative Plan (COOP).
Continue resource flow for unmet needs.

Establish program (DFA, IA and PA) operational capabilities.
i. Coordinate with the NPSC to provide disaster
specifics
Phase in full ERT-Team.
Establish JIC.
Declaration process
i. Process Governors request
ii. Initiate FEMA /State Agreement
iii. Close incident period as appropriate
Issue post-declaration mission assignments as appropriate


P o w e r, Wa t e r, a n d I c e D i s t r i b u t i o n
Appendix A: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commodity
Distribution/Staging Area Requirements






Appendix B: Sample Generator Request


Tr a n s p o r t f r o m Wa t e r t o S h e l t e r
Appendix A: Search and Rescue to Shelter to Temporary Housing
Flow Chart
Search & Rescue Victims
Search & Rescue
Search & Rescue

Search & Rescue High Ground
Operations Base
Land Access
via Louisiana
Water Access National Guard
via Volunteer Flotilla
Temporary
Land Access
Medical Special
Land Area via Louisiana Medical Facility
Operational Transport
National Guard
Staging Area
Personal Transport or Mass Transport
Mass
Transport
Personal
Temporary
Shelter Transport or
Housing
Mass Transport


Debris
Debris
Appendix A: Organizational Chart

Appendix B: Debris Timeline
Debris Mission Execution Timeline

Debris Operations
• Local, State, and Federal emergency operation centers activated

D-4 • Locals declare state of emergency
• Governor Declaration of Emergency

• ERT-A activated (to include debris advisors)
D-3 • Mission Assignment (MA)—Pre-Declaration issued
• Locals mobilize and collect resources

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues initial task order to contractor
D-1 for Operations Manager and preparation for mobilization
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deploys Debris PRT Management Cell
• Environmental Protection Agency deploys and issues task order to
contractors for pre-deployment
D Day • Presidential Emergency Declaration issued (Cat A & B)

• Local and State Emergency debris clearance begins
• Debris PRT Management Cell conducts initial assessments

D+1 and coordinates with FEMA
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deploys Debris PRT Support Team
• Environmental Protection Agency deploys START and ERRS
contractors
• Debris support cell reports

D+2 • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues task order to contractor of
mobilization
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor begins mobilization and work

D+3 • Environmental Protection Agency contractor begin works
• Local debris removal begins un-inundated areas

Debris
Debris Mission Execution Timeline (cont’d)

Debris Operations
D+7 • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor completes mobilization

and is in full production
D+90 • Inundated areas begin debris removal or sooner if condition allows

• 25% Mission Completion
D+180 • Some of less impacted areas complete debris removal

• Demolition begins
D+365 • Non-inundated areas complete demolition

• 75% Mission Completion
D+18-24
Months • 100% Mission Completion (estimated)


Search and Rescue
Search and Rescue

Appendix A: Office of State Police Map

Appendix B: Specific Resource Needs

Maintenance Needs for Search and Rescue Operations
Commodity Amount Needed
Extra Motors (of varying sizes) Standby—25
General Mechanic Tools On Boats
Anchors 50
Paddles 150
Marine Batteries 10
Spare Bilge Pumps 50 (350 cfm)
Boat Plugs 12
SOURCES FOR MAINTENANCE NEEDS:
U.S. Coast Guard
Wildlife and Fisheries
Private Vendors
Communication Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Marine VHF, FM-based Stations, and Handhelds Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
20-25 foot Antennae 4
Satellite Phones 8
SOURCES FOR COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS:
Commercial Resources
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Defense
DHS/FEMA
U.S. Forest Service
Lighting Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Amount
Commodity
Needed
Handheld Spotlights (12 volt) 1 per SRU
Lanterns (Battery and Propane) 80
Flashlights 400
SOURCES FOR LIGHTING NEEDS:
U.S. Coast Guard
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Private Vendors

Search and Rescue
Food Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Ready-to-Eat Meals 1600 per day
Mobile Kitchens 4
SOURCES FOR FOOD NEEDS:
ESF-6
ESF-11
Volunteer Agency Groups
(Red Cross, VOA, Churches, Military)
Ice Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Freezers/Cold Storage Container 4 (replenished daily)
Ice Bagged in Block Form Container full, replenished daily
SOURCES FOR ICE NEEDS:
Water Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Amount
Commodity
Needed
Bottled Water (2 liters per person, per day) 1600 L/day
Fresh Water for Decontamination 1000 gal/day
SOURCES FOR WATER NEEDS:
Louisiana National Guard

Decontamination Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Gloves Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Boots Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
TYVEC Suits Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
500 Gallon Fresh Water Tanks 8
Respirators and Replacement Cartridges Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Disposable Clothing Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Monitoring Equipment TBD
Bleach TBD
SOURCES FOR DECONTAMINATION NEEDS:
Civil Support Team
ESF-8
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Coast Guard
Local Fire Departments
Personal Protective Equipment Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Personal Flotation Devices/Life Jackets Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Bloodborne Pathogen Protection Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Gloves Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Boots Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
TYVEC Suits Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Sunblock Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Mosquito Repellant Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Hard-hats Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Safety Glasses Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Hearing Protection Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Knives/Machetes Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
First Aid Kits Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Basic Survival Kits Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
Rain Gear Enough to support 800 SAR Ops Personnel
SOURCES FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDS:
U.S. Coast Guard
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
General Services Administration

Search and Rescue
Transportation Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

High-Profile Vehicles 200
Marsh Buggies TBD
Air Boats TBD
All Terrain Vehicles 30
Helicopters 4
Float Planes TBD
Portable GPS 1 per boat (308)
Maps/Charts 1 per boat (308)
SOURCES FOR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS:
Department of Transportation
Louisiana National Guard
Private Vendors
Shelter Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Tents For 800 People
Self-Contained, Moveable Units with Air Conditioning 16
Generators 16
Cots and Bedding For 800 People
SOURCES FOR SHELTER NEEDS:
U.S. Forest Service
DHS/FEMA
Commercial Resources

Fuel Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Fuel Type Amount in Gallons Per Day
Fuel Needs (Wildlife & Fisheries)
Gas 36000
Oil (2 Stroke) 720
Oil (SAE 30) 72
Fuel Needs (U.S. Coast Guard)
Diesel 2000
Gas 2000
JP5 (will not be at Base of Operations) 5000
Fuel Needs for Volunteers
Diesel 6000
Gas 108000
Oil (2 Stroke) 2160
Oil (SAE 30) 216
Total Estimated Fuel Needs for Search and Rescue Operations
Diesel 42000
Gas 146000
Oil (2 Stroke) 2880
Oil (SAE 30) 288
JP5 5000
Additional Fuel-Related Needs
Propane Canisters 40
Oil (55 Gallon Drums) 60
Hand Pumps 20
Grounding Devices 20
Containment Equipment 20
SOURCES OF FUEL:
Private Vendors
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Refineries (MOUs Required)

Search and Rescue
Personnel and Boat Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

U.S. Coast Guard # Crew # Boats Volunteer Fleet
Patrol Boats 52 4 TBD
Construction Tenders 26 2 TBD
55’ 12 3 TBD
41’ 20 5 TBD
47’ 4 1 TBD
24’ 12 4 TBD
RHIBs 36 12 TBD
Other 24 8 TBD
Shallow 12 6 TBD
Aux 39 13 TBD
TOTAL U.S. Coast Guard 237 58 TBD
Wildlife and Fisheries 250 250

Shelter Coordination 32
Medical Personnel 32
U.S. Forest Service1 120
Operations Support Center and
Administration
U.S. Coast Guard 16
Wildlife and Fisheries 16
Local Liaison 16
TOTAL Operations Support Center 48
Air Operations 20
Communications
Wildlife and Fisheries 8
U.S. Coast Guard 8
Air Operations 8
Volunteer 8
TOTAL Communications 32
Security (State Police) 8

Decontamination 20
Urban Search and Rescue (One 32
32
person team)
TOTAL PERSONNEL 831

TOTAL BOATS 308
1
To help with logistics and establish and maintain bases of operations.

Other Essential Needs for Search and Rescue Operations

Fire Extinguishers 40
Coils of Rope 500 feet per Base
Tie-Down Straps 80
Body-bags 800—replenish daily
Rafts 100
Tarps and Plastic Sheeting 80
Portable Gas Cans 40
Air Horns/Signal Devices 40
SOURCES FOR MAINTENANCE NEEDS:
Determined by need

Shelters
Shelters
Appendix A: Materials and Services
1. Categories of Supply
a. Food
i. Federal: U.S. Department of Agriculture (food and nutritional)
ii. State: Department of Corrections
b. Ice and Water
i. DHS/FEMA
1) ESF-3
2) Contractors established
3) Takes 24 hours to put in place
ii. State: Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
c. Sheltering
i. Tents, tarps, material goods, plastic sheeting, cots, mattresses, bedding
1) National Guard will provide cots for nine regional special needs shelters
2) DHS/FEMA has bedding for up to 100,000
3) Any request for cots will go through LOHSEP (servicing beyond landfall)
4) Department of Social Services will provide for special needs shelters
d. Soft Goods
i. Clothing, tentage, tarps
1) Federal: Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, other volunteer agencies
2) Red Cross at Federal level will assist in clothing
3) DHS/FEMA will mission assign once there is a declaration
4) ESF-6, under bulk distribution/mission assignment
e. Petroleum and Fuels
i. Generators
ii. Gasoline
iii. Oil
f. Construction and Repair
i. Lumber, wire, etc. (including repairs to shelters)
ii. Local Agencies
iii. DHS/FEMA mission assignment
g. Hygiene Items
i. Red Cross comfort kit (ESF-7 can provide 260,000; American Red Cross can provide
240,000)
ii. Additional needs will be met by the State, Department of Social Services, and special
needs shelters.
h. Other Equipment
i. Generators, lighting, heaters
1) Federal: General Services Administration to DHS/FEMA mission assignment
process
2) State: Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
ii. Radios, bulk transistor radios, State Police radios

i. Medical Supplies
i. Red Cross
ii. State: Department of Health and Hospitals
iii. DHS/FEMA mission assignment process
j. Cleaning/Sanitation
i. Red Cross, Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
ii. Department of Social Services for special needs shelters
2. Services
a. Identification of transportation requirements/resources (agency running shelter will
probably not need to provide transportation)
i. Federal: General Services Administration and Department of Transportation
ii. State: Department of Transportation and Development, Louisiana Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
b. Maintenance
i. Local agency/owners (responsible for the shelter) performs, submits receipts to
DHS/FEMA
ii. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
c. Medical
i. Hospitals
ii. Dental
iii. ESF-8—Contractors secured before going through State to DHS/FEMA may not be
reimbursed
iv. State: Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Office of Homeland Security
and Emergency Preparedness
d. Security
i. Local: Sheriff’s Department
ii. State: National Guard at special needs shelters
iii. ESF-6
e. ESF-3 will provide 2.5 million gallons of water per day
i. Sanitation: ESF-3
1) 190 portable toilets and/or latrines for a minimum of 25 shelters in the affected
area, other shelters will be assumed to have sufficient plumbing
2) Disposal of approximately 2.5 millions pounds of solid waste per day (5 pounds
per person)
ii. 1,000 refrigerator trucks (48-foot minimum of one per shelter)
1) Including fuel, maintenance (ESF-7)
2) In locations without refrigerator trucks, 5 pounds of ice per person per day (ESF-
3/7)
iii. Shelters without power will need items such as generators, fans, and emergency
lighting (estimated minimum of 25 shelters in affected Parishes; ESF-3 provides and
coordinates).
f. ESF-7
i. 1,000 dry storage trailers (48-foot minimum of one per shelter)
g. ESF-11
i. 1.75 million pounds of food per day

Temporary Housing
Te m p o r a r y H o u s i n g
Appendix A: Planning Assumptions


Temporary Housing
Appendix B: Phases of Housing Requirements and Programmatic

Approaches


Temporary Housing
Appendix C: Representative Timeline

Appendix D: Sweep

Temporary Housing
Appendix E: Draft Group Site Data Collection Sheet
Prepared by:
Site Name:
Location:
Parish:
Identification:
Latitude/Longitude:
Land Use and Locality Comments

Acres available? (assume
0.15 acres per mobile
home unit)
Type of zoning
Source of fire protection
service (include proximity
for location)
Source of law enforcement
for location)
Source of emergency
medical service (include
proximity for location)
Proximity to
hospitals/clinics
Proximity to
retail/commercial services
(e.g., laundry, grocery
stores, pharmacies)
Public transportation
available?
Proximity to recreational
facilities
Ingress/egress of site
Is site accessible? (Are
there adequate roads to the
site? If on a major
trunkline, will driveway
access be allowed?)
List local permit issues
What entity has
jurisdiction for
code/permit enforcement?
Proximity to schools
(Describe type of school.)


List special drainage
requirements
Lease Availability
Public land? (Sites must
be provided at no cost to
FEMA.)
If private, is owner
interested in future
development? (Sites can
be restored to original
condition if infrastructure
is not desired.)
Development compatible
with future use (e.g.,
infrastructure could be
used for public use)?
Is title
clean/unencumbered?
Is property available for
2+ years? (The site is
typically needed for 18–24
months, but may be longer
in the event of a
catastrophic event.)
Utility Availability
Type of water service
available (Assume 280
gallons per day per unit
for potable water = 1900
gallons per acre. Assume
250 gallons per minute for
two hours per fire
company for water flow.)
Type of sewage system
gallons of sewage per day
per unit = 1700 gallons per
acre.)
Will a sewage lift station
be required?
Type of waste disposal
available (garbage/bulk
trash removal)
Is electricity available?

Temporary Housing

Is gas or propane
available?
Is phone or cable
available? (FEMA does
not pay for phone and
cable service but may
coordinate and
accommodate cables on
site.)
Environmental
Considerations and
Physical Properties
Is site in floodplain? If
yes, indicate which zone.
Describe property
characteristics (e.g.,
heavily wooded, wetlands,
farmland).
List past uses that may
have left hazardous
materials. (Hazardous
waste could require clean
up.)
Describe soil type (e.g.,
sandy, clay).
Any historically or
culturally sensitive areas?
(subject to the
determination of the State
Historic Preservation
Officer)
Are site surveys and
existing utility information
available?
List any
threatened/endangered
flora or fauna


Te m p o r a r y M e d i c a l C a r e
Appendix A: Definitive Care Patient Estimates and Associated
Staffing Needs
Primary Care Needs/Estimates
Based on search and rescue estimates, a maximum of 7,750 patients per day will arrive at the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas. If the National Disaster Medical System carries
the full responsibility for medical treatment at these sites, up to 31 Disaster Medical Assistance
Teams operating at full capacity (250 patients per day each) will be needed to adequately meet
the patient load estimates. In order to meet the requirement, 22 operational Disaster Medical
Assistance Teams and nine developmental Disaster Medical Assistance Teams will be deployed.
This will decrease the National Disaster Medical System’s ability to augment area hospital staff
and to provide for personnel rotation after a two-week period.
Definitive Care Needs/Estimates

Due to several factors, data submitted to reporting agencies for licensed, staffed, and available
beds are not always accurate. For example, data from the 2003–2004 U.S. Health Resources and
Services Administration survey conflict significantly with 2004–2005 survey data. Reasons for
these conflicts are unknown.
The amount of patients not counted in U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration bed
numbers (e.g., injured victims streaming into affected hospitals after landfall) needs to be
factored in. Using data from a small sample of local hospitals during Hurricane Ivan (2004), an
average ratio of 1 patient to 4.25 healthcare workers, visitors, and sheltered family members in
the affected hospitals was obtained. Again, one must factor in the effects of the storm, along with
post-landfall effects, that will cause an additional surge of patients from trauma, infections,
snakebites, psychological trauma, and other illnesses. It is unknown how many additional
persons will come to the affected hospitals after landfall, and what supplies (e.g., food, water,
and critical supplies) hospitals will have on hand prior to landfall. These unknown factors add
urgency to the need to define clearly a plan for communications with affected hospitals, and to
define the specific plans for re-supply prior to evacuation.
The consensus of the temporary medical care planning group, confirmed by U.S. Health
Resources and Services Administration participants’ experience in Hurricane Ivan (2004), was
that the estimate of 2,000 patients needing evacuation from affected hospitals was too low. A
total of 926 patients were housed in three of the metropolitan New Orleans area hospitals alone
during Hurricane Ivan.
It is the recommendation of the planning group that licensed beds in affected areas be used as
estimates of the number of patients requiring rescue from affected areas and further inpatient
care. In addition, it is estimated that there would be a minimum of 900 special needs patients,
along with approximately 100 nursing home staff in the affected areas. It should be noted,
however, that nursing home representatives reported a significant problem in obtaining bus and
other transportation for evacuation of ambulatory residents during Hurricane Ivan. It is

recommended that this issue be studied further as part of the planning process. Due to this factor,
the estimate of nursing home staff and residents left in the affected areas could possibly be much
higher.
The total number of inpatients needing evacuation from affected areas is 10,026 and the total
number of staff, family, visitors, victims arriving for refuge after landfall, and others needing
evacuation from affected hospitals and nursing homes is 38,885. This yields a total number of
48,911 for patients, staff, visitors, family, refugees requiring re-supply, and evacuees from
affected hospitals. The 2004 U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration surge capacity
estimate for areas outside of Regions 1, 3, and 9 is 3,116 beds.
The estimated total number of patients requiring inpatient care for the first four days post-
landfall is 11,325. This estimate is the sum of the number of patients from Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas (1,299), the number of patients from evacuated hospitals (9,126), and
the number of special needs patients from nursing homes (900).
Using the staffing ratios from Acute Care Center: A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for Biological
Terrorism Incidents2, the following staff would be required for a 24-hour shift to accommodate
the patient numbers referenced above (for a series of 50 bed nursing units): 434 physicians, 453
nurse practitioners/physician’s assistants, 2718 registered nurses/licensed practical nurses, 1812
nursing assistants/technicians, 906 medical clerks, 453 respiratory therapists, 453 case managers,
453 social workers, 906 housekeepers, and 906 patient transporters.
Recent experiences from the 2004 Florida hurricane season added the need to provide for
housing for staff’s family members, if needed, in order to get staff to report to work.
2
U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command. Acute Care Center: A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for
Biological Terrorism Incidents. Department of Defense, December 2001.

Appendix B: Alternate Medical Treatment Facilities
All the medical treatment facilities in the area affected by the high-water levels will be virtually
useless. At best, they will shelter in place whatever patients they were not able to discharge prior
to landfall.
In addition, refugees (non-injured or ill individuals) will come to treatment facilities for
sheltering. The Louisiana Hospital Association has provided estimates for the numbers of
population at risk (patients by categories, staff, family members, and refugees) (see Appendix
A). The Nursing Homes Association needs to address their population at risk, specifically those
that have residents with special needs.
Several treatment facilities owned by the State and the Department of Veterans Affairs were
identified in the immediate area (and two Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Alexandria and
Shreveport) that could provide surge alternate facilities. These facilities are the St. Gabriel
Women’s Correctional Facility, St. Gabriel, Louisiana; Jetson Youth Correctional Facility,
Scotlandville, Louisiana; Veterans Affairs Nursing Home, Clinton, Louisiana; and Carville
Hospital, Carville, Louisiana. The Louisiana Hospital Association will identify other facilities
around the State with surge capacity.

Appendix C: Field Treatment Facilities
The following are Federal assets that may be requested by the State to fill the need for inpatient
and acute care temporarily.
• Army Contingency Support Hospital (296 beds)
This is a large medical capability that has eight wards providing intensive nursing care
for up to 96 patients; seven wards providing intermediate care for up to 140 patients; two
wards providing minimal nursing care for up to 40 patients; and one ward providing
neuropsychiatry care for up to 20 patients. Surgical capability is based on eight operating
rooms or 144 operating room hours per day. The unit can be further augmented with
surgical/medical specialty teams to increase its capability. This facility requires several
days’ notification before deployment and two weeks to set up.
• Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility (115 beds)
Buildup begins with deployment of a 25–45 person Mobile Medical Augmentation
Response Team, which can arrive within 12–24 hours. This team provides emergency
care and some psychiatric counseling and can treat 200–250 patients per day on a 24-hour
basis for 72 hours. Re-supply will extend duration of operations.
The Mobile Medical Augmentation Response Team can be the advance element for the
Expeditionary Medical Facility. The Expeditionary Medical Facility can be onsite within
two to three weeks, self-sustaining with food service and lodging for staff. The setup time
is one to two weeks (if tent layout is utilized versus building of opportunity).
The Expeditionary Medical Facility has four operating rooms, 15 intensive care unit beds,
and 115 holding beds. It can perform 20–30 life-saving surgeries per day, and has an x-
ray, lab, and pharmacy capable of self-sustaining for seven days before requiring re-
supply. It also provides ambulance service, patient evacuation, and medical regulating.
• Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support System (builds from 10 beds and up by
increments of 25 beds)
The basic Expeditionary Medical Support System consists of a 10-person team that can
care for 500–2000 patients. It provides primary, preventive, and critical care, including a
field surgical capability (20 patients in 48 hours, including 10 life- or limb-saving
surgeries) with four holding beds. It can deploy within six hours of notification. A 60-
person team can care for 2000–3000 patients with 10 hospital beds, basic radiology,
dental, and laboratory support. An additional 20 personnel increases the number of beds
and care to 3000–5000 patients. Additional increments of 25 beds or medical specialties
can be added.
Department of Health and Human Services

• Emergency Contingency Hospitals (250 beds)
These facilities are composed of four 250-bed mobile hospital units that can be used as
individual sites or connected together in groups of two, three, or four. No staffing
currently exists with these units.

Appendix D: Patient Movement Resources
The following resources are available for patient movement from staging areas to Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas or definitive care.
Ground Ambulance
Model Litters Ambulatory Attendants
997 Military Ambulance 4 2 1
Civilian Ambulance 2 1 1
Buses and Trucks

Buses 16–20 50 2
7-Ton Trucks 8 15 2
5-Ton Trucks 5 12 2
Helicopters
UH-60 Blackhawk 4 6 2
CH-43 15 25 2
CH-47 Chinook 20 30 2
State Police TBD TBD TBD
Once the State of Louisiana decides to evacuate patients using the National Disaster Medical
System, at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of
Defense coordinates with ESF-1 to provide support for the evacuation of seriously ill or injured
patients to locations where hospital care or outpatient services are available.
The Department of Defense is responsible for regulating and tracking these patients to
appropriate treatment facilities (e.g., National Disaster Medical System non-Federal hospitals,
Veterans Affairs hospitals, and Department of Defense military treatment facilities). Using
available transportation resources, and those from other supporting agencies, if necessary, and in
coordination with the National Disaster Medical System Medical Interagency Coordination
Group, the Department of Defense evacuates and manages victims/patients from the patient
collection point (Baton Rouge Regional Airport) to National Disaster Medical System patient
reception areas, using the Department of Defense’s patient tracking and regulating system. The
Global Patient Movement Requirement Center (part of the U.S. Transportation Command) will
coordinate the required beds (using the Federal Coordinating Centers, Department of Defense,
Department of Veterans Affairs, or contract civilian treatment facilities) and airlift possibilities.
In addition to military aircraft, the Global Patient Movement Requirement Center may use
commercial air ambulance companies.

The following military aircraft have capability for patient movement:

• C-130 Hercules: Long-range four turboprop engine aircraft. For evacuation planning
purposes, this aircraft can carry 50 patients, with a maximum 74 litters, 92 ambulatory
patients, or a combination, depending on aircraft model and inherent equipment. No
organic oxygen system is available.
• C-27 Gulfstar: Twin-engine turboprop aircraft. It can hold a maximum of 24 litter
patients, 34 ambulatory, or a combination. It has an organic patient oxygen system.
• C-17A, Globemaster III: Long-range jet aircraft has an organic litter capability for 12
litters and 54 ambulatory patients. Litter’s capability increases with additional equipment.
With patient support pallet system, it can carry additional litters, ambulatory, a
combination, or both.
• KC-135, Air-refueling tanker: Long-range jet aircrafts that can move patients using
patient support pallet system.
• Aeromedical Civil Reserve Air Fleet: Commercial 767-B is converted into an air-
ambulance and is configured for 80 litters. This requires a special activation by the
Secretary of Defense, the President of the United States, or Congress. It normally takes
two to three days just for the aircraft to be delivered for the conversion. It takes one day
to reconfigure the aircraft and another to start patient movement. Loading and unloading
patients on a 767-B requires special equipment at the ports of
embarkation/disembarkation.

Appendix E: Federal Medical Staffing Resources
Under the National Response Plan, the National Disaster Medical System would be activated.
Disaster Medical Assistance Teams have been already incorporated into the plan. The
Department of Defense could be asked to provide temporary field medical treatment facilities to
support the relief and recovery. The National Disaster Medical System, Department of Health
and Human Services, Department of Defense, and Department of Veterans Affairs can quickly
provide temporary medical personnel to augment civilian medical personnel. If needed, field
treatment facilities could be set up at flat, well-drained ground.
The National Disaster Medical System provides primary care medical services in austere
environments. As discussed previously, 22 operational teams exist that can function in a self-
sufficient manner for 72 hours, and support triage and primary care operations at each of the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas. Each team can triage and treat up to 250 patients
per 24-hour period. Patient holding, and even limited critical care patient support, can be
provided, but at the expense of primary care services. If asked to provide care for the estimated
7,750 injured victims at the staging areas, all 22 operational teams must be fielded and
augmented with an additional nine developmental teams. These developmental teams are not
self-sufficient and would require facility and/or material support.
Medical Response Teams

National Disaster Medical System medical response teams will be activated in response to a
catastrophic incident, and includes various teams that can deploy to the scene of the incident.
National Disaster Medical System teams include:
1. Management Support Team: There is currently one Management Support Team. The
Management Support Team serves as the operational interface between National Disaster
Medical System response teams and the local Incident Commander, as well as with local
and State governments.
2. Disaster Medical Assistance Team: A Disaster Medical Assistance Team is a group of
professional and paraprofessional medical personnel (supported by a cadre of logistical
and administrative staff) designed to provide medical care in response to a disaster or
other incident. The Disaster Medical Assistance Team mission is to rapidly deploy to a
disaster site to provide primary and acute care, triage of mass casualties, initial
resuscitation, stabilization, advanced life support, and preparation of sick or injured
patients for evacuation. The Disaster Medical Assistance Team structure includes
specialized teams, such as the four National Medical Response Teams, five Burn Teams,
two Pediatric Teams, one Crush Medicine Team, two Mental Health Teams, and one
International Medical/Surgical Team, with two additional International Medical/Surgical
Teams under development.
a. Types of Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
i. Type I (Fully Operational Teams)—Nine teams. Type I teams consist of required
equipment caches and rostered personnel that have demonstrated the ability to
pack their cache and report to the team’s duty station within six hours of
activation (among other criteria).

ii. Type II (Operational Teams)—13 teams. Type II teams consist of required

pack their cache and report to the team’s duty station within 12 hours of activation
(among other criteria).
iii. Type III (Augmentation/Local Teams)—16 teams. Type III teams may be used to
supplement other deployed teams, or may be deployed by the National Disaster
Medical System within their home State to assist a Type I deployed team.
Personnel can be deployed 24 hours after activation by the National Disaster
Medical System.
iv. Type IV (Developmental Teams)—17 teams. Type IV teams may be used to
supplement other teams during deployments to allow the members an opportunity
to gain the experience, training, and skills necessary to upgrade the team status.
Team personnel can be deployed in 24 or more hours following activation by the
b. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams Capabilities
i. Deploy to an incident site within six hours, for a 14-day period.
ii. Provide emergent care within 30 minutes of arrival at an incident site.
iii. Be fully operational within six hours of arrival at an incident site.
iv. Sustain 24-hour operations for 72 hours without external support.
v. Provide initial resuscitative care to victims.
vi. For a 24-hour mission, provide out-of-hospital, acute care to 250 patients
(including geriatric and pediatric patients).
vii. Provide sustained 24-hour care to 125 patients per day, including:
1) Limited laboratory and pharmaceutical services.
2) Immediate referral, transfer, or evacuation for 25 patients.
3) Stabilizing and holding a maximum of 6 patients for up to 10 hours.
4) Supporting two critical patients for up to 24 hours.
viii. Provide sustained hospital ward care for 30 medical/surgical (non-critical) in-
patients.
ix. Provide primary response to a mass casualty incident resulting from a non-
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive event.
x. Triage and prepare 200 patients at a casualty collection point for evacuation or
transport in a mass casualty incident.
xi. Provide patient staging for up to 100 patients at a Federal Coordinating Center
reception site.
xii. Augment or assist at a mass drug distribution, immunization, or packaging center.
xiii. Staff or augment alternate care facilities.
3. National Medical Response Team: The four 50-person National Medical Response
Teams are equipped and trained to perform the functions of a Disaster Medical
Assistance Team, but possess additional capabilities to respond to a chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear, or explosive event, including operating in Level A protective
equipment. Each National Medical Response Team is equipped with its own chemical
and biological monitors and detectors, used primarily for personnel and victim safety.
Additionally, each team carries medical supplies and medications, including sufficient
antidotes to manage 5,000 victims of a chemical incident. The team can deploy in four
hours, and can be fully operational within 30 minutes of arrival on the scene of a

catastrophic incident. Each National Medical Response Team can perform the following
specific functions:
a. Provide mass or standard decontamination.
b. Collect samples for laboratory analysis.
c. Provide medical care to contaminated victims.
d. Provide technical assistance to local Emergency Medical Services.
e. Assist in triage and medical care of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or
explosive events before and after decontamination.
f. Provide technical assistance, decontamination, and medical care at a medical facility.
g. Provide medical care to Federal responders on site.
4. International Medical Surgical Response Team: There is currently one operational
International Medical Surgical Response Team, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The
mission of the International Medical Surgical Response Team is to assist in international
disasters at the request of the Department of State and to augment other U.S. disaster
assets outside the U.S. Each team is comprised of 25 medical and five logistical
personnel. The medical personnel include trauma and general surgeons, physician’s
assistants, registered nurses (some with trauma expertise), anesthesiologists, and
paramedics. The International Medical Surgical Response Team provides triage and
initial stabilization, definitive surgical care, critical care, and evacuation capacity. The
team can deploy in four hours and is self-sustaining for 72 hours.
5. Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team: There are currently 11 Disaster
Mortuary Operational Response Teams. Each team is comprised of Funeral Directors,
Medical Examiners, Coroners, Pathologists, Forensic Anthropologists, Medical Records
Technicians and Transcribers, Finger Print Specialists, Forensic Odontologists, Dental
Assistants, X-ray Technicians, Computer Professionals, administrative support staff, and
Security and Investigative personnel. During an emergency response, Disaster Mortuary
Operational Response Teams work under the guidance of local authorities by providing
technical assistance and personnel to recover, identify, and process deceased victims.
Capabilities include temporary morgue facilities; victim identification; forensic dental
pathology; forensic anthropology; and processing, preparation, and disposition of
remains. The Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team program maintains two
Disaster Portable Morgue Units at FEMA Logistics Centers (one is in Rockville,
Maryland, and the other is in Sacramento, California). The Disaster Portable Morgue
Unit is a cache of equipment and supplies for deployment to an incident site. It contains a
complete morgue, including workstations for each processing element and prepackaged
equipment and supplies.
Planning Assumptions, Timeline of Care, and Staffing Levels

In order to meet the existing response plan at the search and rescue sites (Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas and the Baton Rouge Airport), nine teams would need to be staged
prior to landfall. Staging areas might include the Veterans Affairs facility in Shreveport,
Louisiana, or Jackson, Mississippi. Barksdale Air Force Base has a large Airman training
facility, maintains sleeping quarters on the alert pad, and could be used to stage additional
teams/resources. Staged teams could be on-site within five hours of the “all clear” weather
signal. Within an hour of these teams’ arrival they could begin treating patients and the complete
field operation would be fully functional within four hours of arrival. If needed, additional teams

would be activated and could begin arriving on site in an additional 24 hours. Assumptions
include the following:
• Ground and air transportation routes are available to move National Disaster Medical
System assets.
• 24 hours post-activation, teams will be in place, setup, and providing care within their
region (East, Central, and West).
• If an incident occurs in one region (East or West), only one third of the assets will be on-
site and providing care at 24 hours post-activation. All other activated teams will arrive
and initiate care within 48 to 76 hours.
• In the event of catastrophic incident, the standard of care will be minimal life support and
patient holding for two to three days.
Based on the specific treatment plan developed for southeast Louisiana, up to nine teams are
anticipated to be staged in preparation for this event. By the third day post-landfall, an additional
22 teams could be brought in if required to meet the projected casualty estimates. In a
catastrophic event, the entire National Disaster Medical System could be brought to bear by the
third day post-event. The timeline for deployment of the National Disaster Medical System
personnel post-event is anticipated to occur as shown in the table below.
Single Nine 31
Care Provided Team Teams Teams
(Patients per Day)
Treat and Release
250 2250 5000
(Outpatient Facility)
Treat and Limited Holding
160 1440 4500
(Alternate Care Facility)
Standard Medical Holding Facility
50 450 1400
(Hospital Ward)
Mass Casualty Incident
150 1350 4200
(Holding Collection Facility)
The National Disaster Medical System has approximately 1800 medical personnel that could be
deployed for a catastrophic event. It is estimated that between 300 and 1100 personnel can
support the triage and primary care operations at the Casualty Collection Points and Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas. The remaining 700 could be made available for definitive
care support. A summary of the National Disaster Medical System force strength is shown in the
table below.

Skill Level/Provider Staff Available

Physicians 574
Nurse Practitioners and Physician’s Assistants 234
Registered Nurses 1159
EMT/Paramedics 738
Pharmacists 158
Morticians 235
Veterinarians 100
Mental Health Professionals 48
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

The mission of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is to provide highly trained and
mobile health professionals to carry out programs to promote the health of the Nation. As one of
the seven uniformed services of the United States, the Commissioned Corps is designed to
attract, develop, and retain health professionals who may be assigned to Federal, Tribal, State or
local agencies, or international organizations to accomplish its mission.
The Commissioned Corps Readiness Force can provide the following approximate staffing:
• 50 total medical personnel in the first 24 hours
• 150 total medical personnel within 48 hours
• Possibly support two rotations of 150 for two-week increments for a total of one month
• Unable to provide long-term support after one month
Commissioned Corps officers can provide a wide variety of public health and medical services
(both domestically and internationally), to include:
1. Providing direct medical and dental care to disaster victims and/or responders:
a. In support of community clinics or hospitals.
b. To augment the National Disaster Medical System Teams.
c. To augment the American Red Cross in shelters and outreach programs.
d. To provide prophylaxis or vaccination teams to communities, to include utilization of
the Strategic National Stockpile.
2. Providing mental health and social work services to victims and/or responders:
b. To augment the Disaster Medical Assistance and Disaster Mortuary Operational
Response Teams.
d. To support prophylaxis or vaccination clinics.
3. Providing occupational health support to responders. Corps officers can provide
occupational health support to include personal protective equipment, environmental
hazards, hygiene, food, water and sanitation, mental health, and social work services to
victims and/or responders:
a. In support of American Red Cross operations.

b. To augment the Disaster Medical Assistance, Disaster Mortuary Operational

Response, Veterinary Medical Assistance, and National Medical Response Teams.
c. To support prophylaxis or vaccination clinics or Strategic National Stockpile
operations.
4. Providing general health educators to provide information to victims and their families:
a. In support of community health assets.
b. To augment the National Disaster Medical System assets.
c. In support of prophylaxis or vaccination clinics.
5. Providing environmental health and industrial hygiene officers to evaluate potable water,
wastewater, and sanitation issues:
b. To augment the National Disaster Medical System operations.
c. In support of American Red Cross operations.
6. Providing environmental health, food safety, and dietician officers to evaluate food safety
and security issues:
b. In support of prophylaxis or vaccination clinics or Strategic National Stockpile
operations.
7. Providing epidemiologists to work with local public health departments to identify and
evaluate morbidity and mortality issues:
b. In support of the local medical examiner in mass fatalities.
8. Providing forensic dentists in support of the local medical examiner in mass fatalities.
9. Providing information technology and medical records experts to improve the collection
and communication of public health information:
a. In support of the American Red Cross operations.
c. In support of Strategic National Stockpile operations.
d. In support of the local medical examiner.
10. Providing veterinarians and epidemiologists to support animal health disasters and
disease control. Roles include supporting the United States Department of Agriculture
and augmenting the Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams.
11. Providing engineers, environmental health specialists, industrial hygienists, and safety
officers to evaluate buildings, roads, bridges, or water and sewer systems, as well as
investigate and ameliorate environmental hazards and airborne materials in support of
State and local jurisdictions and the Strategic National Stockpile.

Points of Contact
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DRAFT
Transportation, Staging, and Distribution of Critical

Resources
Draft Functional Plan
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has made landfall in southeast Louisiana. Its
arrival resulted in heavy structural damage due to high winds, a
significant storm surge that overtopped levees, and riverine flooding as a
result of heavy rainfall. A storm with this magnitude of damage in
southeast Louisiana requires efficient and timely transportation, staging,
and distribution of critical resources to support emergency response and
recovery functions.
b. Assumptions
i. The affected Parishes will issue a mandatory evacuation order.
ii. The initial actions of prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery operations are conducted by the local government. Local
authorities will exhaust their resources, and then use mutual aid
agreements with volunteer groups, the private sector, and/or neighboring
Parishes.
iii. The response capabilities and resources of the local jurisdiction (to
include mutual aid from surrounding jurisdictions and response support
from the State) may be insufficient and quickly overwhelmed. Local
emergency personnel who normally respond to incidents may be among
those affected and, therefore, unable to perform their duties.
iv. During a catastrophic incident, the State will take immediate and
appropriate action to determine, direct, mobilize, and coordinate resource
needs. The State government will suspend and cancel normal operations
and redirect resources to saves lives, relieve human suffering, sustain
survivors, protect property, and repair essential facilities.
v. State assistance will supplement local efforts and Federal assistance will
supplement State and local efforts when it is clearly demonstrated that it
is beyond local and State capability to cope with the catastrophic incident.
vi. A catastrophic mass casualty/mass evacuation incident triggers a
Presidential disaster declaration, immediately or otherwise (National
Response Plan [NRP], Catastrophic Incident Annex, December 2004).
vii. Federal support must be provided in a timely manner to save lives,
prevent human suffering, and mitigate severe damage. This may require
mobilizing and deploying assets before they are requested via normal
NRP protocols.
viii. A catastrophic incident has unique dimensions/characteristics requiring
that response plans/strategies be flexible enough to effectively address
emerging needs and requirements.
ix. Tens of thousands of victims may lack critical life-sustaining resources.
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x. Approximately 10% of the affected population will be self-sustaining.

xi. In the core area affected by the disaster, it will require more effort to
deliver these resources than to evacuate families to shelters. It will be
significantly more difficult to provide logistical support to victims that
cannot evacuate.
xii. A catastrophic incident may produce environmental impacts (e.g.,
persistent chemical, biological, or radiological contamination) that
severely challenge the ability and capacity of governments and
communities to achieve a timely recovery.
xiii. Sheltering outside the core area may be required for approximately
400,000 to 500,000 people (estimate from the Sheltering Committee).
xiv. Long-term sheltering and temporary housing will be required.
xv. Each person will require one gallon of water and approximately eight
pounds of ice per day.
xvi. Patient transportation to and from airheads and medical treatment
facilities will be problematic due to excessive congestion on local roads
and limited patient movement alternatives (e.g., rotary wing lift).
xvii. Disruption of transportation due to debris and road damage will be
a major limiting factor to initial staging and distribution.
xviii. General power restoration will be under the control of the
Louisiana State power companies, municipalities, and cooperatives.
xix. Since most emergency generators, and associated switching and control
facilities throughout the area are installed at or below the ground level,
these generators will not be available for emergency power in the
immediate aftermath of flooding.
xx. Since power will be minimal in areas of distribution, availability of fuel
will be a limiting factor in determining distribution, including access of
victims to the distribution points.
xxi. Competition for refrigerated space for mortuary use may be a limiting
factor for ice storage and distribution. Use of refrigerated space for things
such as mortuaries and the storage of pharmaceuticals and food will
reduce the capacity to provide ice for disaster victims.
xxii. Current staging and distribution sites and transportation routes may
be destroyed as a result of wind damage and flooding.
xxiii. The current limited number of staging and distribution sites may
result in those sites being overwhelmed by the inappropriate
concentration of resources and personnel at each location.
xxiv. The Parishes will request all received materials via the appropriate
State channels. No unrequested materials will be distributed to the
Parishes.
xxv. Locations, personnel, and supply needs will primarily be addressed at the
Parish level during the initial response. Flexibility and adaptation to
changing contexts will be a constant requirement.
xxvi. Parishes will have plans in place to respond to the needs of their
permanent or “normal” population. Greater adaptation will be required if
there is a significant increase in the number of persons in need located
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within the Parish boundaries and if the resources of one Parish are
required in a neighboring Parish.
xxvii. Parishes are responsible for independently establishing local
xxviii. A representative from each agency (Federal, State, and local) will
be available for decisions.
xxix. Local distribution points will be in place and operational within 72
hours (almost the full system).
c. Organizations
i. Federal
1) The Federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Emergency
Preparedness and Response/Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), has the responsibility for the coordination of
Federal emergency/disaster operations and resources in support of
State and local government capabilities.
a) U.S. Department of Transportation
b) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
c) U.S. General Services Administration
d) U.S. Department of the Interior
e) U.S. Coast Guard
f) U.S. Department of Energy
g) U.S. Department of Defense
h) U.S. Department of Agriculture (Forest Service/Food and
Nutrition Service)
i) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
j) U.S. Department of Justice
k) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
m) U.S. Bureau of Prisons
n) U.S. Department of Commerce
o) U.S. Department of Labor
p) Office of Personnel Management
q) Corporation for National and Community Service
ii. State
1) The Governor has the overall responsibility for emergency
management in the State and is assisted in these duties by the
Preparedness (LOHSEP) Director.
a) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
c) Louisiana State Police
d) Louisiana Department of Public Safety
e) Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
f) Louisiana Department of Social Services
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g) Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

h) Louisiana Department of Corrections
i) Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
j) Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
k) Louisiana Office of Public Health
l) Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
m) Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
n) Louisiana State Fire Marshall
o) Louisiana Department of Labor
p) Louisiana Public Service Commission
q) Louisiana Board of Regents
r) Governor, Office of Elderly Affairs
s) Governor, Division of Administration
t) LSU Health Science Center
u) Department of Economic Development
v) State contractors/industry
3) Other State Agencies
a) State government departments, agencies, and offices that
do not have specific emergency support function (ESF)
responsibilities will serve as a reserve of material and
manpower resources that may be required to perform
previously unassigned tasks or supplement response
agencies.
iii. Local
1) The Parish and municipal government’s Chief Executive has
overall responsibility by law for direction and control of
emergency/disaster operations and is assisted by the local
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director.
a) Law Enforcement (Sheriff, Police)
b) Fire Services (paid and volunteer)
c) Emergency Medical Services (paid and volunteer)
d) Search and Rescue
e) Departments of Public Works
f) Utilities Departments
g) Purchasing Departments
h) Local Transit Authorities
i) School Boards
j) Levee Boards
k) Local Health Department
l) Council on Aging
m) Port Authorities
n) Local volunteer agencies
o) Private non-profit groups
iv. Other
1) American Red Cross
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2) National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters

3) Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
4) Salvation Army
5) Adventist Community Services
6) New Orleans Unity for the Homeless
7) United Way
8) 211/Via Link (New Orleans Metro Crisis Line)
9) Second Harvest
10) Local Amateur Radio Clubs, HAM Radio Operators, AM Radio
Emergency League Operations (ARL), Radio Emergency
Associated Communications Teams (REACT)
11) State of Mississippi (various agencies)
12) State of Arkansas (various agencies)
13) State of Texas (various agencies)
2. Mission
The mission for transportation, staging, and distribution is to stage, transport, and
distribute critical resources prior to and following a catastrophic hurricane in southeast
Louisiana. These resources include, but are not limited to, generators, ice, water, food,
response assets, and temporary housing.
3. Execution
i. Timeline for Transportation, Staging, and Distribution Operations
1) See Appendix 1: Transportation, Distribution, and Staging
Execution Timeline
ii. Site Identifications
1) Federal Operational Staging Areas (FOSA)
a) Lead Agency
i) DHS/FEMA
b) Primary Location
i) Camp Beauregard, Rapides Parish
c) Alternate Locations
i) Camp Minden, Webster Parish
ii) NASJRB, New Orleans
2) Federal Mobilization Centers
a) Lead Agency
i) DHS/FEMA
b) Primary Locations
i) Barksdale Air Force Base, Caddo/Bossier Parish
ii) Fort Polk, Vernon Parish
3) State Regional Staging Areas (SRSA)
a) Lead Agency
i) LOHSEP
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b) Initial Locations—These staging areas are given alpha

identifiers (e.g., A, B, C) to assist State Operations and
manage commodity transfers and logistics.
i) SRSA “A”—Covington
ii) SRSA “B”—Chalmette
iii) SRSA “C”—Belle Chasse
iv) SRSA “D”—New Orleans
v) SRSA “E”—Metairie
vi) SRSA “F”—Thibodaux
vii) SRSA “G”—Lafayette
viii) SRSA “H”—Lake Charles
c) Alternate Locations—These locations are interchangeable
depending on requirements.
i) Camp Villere, St. Tammany Parish (near Slidell)
ii) Ferrara Fire Company, Livingston Parish (Holden)
iii) Washington Parish Fairgrounds, Washington Parish
(Franklinton)
iv) Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Ascension Parish
(Gonzales)
v) Additional Sites: Baton Rouge
4) Multi-Use Staging Areas—Trailer, Medical, and Team Staging
a) Lead Agency
i) DHS/FEMA
b) Camp Minden, Webster Parish
c) Camp Livingston, Rapides Parish
d) England Industrial Airpark, Rapides Parish
5) Base Camps (did not identify specific sites)
a) Lead Agency
i) DHS/FEMA
6) Base of Operations (BOOs)
a) Lead Agency
i) Search and Rescue/Louisiana Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries
b) BOOs can hold 2,500 to 5,000 people at each location and
up to five BOOs are needed. (Conflict: Up to 25,000 people
can be sent through a BOO, but it was previously stated
that 75,000 people are to be sent through there. Victims are
to be kept at the BOO for only up to three hours.) Urban
Search and Rescue—10% will need medical attention, 10%
will be sent to Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas (TMOSAs), and 10% will be sent to refugee points
or shelters.
c) Locations to be determined by Search and Rescue.
7) Initial Refugee Collection Points
a) Lead Agency
i) ESF-6
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b) Sites to be determined by Search and Rescue and

Temporary Medical.
8) TMOSAs
a) Lead Agency
i) Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
b) Identified to handle 75,000 people initially and to handle up
to 100,000 in the days after.
c) Sites to be determined by Temporary Medical.
9) Bus Staging Points
a) Lead Agency
i) U. S. Department of Transportation
b) Tanger Outlet Center, Ascension Parish
c) Truck stops (Petro/Pilot), East Baton Rouge/West Baton
Rouge/Tangipahoa Parishes (need to research locations)
d) Industrial parks, East Baton Rouge/Tangipahoa Parishes
(need to research locations)
e) Bus barns (need to research locations)
f) Hammond Mall
g) Mall of Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish
h) Cortana Mall, East Baton Rouge Parish
i) Weigh stations (multiple State locations)
10) Trans-Shipment Points (Shuttle Staging/Reception Sites)
a) Lead Agency
i) DHS/FEMA
ii) U.S. Department of Transportation
b) Lafayette Airport, Lafayette Parish
c) Baton Rouge Airport, East Baton Rouge Parish
d) New Iberia Airport, Iberia Parish
e) AmTrak, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish
f) North St. Tammany Parish
g) North Washington Parish
11) Local Distribution Points—Each staging area will require 15 local
distribution points for day 1 and 84 by day 3.
a) Lead Agency
i) Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness
b) See Appendix 2: Potential Louisiana Parish Distribution
Points
c) Site Criteria (Minimum Requirements)
i) Number of sites needed
ii) Types of sites needed and numbers needed of each
iii) Elevation data
iv) Population density/geographic area impacts on site
selection
v) Digital photos, latitude/longitude
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vi) United States Army Corps of Engineers spreadsheet,

with 2004 Census estimate
1. Roughly 36 distribution lanes
2. Magnitude of sites
d) Site Requirements
i) Do not co-locate local distribution points with
hurricane shelters.
ii) Personnel resources
1. How many people can a Parish provide?
2. How many more personnel are needed?
3. Who is responsible for what?
e) Ingress/egress specifications
i) Commodities
ii) Population
iii) Re-supply at night
iv) Site identification
v) Avoid cross traffic, if at all possible.
vi) Meet minimum requirements, and progress from
there.
f) See Appendix 3 for letter sent to Parishes regarding
identification of Local Distribution Points.
g) See Appendix 4: Concept of Operations for Distribution
Planning for the State of Louisiana.
12) Travel Trailer Staging Sites (Did not identify specific sites)
a) Lead Agency
i) DHS/FEMA
b) Will need at least a 20-acre site for travel trailers.
c) See Temporary Housing Plan.
iii. Critical Resources
1) Initial Response Resources (IRR) listed by priority
a) Water
b) Meals-ready-to-eat (MREs) and items for infants (e.g.,
baby food and formula)
c) Generators (for critical infrastructure only)
d) Ice
e) Tarps
i) Roofing
ii) Miscellaneous
f) Cots
g) Blankets
h) Sleeping bags
i) Personal toiletry kits
j) Personal wash kits/camp kits (personal hygiene)
k) Flashlights with batteries
2) Unique Resources
a) Baby stuff (diapers, bottles, etc.)
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b) Clothing
c) Decontamination kits
d) Pumps (water)
e) Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT)
supplies (e.g., body bags, refrigerated trucks)
f) Insect repellant
g) Family living kits (for travel trailer/motor home)
3) The timing and distribution of critical resources will be largely
dependent upon context (size of storm, local needs, local resources,
and the impact). Timelines are most effective for Federal and State
planning (upstream), but flexibility and general timelines are more
useful for local and Parish planning.
4) See Appendix 4: Concept of Operations for Distribution Planning
for the State of Louisiana.
5) See Appendix 5: Local Distribution Point Planning for
Commodities (United States Army Corps of Engineers, June
2005).
6) See Appendix 6: Commodities Planning (United States Army
Corps of Engineers).
iv. Transportation
1) Lead Agency
a) U. S. Department of Transportation
2) Types and Sources of Transportation
a) See Appendix 7: Transportation Lists.
b) Movements of Federal personnel, equipment, and supplies
are managed through prioritizing shipments. To facilitate
the prompt deployment of resources, priorities for various
incidents are developed and maintained through an
interagency process led by DHS prior to an incident to
facilitate the prompt deployment of resources. Each ESF is
responsible for compiling, submitting, and updating
information for inclusion in the ESF-1 prioritized
shipments.
c) Military transportation will be provided in accordance with
the Defense Support of Civil Authorities section of the
NRP and the Memorandum of Understanding between the
Department of Defense and Department of Transportation
concerning commercial aviation programs.
3) Assessment of Infrastructure/Routes
a) State Roads and Bridges
i) Louisiana Department of Transportation and
Development is the lead agency responsible for
damage assessment, repair, and debris removal of
State highways, State bridges, and the interstate
systems.
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ii) Damage assessments of State highways and State

bridges are also conducted by the Louisiana State
Police and State aviation.
iii) Damage assessments are reported from the
decentralized yards located in different Parishes. This
information is disseminated to the District
Administrators who report to the LA Department of
Transportation and Development Emergency
Operations Center (EOC). The Department of
Transportation and Development EOC then reports
this information to the State EOC.
iv) Road closure information is disseminated to the
responders by the State EOC and Parish EOC as well
as being published on the Louisiana State Police and
the LA Department of Transportation and
Development web sites.
v) Priority for debris removal and repair is given to all
interstates and critical routes (e.g., roads to hospitals,
police, and fire agencies). Heavy equipment is
dedicated for this mission by the LA Department of
Transportation and Development (fleet maintenance).
b) Parish Road and Bridges
i) The Parish Department of Public Works is the lead
agency responsible for damage assessment, repair, and
debris removal of local highways and local bridges.
ii) Damage assessments of local highways and local
bridges are also conducted by local law enforcement
agencies and the local Civil Air Patrol.
iii) Damages are reported to the Parish EOC and
disseminated to the State EOC. Major transportation
routes are published on the Louisiana State Police and
LA Department of Transportation and Development
web sites.
iv) Priority for debris removal and repair is given to all
critical routes.
c) Rail
i) Post assessments are conducted by private rail
companies.
d) Air
i) Post assessment is conducted by the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development
through the State Aviation Department.
e) Water
i) The New Orleans District Army Corps of Engineers
will provide support in the emergency operation and
restoration of inland waterways, ports, and harbors
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under the supervision of United States Army Corps of

Engineers, including dredging operations.
f) The U. S. Department of Transportation will work with
State and local transportation departments and industry
partners to assess the damage to the transportation
infrastructure and analyze the impact of the incident on
transportation operations and report promptly as changes
occur.

i. Federal Agencies
1) DHS/FEMA will perform the following tasks:
a) Act as liaison to provide logistical support to Federal, State,
local, and tribal governments.
b) Set up and stage FOSA sites
i) Supporting Agencies include:
1. U.S. Forest Service
2. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
c) Working through ESF-1, coordinate the acquisition,
movement, and distribution of DHS-owned resources to the
incident area.
d) Support ESF-3 infrastructure protection and mitigation
missions by providing infrastructure risk and vulnerability
assessments in response to actionable intelligence and other
information.
e) Activate and convene Federal emergency assets and
capabilities to prevent and respond to an Incident of
National Significance, and coordinate with State, regional,
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and emergency
management organizations.
f) Activate the National Urban Search and Rescue BOOs
dependent upon the nature and magnitude of the event.
i) Establish, maintain, and manage the National Urban
Search and Rescue Response System. This includes
pre-incident activities such as training, equipment
purchase, and evaluation of operational readiness.
ii) Manage Urban Search and Rescue task force
deployment for employment in and redeployment
from the affected area.
iii) Coordinates logistical support for Urban Search and
Rescue assets during field operations.
2) U. S. Department of Transportation will perform the following
tasks:
a) ESF-1 staff coordinates the acquisition of transportation
services to fulfill mission assignments in support of all
ESFs when required.
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b) The Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator

coordinates with appropriate State, local, and tribal entities
to facilitate the movement of people and goods to, from,
and within the incident area, and participates in decisions
regarding issues such as movement restrictions, critical
facilities closures, and evacuations.
c) Coordinates the provision of Federal and civil
transportation services in support of Federal, State, local,
and tribal entities.
d) Coordinates the recovery, restoration, and safety/security of
the transportation infrastructure.
e) Manages the financial aspects of the ESF-1 response,
including the funding of Stafford Act mission assignments
and/or reimbursable agreements for non-Stafford Act
Federal-to-Federal support.
f) Works with State and local transportation departments and
industry partners to assess the damage to the transportation
infrastructure and analyze the impact of the incident on
transportation operations, nationally and regionally, and
report promptly as changes occur.
g) Provides transportation support to Urban Search and
Rescue task forces and JMTs as requested.
h) Transports refugees to Refugee Collection Points.
i) Transports responders to BOOs and TMOSAs.
j) Transports victims to shelters and trans-shipment points
(shuttle staging/reception areas). See Appendix 9: Trans-
shipment Points (Shuttle Staging/Reception Areas).
i) Supporting Agencies include:
1. Louisiana Department of Transportation and
Development
2. Local Transit Authorities
k) Clear interstate highways, State highways, and bridges of
debris that obstructs traffic flow.
3) U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide ice, water, tarps, and operational emergency power
at shelters.
b) Be represented at the Regional Response Coordination
Center (RRCC) and the Emergency Response Team–
Advance Element (ERT-As)
c) Provide generators for critical facilities.
4) U.S. General Services Administration will perform the following
tasks:
a) Contracting and leasing facilities
5) U.S. Forest Service will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide logistical guidance, support, and accountability of
commodities at mobilization centers.
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b) Coordinate positive control on trucks of commodities

coming in/out of FOSAs by maintaining an information log
on trucks received and dispatched from the site (see
Communication Requirements).
c) Provide transportation assets when Forest Service assets are
the most effective method.
d) Provide available departmental resources (e.g., cots,
blankets, sleeping bags, personnel) for shelters.
6) U. S. Department of Defense will perform the following tasks:
a) Be represented at the RRCC and ERT-As.
7) U.S. Coast Guard will perform the following tasks:
a) Assist in water rescue in areas of inundation and provide
aircraft and boat assets.
b) In support of ESF-1, identify and arrange for support of
assets and resources.
c) Provide support for marine firefighting incidents.
d) Provide damage reports, assessments, and situation reports
to support ESF-5.
e) Facilitate resolution of any conflicting demands for
hazardous materials response resources and ensure
coordination between the National Response Team (NRT)
and the Interagency Incident Management Group (IIMG)
activities.
8) American Red Cross will perform the following tasks:
a) Work with Federal entities to ensure integration of ice and
water requirements and distribution processes into mass
care operations.
b) Coordinate Federal mass care assistance in support of State
and local mass care efforts.
c) Assist community health personnel subject to staff
availability.
d) Provide emergency first aid, supportive counseling, and
health care for minor illnesses and injuries to incident
victims in mass care shelters, selected incident cleanup
areas, and other sites deemed necessary by the primary
agency.
9) National VOAD (e.g., Salvation Army, United Way, Second
Harvest) will perform the following tasks:
a) Perform work for the individual agencies.
b) United Way will play a financial role.
c) Support distribution sites under United Way by supplying
commodities and volunteers.
d) Second Harvest will provide warehousing and food items.
10) Adventist Community Services will perform the following tasks:
a) Warehouse and assist in distribution.
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b) Accept donated items and work with the volunteer agencies

to push resources to distribution sites.
c) Provide access to many resources that may be needed.
11) New Orleans Unity for the Homeless will perform the following
tasks:
a) Be represented at Orleans Parish EOC.
b) Evacuate homeless out of the impact areas.
12) 211/Via Link (N.O. Metro Crisis Line) will perform the following
task:
a) Provide public information and referral as to where local
distribution points are located.
13) AM Radio League Operations (ARL), HAM Radio Operators, and
REACT will perform the following task:
a) Provide communication support.
ii. State Agencies
1) LOHSEP will perform the following tasks:
a) State representatives will identify and determine planning
items to set up the SRSAs (see Appendix 4: Concept of
Operations for Distribution Planning for the State of
Louisiana).
i) Supporting agencies include:
1. Parish Directors
2. Louisiana National Guard
3. Louisiana Department of Transportation and
Development
4. Louisiana State Police
5. Louisiana Department of Public Safety
6. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Forestry
b) Determine number of local distribution points per Parish
supported.
i) Parish Directors will help identify and stage 15
Type III local distribution points per SRSA set up
for day 1 (84 local distribution points by set up for
day 3).
ii) See Appendix 4: Concept of Operations for
Distribution Planning for the State of Louisiana.
c) Determine number of people to start operations at the
SRSA.
i) Parish Directors will designate approximately 45
people to begin initial operations and approximately
190 people to be fully operational.
d) Determine size of footprint for SRSA.
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i) Sites of approximately 480,000 ft2 (10 to 12 acres)

will be assigned for SRSAs.
e) Determine the number of Material Handling Equipment
(MHE) kits needed
i) Approximately two full MHE kits (e.g., forklifts,
pallet jacks, ramps) will be needed per SRSA.
f) Determine the size of the warehouse requirement.
i) One 50 ft truck of baby food (22 pallets/truck at 64
ft2 per pallet) = 1,408 ft2.
ii) One 50 ft truck of diapers (1,408 ft2).
iii) One 50 ft truck of baby formula (1,408 ft2)
iv) One 50 ft truck of bottles/nipples (1,408 ft2)
g) Determine shuttle driver process and additional
transportation requirements for specialty items.
i) 25 shuttle drivers/SRSA
ii) 26 ft panel trucks (approximately 14 pallets)
h) Determine ownership transfer procedures.
i) Ownership transfer from FEMA to the State
commences upon receipt of trucks at the SRSA.
i) Accommodate for bulk commodities (e.g., baby food, baby
formula, diapers) that will be shipped directly to SRSAs.
i) Approximately 80 to 90% of trucks will not be
broken down at the SRSAs.
j) SRSAs communicate commodity or resource shortages to
FOSAs.
2) Louisiana State Police/Louisiana Department of Public Safety will
a) Establish Security at staging sites with support from local
law enforcement.
b) Communicate critical need IRR requests with the help of
FEMA Logistics.
c) Coordinate and conduct traffic control.
d) Monitor weight of heavy equipment and provide additional
access if needed (deregulation).
3) Louisiana Governor’s Office will perform the following tasks:
a) Send request for Emergency Declaration.
b) Maintains chain of command as a source of approval.
4) Louisiana National Guard will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide equipment.
b) Provide security.
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c) Provide manpower (primary support).

d) Provide transportation.
5) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will
a) Provide signage
b) Provide visual monitoring (cameras) at staging sites
6) Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will perform the
following tasks:
a) Coordinate the supply of intrastate natural gas and the
gathering and reporting of information about oil and gas
production in the Gulf of Mexico.
b) Gather and report information on the extent of production
reduction.
c) Convey the State’s assessed needs and requirements for
natural gas services to intrastate natural gas transporters in
order to provide service when and where it is needed for as
long as emergency conditions exist.
7) Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) will
a) Provide a source of manpower and experts.
b) Provide a source of equipment.
8) State contractors/industry will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide the primary source of equipment.
b) Provide manpower support.
9) Department of Social Services will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide commodities and share needs information.
b) Provide a potential source of manpower.
c) Share information from shelters to distribution points.
10) Department of Health and Hospitals will perform the following
tasks:
a) Provide a potential manpower supply.
11) Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will perform the following
tasks:
a) Focus on Urban Search and Rescue.
12) Department of Agriculture will perform the following tasks:
a) Food preparation tasks.
b) Provide sandbaggers.
c) Assist groups that handle USDA commodities.
d) Provide support to ESF-11.
13) Department of Environmental Quality will perform the following
task:
a) Primary responsibility for radiation incidents.
14) Department of Corrections will perform the following tasks:
a) Preparation of food.
b) Provide sandbag support.
c) Provide a potential source of manpower.
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d) Participate in the State EOC.

15) LA VOAD (e.g., Salvation Army, United Way, Second Harvest)
a) Perform work for the individual agencies.
b) United Way will play a financial role.
c) Support distribution sites under United Way by supplying
commodities and volunteers.
d) Second Harvest will provide warehousing and food items.
iii. Local Agencies
1) Parish Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
a) Assume responsibility for all of the operations related to
distribution of critical resources.
2) Parish Department of Public Works will perform the following
tasks:
a) Clear local highways, State highways, and bridges of debris
that obstruct traffic flow.
3) Parish Presidents/Police Jury will perform the following tasks:
a) Delegate authority to Director.
4) Elected Officials (relevant positions vary by Parish) will perform
a) Support the Mayor/Parish President in a team effort.
b) Maintain the inherent chain of command.
5) Local volunteer agencies will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide potential volunteer and manpower support.
6) Private non-profits will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide potential volunteer and commodities support.
b) Provide potential manpower and financial assistance.
7) Local MOUs will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide mutual aid in the form of equipment, supplies, and
manpower.
8) Sheriffs will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide security and/or escorts.
b) Provide a manpower resource.
9) Police departments will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide security and/or escorts.
b) Provide a manpower resource.
10) Fire departments (both paid and volunteer) will perform the
following tasks:
a) Provide a manpower and equipment resources.
11) EMS will perform the following tasks:
a) Role is as needed or as available.
12) Levee Boards will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide a potential source of manpower.
b) Provide a potential source of security.
c) Provide a potential source of equipment.
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13) Council on Aging will perform the following tasks:

a) Provide a potential equipment source (e.g., meals on
wheels vehicles).
b) Acting coordinating agency for aging population
questions/issues.
c) Can provide support to populations that cannot reach
distribution sites.
14) Local ports will perform the following tasks:
a) Provide equipment (e.g., forklifts).
b) Provide security.
i. See Appendix 3 for letter sent to Parishes regarding identification of local
ii. Mission execution will depend on close coordination on the part of
DHS/FEMA, other Federal agencies, the State of Louisiana, and the
Parishes.
iii. It is critical that requests for resources flow properly through the proper
chain of command.
1) Parish to State EOC
2) If the State cannot meet the requirements, an action request will be
passed to the DHS/FEMA Regional Support Team or Emergency
Response Team.

i. Infrastructure necessary to support response personnel at site locations
1) Support for billeting
a) Commercial open bay barrack type facilities (electrical
modifications may be needed)
b) University building systems
c) State/city unoccupied buildings
d) Utilization of contract services
e) United States Army Corps of Engineers quarter boats
f) General Services Administration contracts
g) Commercial on-site housing/messing facilities
h) Base camps
i) Billet out of the area—travel each day
j) Tent city
k) Security
2) Support infrastructure for sites
a) Staging Areas
i) Office space for personnel support
ii) Medical facilities
iii) Fuel
iv) Food
v) Portable toilets with service
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vi) Light towers

vii) Beds
viii) Generators
ix) Showers
x) Water
xi) Golf carts/gators
xii) Security
xiii) Personnel
xiv) Dumpsters with service
b) Distribution points
i) Generators
ii) Light towers
iii) Forklifts
iv) Pallet jacks
v) MHE
vi) Fuel
vii) Sun/rain shelters
viii) Maintenance contracts
ix) Security
x) Personnel
xi) Dumpsters with service
xii) Two-way radios
xiii) Traffic cones/barricades
xiv) Water
xv) Food
xvi) Portable toilets with service
c) Travel trailer staging sites
i) Office space
ii) Portable toilets with service
iii) Light towers
iv) One-ton pick-up trucks with hitches
v) Tractors
vi) Golf carts/gators
vii) Security
d) Bus staging points
i) Fuel
ii) Food
iii) Portable toilets with service
iv) Sun/rain Shelters
v) Comfort station/shelter
e) Initial Refugee Collection Points
i) See Search and Rescue Plan and Transport to Water to
Shelter Plan
f) Shuttle Staging/Reception Sites
i) Site dependent necessities
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i. General
1) Agencies will be competing for resources, which will require
Parishes to call for more resources. Primary sources are routinely
utilized, but in the event of additional needs, the group has
identified a number of sources for labor and equipment at the local,
State, and Federal levels.
2) The State and Parish EOCs should coordinate regularly regarding
site needs and expectations. Once sites have been identified, they
should be prioritized in terms of location and event characteristics.
ii. Existing Resource Conflicts
1) BOOS
a) Water vessels
b) Air transportation
i) Rotary wing/chinook (both injured and uninjured)
c) Fuel
i) Aviation
ii) Water craft
iii) Ground
d) Ground transportation (both injured and uninjured)
i) Buses (refugees and responders)
ii) High water vehicles (refugees and responders)
e) Support commodities for responders and victims
i) Water
ii) MREs
iii) Tents/tarps
iv) Light towers
f) Light maintenance
NOTE: Empty aircraft en route to the impact area to pick-up
survivors will carry food/water to lower priority victims, as
prioritized by air crew.
2) Initial Refugee Collection Points
a) Water vessels
b) Air transportation
i) Rotary wing/chinook (injured)
c) Fuel
i) Aviation
ii) Water craft
iii) Ground
d) Ground transportation (uninjured)
i) Buses
ii) High water vehicles
e) Support commodities for responders and victims
i) Water
ii) MREs
iii) Tents/tarps
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iv) Light towers

f) Generators
g) IT/network communications
h) Security
NOTE: Empty aircraft en route to the impact area to pick-up
prioritized by air crew
3) TMOSAs
a) Air transportation
i) Rotary wing (injured to critical care facilities)
b) Fuel
i) Aviation
ii) Ground
c) Ground transportation
i) Buses (refugees to shelters)
ii) Ambulances (injured to critical care facilities)
d) Support commodities for responders
i) Water
ii) Food
NOTE: National Disaster Medical Service has organic re-supply
sources, but could request additional resources.
e) Generators
f) IT/network communications
g) Security
NOTE: Empty aircraft enroute to the impact area to pick-up
prioritized by air crew.
4) Shelters
a) Fuel
i) Ground
b) Ground transportation
i) Buses
c) Support commodities
i) Water
ii) Ice
iii) Food
iv) Cots
v) Blankets
vi) Comfort kits
vii) Special needs (infant supplies)
d) IT/network communications
e) Security
5) FOSA
a) Air transportation
i) Rotary wing or fixed wing
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b) Fuel
i) Aviation
ii) Water craft
iii) Ground
c) Ground transportation/support equipment
i) 53’ trailers
ii) Tractors
iii) MHE
iv) Golf carts/gators
v) Light towers
vi) IT/network communications
vii) Support staff
d) IRR Shortages
i) Water
ii) MREs and items for infants (e.g., baby food, baby
formula)
iii) Generators (for critical infrastructure only)
iv) Ice
v) Tarps
1. Roofing
2. Miscellaneous
vi) Cots
vii) Blankets
viii) Sleeping bags
ix) Personal toilet kits
x) Personal wash kits/Camp kits (personal hygiene)
xi) Flashlights with batteries
e) Maintenance
f) Security
6) Local Distribution Points
a) Forklifts
b) Pallet jacks
c) Light towers (generator type)
d) Portable toilets with service
e) Tents (any temporary shelter or canopy)
f) Tarps
g) Dumpsters with service
h) Two-way radios
i) Special equipment operators
j) Multi-lingual staff
k) Community relations people
l) Security/crowd control
m) Labor
n) Incident Management Teams (U. S. Forest Service—tied
into LA Department of Transportation and Development)
7) Billeting/Base Camps
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a)Ground transportation
b)Food
c)Bedding
d)Shelter (e.g., warehouses, tents)
e)Water
f)Shower
g)Laundry trailers
h)Location/proximity to other sites
i)Incident Management Teams (U.S. Forest Service—tied
into LA Department of Transportation and Development)
j) Power generation equipment
k) Medical support
l) Security
8) DMORT
a) Refrigerated trucks
NOTE: Refrigerated trucks will be required across many
agencies. There may be a resource push for these trucks;
however, that may occur at the staging level and not at the
distribution level (although it would clearly impact the flow of
resources into distribution points).
b) Body bags
c) Earth-moving equipment
d) Security
c. Personnel
i. Staging Areas
1) See Appendix 1: Transportation, Distribution, and Staging
Execution Timeline.
ii. Local Distribution Points
1) Personnel requirements for the local distribution points will be
decided later (see Appendix 3: Letter sent to Parishes regarding
identification of Local Distribution Points).
2) Individual worker numbers to be determined through the United
States Army Corps of Engineers software with Parish information
sources (see Appendix 4: Concept of Operations for Distribution
Planning for the State of Louisiana).

i. The Parish Emergency Manager/Parish President/Police Jury
President/Mayor will have the lead at the local level and will initiate
requests for response assets and commodities from local MOUs/MOAs,
private contracts, and local volunteer agencies. Unmet needs will be
requested from the State EOC.
ii. The State EOC/Governor’s Authorized Representative will have the lead
at the State level for all pre-landfall operations within the State and will
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respond to all requests within State resources. Additional resources may

be requested from neighboring states under EMAC. Unmet needs will be
requested from DHS/FEMA.
iii. DHS/FEMA Region VI will have the lead for all response personnel in
support of pre-landfall operations and will have the lead to meet State
needs using all available regional and national resources.
iv. DHS/FEMA Headquarters will have the lead for the amount and
distribution of all resources being forward deployed to the mobilization
centers prior to landfall.
i. In the event that normal means of communications become overburdened
or destroyed, State Communications and Information Processing
Personnel shall use private industry, amateur radio teams, and Federal
assistance while re-establishing primary communications systems.
1) Layers of communication backups exist, but the event may limit
communication methods.
2) Communication will largely be radio based, as one cannot rely on
cellular communications during this time.
3) Equipment will include 800mhz radios, satellite phones (minimal
use as a backup), and/or HAM radio operators to support
distribution communications.
ii. The State Communications Coordinator will canvass State, Federal, and
local communicators to ensure that all communications and information
processing media have been restored to normal operations.
1) Communication flow: Local Distribution Point Site Manager to
the local EOC (via E-team when available) to the State to FEMA
iii. Communications are established and maintained with ESF-5 (Emergency
Management) to report and receive assessments and status information,
with ESF-7 (Resource Support), the National Response Coordination
Center, Regional Response Coordination Center, or Joint Field Office.
iv. FEMA internal commodity tracking logs are required and used for
tracking commodities received and shipped from FOSA sites. With the
aid of the U. S. Forest Service, this information is gathered upon both
arrival and departure of trucks to the FOSA. The information included in
this tracking log includes the positive control number assigned to the
truck, the date, time, driver’s name, contact number (cell), tractor
number, trailer number, and commodity being hauling (see Appendix 8:
Commodities Tracking Logs).
6. Appendices for Transportation, Staging, and Distribution Plan

a. Appendix 1: Transportation, Distribution, and Staging Execution Timeline
b. Appendix 2: Potential Louisiana Parish Distribution Points
c. Appendix 3: Letter sent to Parishes regarding identification of Local Distribution
Points
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d. Appendix 4: Concept of Operations for Distribution Planning for the State of

Louisiana
e. Appendix 5: Local Distribution Point Planning for Commodities (United States
Army Corps of Engineers, June 2005)
f. Appendix 6: Commodities Planning (United States Army Corps of Engineers)
g. Appendix 7: Transportation Lists
h. Appendix 8: Commodities Tracking Logs
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Southeast Louisiana
Transportation, Staging, and Distribution of Critical Resources
Appendix 1
Appendix 1: Transportation, Staging, and Distribution Execution
Timeline
● Federal Operational Staging Areas (FOSA)—Team Arrives (25 people)

Unified Command
FEMA (1)
USFS (18)
Operations (1)
ESF #5 (1)
USACE—Ice PRT (2)
USACE—Water PRT (2)
● State Regional Staging Areas (SRSA)—State representative identifies
and determines planning items.
Planning Items
Determine number of Local Distribution Points (LDPs) per
parish supported.
→ 15 Type 3 LDPs per SRSA for Day 1 (84 LDPs by Day 3)
Determine number of people to start operations.
→ Approximately 45 people/initial operations (~190 full

Pre- operations)
Landfall Determine size of footprint.
(H-72) → 480,000 ft2 (10 to 12 acres)
Determine number of Material Handling Equipment (MHE).
→ Two full MHE kits (forklifts, pallet jacks, ramps)
Determine size of warehouse requirement.
→ 1 to 50 ft. truck of baby food (22/pallet truck) 64
ft2/pallet—total 1,408 ft2
→ 1 to 50 ft. truck of diapers (1,408 ft2)
→ 1 to 50 ft. truck of baby formula (1,408 ft2)
→ 1 to 50 ft. truck of bottles/nipples (1,408 ft2)
Determine shuttle driver process and additional transportation
requirements for specialty items.
→ 25 shuttle drivers/SRSA
→ 26 ft. panel trucks (~14 pallets)
Determine ownership transfer.
→ Upon receipt at the staging area
● Transport commodities to FOSAs.

18-wheelers (Federal)
● Transport teams and kits to FOSAs.
18-wheelers (Federal)

Pre-
Air (heavy lift rotary wing on request—4)
Landfall
● Identify/validate sources of buses and drivers.
(H-70) 600 buses—50 passengers each (Local/State/Federal)
1200 drivers—(Local/State/Federal/Volunteers)
● Pre-Stage Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
equipment for ContraFlow.
● Identify personnel and equipment for ContraFlow.
● Pre-Stage buses and drivers.

600 buses (Local/State/Federal)
1200 drivers (Local/State/Federal/Volunteers)

Pre-
Landfall ● Phase I Louisiana ContraFlow Plan—Includes areas south of the
(H-50) Intracoastal Waterway. These areas are outside any levee protection
system and are vulnerable to Category 1 and 2 storms. During Phase I
there are no route restrictions.
● FOSAs
Team, equipment, commodities start arriving (150+ trucks)
● SRSA—Pre-Deployment Activities (per staging area)
Order Federal resources
Shuttle drivers—25+ (if additional are needed, make request)
Empty boxes—25+ (if additional are needed, make request)
MHE (e.g., forklifts, pallet jacks, ramps)—10 sets (predicted
upon breakdown requirement)
Personnel—requirements unknown at this time

Pre- Light Towers—8 to 12 sets
Landfall Security
(H-48) Fuel and life support requirements for entire staging area team to
include contractors, truck drivers, etc.
Fuel—1 to 5,000 gallon tank (diesel) MOgas (50/gallon
per truck) 24/7 refueling is desirable at the SRSA
Food—base camp supplies (contract kitchens)
Bathroom facilities—1 porta potty per ~25
Contractors (truck drivers, truck support personnel)—
power team—100 people
Shuttle drivers—25 drivers
● Phase II—Louisiana ContraFlow Plan—40 hours before onset of

Pre-
tropical storm winds. Includes areas south of the Mississippi River,
Landfall
which are levee protected but remain vulnerable to Category 2 or
(H-40) higher storms. During Phase II there are no route restrictions.
● Phase III—Louisiana ContraFlow Plan—30 hours before onset of

tropical storm winds. Includes areas on the East Bank of the

Pre-
Mississippi River in the New Orleans Metropolitan Area which are
Landfall
within the levee protection system but remain vulnerable to a slow-
(H-30) moving Category 3 or any Category 4 or 5 storm. During Phase III,
certain routes will be directed and the Contraflow Plan implemented.
● FOSAs/SRSAs
Pre-deployment activities continued

Pre-
Landfall Finalize transfer of ownership procedures (upon receipt at
(H-24) SRSAs).
Government to Government procedures (communication
between Parish, State, and Federal Government)
Operational period (24 hrs/day day/night shift)
Identify shortages.
Identify Communications shortage (e.g., walkie-talkies,
radios, cell phones, laptops).
Federal partners arrive (State/Federal Coordinators)
° 2 per shift per staging area
State SRSA teams arrive (H-24 to H+24)
190+ people per staging area (working #’s)
Receiving—15/shift—30 total
Shipping—25/shift—50 total
Transload—50/shift—100 total
Security—5/shift—10 total
Life Support (Medical, Safety, etc.)—TBD
Commodities/Equipment arrive
● Backfill/Sustainment
Tractor-trailers (commercial assets controlled by
Landfall
(H-Hour) DOT/FEMA/GSA)
Buses (commercial assets controlled by DOT/FEMA/GSA)
Rail (commercial assets controlled by DOT/FEMA/GSA)
Air (commercial assets controlled by DOT/FEMA/GSA)
● SRSAs
SRSA teams arrive at staging areas

Post-
MHE arrives
Landfall
Empty trailers/shuttle drivers arrive
(H+24)
Commodities start to arrive (H+12 to H+36)
Commodities distributed (H+24 continuing)
● Transport responders and commodities to Base of Operations

(BOOS), Collection Points, and Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas (TMOSAs).
Air
Rail
Road
Post- ● Transport victims and refugees from BOOS, Collection Points,

Landfall – and TMOSAs to Trans-Shipment Points (Shuttle
Recon/ Staging/Reception Areas).
Rescue Buses
(H+48) Air
Rail
Water
● Transport victims, refugees, and commodities from Trans-
Shipment Points to temporary and long-term shelters.
Buses
Air
Rail
● Transport commodities to Federal and State Staging Areas, Local

Post- Distribution Points, TMOSAs, Shelters, Collection Points, Bus

Landfall – Staging/Shuttle Areas, and Trans-Shipment Points
LSA Road
Hubbing/ Rail
Sustainment Air
Water
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Appendix 3
July 27, 2005
To: Parish President/Mayor

cc: OEP Director
During the week of 25-29 July 2005, the Louisiana Catastrophic Planning Phase 1-B
workshop identified the need to further integrate Parish, State, and Federal plans for the
distribution of commodities (water, ice, food, etc.) following a catastrophic event. The
desired outcome was to design a distribution plan that will help the State more effectively
assist you, the Parishes, and to serve the needs of your population.
The State of Louisiana and FEMA need to know the extent of your capabilities, and lack
thereof, in performing these tasks. Given the present situation—an extremely active
hurricane season and a global rise in terrorist activity—the task of preparing for
catastrophic disasters is especially urgent. Based on your Parish’s current population, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) estimates that as many as ____ distribution
points might be necessary in your Parish during a catastrophic event (details regarding
the calculation of this estimate are enclosed for use in your planning.) Collaborative
contingency plans need to be in place for the State to assist you in responding in a timely
manner and your provision of this information will help us to be better prepared in these
circumstances.
A team consisting of representatives from seven Parish OEPs, the Louisiana National
Guard, LOHSEP, FEMA, and other Federal agencies designed a process, which
addressed concerns regarding the identification, establishment, coordination, and
operation of local distribution points. In order to complete this goal, we need your help
with the following requests (See Enclosures 1-4), a completed example has been
provided.
Please complete the enclosed requests for information relevant to distribution point
identification and operation in your parish and return them to:
LOHSEP Operating Division

The Office of Emergency Preparedness will verify and compile the data received to
create a statewide distribution plan that is sensitive to the unique nature of each Parish.
This plan will also be integrated into the Louisiana Catastrophic Plan currently being
developed. Completed enclosed materials should be received by August 30, 2005.
For additional information and/or questions, please contact: Chris Walker, Project
Officer at #225-925-7500.
1
Enclosure 1
Site Identification
Provide an inventory of the sites that meet the minimum requirements for distribution
points within your parish. Please include a site identifier, relevant site details, digital
photographs, and latitude/longitude location, preferably in GIS-ready format.
Sites must have:

1. Access to major roadways
2. Available space for 53’ trailer parking
3. General public accessibility
4. Available MHE equipment and staff
5. Sufficient distance from emergency shelters to avoid congestion
Equipment Inventory
Provide an inventory of the required equipment the parish can provide at each identified
site.
1. Forklifts
2. Pallet jacks
3. Power light sets
4. Toilets
5. Tents
6. Dumpsters
7. Traffic cones
8. Two-way radios
Personnel Inventory
Provide an inventory of the required personnel the parish can provide at each identified
site. This list is based on the USACE organizational chart for distribution point staffing
(see example on next page.)
1. Team leader
2. Forklift operator
3. Labor
4. Loading point
5. Pallet jacks labor
6. Law enforcement
7. Administrative staff
8. Community relations staff
9. Multi-lingual staff
2
Site Manager
Law Enforcement
Community Relations
Security
Labor Team Leader Equipment/Supply

Team Leader
Loading Points Equipment

Night Shift Supply Truck Mgmt
Labor Care - Truck Movement on site
- Food - Paper work
- Tents Off-loading
- Toilets Supply of Loading Points
- Shift Rotation
RECOMMENDED ORGANIZATION CHART – TYPE II AND III DISTRIBUTION POINT
Unique Local Resources Inventory

List the unique resources available within your Parish that can facilitate the establishment
and operation of distribution points (e.g., MOUs, industries/companies/organizations with
pre-established aid relationships.)
Unique Local Needs Inventory

List the unique resources that specific distribution points within your Parish might require
(e.g., Spanish or Vietnamese speaking staff.)
Communications Capabilities
List the primary, secondary, and tertiary means of communication available in your
Parish during an emergency.
(CUT OFF HERE FOR PARISH PRESIDENT—INSERT NOTE SAYING THAT THE
PARISH OEP DIRECTOR HAS BEEN SENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO
ASSIST IN DATA COLLECTION)
3
Enclosure 2
USACE Distribution Point Requirements Model
In the event of a catastrophic event/worse case scenario, your Parish will require the
following number of distribution points.
# of people without power (Equals number of

customers x 3) 500,000
# of people requiring commodities 200,000
# of Type III Dist. Points Req'd 40
This will require, per Type III location, the following staffing requirements.
1-Type III Distribution Point Facility

Local Manpower Equipment
LocaType Day
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Team Leader 1 0 Forklifts 1
Forklift Operator 1 1 Pallet Jacks 1
Labor 14 2 Power Light Sets 1
Loading PT 9 Toilets 2
Back-up Loading PT 4 Tents 1
Pallet Jacks Labor 1 Dumpsters 1
Totals 16 3 Traffic Cones 10
Others
Law Enforcement 2 1 Two-way radios 0
Community Rel . 1 0
Grand Total
Grand Total 19 4
4
Enclosure 3
Type III Distribution Point Layout (typical)
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Enclosure 4
Type III Distribution Point Configuration (typical)
There are 3 basic models established for the operation of a Distribution Point. All are
based on the expected affected population of an area. Type I is established for the
operation and sustaining of a population of roughly 20,000 persons per day and/or 560
vehicles per hour. Type II is established for the operation and sustaining of a population
of 10,000 people and/or 280 vehicles per hour. Below (figure 3) is an example of a Type
III (Figure 4) Distribution Center established for an affected population of 5,000 and/or
140 vehicles per hour.
For detailed configurations of distribution points, please refer to:

http://www.englink.usace.army.mil/igp/commodities.htm
6
General Commodity/Supply Information
Ice: 40,000 lbs per truck load.

20 pallets per truck, 2000 lbs/ pallet, 250–8 lbs bags/ pallet, 5,000 bags per
truck.
1 truckload of ice and water will serve 1,660 vehicles or about 5,000 people.
Water: 3 liters or 1 gal per person (3.79 liters per gal).

18,000 liters or 4,750 gal per truck.
20 pallets per truck, 900 liters per pallet, 237 gal per pallet, 1,900 lbs per
pallet.
MREs: 2 MREs per person per day.

21,744 MREs per truck load.
12 MREs per case, 1812 cases per truck.
1 truck load of MREs will serve 3,624 vehicles or about 10,000 people.
Tarps: 4,400 tarps (20' x 25') per truckload.

1 truckload of tarps will serve 4,400 vehicles or about 4,400 homes.
7
Example
St. Tammany Parish’s
Plan
8
Southeast Louisiana
Appendix 4
Concept of Operations for Distribution
Planning for the State of Louisiana
Purpose and Scope
In the event of a natural disaster or act of terrorism, a well-organized and

planned centralized location for the distribution of commodities and supplies to
the general public will be of the greatest need. The purpose of this plan is to
provide an overview of this operation and recommended guidelines for the
successful planning and operation of Regional Staging Areas (RSAs) and
Distribution Points (DPs) within the various Parishes of Louisiana.
Overview
Once a Federal Emergency has been declared, operations from FEMA’s Staging
Area at Camp Beauregard will be activated. Based on the needs of affected
Parishes and with the coordination of LOHSEP, needed commodities and
supplies will begin to flow to each Parish’s designated RSA. From the RSA, a
coordinated effort to distribute these supplies to the various DPs (Figure 1) within
each of the Parishes for distribution of supplies to the general public will begin.
Figure 1
1
Assumptions
1) RSAs and DPs will be managed by Parish officials and upon request,
through the State EOC, can be supplemented with State and Federal
assistance.
2) Parish Officials will begin startup and maintain operations at their

RSAs and DPs for a minimum of 48 hours before State (48 hours),
and Federal assistance (72 hours) will be available.
3) Commodities, provided will consist of ice, water, MREs, and tarps.

Vehicles passing through a DC and DPs will receive 3-bags of ice, 1-
case of water (9–12 liters), 6-MREs, and 1-tarp.
4) It is suggested that in order to expedite the distribution of supplies,

the public will drive through DPs, and be served without leaving their
vehicles.
5) DPs will be open to the public for 12 hours per day. Re-supplying of
centers will primarily be at night.
RSA/DP Site Selection Considerations
Facility Should be away from projected impact areas. Example; St.

Tammany Parish areas of selection should be above the I-12
corridor. The National Weather service and the LOHSEP projects
areas below I-12 in St. Tammany have the potential for widespread
flooding in the event of a major hurricane.
RSA Should be at a minimum (suggested) of 25,000 sq. ft covered
storage area. Depending on the level of disaster and population
affected. Facility should be equipped to provide basic receiving,
shipping, and distribution capabilities.
DP Should be located at well-known and publicly accessible area.
Schools and parks are typically ideal DPs for this reason.
Security A security assessment should be completed to ensure the safety of
assets and the safety of personnel working in the area.
Equipment Availability of Material Handling Equipment (fork lifts) and
generators will be in short supply and will be high on any parishes
needs list. Purchasing and/or advance vendor agreements for use
of generators will play a major role in the success or failure of your
RSA/DP plans.
Staffing Parish officials must project/assign staffing requirements for
manning of RSAs and DPs. Plans must take into account extended
operations based upon the level of devastation.
2
Primary and Alternate RSA and DP checklist
SITE CHECKLIST
Site selection crew should include the following capabilities:
• Proximity to the affected area ___________

• Access to major roadways ___________
• Access to Airport ___________
• Availability of covered storage ___________
• Availability of space for 53’ trailer parking ___________
• General Public accessibility ___________
• Availability of power ___________
• Availability of telephone services ___________
• Availability of MHE equipment and staff ___________
• Security (fence, lighting) ___________
• Availability of office space ___________
Notes: _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
3
Regional Staging Area/ Distribution Point Operations
Commodity transfer from a designated Federal staging area to distribution points

is a joint operation shared by FEMA and the State of Louisiana. Cost sharing, as
specified in the presidential disaster declaration applies to all associated
operations.
At the request of the State EOC, and under the direction of FEMA, needed
commodities and supplies (water, ice, MREs, and tarps) will be ordered and
delivered to FEMA’s regional staging facility at Camp Beauregard in Pineville,
Louisiana.
From Camp Beauregard, the FEMA controlled and owned supplies will be loaded
in FEMA contracted and/or federally owned tractor trailers and begin their routes,
escorted by local and/or State assets, to the State’s designated RSA (Figure 2).
Note: The State of Louisiana has designated, if needed, up to eight RSAs located
along the Louisiana I-10/I-12 corridor, to cover the southern Parishes of
Louisiana.
Louisiana Regional
Staging Areas
Camp Beauregard
FEMA
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At the RSA, FEMA and the State of Louisiana will each provide two Staging Area
Managers per RSA to co-manage commodity accounting. The Federal Staging
Area Manager’s responsibilities are acceptance and validation of shipment
contents. The State’s Staging Area Manager primary responsibilities are to
assume all other operations, to include setup, and day-to-day operations of the
RSA and DP facilities. At this time, accountability will be transferred to the State
via the State’s appointed Staging Area Manager (JOC).
At the RSA, the commodities and supplies will be broken down, if needed, by
Louisiana National Guard personnel, packaged, and delivered to each of the
designated DPs located throughout the Parish (Figure 3).
Layout Plans for Regional Staging Area
Figure 3
FEMA will provide one 4,000 lb capacity forklift and portable lighting equipment
for operations at each RSA. The State will be responsible for providing
maintenance and certified operators for the forklift(s) at each RSA. Also,
transportation from the RSA to specific DPs will be accomplished with State
resources.
5
Once an order has been built for a DP, National Guard personnel and equipment
will deliver the needed supplies to its final destination for distribution to the public.
Folsom Elementary
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Any variation to this concept of operations will be elevated from the field
management level to the Staging Area Manager, and then to State/Federal
management at the State Emergency Operations Center/Joint Field Operations.
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Models of DP Operations
There are 3 basic models established for the operation of a Distribution Point. All
are based on the expected affected population of an area. Type I is established
for the operation and sustaining of a population of roughly 20,000 persons per
day and/or 560 vehicles per hour. Type II is established for the operation and
sustaining of a population of 10,000 people and/or 280 vehicles per hour. Below
(Figure 3) is an example of a Type III (Figure 4) Distribution Center established
for an affected population of 5,000 and/or 140 vehicles per hour.
Figure 4
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General Commodity/Supply Information
Ice: 40,000 lbs per truck load.

20 pallets per truck, 2000 lbs/ pallet, 250–8 lbs bags/ pallet, 5,000
bags per truck.
1 truck load of ice and water will serve 1,660 vehicles or about 5,000
people.
Water: 3 liters or 1 gal per person (3.79 liters per gal).

18,000 liters or 4,750 gal per truck.
20 Pallets per truck, 900 liters per pallet, 237 gal per pallet, 1,900 lbs
per pallet.
MREs: 2 MREs per person per day.

21,744 MREs per truck load.
12 MREs per case, 1812 cases per truck.
1 truck load of MREs will serve 3,624 vehicles or about 10,000 people.
Tarps: 4,400 tarps (20' x 25') per truck load.

1 truck load of tarps will serve 4,400 vehicles or about 4,400 homes.
Notes/Questions:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Layout Plans for Distribution Points
The following plan (Figure 5) is an example of a Distribution Point and the

resources required for operations.
Figure 5
A loading point is where a stockpile of ice, water, MREs, and tarps are located.
Each loading point has a team of people (1 for water, 1 for ice, and 1 for
MREs/tarps) that load these items into the vehicle as it stops in front of their
position (Figure 2).
Based on past experience, a well planned and operated distribution point with
one lane of traffic and 3 loading points can service 140 cars per hour. Based on
a 12-hour workday, about 1,680 vehicles or 1,680 x 3 = 5000 people can be
served.
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Required Resources for a Type III DP
Type III Distribution Point

Local Manpower Equipment
LocaType
l Responsibility Day Night Type Number
Others
Community Rel . 1 0
Grand Total
Grand Total 19 4
Determining the Number of RSAs and DPs
The number of RSA/DPs can be determined mathematically by using the U.S.

Army Corp of Engineers Excel spread sheet model (Figure 6). This spreadsheet
calculates the number of DPs required when the total number of people without
commercial power is entered. The model uses a 40% factor to calculate the
estimated number of people that will visit a DP. This figure is an estimated
average percentage based on past experience.
10
This is an active Excel File, simply double click on the face of the sheet, enter the # of people
without power and push the enter key, the data will update with each entry.
USACE
PRE-EVENT Commodities Model
Enter # of people without power (Equals

number of customers x 3) 500,000
Type III Dist. Point

Manpower Day Night Equipment
Local Req. Forklifts 40
Forklift Oper 40 40 Pallet Jacks 40
Laborers 600 80 Traff Cones 400
Total 640 120 Light Sets 40
Law Enf 80 40 Toilets 80
Comun Rel 40 0 Tents 40
Grand Total 760 160 Dumpsters 40
Tarps
Loads Each
45 200,000
Number of truck loads required Water ICE MREs
per day for 24 days Days Loads K Gal Loads K Pounds Loads Each
1 40 190.0 40 1600 20 434,880
2 37 173.7 37 1463 18 391,392
3 33 157.4 33 1326 17 360,329
72 Hour Planning Total > 110 110 55
4 30 141.1 30 1189 15 323,054
5 26 124.9 26 1051 13 285,778
6 23 108.6 23 914 11.4 248,503
7 19 92.3 19 777 9.7 211,227
60% Power back on-line > 8 16 76.0 16 640 8.0 173,952
9 15 68.9 15 580 7.3 157,644
10 13 61.8 13 520 6.5 141,336
11 11.5 54.6 11.5 460 - -
12 10.0 47.5 10.0 400 - -
13 8.5 40.4 8.5 340 - -
14 7.0 33.3 7.0 280 - -
15 5.5 26.1 5.5 220 - -
90% Power back on-line > 16 4.0 19.0 4.0 160 - -
17 3.5 16.6 3.5 140 - -
18 3.0 14.3 3.0 120 - -
19 2.5 11.9 2.5 100 - -
20 2.0 9.5 2.0 80 - -
21 1.5 7.1 1.5 60 - -
22 1.0 4.8 1.0 40 - -
23 0.5 2.4 0.5 20 - -
24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 - -
Total Loads 312.0 1482.0 312.0 12480 125 2,728,095
Figure 6
The pre-planning of DPs and their locations is critical to the public. Pre-planning
allows these DP location(s) to be known to the public prior to an event and
potentially before communications are impacted. This also allows for route
clearing priorities and route mapping to be performed during the pre-planning
process in lieu of the post/ response process.
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Southeast Louisiana
Appendix 5
June 7, 2005
SUBJECT: Local Distribution Point Planning for Commodities
1. Purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide state, local and tribal agencies guidance
when planning for distribution of emergency supplies and commodities to the public. This
guidance centers on local distribution points where the commodities are placed into the victims’
hands.
2. Introduction: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) provides predictive models of

commodity needs based on hurricane winds, track of the storm, population density, and
estimated number of residences without power. These models predict people "in need." This
fact is very important for determining the amount of commodities that may be required;
however, this fact is useless if commodities can't be placed into the victims’ hands in a
timely manner. The 2004 hurricane season proved that the ability to distribute commodities
to the public is the controlling factor to determine supply, not the people "in need" as the
models show. To successfully accomplish the commodity distribution mission, we must
literally "begin with the end in mind." The successful execution of a distribution plan is
essential for success. The plan must have pre-determined locations of distribution points, layout
plans for each point, and must include equipment and manpower requirements.
3. Overview: The type and quantity of supplies that the public will need in the aftermath of
disasters or other crises will vary due to many factors and no one event will be just like another.
Experience in emergency response over the years suggests some common necessities that the
public will require to meet health, safety, and lifesaving needs. They include potable water
(usually bottled), packaged ice, Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) and other supplies. In small scale
disasters and in the initial hours of larger disasters, these commodities are often supplied by state
and local governments, donations from industry, and volunteer agencies. When the need for
commodities exceeds the state’s capability, under a Presidential Declaration, the state can request
that FEMA provide the additional requirements. FEMA will provide commodities stored in bulk
quantities at regional logistics centers in various locations and, if needed, task ESF#3 (USACE)
to purchase additional quantities of ice and water. The FEMA/USACE provided commodities
are delivered from the federal staging areas to state logistical staging areas where the state in-
turn supplies the local distribution points. These commodities and supplies are most often
delivered in over-the-road tractor trailer loads. Since these types of trucks (eighteen wheelers)
are eighteen to thirty feet long, with a trailer that is forty-five to fifty-two feet long, large open
areas are required to accommodate the vehicles with their loads. Distribution points must be
areas that are paved, concrete, or gravel hard-stand that can withstand loads that are at load limits
of national roadways. In addition to the area needed for the trucks, planning must include area
for unloading, dumpsters, proper traffic flow, stockpiles, and ingress and egress for the
distribution to the public. Figure 1 below shows the general flow of commodities from Federal
to State to local distribution points.
4. Key Background Information: We live in a "just in time" world. The vendors that supply
bottled drinking water, packaged ice and other commodities are geared to supply their normal
business clients. They minimize storage costs and personnel costs by keeping production in line
with demand. In large response efforts, packaged ice and water are provided from all over the
US and Canada in order to meet the immediate demand. The same is true with the trucking
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industry. Large, over-the-road trucks are seldom idle and are in business to serve clients. This is
especially true of refrigerated vans which are in high demand. When disaster strikes, the
commercial world has to change their normal business structure to provide support to the effort.
Vendors have to continue to support their normal customer base and gear up operations to
support disaster requirements. This process, by rule of thumb for large orders, takes 48 hours
during the weekday to deliver up to 50 loads and 72 hours to deliver up to 50 loads if initiated on
a Friday after 12:00 noon. Because of these factors, the pre-positioning of commodities for a
pending event is crucial.
4.1 In past responses, the industry has been impacted by large orders being cancelled and then
re-ordered the next day. You can imagine the whiplash to their additional personnel, bottle
suppliers, delivery schedules, trucking assets, and existing customers, that this can cause,
especially on a weekend when they normally are not working. We will never eliminate this type
of situation, but we as responders need to understand the repercussions to our business partners.
Another re-occurring impact is to the trucking industry. When large numbers of trucks sit for 4
or 5 days at a staging or distribution site without being off-loaded, there is a huge impact on re-
supply, costs, and can result in trucking companies refusing to participate in future efforts. Our
planning efforts must include ways to off-load trucks quickly to free up this limited resource.
It's a lot better for the victims of a disaster to have a little ice melt at a distribution point
than to hold the refrigerated truck and keep it from delivering another load.
4.2 Another key aspect of commodities planning is the understanding of the "pipeline effect."
The need for commodities is directly proportional to commercial power. If the power is out the
need is there. When the power returns (with the exception of a contaminated water supply) the
need is gone. During response operations the power restoration process must be closely
monitored and commodity supplies adjusted. The pipeline is defined as all the commodities
purchased but not yet delivered and all the supply trucks that are in route between the supplier
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and the distribution points. In large operations this number can be in the hundreds and if the
power grid suddenly comes on line, then the trucks and commodities in the pipeline will
represent excess stockage. The pipeline effect will most always happen, but we as managers
must reduce the effect as much as possible through planning, communications, and coordination.
4.3 Distribution points provide a great place to communicate to the public by means of
informational handouts. Community relations personnel are included in the distribution resource
plan. The key is to have the information packaged in a handout format to prevent people from
exiting their vehicles. Maximum vehicle flow is crucial to reaching as many people as possible.
5. Planning Factors: The following are general information and common planning factors that,
if used by all, will help in coordinating and communicating during the planning and response
process.
5.1 General Information:
Ice: 8 lbs (1bag) per person per day

40,000 bs per truck load
20 pallets per truck, 2000 lbs per pallet, 250 – 8 lbs bags per pallet, 5000 bags per truck
25 trucks = 1 million lbs
Water: 3 liters or 1 gal per person (3.79 liters per gal)

18,000 liters or 4,750 gal per truck
20 pallets per truck, 900 liters per pallet, 237 gal per pallet, 1900 lbs per pallet
212 trucks = 1 million gal
MREs: 2 MREs per person per day

21,744 MREs per truck load
12 MREs per case, 1812 cases per truck
46 truck loads = 1 million MREs
Tarps: 4,400 tarps per truck load

Tarp size is generally 20' x 25'
5.2 Shelters and Mobile Kitchen Requirements:
Shelters will require a mixed load of commodities consisting of 3 pallets water, 1 pallet ice, 1
pallet MREs per 500 person facility.
Mobile kitchens require 2 trailers water and 1 trailer ice per 10,000 meals per day per site.
5.3 Distribution Point Planning: The following are assumptions used for distribution planning:
- Victims will drive through a distribution point and be served without leaving their vehicles.
- Each car represents an average family of 3.
- Each vehicle passing through a distribution point will receive the following:
2 or 3 bags of ice
1 case of water (9–12 liters)
6 MREs
1 tarp
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1 truck load of ice and water will serve 1,660 vehicles or about 5000 people
1 truck load of MREs will serve 3,624 vehicles or about 10,000 people
1 truck load of tarps will serve 4,400 vehicles or about 4,400 homes
Distribution points will be open to the public for 12 hours per day.
Re-supply of distribution points will primarily be at night (while the point is closed to the
public).
A loading point is where a stockpile of ice, water, MREs, and tarps are located. Each loading
point has a team of people (1 for water, 1 for ice, and 1 for MREs/tarps) that load these items
into the vehicle as it stops in front of their position (see Figure 2).
Based on past experience, a well planned and operated distribution point with one lane of traffic
and 3 loading points can service 140 cars per hour. Based on a 12 hour work day, about 1,680
vehicles or 1,680 x 3 = 5000 people can be served.
6. Layout plans for distribution points: The following plans provide examples of different
sizes of distribution points and the resources required for operations:
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Type I Distribution Point
Resources Required

Manpower Equipment
Type Day Night Type Number
Manager 1 0 Forklifts 3
Local Responsibility
Team Leader 2 1 Pallet Jacks 3

Forklift Operator 2 3 Power Light Sets 2
Labor 57 4 Toilets 6
Loading Point 36 Tents 2
Back-up Loading PT 18 Dumpsters 4
Pallet Jacks Labor 3 Traffic Cones 30
Totals 70 9 Two-way radios 4
Others
Law Enforcement 4 1
Community Rel. 4 0
Grand Total 78 10
Figure 4
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Type II Distribution Point
Resources Required

Manpower Equipment

Others

Community Rel. 2 0
Grand Total 34 6
Figure 6
6
Resources Required
Manpower Equipment

Others

Community Rel. 1 0
Grand Total 19 4
Figure 8
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7. Planning Methods: This section will discuss methods to determine the location and number
of distribution points (DP), provide suggestions for supplying manpower and equipment
resources, and discuss distribution point operations.
7.1 Determining the Location and Number of DP: The number and general location of most
DPs will be determined by population; however most all tribes, municipalities, and/or major
communities will require a DP and, in some cases, several DPs.
The number of DPs can be determined mathematically. The Excel model shown in Figure 9 will
calculate the number of DPs required when the total number of people without commercial
power is entered. The model uses a 40% factor to calculate the estimated number of people that
will visit a DP. This figure is an estimated average percentage based on past experience. The
model also considers only Type III DPs which consist of a one lane operation. A Type III DP
provides for 5000 people and can handle one truck load of ice and water per day along with
MREs and tarps. Therefore, for every truck load of ice or water ordered, there should be a
corresponding DP or lane for off-loading. The number of actual DPs can be lowered if Type I
or Type II DPs are used; however, the number of "lanes" will remain the same. For example: If
the model computes 32 Type III DPs, then that would equal 16 Type III and 8 Type II; or 16
Type III, 4 Type II and 2 Type I; all equaling 32 lanes.
Another method for determining the number and location of DPs is through Geographical
Information Systems (GIS). GIS can produce a dot density map that provides a visual dot for a
selected density of population. To determine the location of DPs, a dot density map should be
produced based on a density of one dot for every 12,500 people (40% of 12,500 = 5000, the
number of people served by a Type III DP). The location of the dot will provide a general start
for locating a DP; however, as stated before, consider all tribes, municipalities, and/or major
communities having at least one DP.
The pre-planning of DP locations is critical to the public. This allows the locations of the DPs to
be known to the public prior to an event before communications are impacted. This also allows
for route clearing priorities and route mapping to be performed during the pre-planning process
in lieu of the response process.
7.2 Resourcing DPs: DP operations, including manpower and equipment, are a local
responsibility. A partnership between the community and response planners is essential for the
establishment of a successful distribution system that serves the public in their time of need. The
most challenging resource to provide is manpower. Most local governments depend on the
National Guard, volunteer fire departments, church groups and other volunteer agencies for
manpower. All of these sources are viable; however, close coordination is needed to assure local
governments are not using a specific resource in multiple locations. One good example of using
a local resource is the use of local churches in the disaster area. Some churches have very large
parking areas that work well for a Type III DP and the church can work with their congregation
to establish a ministry to man and operate the DP. This example uses people from the
community to help people in the community. Figures 4, 6, and 8 show the personnel and
equipment requirements for each type of DP. The Excel model in Figure 9 provides a total roll
up of personnel and equipment for all the DPs required.
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Each DP requires an equipment package, as shown in Figures 4, 6, and 8. If the disaster receives
a Presidential Declaration, then the costs for renting this equipment will qualify for Federal
reimbursement. It is recommended that the planning agent, city, county, or tribal agency provide
the equipment to the DPs located within their area of responsibility. Planning agents should
work with local vendors and have agreements in place to provide the required equipment. The
rates, either hourly, daily, or weekly, should be discussed with the State Emergency Management
office and FEMA to get guidance on best practices. This suggested method of supplying
equipment helps prevent duplication and allows for easier reimbursement.
7.3 DP Operations: The successful operations of a DP require a DP Team Leader or manager

that understands the purpose, functions, and requirements of a DP. A successful Team Leader or
manager must have the skills to motivate people, organize shifts, assure the right equipment is
available, keep records on equipment usage, gather/record information on deliveries, arrange for
future deliveries based on usage, and act as the primary POC for the DP with the local
emergency management agency and possibly state or federal interest. Figures 11 – 14 are
tracking charts that gather key information on deliveries. This information, as well as any
contract/delivery forms that require signing by the delivery driver, must be collected and
maintained until local, state, or Federal officials collect it. This information is vital for
documenting payment to the delivery contractors.
Key checklist items for DP operations:
□ Adequate Manpower (Consider backups for each position)

□ Equipment (Forklift and pallet jack a must)
□ Site Layout, good traffic flow
□ Room for delivery trucks (18 wheelers without disrupting operations)
□ Qualified Forklift Operator
□ Security (Help with the general public)
□ Traffic Control (Police at main intersections)
□ Signs identifying the site as "Commodities Distribution Point"
□ Request a Community Relations person to help handout information to the public
□ Always keep safety first
□ Provide a notebook for securing delivery charts and receipts
□ Communications (Team Leader or manager will require communications)
□ Train an assistant for night operations
□ Ask for technical help through your Emergency Manager if assistance is needed
Questions on layouts, models or other information in this document should be directed to:
Mr. Allen Morse

Disaster Program Manager
Office of Homeland Security
US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone 251-604-4751
E-Mail thomas.a.morse@usace.army.mil
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This is an active Excel File, simply double click on the face of the sheet, enter the # of people
without power and push the enter key, the data will update with each entry.
USACE
PRE-EVENT Commodities Model
Enter # of people without power (Equals

number of customers x 3) 500,000

Tarps
Loads Each
45 200,000
1 40 190.0 40 1600 20 434,880
2 37 173.7 37 1463 18 391,392
3 33 157.4 33 1326 17 360,329
4 30 141.1 30 1189 15 323,054
5 26 124.9 26 1051 13 285,778
6 23 108.6 23 914 11.4 248,503
7 19 92.3 19 777 9.7 211,227
9 15 68.9 15 580 7.3 157,644
10 13 61.8 13 520 6.5 141,336
11 11.5 54.6 11.5 460 - -
12 10.0 47.5 10.0 400 - -
13 8.5 40.4 8.5 340 - -
14 7.0 33.3 7.0 280 - -
15 5.5 26.1 5.5 220 - -
17 3.5 16.6 3.5 140 - -
18 3.0 14.3 3.0 120 - -
19 2.5 11.9 2.5 100 - -
20 2.0 9.5 2.0 80 - -
21 1.5 7.1 1.5 60 - -
22 1.0 4.8 1.0 40 - -
23 0.5 2.4 0.5 20 - -
24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 - -
Total Loads 312.0 1482.0 312.0 12480 125 2,728,095
Figure 9
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This is an active Excel File, simply double click on the face of the sheet, enter the # of active
Distribution Points and push the enter key, the data will update with each entry.
USACE
POST EVENT Ordering Model
Enter Number of Type III Dist. Points

to be used 32
- 1 Type II = 2 Type III
- 1 Type I = 4 Type III
Number of truck loads required Water ICE MREs Tarps

per day for 24 days Days Loads K Gal Loads K# Loads Each Loads Each
1 32 152.0 32 1280 16 347,904
2 29 139.0 29 1170 15 318,084
3 27 125.9 27 1061 13 288,263
Initial Order
(72 Hour Planning Total) > 88 88 44 36 160,000
4 24 112.9 24 951 12 258,443
5 21 99.9 21 841 11 228,623
6 18 86.9 18 731 9.1 198,802
Next Order
(next 72 Hour Planning Total) > 63 63 32
7 16 73.8 16 622 7.8 168,982
9 12 55.1 12 464 5.8 126,115
10 10 49.4 10 416 5.2 113,069
11 9.2 43.7 9.2 368 - -
12 8.0 38.0 8.0 320 - -
13 6.8 32.3 6.8 272 - -
14 5.6 26.6 5.6 224 - -
15 4.4 20.9 4.4 176 - -
17 2.8 13.3 2.8 112 - -
18 2.4 11.4 2.4 96 - -
19 2.0 9.5 2.0 80 - -
20 1.6 7.6 1.6 64 - -
21 1.2 5.7 1.2 48 - -
22 0.8 3.8 0.8 32 - -
23 0.4 1.9 0.4 16 - -
24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 - -
Total Loads 249.6 1185.6 249.6 9984 101 2,187,446 36 160,000
Figure 10
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ORGANIZATION CHART – TYPE II AND III
DISTRIBUTION POINT SITE MANAGEMENT
Site Manager
Law
Enforcement
Community Rel.
Security
Labor Team Leader Equipment/Supply

Team Leader

- Food - Paper work
- Tents Off- loading
- Shift Rotation
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Ice Tracking Chart
Barcode (If Quantity Departure

Date Time Contract Number Vendor Name Driver Name Driver Phone # Trailer # Avail) Delivered Time
Figure 11
13
Water Tracking Chart

Figure 12
14
MRE Tracking Chart

Figure 13
15
Tarps Tracking Chart

Figure 14
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Southeast Louisiana
Appendix 6
Key Lessons Learned
• Commodities will be pushed forward before logistical structures

are in place.
• The critical planning factor for ordering commodities is

“distribution” capability, not people without power.
• Distribution planning must be a priority with local governments for

the commodities mission to be successful.
• All levels of government must understand the distribution point

concept.
Key Planning Factors
• Ice – 1 truck load (40,000 lbs, 8 lbs/per) serves 5000 people
• Water – 1 truck load (18,000 liters, 3+liters/per) serves 5000 people
• MREs – 1 truck load (21,744 ea., 2 ea/per) serves 10,000 people
• Tarps – 1 truck load (4,400 ea.) serves 4000 families with roof damage
• 1 car represents 1 family or 3 people
• Each car is provided the following:

– 2 or 3 bags if ice
– 1 case of water (9-12 liters)
– 6 MREs
– 1 tarp, if they state they have roof damage

Key Planning Factors, Cont’d
• A distribution point (DP) with one supply lane can serve 1,660 cars or
5000 people in one day, (Type III Distribution Point).
• A Type II DP has two lanes
• A Type I DP has four lanes
1 Truck Load Ice
1 Truck Load Water
½ Truck Load of MREs Serves 5000 People = One Type III DP
1 Truck Load of Tarps
IF 50 TRUCK LOADS OF ICE AND WATER ARE ORDERED PER DAY

HOW MANY TYPE III DPs ARE NEEDED?
Federal Staging Concept of
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LOADING POINT
Loading Point- 150’

3 Per Lane Pallets
W I M T W I M T W I M T
100’
Dumpsters
W I M T W I M T W I M T
Pallets
CARS
40’
W W I I M M T T
W W I I M M T T
Water
45’ W W I I M M T T
W W I I M M T T Ice
W W I I M M T T
MRE
20’ Pallets 80’ 3 Persons Per Loading Point
W W I I M MT T - 1 for Water Tarp
15’ - 1 for Ice
W W I I M MT T
W W I I M MT T - 1 for MREs and Tarps
Figure 2
TYPE I - DISTRIBUTION POINT
Serves 20,000 persons per day
12 Loading Points - 560 vehicles per hour
ck
rt u
ly
u pp
S Forklift
TENT Light Set
Toilets
Pallets Pallets
Dumpsters
Dumpsters
W I MT W I MT W I MT W I MT W I MT W I MT
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Note: Individual vehicles drive through and Maximum Loads per Day – Type I
Ice & water is loaded into their trunks. Recommend
One case water, 2 or 3 bags of ice per vehicle and
6 MRE’s. Water 4
Supply trucks for Ice, Water, MRE’s and Tarps are to be

off-loaded promptly and returned for re-supply.
Ice 4
MRE 2
Figure 3 Tarp 2
Resources Required

Manpower Equipment
Manager 1 0 Forklifts 3
Team Leader 2 1 Pallet Jacks 3

Forklift Operator 2 3 Power Light Sets 2
Labor 57 4 Toilets 6
Loading Point 36 Tents 2
Back-up Loading PT 18 Dumpsters 4
Pallet Jacks Labor 3 Traffic Cones 30
Totals 70 9 Two-way radios 4
Others
Law Enforcement 4 1
Community Rel. 4 0
Grand Total 78 10
Figure 4
TYPE II - DISTRIBUTION POINT
Serves 10,000 persons per day ck
rt u
ly
6 Loading points u pp
S
280 vehicles per hour Toilets
TENT
Forklift Pallets
Dumpsters
WI T W I MT W I MT
M Light Set
W T
IM W I MT W I MT Toilets
Dumpsters
Pallets TENT
Supply truck
Maximum Loads per Day – Type II

Note: Individual vehicles drive through and
Ice & water is loaded into their trunks. Recommend Water 2
One case water, 2 or 3 bags of ice per vehicle and 6 MRE’s
Supply trucks for Ice, Water, MREs and Tarps are to be Ice 2
off-loaded promptly and returned for re-supply.
MRE 1
Figure 5 Tarp 1
Resources Required

Manpower Equipment

Others

Community Rel. 2 0
Grand Total 34 6
Figure 6
TYPE III - DISTRIBUTION POINT
Serves 5,000 persons per day
3 loading Points rt u
ck
140 vehicles per hour ly
pp
Su
Forklift TENT
Toilets
Pallets
Dumpsters
WI T W I MT W I MT
M
Light Set
Maximum Loads per Day – Type III
Note: Individual vehicles drive through and Water 1

Ice & water is loaded into their trunks. Recommend
One case water, 2 or 3 bags of ice per vehicle and 6 MRE’s Ice 1
Supply trucks for Ice, Water, MREs and Tarps are to be
off-loaded promptly and returned for re-supply. MRE 1/2
Tarp 1/2
Figure 7
Resources Required
Manpower Equipment

Others

Community Rel. 1 0
Grand Total 19 4
Figure 8
ORGANIZATION CHART – TYPE II AND III
DISTRIBUTION POINT SITE MANAGEMENT
Site Manager
Law Enforcement
Note: For a Type I site add
One additional Team Leader
For Labor and one for
Community Rel.
Equipment/Supply
Security
Equipment/Supply
Labor Team Leader
Team Leader

- Food - Paper work
- Tents Off-loading
- Shift Rotation
Enter # of people without power 400,000
(Equals number of customers x 3)

Pre-Planning Model

Tarps
Loads Each
36 160,000
1 32 152.0 32 1280 16 347,904
2 29 139.0 29 1170 15 326,160
3 27 125.9 27 1061 13 288,263
4 24 112.9 24 951 12 258,443
5 21 99.9 21 841 11 228,623
6 18 86.9 18 731 9.1 198,802
7 16 73.8 16 622 7.8 168,982
9 12 55.1 12 464 5.8 126,115
10 10 49.4 10 416 5.2 113,069
11 9.2 43.7 9.2 368 - -
12 8.0 38.0 8.0 320 - -
13 6.8 32.3 6.8 272 - -
14 5.6 26.6 5.6 224 - -
15 4.4 20.9 4.4 176 - -
17 2.8 13.3 2.8 112 - -
18 2.4 11.4 2.4 96 - -
19 2.0 9.5 2.0 80 - -
20 1.6 7.6 1.6 64 - -
21 1.2 5.7 1.2 48 - -
22 0.8 3.8 0.8 32 - -
23 0.4 1.9 0.4 16 - -
24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 - -
Total Loads 249.6 1185.6 249.6 9984 101 2,195,523
Enter Number of Type III Dist.
Points to be used 25
- 1 Type II = 2 Type III Post-Ordering Model
- 1 Type I = 4 Type III
Number of truck loads required Water ICE MREs Tarps

per day for 24 days Days Loads K Gal Loads K # Loads Each Loads Each
1 25 118.8 25 1000 13 271,800
2 23 108.6 23 914 11 248,503
3 21 98.4 21 829 10 225,206
Initial Order
(72 Hour Planning Total) > 69 69 34 28 125,000
4 19 88.2 19 743 9 201,909
5 16 78.0 16 657 8 178,611
6 14 67.9 14 571 7.1 155,314
Next Order
(next 72 Hour Planning Total) > 49 49 25
7 12 57.7 12 486 6.1 132,017
9 9 43.0 9 363 4.5 98,528
10 8 38.6 8 325 4.1 88,335
11 7.2 34.1 7.2 288 - -
12 6.3 29.7 6.3 250 - -
13 5.3 25.2 5.3 213 - -
14 4.4 20.8 4.4 175 - -
15 3.4 16.3 3.4 138 - -
17 2.2 10.4 2.2 88 - -
18 1.9 8.9 1.9 75 - -
19 1.6 7.4 1.6 63 - -
20 1.3 5.9 1.3 50 - -
21 0.9 4.5 0.9 38 - -
22 0.6 3.0 0.6 25 - -
23 0.3 1.5 0.3 13 - -
24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 - -
Total Loads 195.0 926.3 195.0 7800 79 1,708,943 28 125,000
Southeast Louisiana
Appendix 7
Source(s) of How many people
Type of Transportation Transportation can fit on each? Required Infrastructure/Routes
Disaster Assistance Response
Team (appr. 6 teams with flood
punts (36) with crews) Coast Guard 10 -15 each
Port Security Unit/Maritime Safety

& Security Team (18 vessels) Coast Guard 15 - 20 each
EMAC unknown
airplane, commercial commercial 20 - 300 each
fixed wing, Medi-vac DoD 6 - 100 each
ESF1, commercial,
ambulance, ground EMS 2 each
LDWF, Sheriff, SAR,

boat, public owned ESF1, Port Authority, 4 - 6 each
boat, DoD ESF1, unknown
boat, patrol Coast Guard 50 -75 each
boat, miscellaneous USACE 10 - 100 each
boat, buoy tender Coast Guard 200 - 300 each
boat, ferry LDOTD 1000 - 1500 each Port assessment/river navigation
boat, volunteer Owner/Operator 4-6 each
boat, Meridian NAS - Navy DoD 300 each
bus, commercial commercial 50 each I-10, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65, US 61
bus, private owned Owner/Operator 45 each I-10, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65, US 61
bus, school owned Parish School Boards 45 each I-10, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65, US 61
60 - 100 each (DoD
fixed wing, heavy DoD, commercial only)
rail, non-passenge ESF1, commercial 75 - 80 each rail assessment
rail, passenger AmTrac 75 - 80 each rail assessment
rotary wing, heavy DoD 30 each
rotary wing, light PHI(?), EMS, ATC 5 - 7 each
commercial, GSA,
tanker, fuel ESF1, FEMA, DoD
commercial, DoD,
tanker, water DOT
commercial, GSA,
truck, fuel (route) ESF1, FEMA I-10, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65, US 61
commercial, GSA,
truck, water (bulk) ESF1, FEMA
truck, 2.5 ton LANG, EMAC
truck, 5 ton LANG, EMAC
truck, 4WD GSA, commercial
commercial, GSA,
truck, box with lift gates ESF1, FEMA I-10, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65, US 61
commercial, GSA,
truck, flat-bed ESF1, FEMA I-10, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65, US 61
commercial, GSA,
truck, refrigerated ESF1, FEMA I-10, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65, US 61
vehicles, volunteer Owner/Operator
4-Wheelers GSA, commercial
vehicles, all-terrain (Gators GSA, commercial
REQUIREMENT 500K pax movement
10% = 50K pax treat / 75K pax per
MEDICAL day
Southeast Louisiana
Appendix 8
Ice Tracking Chart

Water Tracking Chart

MRE Tracking Chart

Tarps Tracking Chart

Southeast Louisiana
Appendix 9
Appendix 9 - Trans-shipment Points (Shuttle
Staging/Reception Areas)
I-55
Shuttle/
Reception
Baton Rouge Hammond Rail
Air Shuttle/ I-12

Reception Bus Staging
Ascension CP
CP
Bus Staging
CP
Bus Staging
Air CP
Lafayette
Shuttle/ CP
Reception
Bus Staging
Impact Area
Shuttle/
Reception CP
New Iberia
Air
With Appendices
Draft Update 2
September 3, 2005
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Prepared By
IEM, Inc.
Four United Plaza
Prepared For
DHS/FEMA
500 C Street S.W.
LOHSEP
Prepared Under
IEM/TEC04-070 r7
September 3, 2005
This document is for reference only. Readers should not construe this document as representing
official policy or regulations. The functional plan contained in this document was produced
initially during the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Workshops (July 16–
23, 2004 and November 29–December 3, 2004). This document was updated from notes taken at
the Southeast Louisiana Temporary Medical Care Supplementary Planning Workshop (August
23–24, 2005). The update to this functional plan has not been evaluated for the potential
conflicts it may create with other portions of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane
Plan. This functional plan has been edited for clarity. The information contained herein is
subject to change.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PRE-LANDFALL .................................................................................................... 1
2.0 UNWATERING ....................................................................................................... 5
3.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ................................................................................. 11
4.0 BILLETING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL ................................. 17
5.0 POWER, WATER, AND ICE DISTRIBUTION ...................................................... 21
6.0 TRANSPORT FROM WATER TO SHELTER....................................................... 29
7.0 VOLUNTEER AND DONATIONS MANAGEMENT .............................................. 33
8.0 ACESS CONTROL AND RE-ENTRY ................................................................... 41
9.0 DEBRIS................................................................................................................. 45
10.0 SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................ 55
11.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE ...................................................................................... 65
12.0 SHELTERS ........................................................................................................... 71
13.0 TEMPORARY HOUSING...................................................................................... 85
14.0 TEMPORARY MEDICAL CARE........................................................................... 99
15.0 POINTS OF CONTACT ...................................................................................... 113
This table of contents is presented to reflect how this update relates to the Southeast Louisiana
Catastrophic Hurricane Plan. Only the bolded section is contained in this document. The page
numbers correspond with the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Plan to ensure
consistency throughout the document.
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14.0 Te m p o r a r y M e d i c a l C a r e
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has made landfall in southeast Louisiana. In many affected
Parishes, a high percentage of the population remained at landfall, resulting in high
numbers of fatalities and non-fatal injuries.
b. Assumptions
i. Transportation will be limited due to flooded roadways and a shortage of resources
such as fuel.
ii. There is no medical treatment available within the affected area; therefore, there is a
need for a medical staging area outside the affected area.
iii. Local resources are exhausted and the blood supply will be stressed. Medical staffing
will not be at full capacity.
iv. Communication networks are non-functioning and interoperability among hospitals
may be a problem.
v. Large numbers of people are expected to require treatment for a variety of illnesses,
both related and unrelated to the hurricane, before health care facilities in the affected
areas are returned to operation.
vi. For the purposes of this plan, the following summary of the expected casualties
during pre-landfall, impact, and post-impact is assumed.
Total Total Non-Fatal Total Non-Fatal

Parish
Fatalities Injuries Illnesses
Ascension 19 62 33
Assumption - 2 -
Jefferson 22,775 87,684 71,741
Lafourche 75 2,100 900
Orleans 24,250 85,360 108,640
Plaquemines 3,000 1,800 1,800
St. Bernard 9,000 4,400 5,600
St. Charles 960 2,025 2,475
St. James 8 72 48
St. John the Baptist 100 1,320 2,680
St. Tammany 900 2,700 1,800
Tangipahoa 200 325 675
Terrebonne 3 12 3
Total 61,290 187,862 196,395
vii. Search and rescue missions will need to be supported by medical personnel to do
screening/triage on rescuees prior to transport to shelters or release to families.
viii. Large quantities of hazardous waste, both industrial and household, will have been
released because of hurricane wind and flooding, resulting in potential airborne and
waterborne contamination, and possible combustible/flammable conditions.
ix. Many families seeking shelter will have not brought needed over-the-counter and
prescription medicines with them.
x. Certain large tracts of land enclosed by levee systems will have been flooded due to
storm surge overtopping levee walls beyond the capacity of pumping systems. This
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will include the majority of Orleans Parish, much of Jefferson Parish, and parts of St.
Bernard Parish.
xi. All 40 medical treatment facilities in the impacted area are affected by the high-water
levels, loss of electricity, loss of communications, and storm-force winds, rendering
them isolated and useless. At best, they will shelter-in-place whatever patients they
were not able to discharge prior to landfall. In addition, refugees (non-injured or ill
individuals) will come to those treatment facilities for sheltering. All patients, staff,
family members, and refugees will require evacuation from nonfunctional facilities.
These treatment facilities may require restoration of power, as well as medical, water,
and food re-supply, until evacuation is complete.
xii. Some nursing homes will have already been evacuated, per emergency plans, as
required by the State. However, some residents will not be able to evacuate pre-
incident and will require medical evacuation.
xiii. The standard acceptable level of care will not be possible in an extreme emergency
situation.
xiv. Concern about inpatient care will be much greater than concern for outpatient care.
xv. The State will request Federal support and the President will declare a major disaster.
ESF-8 will be activated, including the National Disaster Medical System (Disaster
Mortuary Operational Response Team, Disaster Medical Assistance Team, and
Veterinary Medical Assistance Team).
xvi. Search and rescue will be activated to conduct aerial assessments to determine
Search and Rescue Bases of Operation.
xvii. The Strategic National Stockpile will be activated and the Technical Assistance
Response Unit will be deployed.
xviii. Based on estimates from search and rescue, approximately 75,000 persons will be
transported to medical facilities daily for four days. If a conservative estimate of 10%
requiring medical treatment is applied, receiving 7,500 patients per day in need of
medical care will be anticipated.
xix. The State will establish nine triage lines and special needs shelters.
xx. The Strategic Medical Assistance and Response Team (SMART) and mobile hospital
system will be activated.
xxi. Flexibility for standards of care, EMTALA, HIPPA regulations and liability issues
are relaxed during a disaster and this plan.
c. Organization
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
a) Department of Health and Human Services
2) Support Agencies
a) DHS/National Disaster Medical System
c) Department of Energy
d) Department of Justice
f) Department of Transportation
g) Department of Veterans Affairs
h) Agency for International Development
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1) Lead Agency
a) Department of Health and Hospitals
2) Support Agencies
a) LSU Health Sciences Center
c) Department of Agriculture and Forestry
d) Department of Environmental Quality
e) Department of Transportation and Development
f) Volunteer Organizations
g) Louisiana Hospital Association
h) Louisiana Nursing Home Association
j) Department of Economic Development
k) Department of Social Services
l) Department of Education
m) State Police
iii. Parish
1) Lead Agency
a) Public Health Department
2) Support Agencies
a) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
b) Private hospitals
c) Volunteers
d) Other private industry
e) Churches
f) Public Safety
g) Animal Control
2. Mission
a. The mission is to plan for medical transportation, temporary public health and medical
care, emergency medical care, normal outpatient care (e.g., doctors, dentists, laboratory,
radiology, dialysis clinics, and home nursing), and definitive hospital care to the
population of southeast Louisiana. The mission is also to plan for identification, storage,
and assistance with final disposition of remains and to plan for minimal support of animal
care as needed. These services will be provided until customary medical facilities and
services are returned to operational status in the areas impacted by the catastrophic
hurricane.
3. Execution
i. Search and Rescue Base of Operations
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1) The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals will coordinate with search
and rescue efforts to provide decontamination and/or medical care at each Search
and Rescue Base of Operations. Search and rescue will transport victims requiring
medical attention to the Bases of Operations or to acute treatment facilities as
dictated by the patient’s medical condition.
2) It is recommended that Search and Rescue Bases of Operations be located next to
or very near selected rail lines and viable ground transportation routes.
3) The Search and Rescue Bases of Operations will be staffed by local emergency
service and public safety providers (e.g., emergency medical service and fire
departments), as well as Disaster Medical Assistance Team members. Disaster
Medical Assistance Teams, organized into medical strike teams, will be located at
each Search and Rescue Base of Operations.
4) From the Search and Rescue Bases of Operations, refugees in need of medical
care will be transported to one of three Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas or more definitive care facilities as determined by patient condition through
a combination of the following assets: emergency medical service, State resources
(including public/private ambulances and helicopters), Emergency Management
Assistance Compact resources, National Mutual Aid and Resource Management
Initiatives resources, Federal assets to be determined by DHS/FEMA, and other
pre-event open-ended-agreement procured modes of transportation. Critical
patients will be tagged “heli” and will be transported by helicopter assets to the
nearest T-MOSA for immediate care, all others will be transferred using land
assets.
5) Refugees not in need of medical care will be transported via various means of
transportation from the Search and Rescue Bases of Operations to nearby shelters
in Baton Rouge, Thibodaux, and Hammond.
6) Within five days of rescue operations, search and rescue assets will switch from
rescue efforts to evacuation of hospitals in the affected area. Hospital evacuation
must be a priority, due to the lack of electricity, number of patients, and the influx
of refugees into the stranded healthcare facilities overwhelming available
resources. Patients will be moved to Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas, directly to designated hospitals outside of the affected area, or out of the
State. Refugees will be transported to temporary shelters.
7) Hospitals in the affected areas will be re-supplied with critical supplies within one
to seven days. This supply effort will be accomplished through the use of care
packages. The standard care package includes gowns, linens, towels, water,
medication, food, ice, batteries, generator, fuel, and an extension cord. Special
care packages will be utilized based on patient need.
8) Patients and refugees will be decontaminated at the Search and Rescue Bases of
Operations as needed prior to forward movement to the Temporary Medical
9) The standards of care, EMTALA, & HIPPA, regulations and liability issues are
relaxed during a disaster in recognition that patients need shelter first.
10) The following protocol covers the extraction of patients from affected hospitals,
and establishes the priority of patient extraction with a focus on those who can
make the trip. All patients will be prioritized for evacuation based on the triage
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colored tag system. First-out patients will be those who are expected to have a
full, quick recovery. Remaining patients will also be identified and prioritized for
evacuation based on the triage colored tag system. Patients will be accompanied
by staff and family. The triage tag system should be initiated during the pre-
landfall phase when the doors to the facility are shut. Any new patients will be
tagged by the emergency department. Case Managers should leave prior to
landfall to assist in patient tracking.
11) Given the limited transportation resources, the following plan will prioritize a
roster for flight/boat extraction:
a) Jefferson Parish hospitals are expected to be evaluated first. Due to the
probability of quickly receding water, the hospitals will probably not need to
be evacuated.
b) Hospitals in Chalmette are expected to be evacuated by air.
c) Lakeland Medical Center is expected to be evacuated by air.
d) Remaining hospitals are expected to be evacuated by boat extraction.
e) Children’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center are expected to be
evacuated last due to elevated generators.
Prioritization would also be based on damage to facility and patient conditions
with the triage system.
ii. Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas
1) The State Department of Health and Hospitals has designated Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas in the following locations: Southeastern Louisiana
University (Hammond, Louisiana), Nicholls State University (Thibodaux,
Louisiana), and Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana). Alternate
sites have also been designated and will be located outside the affected area (see
Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals Emergency Operations Plan,
Annex X).
2) Each Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area will consist of two major
operations.
a) Operation 1: Primary Care/Initial Stabilization
i) From triage, patients requiring further medical care will receive initial
treatment and stabilization by Strategic Medical Assistance and Response
Teams and Disaster Medical Assistance Teams. Those who do not require
additional medical care will be routed to shelters as appropriate. A
waiting/staging area will be provided for those waiting for transport.
Those requiring additional medical care will be routed to definitive care.
b) Operation 2: Definitive Care
i) Patients requiring medical care will be transported to in-state medical
treatment facilities and alternate care sites using the following priorities:
1) State surge capacity hospitals (see Appendix A).
2) Alternate care facilities (see Appendix B).
3) Field mobile assets (see Appendix C).
4) Emergency Management Assistance Compact/National Disaster
Medical System transport out of State (see Appendix D).
ii) Medical augmentation personnel will be provided to hospitals and
alternate care facilities, as requested by the State, through Federal assets
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from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Disaster

Medical System, Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans
Affairs (see Appendix E).
iii) Deceased individuals will become the responsibility of the Parish coroner
with support from the Louisiana Mass Fatalities Task Force (see Louisiana
State Mass Fatalities Incident Response document) and Strategic Medical
Assistance and Response Teams. After the capability has been exhausted,
the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team will be requested to
provide additional mortuary assistance (see Appendix E).
3) An administration area will be established where staff will be registered,
credentials verified, and mission assigned.
4) Stations at each Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area
a) Station 1—Decontamination: Upon arriving at the Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas facility, those seeking medical care will first go
through decontamination, as needed.
b) Station 2—Triage: Those individuals in need of medical attention will be
directed to a triage station. Triage will be manned by the Louisiana
Department of Health and Hospitals Strategic Medical Assistance and
Response Team with support from the Disaster Medical Assistance Team
(provided by the National Disaster Medical System).
5) Without adequate transport resources from the Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Area to hospitals or other temporary housing/shelters across the State, a
pooling effect is expected with patients and general evacuees bottlenecking at the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area. It will be necessary for the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas to work with ESF-1 for
transportation resources to avoid the bottleneck effect of patients and evacuees.
6) Critical patients being evacuated from Hospitals will be taken directly to
responding hospitals by Air assets if available.
i. Lead Agencies
1) Federal
a) The Department of Health and Human Services will perform the following
tasks:
i) Coordinate ESF-8.
ii) Deploy and manage Commissioned Corp Readiness Force personnel to
medical facilities.
iii) Provide preventive and environmental health services.
iv) Supply medical equipment and supplies via the Strategic National
Stockpile and other Federal programs.
2) State
a) The Department of Health and Hospitals (including the Office of Mental
Health, Public Health, Addictive Disorders, Citizens for Developmental
Disabilities, Health Standards Section, Bureau of Community Support
Services, Medicaid, and Bureau of Emergency Medical Services) will perform
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i) Identify, through the Louisiana Health Resources and Services

Administration, available inpatient beds at existing medical facilities
within the State by number and type. The flow of patients from temporary
medical treatment facilities to those hospitals will be coordinated. Each
region has a reporting system that gets activated prior to an event. There
are existing relationships with all regions and levels that should be used.
ii) Identify alternate care facilities to augment the surge capacity offered by
existing medical facilities within the State.
iii) Identify and coordinate flow of patients and resources between hospitals in
the State.
iv) The Strategic Medical Assistance and Response Team will provide initial
treatment and identify each evacuee’s needs as immediate, urgent, or non-
urgent; and sort to the appropriate operational pathway at the Search and
Rescue Bases of Operation and the Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas.
v) Coordinate the special needs shelters. The Department of Health and
Hospitals will activate the medical coordination component. The State
Department of Health and Hospitals Emergency Operations Plan, Annex
X, identifies the current roles and responsibilities of the Special Needs
Sheltering Plans.
vi) Provide patient tracking at each Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Area.
vii) Provide equipment for patient decontamination.
viii) Assist with behavioral health issues.
ix) Coordinate credentialing of medical volunteers.
x) Provide disease surveillance and vector control.
xi) Assist in animal control and disposition.
xii) Work with State EOC to request EMAC assistance where deemed
appropriate.
3) Local
a) The Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will
i) Assist the Department of Health and Hospitals in coordinating the special
needs shelters.
ii) Provide generators and coordinate National Guardsmen for security for
these special needs shelters.
ii. Support Agencies
1) Federal
a) DHS/National Disaster Medical System will:
i) Activate and coordinate the National Disaster Medical System in
conjunction with ESF-8 activities.
ii) Identify available National Disaster Medical System inpatient beds out of
State by number and type.
iii) Manage and provide medical support to Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas and Search and Rescue Bases of Operations through the
deployment of medical personnel to provide patient stabilization and
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treatment prior to placement in medical facilities or evacuation to inpatient

beds elsewhere.
iv) Provide staff augmentation as needed at medical facilities.
v) Provide mortuary support at Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas
and other identified temporary morgues as appropriate, and will set up
additional temporary morgue units and operate them if needed.
vi) Establish and operate family assistance centers if needed.
vii) Provide veterinary medical care as needed.
b) DHS/FEMA will perform the following task:
i) Coordinate requisition, receipt, storage, and distribution of water (bottled
and tankered), meals-ready-to-eat, ice, generators, emergency
communication units, material handling equipment, body bags, fleet and
vehicle management (contract drivers), refrigerated trucks, or advance
initial response resources deployment packages.
c) The U.S. Coast Guard will perform the following task:
i) Conduct search and rescue of victims requiring medical assistance.
d) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S. Forest Service) will perform the
following tasks:
i) Assist in the development and support of the Temporary Medical
ii) Assist in decontamination of victims.
e) The U.S. Department of Defense will perform the following tasks:
i) Deploy a Defense Coordinating Officer and Element to coordinate the
defense support to civil authorities.
ii) Provide mobile medical treatment facilities.
iii) Provide augmentation of medical personnel as needed.
iv) Assist in providing mortuary support.
v) Supplement local transportation.
d) The Department of Energy will perform the following task:
i) Coordinate restoration or provision of power to medical facilities.
e) The Department of Justice will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate the provision of security to temporary or permanent medical
treatment activities.
ii) Assist in identification of victim remains.
f) The Department of Transportation will perform the following task:
i) Coordinate Federal air and ground transportation assets in support of
medical activities.
g) The Department of Veterans Affairs will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate Veterans Affairs Federal coordinating centers under the
ii) Provide medical and mental health augmentation personnel.
h) The Agency for International Development will perform the following task:
i) Coordinate the provision of international medical assistance if requested.
i) The American Red Cross will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide available auxiliary medical and mental health personnel and
supplies.
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ii) Assist in staffing the Family Assistance Center.

iii) Assist in tracking the movement of patients at Temporary Medical
iv) Coordinate the provision of blood.
v) Provide assistance with intake of individuals, family reunification, food
services, and assistance with donated goods at Temporary Medical
vi) Provide personnel to assist in the temporary facility for transport at
j) The Environmental Protection Agency will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide technical assistance and support regarding patient
decontamination.
ii) Provide air sampling and monitoring equipment to ensure responders are
not working in hazardous environments.
iii) Ensure site safety for re-entry.
iv) Dispose of bio-waste generated from medical treatment facilities.
k) The General Services Administration will perform the following tasks:
i) Assist in contracting for medical supplies, equipment, and transportation.
ii) Assist in the procurement of communications equipment.
iii) Assist in providing transportation of victims from Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas to shelters.
l) The U.S. Postal Service will perform the following task:
i) Offer support in providing transportation of victims.
2) State
a) The LSU Health Sciences Center will perform the following tasks:
i) Expand hospital capability at LSU Health Sciences Center hospitals.
ii) Coordinate trauma service.
iii) Provide personnel support to Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas.
iv) Provide communications support.
v) Provide data and pathology support.
vi) Provide patient care and forensic operations.
vii) Provide assistance to special needs shelters.
b) The Louisiana National Guard will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide security at Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas and
other temporary medical treatment sites.
ii) Provide transportation assets for patient movement from Search and
Rescue Bases of Operations through definitive care facilities.
iii) Assist with the evacuation of hospitals in the affected area (transportation
and personnel).
iv) Provide medical personnel and supplies as needed to support medical
operations.
v) Provide decontamination support as needed.
vi) Make existing medical facilities and buildings of opportunity available for
use as needed.
c) The Department of Agriculture and Forestry will perform the following tasks:
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i) Assist in logistics.
ii) Assist in animal control and disposition.
d) The Department of Environmental Quality will perform the following task:
i) Assist the Department of Health and Hospitals in determining protocols
for decontamination of patients at Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas sites.
e) The Department of Transportation and Development will perform the
following task:
i) Provide transport of victims from Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas to shelters.
f) Volunteer Organizations will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate food and clothing distribution and donations.
ii) Coordinate and provide assistance with decontamination at Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas.
g) The Louisiana Hospital Association will perform the following task:
i) Communicate twice daily to the Department of Health and Hospitals the
bed and equipment availability of all Louisiana hospitals.
h) The Louisiana Nursing Home Association will perform the following tasks:
i) Communicate evacuation procedures to the Department of Health and
Hospitals.
ii) Provide daily reports of the number of available beds to the Department of
Health and Hospitals.
i) The Department of Economic Development will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide a listing of empty facilities that can be utilized.
ii) Provide plans for job development for evacuees at shelters and temporary
housing facilities.
j) The Department of Social Services will perform the following tasks:
i) Coordinate the special needs shelters in all Temporary Medical Operations
Staging Areas.
ii) Provide assistance with registration, collection of information, and
reporting of information to the State repository at all refugee reception
sites.
k) The Department of Corrections will perform the following task:
i) Feed victims and responders at Temporary Medical Operations Staging
Areas.
l) The Department of Education will perform the following task:
i) Provide school buses for transportation needs.
m) The Louisiana State Police will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide security at Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas or other
medical treatment locations.
ii) Provide transportation assets as needed.
iii) Provide police escort of patient movement.
iv) Coordinate and assist in the management of hazardous materials teams.
3) Local
a) Public and private hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living centers will
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i) Absorb overflow of patients from the affected area (e.g., from Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas and affected hospitals) as able.
ii) Provide daily reports of the number of available beds to the Department of
Health and Hospitals.
b) Volunteer organizations (including churches) will perform the following
tasks:
i) Support relief effort activities as directed by the National Incident
Management System.
ii) Assist in transport of victims from Search and Rescue Bases of Operations
to Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas under the direction of
authorized command personnel.
iii) Assist feeding of refugees and response personnel as the capability exists
under the direction of authorized command personnel.
c) Other private industries will perform the following tasks:
i) Provide transportation for victims and equipment from Search and Rescue
Bases of Operations under the direction of authorized command personnel.
ii) May be asked to assist in decontamination operations at Search and
Rescue Bases of Operation and other locations as needed under the
direction of authorized command personnel.
d) The Department of Public Safety will perform the following tasks:
i) Process individuals through the decontamination setup at Search and
Rescue Bases of Operations and other locations as needed.
ii) Assist in transporting individuals from Search and Rescue Bases of
Operations to Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas.
iii) Triage victims at Search and Rescue Bases of Operations.
e) Animal Control will perform the following task:
i) Provide basic animal sheltering and basic veterinary care as available.
i. Requests for assistance, patient treatment information, and other situation report
information will be provided through the National Incident Management System to
the Joint Operations Center.
ii. Further reports will be required as the situation dictates (reference State Emergency
Operations Plan and National Response Plan). For example, under the State
Emergency Operations Plan there is a requirement for E-Team reports twice daily.
Parishes will be operating under Parish Emergency Operations Plans.

i. Will provide logistical support necessary to provide care for individuals in need of
medical attention, including communications, transport of patients and staff, transport
of medical supplies and equipment, mass feeding, power restoration, construction of
temporary medical facilities, site security, decontamination, sheltering, housing of
medical personnel, provision of water and ice, and patient tracking.
i. Transportation of patients from Search and Rescue Bases of Operation to Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas
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ii. Dialysis and ventilators for mass care

iii. Availability of burn units
iv. Identification of hyperbaric units
v. Identification of blood supply
vi. Increased vector control, primarily mosquito control
c. Personnel
i. Department of Health and Hospitals will provide medical personnel to staff each
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area.
ii. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, deployed through the National Disaster Medical
System, will supplement staff at Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas and
Search and Rescue Bases of Operations.
iii. Federal assets will be requested for additional staffing at area hospitals, alternate care
facilities, and field mobile assets. Federal resources include the National Disaster
Medical System, the Department of Health and Human Services Commissioned Corp
Readiness Force, and Department of Veterans Affairs (Appendix E).
iv. The Louisiana Hospital Administration has estimated the number of patients requiring
inpatient care in the first four days post-landfall to be 11,325 (Appendix A). To
accommodate this number of patients for a 24-hour shift, the following staff would be
required: 434 physicians, 453 nurse practitioners/physician’s assistants, 2718
registered nurses/licensed practical nurses, 1812 nursing assistants/technicians, 906
medical clerks, 453 respiratory therapists, 453 case managers, 453 social workers,
906 housekeepers, and 906 patient transporters.
v. At this time, after utilizing all available local, State, and Federal resources, a gap
exists in fulfilling the number of medical personnel necessary to sustain this
operation.

i. The State and local governments will follow the National Incident Management
System. Federal assets will support State and local operations.
ii. The regional command structure will consist of a Regional Office of Emergency
Preparedness Coordinator; a Regional Coordinator for hospitals; Department of
Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health; the State Police; the local Sheriff’s
Office; and the campus Police Chief.
iii. The local command structure will consist of the Parish President and the Director of
the Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
i. The Disaster Medical Assistance Team communications capabilities will include
connectivity between the mobile emergency response support and search and rescue.
ii. Basic statewide communication between agencies will be conducted through the
Internet-based E-Team. Communication will be supplemented by 800 MHz radios
(primary Parish-level communications within the Parish and to State agencies) and
satellite phones.
iii. The General Services Administration will provide four T1 lines via mobile satellite
unit and any additional resources necessary to re-establish hospital communications.
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iv. Interoperability and communications between multiple users is an ongoing issue.

Communications need to be coordinated to ensure effective tracking and response at
the unified command centers.
v. Tracking of medical personnel responding to the area, medical supplies, and patients
will all be coordinated by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
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Appendices
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PRE-LANDFALL 1
Appendix A: Incident Action Plans 1
Appendix B: State of Louisiana Hurricane Checklist 26
Appendix C: FEMA Region VI Hurricane Checklist 36
2.0 POWER, WATER, AND ICE DISTRIBUTION 41

Appendix A: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commodity Distribution/Staging Area
Requirements 41
Appendix B: Sample Generator Request 47
3.0 TRANSPORT FROM WATER TO SHELTER 49

Appendix A: Search and Rescue to Shelter to Temporary Housing Flow Chart 49
4.0 DEBRIS 51
Appendix A: Organizational Chart 51
Appendix B: Debris Timeline 52
5.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE 55

Appendix A: Office of State Police Map 55
Appendix B: Specific Resource Needs 56
6.0 SHELTERS 63
Appendix A: Materials and Services 63
7.0 TEMPORARY HOUSING 65

Appendix A: Planning Assumptions 65
Appendix B: Phases of Housing Requirements and Programmatic Approaches 67
Appendix C: Representative Timeline 69
Appendix D: Sweep 70
Appendix E: Draft Group Site Data Collection Sheet 71
8.0 TEMPORARY MEDICAL CARE 75

Appendix A: Definitive Care Patient Estimates and Associated Staffing Needs 75
Appendix B: Alternate Medical Treatment Facilities 77
Appendix C: Field Treatment Facilities 78
Appendix D: Patient Movement Resources 79
Appendix E: Federal Medical Staffing Resources 81
Appendix F: Region 2 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area 87
Appendix G: Region 3 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area 91
Appendix H: Region 9 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area 95
9.0 POINTS OF CONTACT 99
Only the bolded sections in this table of contents are contained in this document.
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Temporary Medical Care Appendices
Te m p o r a r y M e d i c a l C a r e
Appendix A: Definitive Care Patient Estimates and Associated
Staffing Needs
Primary Care Needs/Estimates
Based on search and rescue estimates, a maximum of 7,750 patients per day will arrive at the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas. If the National Disaster Medical System carries
the full responsibility for medical treatment at these sites, up to 31 Disaster Medical Assistance
Teams operating at full capacity (250 patients per day each) will be needed to adequately meet
the patient load estimates. In order to meet the requirement, 22 operational Disaster Medical
Assistance Teams and nine developmental Disaster Medical Assistance Teams will be deployed.
This will decrease the National Disaster Medical System’s ability to augment area hospital staff
and to provide for personnel rotation after a two-week period.
Definitive Care Needs/Estimates

Due to several factors, data submitted to reporting agencies for licensed, staffed, and available
beds are not always accurate. For example, data from the 2003–2004 U.S. Health Resources and
Services Administration survey conflict significantly with 2004–2005 survey data. Reasons for
these conflicts are unknown.
The amount of patients not counted in U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration bed
numbers (e.g., injured victims streaming into affected hospitals after landfall) needs to be
factored in. Using data from a small sample of local hospitals during Hurricane Ivan (2004), an
average ratio of 1 patient to 4.25 healthcare workers, visitors, and sheltered family members in
the affected hospitals was obtained. Again, one must factor in the effects of the storm, along with
post-landfall effects, that will cause an additional surge of patients from trauma, infections,
snakebites, psychological trauma, and other illnesses. It is unknown how many additional
persons will come to the affected hospitals after landfall, and what supplies (e.g., food, water,
and critical supplies) hospitals will have on hand prior to landfall. These unknown factors add
urgency to the need to define clearly a plan for communications with affected hospitals, and to
define the specific plans for re-supply prior to evacuation.
The consensus of the temporary medical care planning group, confirmed by U.S. Health
Resources and Services Administration participants’ experience in Hurricane Ivan (2004), was
that the estimate of 2,000 patients needing evacuation from affected hospitals was too low. A
total of 926 patients were housed in three of the metropolitan New Orleans area hospitals alone
during Hurricane Ivan.
It is the recommendation of the planning group that licensed beds in affected areas be used as
estimates of the number of patients requiring rescue from affected areas and further inpatient
care. In addition, it is estimated that there would be a minimum of 900 special needs patients,
along with approximately 100 nursing home staff in the affected areas. It should be noted,
however, that nursing home representatives reported a significant problem in obtaining bus and
other transportation for evacuation of ambulatory residents during Hurricane Ivan. It is
recommended that this issue be studied further as part of the planning process. Due to this factor,
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the estimate of nursing home staff and residents left in the affected areas could possibly be much
higher.
The total number of inpatients needing evacuation from affected areas is 10,026 and the total
number of staff, family, visitors, victims arriving for refuge after landfall, and others needing
evacuation from affected hospitals and nursing homes is 38,885. This yields a total number of
48,911 for patients, staff, visitors, family, refugees requiring re-supply, and evacuees from
affected hospitals. The 2004 U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration surge capacity
estimate for areas outside of Regions 1, 3, and 9 is 3,116 beds.
The estimated total number of patients requiring inpatient care for the first four days post-
landfall is 11,325. This estimate is the sum of the number of patients from Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas (1,299), the number of patients from evacuated hospitals (9,126), and
the number of special needs patients from nursing homes (900).
Using the staffing ratios from Acute Care Center: A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for Biological
Terrorism Incidents,1 the following staff would be required for a 24-hour shift to accommodate
the patient numbers referenced above (for a series of 50 bed nursing units): 434 physicians, 453
nurse practitioners/physician’s assistants, 2718 registered nurses/licensed practical nurses, 1812
nursing assistants/technicians, 906 medical clerks, 453 respiratory therapists, 453 case managers,
453 social workers, 906 housekeepers, and 906 patient transporters.
Recent experiences from the 2004 Florida hurricane season added the need to provide for
housing for staff’s family members, if needed, in order to get staff to report to work.
1
U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command. Acute Care Center: A Mass Casualty Care Strategy for
Biological Terrorism Incidents. Department of Defense, December 2001.
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Appendix B: Alternate Medical Treatment Facilities
All the medical treatment facilities in the area affected by the high-water levels will be virtually
useless. At best, they will shelter in place whatever patients they were not able to discharge prior
to landfall.
In addition, refugees (non-injured or ill individuals) will come to treatment facilities for
sheltering. The Louisiana Hospital Association has provided estimates for the numbers of
population at risk (patients by categories, staff, family members, and refugees) (see Appendix
A). The Nursing Homes Association needs to address their population at risk, specifically those
that have residents with special needs.
Several treatment facilities owned by the State and the Department of Veterans Affairs were
identified in the immediate area (and two Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Alexandria and
Shreveport) that could provide surge alternate facilities. These facilities are the St. Gabriel
Women’s Correctional Facility, St. Gabriel, Louisiana; Jetson Youth Correctional Facility,
Scotlandville, Louisiana; Veterans Affairs Nursing Home, Clinton, Louisiana; and Carville
Hospital, Carville, Louisiana. The Louisiana Hospital Association will identify other facilities
around the State with surge capacity.
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Appendix C: Field Treatment Facilities
The following are Federal assets that may be requested by the State to fill the need for inpatient
and acute care temporarily.
• Army Contingency Support Hospital (296 beds)
This is a large medical capability that has eight wards providing intensive nursing care
for up to 96 patients; seven wards providing intermediate care for up to 140 patients; two
wards providing minimal nursing care for up to 40 patients; and one ward providing
neuropsychiatry care for up to 20 patients. Surgical capability is based on eight operating
rooms or 144 operating room hours per day. The unit can be further augmented with
surgical/medical specialty teams to increase its capability. This facility requires several
days’ notification before deployment and two weeks to set up.
• Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility (115 beds)
Buildup begins with deployment of a 25–45 person Mobile Medical Augmentation
Response Team, which can arrive within 12–24 hours. This team provides emergency
care and some psychiatric counseling and can treat 200–250 patients per day on a 24-hour
basis for 72 hours. Re-supply will extend duration of operations.
The Mobile Medical Augmentation Response Team can be the advance element for the
Expeditionary Medical Facility. The Expeditionary Medical Facility can be onsite within
two to three weeks, self-sustaining with food service and lodging for staff. The setup time
is one to two weeks (if tent layout is utilized versus building of opportunity).
The Expeditionary Medical Facility has four operating rooms, 15 intensive care unit beds,
and 115 holding beds. It can perform 20–30 life-saving surgeries per day, and has an x-
ray, lab, and pharmacy capable of self-sustaining for seven days before requiring re-
supply. It also provides ambulance service, patient evacuation, and medical regulating.
• Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support System (builds from 10 beds and up by
increments of 25 beds)
The basic Expeditionary Medical Support System consists of a 10-person team that can
care for 500–2000 patients. It provides primary, preventive, and critical care, including a
field surgical capability (20 patients in 48 hours, including 10 life- or limb-saving
surgeries) with four holding beds. It can deploy within six hours of notification. A 60-
person team can care for 2000–3000 patients with 10 hospital beds, basic radiology,
dental, and laboratory support. An additional 20 personnel increases the number of beds
and care to 3000–5000 patients. Additional increments of 25 beds or medical specialties
can be added.
Department of Health and Human Services

• Emergency Contingency Hospitals (250 beds)
These facilities are composed of four 250-bed mobile hospital units that can be used as
individual sites or connected together in groups of two, three, or four. No staffing
currently exists with these units.
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Appendix D: Patient Movement Resources
The following resources are available for patient movement from staging areas to Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas or definitive care.
Ground Ambulance
Civilian Ambulance 2 1 1
Buses and Trucks

Buses 16–20 50 2
7-Ton Trucks 8 15 2
5-Ton Trucks 5 12 2
Helicopters
UH-60 Blackhawk 4 6 2
CH-43 15 25 2
CH-47 Chinook 20 30 2
State Police TBD TBD TBD
Once the State of Louisiana decides to evacuate patients using the National Disaster Medical
System, at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of
Defense coordinates with ESF-1 to provide support for the evacuation of seriously ill or injured
patients to locations where hospital care or outpatient services are available.
The Department of Defense is responsible for regulating and tracking these patients to
appropriate treatment facilities (e.g., National Disaster Medical System non-Federal hospitals,
Veterans Affairs hospitals, and Department of Defense military treatment facilities). Using
available transportation resources, and those from other supporting agencies, if necessary, and in
coordination with the National Disaster Medical System Medical Interagency Coordination
Group, the Department of Defense evacuates and manages victims/patients from the patient
collection point (Baton Rouge Regional Airport) to National Disaster Medical System patient
reception areas, using the Department of Defense’s patient tracking and regulating system. The
Global Patient Movement Requirement Center (part of the U.S. Transportation Command) will
coordinate the required beds (using the Federal Coordinating Centers, Department of Defense,
Department of Veterans Affairs, or contract civilian treatment facilities) and airlift possibilities.
In addition to military aircraft, the Global Patient Movement Requirement Center may use
commercial air ambulance companies.
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The following military aircraft have capability for patient movement:

• C-130 Hercules: Long-range four turboprop engine aircraft. For evacuation planning
purposes, this aircraft can carry 50 patients, with a maximum 74 litters, 92 ambulatory
patients, or a combination, depending on aircraft model and inherent equipment. No
organic oxygen system is available.
• C-27 Gulfstar: Twin-engine turboprop aircraft. It can hold a maximum of 24 litter
patients, 34 ambulatory, or a combination. It has an organic patient oxygen system.
• C-17A, Globemaster III: Long-range jet aircraft has an organic litter capability for 12
litters and 54 ambulatory patients. Litter’s capability increases with additional equipment.
With patient support pallet system, it can carry additional litters, ambulatory, a
combination, or both.
• KC-135, Air-refueling tanker: Long-range jet aircrafts that can move patients using
patient support pallet system.
• Aeromedical Civil Reserve Air Fleet: Commercial 767-B is converted into an air-
ambulance and is configured for 80 litters. This requires a special activation by the
Secretary of Defense, the President of the United States, or Congress. It normally takes
two to three days just for the aircraft to be delivered for the conversion. It takes one day
to reconfigure the aircraft and another to start patient movement. Loading and unloading
patients on a 767-B requires special equipment at the ports of
embarkation/disembarkation.
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Appendix E: Federal Medical Staffing Resources
Under the National Response Plan, the National Disaster Medical System would be activated.
Disaster Medical Assistance Teams have been already incorporated into the plan. The
Department of Defense could be asked to provide temporary field medical treatment facilities to
support the relief and recovery. The National Disaster Medical System, Department of Health
and Human Services, Department of Defense, and Department of Veterans Affairs can quickly
provide temporary medical personnel to augment civilian medical personnel. If needed, field
treatment facilities could be set up at flat, well-drained ground.
The National Disaster Medical System provides primary care medical services in austere
environments. As discussed previously, 22 operational teams exist that can function in a self-
sufficient manner for 72 hours, and support triage and primary care operations at each of the
Temporary Medical Operations Staging Areas. Each team can triage and treat up to 250 patients
per 24-hour period. Patient holding, and even limited critical care patient support, can be
provided, but at the expense of primary care services. If asked to provide care for the estimated
7,750 injured victims at the staging areas, all 22 operational teams must be fielded and
augmented with an additional nine developmental teams. These developmental teams are not
self-sufficient and would require facility and/or material support.
Medical Response Teams

National Disaster Medical System medical response teams will be activated in response to a
catastrophic incident, and includes various teams that can deploy to the scene of the incident.
National Disaster Medical System teams include:
1. Management Support Team: There is currently one Management Support Team. The
Management Support Team serves as the operational interface between National Disaster
Medical System response teams and the local Incident Commander, as well as with local
and State governments.
2. Disaster Medical Assistance Team: A Disaster Medical Assistance Team is a group of
professional and paraprofessional medical personnel (supported by a cadre of logistical
and administrative staff) designed to provide medical care in response to a disaster or
other incident. The Disaster Medical Assistance Team mission is to rapidly deploy to a
disaster site to provide primary and acute care, triage of mass casualties, initial
resuscitation, stabilization, advanced life support, and preparation of sick or injured
patients for evacuation. The Disaster Medical Assistance Team structure includes
specialized teams, such as the four National Medical Response Teams, five Burn Teams,
two Pediatric Teams, one Crush Medicine Team, two Mental Health Teams, and one
International Medical/Surgical Team, with two additional International Medical/Surgical
Teams under development.
a. Types of Disaster Medical Assistance Teams
i. Type I (Fully Operational Teams)—Nine teams. Type I teams consist of required
pack their cache and report to the team’s duty station within six hours of
activation (among other criteria).
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ii. Type II (Operational Teams)—13 teams. Type II teams consist of required

pack their cache and report to the team’s duty station within 12 hours of activation
(among other criteria).
iii. Type III (Augmentation/Local Teams)—16 teams. Type III teams may be used to
supplement other deployed teams, or may be deployed by the National Disaster
Medical System within their home State to assist a Type I deployed team.
Personnel can be deployed 24 hours after activation by the National Disaster
Medical System.
iv. Type IV (Developmental Teams)—17 teams. Type IV teams may be used to
supplement other teams during deployments to allow the members an opportunity
to gain the experience, training, and skills necessary to upgrade the team status.
Team personnel can be deployed in 24 or more hours following activation by the
b. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams Capabilities
i. Deploy to an incident site within six hours, for a 14-day period.
ii. Provide emergent care within 30 minutes of arrival at an incident site.
iii. Be fully operational within six hours of arrival at an incident site.
iv. Sustain 24-hour operations for 72 hours without external support.
v. Provide initial resuscitative care to victims.
vi. For a 24-hour mission, provide out-of-hospital, acute care to 250 patients
(including geriatric and pediatric patients).
vii. Provide sustained 24-hour care to 125 patients per day, including:
1) Limited laboratory and pharmaceutical services.
2) Immediate referral, transfer, or evacuation for 25 patients.
3) Stabilizing and holding a maximum of 6 patients for up to 10 hours.
4) Supporting two critical patients for up to 24 hours.
viii. Provide sustained hospital ward care for 30 medical/surgical (non-critical) in-
patients.
ix. Provide primary response to a mass casualty incident resulting from a non-
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive event.
x. Triage and prepare 200 patients at a casualty collection point for evacuation or
transport in a mass casualty incident.
xi. Provide patient staging for up to 100 patients at a Federal Coordinating Center
reception site.
xii. Augment or assist at a mass drug distribution, immunization, or packaging center.
xiii. Staff or augment alternate care facilities.
3. National Medical Response Team: The four 50-person National Medical Response
Teams are equipped and trained to perform the functions of a Disaster Medical
Assistance Team, but possess additional capabilities to respond to a chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear, or explosive event, including operating in Level A protective
equipment. Each National Medical Response Team is equipped with its own chemical
and biological monitors and detectors, used primarily for personnel and victim safety.
Additionally, each team carries medical supplies and medications, including sufficient
antidotes to manage 5,000 victims of a chemical incident. The team can deploy in four
hours, and can be fully operational within 30 minutes of arrival on the scene of a
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catastrophic incident. Each National Medical Response Team can perform the following
specific functions:
a. Provide mass or standard decontamination.
b. Collect samples for laboratory analysis.
c. Provide medical care to contaminated victims.
d. Provide technical assistance to local Emergency Medical Services.
e. Assist in triage and medical care of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or
explosive events before and after decontamination.
f. Provide technical assistance, decontamination, and medical care at a medical facility.
g. Provide medical care to Federal responders on site.
4. International Medical Surgical Response Team: There is currently one operational
International Medical Surgical Response Team, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The
mission of the International Medical Surgical Response Team is to assist in international
disasters at the request of the Department of State and to augment other U.S. disaster
assets outside the U.S. Each team is comprised of 25 medical and five logistical
personnel. The medical personnel include trauma and general surgeons, physician’s
assistants, registered nurses (some with trauma expertise), anesthesiologists, and
paramedics. The International Medical Surgical Response Team provides triage and
initial stabilization, definitive surgical care, critical care, and evacuation capacity. The
team can deploy in four hours and is self-sustaining for 72 hours.
5. Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team: There are currently 11 Disaster
Mortuary Operational Response Teams. Each team is comprised of Funeral Directors,
Medical Examiners, Coroners, Pathologists, Forensic Anthropologists, Medical Records
Technicians and Transcribers, Finger Print Specialists, Forensic Odontologists, Dental
Assistants, X-ray Technicians, Computer Professionals, administrative support staff, and
Security and Investigative personnel. During an emergency response, Disaster Mortuary
Operational Response Teams work under the guidance of local authorities by providing
technical assistance and personnel to recover, identify, and process deceased victims.
Capabilities include temporary morgue facilities; victim identification; forensic dental
pathology; forensic anthropology; and processing, preparation, and disposition of
remains. The Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team program maintains two
Disaster Portable Morgue Units at FEMA Logistics Centers (one is in Rockville,
Maryland, and the other is in Sacramento, California). The Disaster Portable Morgue
Unit is a cache of equipment and supplies for deployment to an incident site. It contains a
complete morgue, including workstations for each processing element and prepackaged
equipment and supplies.
Planning Assumptions, Timeline of Care, and Staffing Levels

In order to meet the existing response plan at the search and rescue sites (Temporary Medical
Operations Staging Areas and the Baton Rouge Airport), nine teams would need to be staged
prior to landfall. Staging areas might include the Veterans Affairs facility in Shreveport,
Louisiana, or Jackson, Mississippi. Barksdale Air Force Base has a large Airman training
facility, maintains sleeping quarters on the alert pad, and could be used to stage additional
teams/resources. Staged teams could be on-site within five hours of the “all clear” weather
signal. Within an hour of these teams’ arrival they could begin treating patients and the complete
field operation would be fully functional within four hours of arrival. If needed, additional teams
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would be activated and could begin arriving on site in an additional 24 hours. Assumptions
include the following:
• Ground and air transportation routes are available to move National Disaster Medical
System assets.
• 24 hours post-activation, teams will be in place, setup, and providing care within their
region (East, Central, and West).
• If an incident occurs in one region (East or West), only one third of the assets will be on-
site and providing care at 24 hours post-activation. All other activated teams will arrive
and initiate care within 48 to 76 hours.
• In the event of catastrophic incident, the standard of care will be minimal life support and
patient holding for two to three days.
Based on the specific treatment plan developed for southeast Louisiana, up to nine teams are
anticipated to be staged in preparation for this event. By the third day post-landfall, an additional
22 teams could be brought in if required to meet the projected casualty estimates. In a
catastrophic event, the entire National Disaster Medical System could be brought to bear by the
third day post-event. The timeline for deployment of the National Disaster Medical System
personnel post-event is anticipated to occur as shown in the table below.
Single Nine 31
Care Provided Team Teams Teams
(Patients per Day)
Treat and Release
250 2250 5000
(Outpatient Facility)
Treat and Limited Holding
160 1440 4500
(Alternate Care Facility)
Standard Medical Holding Facility
50 450 1400
(Hospital Ward)
Mass Casualty Incident
150 1350 4200
(Holding Collection Facility)
The National Disaster Medical System has approximately 1800 medical personnel that could be
deployed for a catastrophic event. It is estimated that between 300 and 1100 personnel can
support the triage and primary care operations at the Casualty Collection Points and Temporary
Medical Operations Staging Areas. The remaining 700 could be made available for definitive
care support. A summary of the National Disaster Medical System force strength is shown in the
table below.
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Skill Level/Provider Staff Available

Physicians 574
Nurse Practitioners and Physician’s Assistants 234
Registered Nurses 1159
EMT/Paramedics 738
Pharmacists 158
Morticians 235
Veterinarians 100
Mental Health Professionals 48
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

The mission of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is to provide highly trained and
mobile health professionals to carry out programs to promote the health of the Nation. As one of
the seven uniformed services of the United States, the Commissioned Corps is designed to
attract, develop, and retain health professionals who may be assigned to Federal, Tribal, State or
local agencies, or international organizations to accomplish its mission.
The Commissioned Corps Readiness Force can provide the following approximate staffing:
• 50 total medical personnel in the first 24 hours
• 150 total medical personnel within 48 hours
• Possibly support two rotations of 150 for two-week increments for a total of one month
• Unable to provide long-term support after one month
Commissioned Corps officers can provide a wide variety of public health and medical services
(both domestically and internationally), to include:
1. Providing direct medical and dental care to disaster victims and/or responders:
b. To augment the National Disaster Medical System Teams.
d. To provide prophylaxis or vaccination teams to communities, to include utilization of
the Strategic National Stockpile.
2. Providing mental health and social work services to victims and/or responders:
b. To augment the Disaster Medical Assistance and Disaster Mortuary Operational
Response Teams.
d. To support prophylaxis or vaccination clinics.
3. Providing occupational health support to responders. Corps officers can provide
occupational health support to include personal protective equipment, environmental
hazards, hygiene, food, water and sanitation, mental health, and social work services to
victims and/or responders:
a. In support of American Red Cross operations.
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b. To augment the Disaster Medical Assistance, Disaster Mortuary Operational

Response, Veterinary Medical Assistance, and National Medical Response Teams.
c. To support prophylaxis or vaccination clinics or Strategic National Stockpile
operations.
4. Providing general health educators to provide information to victims and their families:
b. To augment the National Disaster Medical System assets.
c. In support of prophylaxis or vaccination clinics.
5. Providing environmental health and industrial hygiene officers to evaluate potable water,
wastewater, and sanitation issues:
6. Providing environmental health, food safety, and dietician officers to evaluate food safety
and security issues:
b. In support of prophylaxis or vaccination clinics or Strategic National Stockpile
operations.
7. Providing epidemiologists to work with local public health departments to identify and
evaluate morbidity and mortality issues:
b. In support of the local medical examiner in mass fatalities.
8. Providing forensic dentists in support of the local medical examiner in mass fatalities.
9. Providing information technology and medical records experts to improve the collection
and communication of public health information:
a. In support of the American Red Cross operations.
c. In support of Strategic National Stockpile operations.
d. In support of the local medical examiner.
10. Providing veterinarians and epidemiologists to support animal health disasters and
disease control. Roles include supporting the United States Department of Agriculture
and augmenting the Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams.
11. Providing engineers, environmental health specialists, industrial hygienists, and safety
officers to evaluate buildings, roads, bridges, or water and sewer systems, as well as investigate
and ameliorate environmental hazards and airborne materials in support of State and local
jurisdictions and the Strategic National Stockpile.
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Appendix F: Region 2 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area

1. Purpose
a. The Region 2 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area (TMOSA) is where
persons who are rescued from the affected areas are brought to be processed and
checked for medical needs.
b. This appendix will assist Region 2 TMOSA officials located at Louisiana State
University (LSU, Baton Rouge) to provide coordinated medical assistance to people
coming from “lily pads,” SARBOOs, and other hurricane affected areas during the
post-landfall phase.
2. Situation and Assumptions
a. It is estimated that approximately 300,000 people will evacuate from the southeast
Louisiana region. Approximately 50% of the evacuated population will arrive in
Baton Rouge. Approximately 10% of the evacuated population will need medical
assistance.
3. Concept of Operations
a. General
i. Region 2 TMOSA will include the Bernie Moore Track Stadium (BMTS), the
Field House, and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC).
ii. Unified Command will consist of officials from LSU (Facility Manager),
Department of Social Services (Operations Administrator), Office of Public
Health (Medical Operations, OPH), and officials from local and State OEPs.
b. Region 2 TMOSA Operations—Region 2 TMOSA operations are divided into five
major components as listed below:
i. Filter Operations
1) Filter 1: Cleaning Station
2) Filter 2: Meet and Greet
3) Filter 3: Routing Station (Treat and Street)
ii. Immediate Care Operations
iii. Special Needs Operations – located at the PMAC
iv. Evacuation Operations
v. Temporary Morgue Operations
c. These five major operations to provide medical assistance are described in detail
below.
1) The field triage officer will be responsible for coordinating this operation.
a) Filter 1 (Cleaning Station) and
b) Filter 2 (Meet and Greet)
Decontamination will take place in the parking lot. The fire department
will conduct general decontamination by fire hoses. It is expected that
there will be about 15 Meet and Greet stations to unload relocated persons.
c) Filter 3: Routing Station (Treat and Street)
After decontamination, the BMTS facility will be used to screen affected
people. BMTS will need two second level triage. Affected people will be
tracked by an automated tracking system (like a bracelet with a barcode).
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Based on the conditions and needs, affected persons will be filtered to

immediate care, special needs treatment, evacuation, and temporary
morgue. A color code system will be used to filter people with different
needs. Green color will be for people without medical needs who could be
transported to normal shelter, red color for people needing immediate care
and further treatment in hospitals, yellow color for special needs
population, and black color for temporary morgue.
1) A Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) will be placed at Field House.
The DMAT coordinator would coordinate to provide initial treatment to
patients looking for medical care.
iii. Special Needs Operations
1) The PMAC would be used to shelter the special needs population. The Special
Needs Operations Coordinator would ensure that those who do not require
additional medical care are routed to appropriate shelters and will be assisted
by EMS.
1) Refugees with no medical needs will be transported to a normal shelter
location. In order to evacuate/relocate people from normal shelter to safe
places, the Region 2 TMOSA Evacuation Operations coordinator would need
to coordinate with State OEP and East Baton Rouge OEP.
1) The Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) will use
refrigerated trucks to move people to a temporary morgue. The Temporary
Morgue Operations Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating tasks
with other state agencies and teams like Louisiana Mass Fatalities Task Force.
4. Organization and Responsibilities
a. Organization
i. Federal
1) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will coordinate
Federal activities for the disaster situation and provide Federal planning,
training and funding to support State and local efforts.
ii. State
1) The governor will direct and control all State activities in response to the
effects of disasters.
2) The director of the emergency management agency will coordinate the
disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts of State
agencies in cooperation with Federal agencies and local governments.
3) At the direction of the governor, all State agencies are responsible for
providing personnel and equipment to support disaster mitigation,
preparedness, response, and recovery upon request of the State Emergency
Management Agency.
4) The head of each State agency with disaster responsibilities or capabilities
will appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) and alternates to
coordinate with the state EMA in the development of agency disaster-related
Standard Operating Guidelines and annexes or appendices to this plan that
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most effectively utilize agency resources. Liaison coordinators and alternates

with response capabilities will be available on a 24-hour basis to commit
agency resources as required.
iii. Local – Region 2
1) The Region 2 TMOSA has the responsibility of coordinating the disaster
medical recovery efforts of local governments.
2) The Region 2 TMOSA Incident Command center will be located in the
regional Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
3) The Region 2 TMOSA Incident Command Commander (ICC) will be
designated from Region 2 Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP).
4) The ICC will appoint the following command and control staff:
a) Public Information Officer (PIO): The PIO will be located at the
designated Joint Information Center (JIC). The PIO will play an active
role in:
i) Rumor Control
ii) Coordinating joint information center activities and public information
iii) Coordinating emergency media releases
iv) Public awareness activities
b) Liaison Officer with Region 2 OEP: The Liaison will be responsible for
maintaining direct chain of communication with his/her counterpart at the
other Regional TMOSAs and State and Federal agencies. The Liaison
Officer is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental
agencies, non-governmental organizations, and/or private entities.
c) Safety Officer (SO): The Fire Department Safety Officer will be the
designated Safety Officer for Region 2 TMOSA. The SO will be
responsible for monitoring incident operations and advising the ICC on all
matters relating to operational safety, including the health and safety of the
medical personnel operating at the TMOSA.
d) Operations Chief: The PRAT team leader will be the designated Operation
Chief for Region 2 TMOSA. He/she will be responsible to the ICC for the
direct management of all ongoing activities at the site. He will be
establishing the tactical objectives of the operational period in
coordination with other section chiefs/personnel including Medical (DHH)
and General (DSS).
e) Logistics Chief: The Assumption Parish manager will be the designated
Logistics chief for region 2 TMOSA. He/she is responsible for all support
requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient management of all
ongoing activities at the site. He/she is responsible for identifying the
resource needs; the gaps and mitigation strategies in regard to reasonable
transportation assets; the replenishment of supplies; the feeding of
volunteers and evacuees; crowd control, etc.
f) Planning Chief: The OPE Assistant is the designated Planning Chief for
Region 2 TMOSA. He/she is in charge of collecting, evaluating and
disseminating the ongoing situational updates for the ICC and maintaining
the up-to-date status of the situation at the location. The incident action
plan for the operational periods are maintained by the Planning Chief.
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g) Finance and Administration Section: The Assumption Parish

secretary/treasurer’s office will function as the finance and administration
section in Region 2 T-MOSA. This section is responsible for controlling
the finances and other administrative support services
b. Support Entities
i. Region 2 TMOSA will coordinate with the following entities for support of the
key designated organization detailed out above. These entities will be located at
the EOC. Each agency will appoint their internal incident command to report to
the appointed person in the incident command center.
1) Designated Regional Coordinator: will be assigned by HHS the Region 2 T-
MOSA, and will be responsible for coordinating with the regional hospitals
and other medical resources.
2) Law Enforcement: The local law enforcement agency will be assigned to the
site. They will work in coordination with ESF # 15. They will be responsible
for:
a) Maintenance of law and order including shelter occupancy
b) Traffic control including movement to shelter
c) Security of the facility and equipments
d) Assist in expedited movement of the evacuees to increase the throughput
of the T-MOSA
3) Fire Department: The local fire department agency will be assigned to the site.
They will work in coordination with local and state ESF # 4. They will be
responsible for:
a) Assist law enforcement in traffic and evacuee control
b) Help is decontamination of vital facilities and thoroughfares
c) Contain any fire and/or hazardous materials situation that may arise
4) Utilities: The local utilities agencies will be designated to work with ICC to
restore and maintain vital facilities and services including, but not limited to,
power, water, sewerage, debris clearance, etc.
5) Transportation: The local transportation providers will work in coordination
with ESF # 1 to provide support in regard to transportation assets for the
evacuees, medical resources, DMAT team logistics needs, supplies
transportation etc.
6: State Police will be assigned.
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Appendix G: Region 3 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area
1. Purpose
a. The Region 3 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area (TMOSA) is where persons
who are rescued from the affected areas will be brought to be processed and checked for
medical needs.
b. This appendix will assist Region 3 TMOSA officials located at Nicholls State University,
Thibodeaux, Louisiana, to provide coordinated medical assistance to people coming from
“lily pads”, SARBOOs, and other hurricane affected areas during the post-landfall phase.

a. It is estimated that approximately 300,000 people will be evacuated from the southeast
Louisiana region. Approximately 10% of the evacuated population will need medical
assistance.
a. The Central Command Post will be located at Nicholls State University.
b. Parking lots may be designated as landing zones.
c. Region 3 TMOSA Operations—Region 3 TMOSA operations are divided into five major
components as listed below:
3) Filter: Routing Station (Treat and Street)
d. These five major operations will provide medical assistance are described in detail below.
1) Filter 1 (Cleaning Station) and Filter 2 (Meet and Greet)—Before arriving at
location an affected person will go through the decontamination center located at
John L. Guidry Stadium. Fire trucks with about 500 volunteer fire departments
will be available for decontamination at this location. Portable tents from 6
parishes and 2 mass decontamination trailers with capacities of 50 people/hr and
200 WALKING people/hour respectively, will also be available for
decontamination at Region 3 TMOSA. Barker Hall has been designated as the
“meet and greet” site as this location. This is subject to change based on
coordination with State and Federal agencies.
2) Filter 3: Routing Station (Treat and Street)
Adjoining parking lots will be used for this purpose.
ii. Immediate Care Operations—Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) will be
placed at the Stopher and Shaver gymnasiums.
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iii. Special Needs Operations—Betsy Ayo, Lindsly Hall, and Family Consumer Science
Buildings have been designated as the possible location for special needs population
shelter. Betsy Ayo is the only building that will have a generator in this situation.
iv. Evacuation Operations (Safe Haven)—The student union is the designated safe haven
for evacuation operations. This location will have a generator for lights only.
Thibodaux Civic Center is a potential safe haven if not damaged.
iv. Temporary Morgue Operations—Refrigerated trucks near the Environmental Safety
Building will be used as Temporary Morgue operations.

a. Organization
i. Federal
1) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will coordinate Federal
activities for the disaster situation and provide Federal planning, training, and
funding to support State and local efforts.
ii. State
1) The Governor will direct and control all State activities in response to the effects
of disasters.
2) The Director of the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will coordinate the
disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts of State agencies
in cooperation with Federal agencies and local governments.
3) At the direction of the Governor, all State agencies will be responsible for
providing personnel and equipment to support disaster mitigation, preparedness,
response, and recovery upon request of the State EMA.
4) The head of each State agency with disaster responsibilities or capabilities will
appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) and alternates to
coordinate with the State EMA in the development of agency disaster-related
Standard Operating Guidelines and annexes or appendices to this plan to most
effectively utilize agency resources. Liaison coordinators and alternates with
response capabilities will be available on a 24-hour basis to commit agency
resources as required.
1) Region 3 TMOSA has the responsibility of coordinating the disaster medical
recovery efforts of local governments.
2) The Region 3 TMOSA Incident Command Center will be located in the regional
Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
3) Region 3 TMOSA Incident Command Commander (ICC) will be designated by
the Region 3 Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP).
4) Terrebonne General is the Region 3 HRSA coordinator/DRC.
a) Public Information Officer (PIO): The PIO will be located at the designated
Joint Information Center (JIC). PIO will play an active role in:
i) Rumor control;
ii) Coordinating joint information center activities and public information;
iii) Coordinating emergency media release; and
iv) Public awareness activities.
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other Regional T-MOSAs and State and Federal agencies. The Liaison officer
is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, and/or private entities.
designated Safety Officer for Region 3 T-MOSA. The SO will be responsible
for monitoring incident operations and advise the ICC on all matters relating
to operational safety, including health and safety of the medical personnel
operating at the T-MOSA.
d) Operations Chief: the PRAT team leader will be the designated Operation
Chief for Region 3 T-MOSA. He/she is responsible to the ICC for the direct
management of all ongoing activities at the site. He/she will be establishing
the tactical objectives of the operational period in coordination with other
section chiefs/personnel including Medical (DHH) and General (DSS).
e) Logistics Chief: The Assumption Parish Manager will be the designated
Logistics Chief for Region 3 T-MOSA. He/she will be responsible for all
support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient management
of all activities on going at the site. He/she will be responsible for identifying
the resource needs, gaps and mitigation strategies in regard to reasonable
transportation assets, replenishment of supplies, feeding of volunteers and
evacuees, crowd control etc.
f) Planning Chief: The OPE Assistant is the designated Planning Chief for
Region 3 T-MOSA. He/she will be in charge of collecting, evaluating, and
disseminating the on-going situational updates for the ICC and maintaining
the up-to-date status of the situation at the location. The incident action plan
for the operational periods will be maintained by Planning Chief.
Secretary/Treasurer’s office will function as the finance and administration
section in the Region 3 T-MOSA. This section is responsible for controlling
the finances and other administrative support services.
iv. Support Entities
1) Region 3 TMOSA will coordinate with the following entities for support of the
key designated organization described above. These entities will be located at the
EOC. Each agency will appoint their internal incident command to report to the
appointed person in the Incident Command Center.
a) A Designated Regional Coordinator will be assigned by HHS to the Region 3
T-MOSA, and will be responsible for coordinating with the regional hospitals
and other medical resources.
b) Law Enforcement: The local law enforcement agency will be assigned to the
site. They will work in coordination with ESF #15. They will be responsible
for:
i) Maintaining law and order, including shelter occupancy;
ii) Traffic control, including movement to shelter;
iii) Security of the facility and equipments; and
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iv) Assisting in the expedited movement of the evacuees to increase the

throughput of the T-MOSA.
c) Fire Department: The local fire department agency will be assigned to the site.
They will work in coordination with local and State ESF #4. They will be
responsible for:
i) Assisting law enforcement in traffic and evacuee control;
ii) Helping with the decontamination of vital facilities and thoroughfares; and
iii) Containing any fire and/or hazardous materials situation that may arise.
d) Utilities: The local utilities agencies will be designated to work with ICC to
power, water, sewerage, debris clearance.
e) Transportation: The local transportation providers will work in coordination
with ESF #1 to provide support in regard to transportation assets for the
evacuees, medical resources, DMAT team logistics needs, supplies
transportation, etc.
f) State police troop for Region 3 will be assigned.
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Appendix H: Region 9 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area
1. Purpose
a. The Region 9 Temporary Medical Operations Staging Area (TMOSA) is where persons
who are rescued from the affected areas are brought to be processed and checked for
medical needs.
b. This appendix will assist Region 9 TMOSA officials located at Southeastern Louisiana
University (Hammond) to provide coordinated medical assistance to people coming from
“lily pads,” SARBOO’S and other hurricane affected areas during the post-landfall phase.

a. It is estimated that approximately 300,000 people will evacuate from the southeast
Louisiana region. Approximately 10% of the evacuated population will need medical
assistance.
a. General
i. Central command post will be located at Pennington Center.
ii. A helipad will be available by University Center. The field to the south of Cefalu
Center may also be used for the same purpose. A field triage officer should be located
near the helicopter landing.
iii. Parking lots may be designated as landing zones.
b. Region 9 TMOSA Operations will be divided into five major components as listed
below:
3) Filter: Routing Station (Treat and Street)
c. These five major operations will provide medical assistance as described below.
1) The field triage officer will be responsible for coordinating this operation.
a) Filter 1 (Cleaning Station)
b) Filter 2 (Meet and Greet)
Before arriving at Pennington Center, an affected person will go through the
decontamination center. The fire department currently performs
decontamination for Waterford 3 and may help with decontamination center.
Every hospital in Region 9 has trained decontamination teams and may assist
in the decontamination process, also.
c) Filter 3: Routing Station (Treat and Street)
University Center, Pennington Center, and an old high school building will be
used to screen affected people. All three locations have showers and should be
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accessible to landing zones. Affected people will be tracked by an automated

tracking system (e.g., bracelet with barcode).
1) The Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) will be placed in part of the
Pennington Center. Although the Lab School is a small building, if equipped with
a generator, it could be a possible second location for DMAT. The DMAT
coordinator will coordinate to provide initial treatment to patients seeking medical
care.
1) The Kinesiology Building will be used to shelter the special needs population.
The Special Needs Operations Coordinator will ensure that those who do not
require additional medical care are routed to appropriate shelters.
1) University Center can be used for normal shelter. In order to evacuate/relocate
people from normal shelter to safe places, the Region 9 TMOSA Evacuation
Operations Coordinator will need to coordinate with the State EOC and other
agencies.
1) The Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) will be located at
the parking lot above Cefalu Center. The team will use a refrigerated truck to
move the bodies to a temporary morgue. The Temporary Morgue Operations
Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating tasks with other State agencies
and teams, such as the Louisiana Mass Fatalities Task Force.
a. Organization
i. Federal
1) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will coordinate Federal
activities for the disaster situation and provide Federal planning, training, and
funding to support State and local efforts.
ii. State
1) The Governor shall direct and control all State activities in response to the effects
of the disaster.
2) The Director of the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will coordinate the
disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts of State agencies
in cooperation with Federal agencies and local governments.
3) At the direction of the Governor, all State agencies are responsible for providing
personnel and equipment to support disaster mitigation, preparedness, response,
and recovery upon request of the State EMA.
4) The head of each State agency with disaster responsibilities or capabilities will
appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) and alternates to
coordinate with the State EMA in the development of agency disaster-related
Standard Operating Guidelines and annexes or appendices to this plan to most
effectively utilize agency resources. Liaison coordinators and alternates with
response capabilities will be available on a 24-hour basis to commit agency
resources as required.
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1) Region 9 TMOSA will have the responsibility of coordinating the disaster

medical recovery efforts of local governments.
2) Region 9 TMOSA Incident Command center will be located in the regional
Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
3) Region 9 TMOSA Incident Command Commander (ICC) will be designated from
the Region 9 Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP).
a) Public Information Officer (PIO): The PIO will be located at the designated
Joint Information Center (JIC). The PIO will play an active role in:
i) Rumor Control;
ii) Coordination of joint information center activities and public information;
iii) Coordination of emergency media release; and
iv) Public awareness activities.
other Regional TMOSAs and State and Federal agencies. The Liaison officer
is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, and/or private entities.
designated Safety Officer for the Region 9 TMOSA. The SO will be
responsible for monitoring incident operations and advise the ICC on all
matters relating to operational safety, including the health and safety of the
medical personnel operating at the TMOSA.
d) Operations Chief: the PRAT team leader will be the designated Operation
Chief for the Region 9 TMOSA. He/she is responsible to the ICC for the
direct management of all ongoing activities at the site. He/she will establish
the tactical objectives of the operational period in coordination with other
section chiefs/personnel including Medical (DHH) and General (DSS).
e) Logistics Chief: The Assumption Parish Manager will be the designated
Logistics Chief for the Region 9 TMOSA. He/she will be responsible for all
support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient management
of all activities on going at the site. He/she will be responsible for identifying
the resource needs, gaps, and mitigation strategies in regard to reasonable
transportation assets, replenishment of supplies, feeding of volunteers and
evacuees, crowd control, etc.
f) Planning Chief: The OPE Assistant will be the designated Planning Chief for
Region 9 TMOSA. He/she will be in charge of collecting, evaluating and
disseminating the ongoing situational updates for the ICC and maintaining the
up-to-date status of the situation at the location. The incident action plans for
the operational periods will be maintained by the Planning Chief.
Secretary/Treasurer’s Office will function as the finance and administration
section in the Region 9 TMOSA. This section will be responsible for
controlling the finances and other administrative support services.
b. Support Entities
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i. Region 3 TMOSA will coordinate with the following entities for support of the key
designated organization described above. These entities will be located at the EOC.
Each agency will appoint their internal incident command to report to the appointed
person in the incident command center.
1) A Designated Regional Coordinator will be assigned by HHS to the Region 9
TMOSA and will be responsible for coordinating with the regional hospitals and
other medical resources.
2) Law Enforcement: The local law enforcement agency will be assigned to the site.
They will work in coordination with ESF #15. They will be responsible for:
a) Maintaining law and order, including shelter occupancy;
b) Traffic control, including movement to shelter;
c) Security of the facility and equipments; and
d) Assisting in the expedited movement of the evacuees to increase the
throughput of the TMOSA.
3) Fire Department: The local fire department agency will be assigned to the site.
They will work in coordination with local and State ESF #4. They will be
responsible for:
a) Assisting law enforcement in traffic and evacuee control;
b) Helping with the decontamination of vital facilities and thoroughfares; and
c) Containing any fire and/or hazardous materials situations that may arise.
4) Utilities: The local utilities agencies will be designated to work with ICC to
power, water, sewerage, and debris clearance.
5) Transportation: The local transportation providers will work in coordination with
ESF #1 to provide support in regard to transportation assets for the evacuees,
medical resources, DMAT team logistics needs, supplies transportation, etc.
6) Troop C: This is the designated state police troop for Region 9.
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Points of Contact
Points of Contact
DHSIFEMA Region VI
Attention: Joe Bearden
800 North Loop 288
Denton, TX 76209 Cell phone numbers and email addresses have been
(940) 898-5470 withheld as allowed by the Freedom of Information Act,
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(2) and (6).

Attention:Cindy Montz .
(225) 925-7332
cmontz@ohsep.louisiana.gov

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Attention: Melanie Bartis
(225) 952-8823
melanie.bartis@ieminc.com
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Te m p o r a r y H o u s i n g F u n c t i o n a l P l a n
1. Situation
a. General
i. A catastrophic hurricane has hit southeast Louisiana causing heavy structural
damage due to high winds and flooding. Thousands of families will be
displaced for an extended period of time and will require temporary housing
while their homes are being rebuilt or until they find new permanent housing.
b. Assumptions
i. See Temporary Housing Appendix A
ii. For the purposes of this plan, it is assumed that 457,000 households will be
displaced, with an estimated 200,000 or less requiring long-term housing.
iii. It will take over one year to re-enter areas most heavily impacted.
iv. Temporary housing will last longer than normal, depending on utilities and
structure areas.
v. Those displaced will move the minimum possible distance and return at the
earliest possible time.
vi. Housing will require supporting infrastructure to include water, power,
sanitation, and access to medical assistance, security, schools, and community
services.
vii. Multiple group sites will be in multiple Parishes.
viii. Available rental unity will be minimal.
ix. Housing solutions for New Orleans metro areas will differ from those for the
other Parishes.
x. Parishes will have little or nothing to offer by way of resources.
xi. Each identified group-housing site will have to be evaluated and possibly
tested for hazardous materials advisories sent out.
xii. There will be an accelerated environmental assessment for group sites.
xiii. Decisions about where to locate temporary housing in the short term will
impact longer-term decisions regarding locations where permanent rebuilding
can take place.
xiv. Parish resources in the most severely impacted areas will not be available for
to the storm.
xv. Certain large tracts of land enclosed by levee systems will have been flooded
systems. Most, if not all, pumping systems will have been rendered inoperable
by the flooding. These areas will only be accessible by water until levees are
breached after floodwaters have receded to normal levels. This means much of
Orleans, Jefferson, and parts of St. Bernard Parish will not be suitable
locations for temporary housing.
c. Organizations
i. Federal
1) Lead Agency
a) DHS/FEMA
d) Department of Energy
e) Department of Health and Human Services
h) Department of Transportation
i) Department of the Treasury
j) Department of Veterans Affairs
k) American Red Cross
m) U.S. Postal Service
n) Small Business Administration
o) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
p) Forest Service
q) General Services Administration
1) Lead Agency
a) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
a) Department of Insurance
b) Department of Health and Hospitals
c) Department of Revenue
d) Department of Public Safety
e) Department of Economic Development
f) Department of Transportation and Development
g) Department of Corrections
h) Planning and Development Commission
i) Public Service Commission
j) Louisiana National Guard
k) Louisiana Board of Regents
l) State Fire Marshall
iii. Local
1) Lead Agency
a) Sheriff’s Office
b) Fire Departments
c) Department of Public Works
d) Levee Board
e) Local Planning and Zoning Commissions
f) American Red Cross
2. Mission
a. The mission is to provide temporary housing to members of the public in
southeast Louisiana whose homes sustained major damage as a result of a
catastrophic hurricane and will not be able to return to their homes until
permanent alternate housing is obtained or their home is restored to habitability.
3. Execution
i. Pre-disaster group site identification and selection process:
1) The identification of sites by the State and local officials is essential to the
timely implementation of the temporary housing program. Site
identification should be accomplished before hurricane season and
reviewed/updated annually (see Temporary Housing Appendix E:
Temporary Housing Site Data Collection).
a) Partner with the State of Mississippi and Native American Tribes
within the State of Louisiana to identify sites using the Group Site
Data Collection Sheet (Temporary Housing Appendix E: Group Site
Data Collection Sheet Draft) for temporary housing.
b) Request neighboring states to identify any available facilities that can
possibly be used for temporary housing.
c) Find military bases (nationwide) for temporary housing. LOHSEP will
request through FEMA available facilities from DoD. Level of
assistance provided will be based on current situation.
2) Identify areas for mobile homes and other temporary housing in
coordination with local officials.
a) LOHSEP will task Parishes to provide a list of 20 potential publicly-
owned sites of 20 acres or more in their area, updated yearly
(beginning in October) with quarterly reports (funded by EMPG).
Consider negotiating agreements pre-disaster to use publicly-owned
land to avoid leasing agreements for commercial properties. Parishes
will use Temporary Housing Site Data Collection format (Appendix
E).
b) The Louisiana Board of Regents will be contacted by LOHSEP to
identify available resources, using the Temporary Housing Site Data
Collection format (Appendix E).
c) Procedures for identification and inspection of sites.
1) State and local assets will be determined using the Temporary
Housing Site Data Collection checklist for screening of possible
sites (Appendix E).
2) USACE will provide confirmation of site assessment, per mission
assignment from FEMA.
iii. Coordinate with the Individual Assistance Strike Team (Task Force) to assess
any unmet housing needs (wholesale), act as liaisons to locals, and coordinate
with local community relations teams, mobile home teams (retail), and
potential sites.
iv. Execute a multi-faceted phased temporary housing strategy to move people
from emergency shelter to temporary housing on to permanent housing as
quickly as possible. Priorities of effort will go to emergency shelter residence,
giving priority to those individuals from the most heavily impacted areas that
will require long-term temporary housing. Concurrent strategies are as follows
(see Temporary Housing Appendix B: Phases of Housing Requirements and
Programmatic Approaches):
1) Strategy 1: Enable use of existing resources.
2) Strategy 2: Convert existing resources and construct emergency group
sites.
3) Strategy 3: Develop temporary housing sites.
i. Strategy 1: Enable use of existing resources.
1) Intermediate housing will encompass all alternatives that provide a
minimum family living environment that can be executed quickly,
including local and regional relocation. Possible alternatives will include
college campuses, barracks, hotels and motels, personal travel trailers and
recreational vehicles, adopt-a-family, rental rooms in private homes,
vacation homes, camp facilities (e.g., church, Boy/Girl Scouts, and 4-H),
cruise ships, and all available rental units. This strategy will also include
assistance to survivors moving in with family or friends and/or relocating
to areas outside of the State, and negotiating with hotel chains in and out
of the State. Lump sum payments may be an option.
1.5) Host City concept: refer to Appendix ___ (next)
a) Provide transportation assets to support interim housing transition.
b) Establish a mass transit plan.
c) Augment existing transportation hubs to handle increased traffic.
a) Establish mobile communication units to support temporary housing.
b) Provide sites for survivors to make out-going phone calls and
computers for Internet access.
a) Conduct site assessments.
b) Establish sweep teams.
c) Acquire materials.
d) Provide ice and water to distribution sites.
a) Establish staging areas.
b) Provide material handling personnel and equipment.
a) Manage pre-deployed disaster supplies.
b) Provide management/oversight of temporary housing mission.
d) Utilize Mobile Emergency Response Support as required.
e) Establish and maintain a comprehensive national housing resource list.
f) Coordinate with private sector.
g) Provide home recovery kits.
a) Provide congregate feeding to individuals who require it.
b) Provide first aid services.
a) Provide procurement services through contracting, purchasing, and
leasing.
a) Provide basic health needs.
housing strategy.
a) The Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department
of Veterans Affairs will provide government furnished housing and
rental units.
d) The American Red Cross will establish/update the Client Assistance
Network.
e) DHS/FEMA will provide security for temporary housing sites until
a) Execute the State and Parish plans.
b) Provide local utilities, re-establish utilities as needed, and give support
to temporary housing strategy.
c) Provide law enforcement, fire protective services, and emergency
medical services.
d) The State Real Estate Commission will provide data on available
rental units and properties for purchase.
ii. Strategy 2: Convert existing resources and construct emergency group sites.
1) In this phase, all of the available resources that can be easily converted
without requiring large workforces and that are already tied into existing
infrastructure will be utilized. Examples of these are conversions of
warehouses, office buildings, and large vacant buildings; refurbishing
empty motels and hotels; repairing housing stock with minor or moderate
damage for re-occupancy by former residents; and development of
emergency group sites with use of travel trailers. Prior site selection is
critical to the emergency group site mission.
allowing for travel trailers to be placed in flood plain.
a) Provide material transportation.
b) Increase staging area.
a) Provide communications by restoration of central office facility.
b) Concentrate on industry and commercial.
b) Provide construction contracting and management.
c) Conduct site assessments.
d) Conduct structural integrity assessments.
a) Provide personnel and equipment for material handling.
d) Provide laundry, shower, and kitchen units.
a) Provide pre-deployed disaster supplies.
b) Provide home recovery kits.
c) Manage donated goods/services.
d) Manage logistics support.
e) Use Mobile Emergency Response Support as required.
f) Provide security for construction sites as requested.
a) Provide congregate feeding.
b) Provide first aid.
following:
i) Conducting structural assessments.
ii) Providing public building services for real estate leasing.
iii) Providing communications support.
iv) Providing fleet transportation.
v) Providing showers and sanitation facilities.
a) Provide basic medical and mental health services.
b) Expedite the food stamp program.
housing strategy.
a) The Department of Housing and Urban Development/Veterans Affairs
will provide government furnished housing and rental units.
d) The Department of Defense (Louisiana National Guard and/or Title 10
Forces if available) could conduct housing repair sweeps, support
construction of converted facilities, provide mobile kitchens, and
e) The Small Business Administration will provide loans for repair of
commercial multi-family or single-family dwellings.
f) The American Red Cross will update the Client Assistance Network.
c) Local utilities will re-establish utilities in support of the temporary
housing strategy.
medical services.
e) The State Real Estate Commission will provide data on properties
available rental for purchase.
f) Establish and provide warehousing and distribution centers.
g) The Board of State Contractors will develop local workforce
strategies.
h) The Department of Transportation and Development will provide
i) The Department of Social Services will provide crisis-counseling
services.
iii. Strategy 3: Develop temporary housing sites.
1) In this phase, group sites will be established using all available
prefabricated and modular units to create mobile home parks, possibly
including stacking units. The siting of individual mobile units is also
included here, as is the construction of multi-family housing under the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 8. This phase
will require a large workforce and establishment of significant
infrastructure.
allowing for travel trailers to be placed on individual sites in flood
plain.
a) Coordinate transportation material and equipment to include material
handling equipment at construction sites.
b) Develop, operate, and maintain a mass transit system.
c) Provide single trips from shelters to temporary housing sites
d) Provide local transportation (shuttles) to shopping, jobs, medical, etc.
a) Restore wireless communication systems.
4) EFS-3 will perform the following tasks:
c) Establish sweep teams.
e) Conduct structural integrity assessment.
f) Engage in site development.
g) Engage utility augmentation including site sewage treatment.
h) Site and install modular units. Haul, install, and recover contracts for
travel trailers.
a) Provide material handling personnel and equipment.
d) Provide laundry, showers, and kitchen units.
e) Provide contracting and procurement services.
a) Manage staging areas.
b) Manage housing sites.
d) Use Mobile Emergency Response Support as required.
following:
i) Procuring travel trailers, other modular units, and prefabricated
structures.
ii) Providing contracting support for transportation.
a) Establish medical services infrastructures.
a) The U.S. Postal Service will establish postal service to support
b) The Department of Defense (Louisiana National Guard and/or Title 10
Forces if available) will support construction of utilities for temporary
housing sites, support site development, support staging areas, and
c) The Federal Protection Service will provide security forces.
d) The Small Business Administration will provide housing and personal
property repair/replacement loans, including vehicles.
e) The American Red Cross will offer support to DHS/FEMA.
f) The Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide
housing support and assistance for construction use and transfer to the
private sector.
c) Local utilities will re-establish utilities and support of temporary
housing strategy.
medical services.
e) Establish and provide warehousing and distribution centers.
f) The Board of State contractors will develop local workforce strategies.
g) The Department of Transportation and Development will provide
h) Establish community services.
i) The Department of Health will establish hospitals in conjunction to a
medical infrastructure program.
j) The Department of Social Services will provide programs to support
recovery family needs.
iv. The Temporary Group Site Development will estimate a requirement for
200,000 units, based on the following:
1) In “normal” disasters, requirements turn out to be 10% or less of total
affected units.
2) There will be minimal group sites in the southeast Parishes, reflecting
strong cultural desires to return to home sites. Travel trailers and the
placement of mobile homes on individual lots will be the primary means
of meeting temporary housing needs in these areas.
3) The most heavily impacted Parishes in the New Orleans area will generate
the bulk of the group site housing requirement.
4) The estimate of the total displaced households for these Parishes will be
300,000. A requirement to house two-thirds of these households is
estimated.
5) It will be the responsibility of the State and Parish governments to identify
potential sites for group temporary housing sites. Thought should be given
to this well before an event occurs.
6) The maximum site capacity should be 5,000 units.
7) Priority should be given to locating these sites as subdivisions of existing
communities, rather than creating new towns.
8) For some of these sites, temporary may well become long-term.
9) The initial inventory of mobile homes/travel trailers will be placed on
individual sites. While production of units is ramping up, group site
preparation can begin.
10) Pre-fabricated units will be available in stackable configurations, which
can reduce the amount of land required for a group site.
11) A representative timeline is below. This table is an initial estimate needed
to launch operations. It includes the possibility of creating additional units
as required before operations are terminated. (See Temporary Housing
Appendix C.)
Months
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Travel Trailers:
Individual Sites 400 600 1000 2500 - - -
(Assume 4500)
Mobile Homes/Travel
Trailers:
Existing Sub- - 200 500 1000 800 500 -
divisions/Commercial
Parks (Assume 3000)
Small Group Sites:
500 Units - 100 400 1000 5000 6000 -
(Assume 25)
Medium Group Sites:
1000 Units - - 5000 10,000 15,000 - -
(Assume 30)
Large Group Sites:
5000 Units - - - 25,000 50,000 50,000 25,000
(Assume 30)
Total 200,000
400 900 6900 39,500 70,800 56,500 25,000
(Worst-Case Scenario)
v. Managing 457,000 households

1) The task of meeting the housing needs of 457,000 households is broken
down into four overlapping phases. Each phase will deal with a certain
percentage of the affected population. The table below presents example
initial estimates of the number of households that will be taken care of
through each of the specific means.
457,000 Households Total

Households Strategy Percent of Total
57,000 Will not require Federal assistance 12
100,000 Strategy 1 22
100,000 Strategy 2 21
200,000 Strategy 3 44
2) To maintain flexibility of operations, especially given the numerous

uncertainties regarding this disaster, the above tables reflect preliminary
estimates necessary to get started. These tables are subject to adjustment
as more data is acquired. For example, if at the end of strategy 3 it turns
out that more than 200,000 modular/prefabricated units are required
because less than 57,000 households were able to meet their housing needs
without assistance, then it will be necessary to meet these additional
needs. However, the estimate of 200,000 modular/prefabricated units
provides a good estimate to initiate operations.
i. Agencies will provide a daily progress report to the designated Project
Officer.
ii. Agencies will provide a situation report daily (or as requested).
iii. Incident Action Plans will be developed.
iv. Coordination for transition from shelters to temporary housing: see Shelters
Functional Plan Sec. 3, C, iii

i. Logistical support will be provided to all State and Federal agencies necessary
to acquire and allocate resources needed to execute temporary housing
missions. Priority will be given to address the housing needs of shelter
residents from the most heavily impacted Parishes.
1) Strategy 1: Enable use of existing resources
power restoration, and community services necessary to provide
minimum family living environment for locations/situations such as
those listed in section 3.b.i. above.
emergency group sites
power restoration, and community services to provide conversion of
existing temporary housing resources such as those listed in section
3.b.ii. above, using existing infrastructure.
3) Strategy 3:Development of temporary housing sites
a) Provide transportation, communications, site assessment, procurement,
medical needs, hazardous material evaluation, power restoration,
community services to facilitate construction or installation of
facilities such as those listed in section 3.b.iii., to include procurement
of land and installation of all necessary infrastructure.
i. Contact GSA through FEMA to determine GSA’s ability to procure temporary
housing capabilities.
1) Due to fluctuation of the market, GSA can perform market survey of
commercial properties, but does not maintain inventory (e.g., mobile
units).
2) GSA can buy items with proper funding and justification, but does not
keep a current list of available units.
3) GSA can work with dealers/manufacturers for these items based on need
(same as FEMA). It is recommended that GSA purchase available pre-
built units regardless of specs in order to fill needs faster.
4) GSA may consider dealing with manufacturers directly.
5) GSA has existing contracts on standing schedule that may be utilized.
6) Permission to access the local realtor’s board database would be helpful if
it is decided to build a database such as this, which would require
collaboration with HUD.
c. Personnel
i. The following table is an example of the personnel requirements distributed
over time. These estimates do not include administrative support staff.
Time
ESF Day 1–5 Day 6–10 Day 10–30 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8
1 125 175 250 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
2 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
3 100 200 800 4880 9750 10050 7800 5930 1460
4 150 150 150 285 1785 1635 1635 1635 1635 1635
5–IA 1000 (*) 1500 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000
5–LOG 275 450 500 500 500 550 650 650 650 650
6 **
7 16 27 30 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
8 ***
10 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11 150 150 150
12 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
OFA/HUD 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
State**** 264 364 734 734 734 734 734 734 734 734
Total 1104 3040 5656 9791 16161 16361 14211 12341 7871 6411
*Does include NPC.

**Assume this to be a component of sheltering staff numbers.
***Assume this to be a component of medical service's staff numbers.
****Includes 14 EMAC staff for temporary housing coordination.

National Response Plan/National Incident Management System
Administration Logistics Planning/Info Operations
Under the National Response Plan/National Incident Management System,

temporary housing will be a Joint Task Force under Operations supported by the
emergency support functions (ESFs) listed in section 3b (see National Response
Plan, Catastrophic Incident Supplement, Pages A9-1 through A9-6).
i. Travel trailer/mobile home delivery
1) The Department of Transportation will be required to adjudicate road
access issues for movement of mobile homes from production facilities to
the disaster area.
ii. Sweep teams:
1) See Temporary Housing Appendix D.
iii. Site selection
1) The site selection process will require coordination between DHS/FEMA,
the State and Parish governments, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the
Environmental Protection Agency. *recommendation for development of
web-based application for local input; explore infrastructure (possibly
LONI?) and funding for this, who will maintain server and address
security issues
Phase 1-B Workshop Objectives:
Objective 1: Temporary Housing and Emergency Group Sites (EGS)

• Identify areas for mobile homes and other temporary housing in
coordination with local officials. COMPLETED
-LOHSEP will task parishes to provide a list 20 potential sites of
20 acres or more in their area, updated yearly (beginning in
October) with quarterly reports (funded by EMPG); may include
public or commercial assets. Use Temporary Housing Site Data
Collection format (Appendix E).
• Find military bases (nationwide) for temporary housing.

COMPLETED
-DoD has national listing of bases but level of assistance provided
will be based on current situation
-list of site criteria (Appendix E) will help to determine feasibility
• Provide procedures for identification and inspection of sites.

COMPLETED
-state and local assets will be determined using Temporary
Housing Site Data Collection check-list for screening of possible
sites (revised Appendix E, attached)
-need to develop web-based application for local input; explore
infrastructure and funding for this (possibly LONI?), who will
maintain server and address security issues
-USACE will provide confirmation of site assessment, per mission
assignment from FEMA
• Complete method to track sites and share data between FEMA and
state COMPLETED
-need to develop web-based application for local input; explore
infrastructure and funding for this (possibly LONI?), who will
maintain server and address security issues; post-disaster, use local
site manager to report to FEMA and state on status
• Review the General Services Administration (GSA) inventory list

of sites. Determine GSA’s ability to procure temporary housing
capabilities. COMPLETED
-Due to fluctuation of the market, GSA can perform market survey
of commercial properties, but does not maintain inventory such as
mobile units, etc; GSA can buy items with proper funding and
justification but does not keep a current list of available units;
-can work with dealers/manufacturers for these items based on
need (same as FEMA); recommendation is to purchase available
pre-built units regardless of specs in order to fill need faster
-consider dealing with manufacturers directly
-GSA has existing contracts on standing schedule that may be
utilized
-permission to access local realtor’s board database would be
helpful if it is decided to build database such as this; also would
have to work with HUD to build this
• Identify any Federal GSA properties within your jurisdiction as

potential sites (objective given by Steering Committee) COMPLETED
-GSA Warehouse/Depot , 400 Edwards Avenue, Harahan, LA.
(40,000 usf warehouse space, 124,000 grassy/parking area)
-GSA Warehouse/Depot, 2695 N. Sherwood Avenue, Baton
Rouge, LA. (136 acres of land, 40-60000 usf warehouse space)
-properties are subject to being sold; in addition, BR site includes
concrete barriers that reduce usability of the land for temporary
housing operations; estimated that 70 % of acreage is usable.
Objective 2: Vertical and Horizontal Integration of Plan

• Integrate temporary housing plans with plans for sheltering,
schools, logistical support, and other aspects of hurricane response
and recovery COMPLETED
. -this was in place in other sections of the plan; added references
sections as applicable
-received brief from Staging Group
-met with Transportation Group on 7/28/05: assured that ESF1
would provide single trip from shelters to temp housing as well as
public transport function for temp housing sites
• Review all annexes and appendices for completeness.
COMPLETED
-revised Appendix E to include additional fields
*issues with Appendix D to be added to list of issues/action items
for Steering Committee
-exists as a draft in the plan
-revise or delete this
-issues: lack of contract vehicle, right of entry (legal problem), etc;
need definition of scope of work: will create list of issues/action
items to be worked by FEMA
• Develop procedures to distribute completed plan. COMPLETED

-post on LOHSEP’s website for access by the public (already
done)
-LOHSEP sends widespread emails with current version of plan
(done)
-state mails CDs to plan participants (done)
*recommendation to produce graphic overlay of resource/site

locations used by ALL sections of functional plan to facilitate
coordination/deconfliction among operations
*Additional issue: eligibility of applicants who are insured--in a

catastrophic event, is this waived or not? Will add to list of
issues/action items to be worked by FEMA
Objective 3: “Host City” Relocation Concept

• Identify host cities to support major population relocation.
Determine resources and logistical needs to support this concept.
COMPLETED
-added Appendix F which describes the Host City concept
including criteria for selection of Host City, recommended
processes for initiating the program, supporting agencies,
-suggestion that Host City program be instituted at the national
level
Temporary Housing Site Data Collection
Prepared by:
Site Name:
Location:
Parish:
Identification:
Latitude/Longitude:
Site Contact (name) Phone Number Cell Number (optional)
Site Owner (name) Public or Private Contact Information
Basic Site Description Comments

Number of acres available
Type of use (current)
Describe property
characteristics (e.g.,
heavily wooded, wetlands,
farmland)
Is site in floodplain? If
yes, indicate which zone.
Type of zoning
Environmental
Considerations and Comments
Physical Properties
List past uses that may
have left hazardous
materials. (Hazardous
waste could require clean
up.)
Describe soil type (e.g.,
sandy, clay).
Any historically or
culturally sensitive areas
(subject to the
determination of the State
Historic Preservation
Officer)?
Are site surveys and
existing utility information
available?
List any
threatened/endangered
flora or fauna
Source of fire protection
for location)
Source of law enforcement
for location)
Source of emergency
medical service (include
proximity for location)
Proximity to
hospitals/clinics
Proximity to
retail/commercial services
(e.g., laundry, grocery
stores, pharmacies)
Public transportation
available?
Proximity to recreational
facilities
Ingress/egress of site. Is
site accessible? (Are there
adequate roads to the site?
If on a major trunk line,
will driveway access be
allowed?)
List local permit issues.
What entity has
jurisdiction for
code/permit enforcement?
Proximity to schools
(Describe type of school.)
List special drainage
requirements
Lease Availability Comments
Public land? (Sites must
be provided at no cost to
FEMA.)
If private, is owner
interested in future
development? (Sites can
be restored to original
condition if infrastructure
is not desired.)
Development compatible
with future use (e.g.,
infrastructure could be
used for public use)?
Is title
clean/unencumbered?
Is property available for
2+ years? (The site is
typically needed for 18–24
months, but may be longer
in the event of a
catastrophic event.)
Utilities If yes, describe proximity to site.
Type of water service
gallons per day per unit
for potable water = 1900
gallons per acre. Assume
250 gallons per minute for
two hours per fire
company for water flow.)
Type of sewage system
gallons of sewage per day
per unit = 1700 gallons per
acre.)
Will a sewage lift station
be required?
Type of waste disposal
available (garbage/bulk
trash removal)
Is electricity available?
Is gas or propane
available?
Is phone or cable
available?
Host City/Relocation Support Concept
The Host City concept is a process for helping displaced people find suitable long-term
temporary housing and to sustain themselves in their new locations when there is no
reasonable possibility of returning home in the foreseeable future. This concept takes
advantage of resources in the hosting state to relieve stress on resources in the affected
area.
(replace with Temp Housing appendix B, page 68, 4.)
Criteria for Selecting Host City

Cities need to have existing infrastructure to support a minimum of 10,000 people
or a feasible plan for expansion.
Consider where industry will move in the state, as most cities develop around the
major industry.
Determine which major metropolitan areas can handle 5000 to 10000 residents
without stressing the community.
Consider mid-sized cities whose infrastructure is not already near maximum
capacity. Many of these cities also have growth plans in place. The national
league of cities could assist with this type of information.
Look at the number of available rental to help decide which cities are most
feasible.
Use cities that wish to assist after a disaster. Establish contact with potential cities
to determine if they would be interested in doing this.
Impacts to Host City

Ask local governments what resources they would need to manage a very large
influx of people into their communities.
The State will need to meet with the cities to determine feasibility and to form
agreements.
Consider housing, school, and social services when determining which willing
cities have services in place to accept evacuees.
Temporary schools may need to be set up in host cities. Teachers will be
evacuated as well and may serve as staff resources.
Provide a plan for ramping up host cities within a short time frame to ensure the
concept is not lost if needed during a disaster.
Evacuees will have nothing. They will need clothing, appliances, furniture, linens,
etc. Volunteer organizations can possibly provide this function.
Buildings, supplies, and equipment (e.g., computers, housing) will be needed for
program administrators.
Resources for Execution
HUD (to research available rental or subsidized properties)
Host City Housing Authority (to research available rental or subsidized
properties)
Volunteer organizations to run reception centers (e.g., Red Cross)
ESF-1: support from Trans Group
Host city local government
Host State Dept. of Transportation
Host city planners
Private industry stakeholders (e.g., utility companies)
Host city MLS and Board of Realtors (for available rental or subsidized
properties)
Host State Board of Regents (for available resources)
Information packet for evacuees with information on the city and where they may
want to go once they arrive
Information packet from potential host city so evacuees know what to expect
Medicaid program needs to be considered. Can these people be treated in out-of-
state facilities?
* recommendation: create national plan for this

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Southeast Louisiana

Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Project

Approximately1,733,000 people livein the thirteen southeastern parishes of Louisiana that

Date: September 5, 2005

Development of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Plan Documentation was

Phase IB of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning Workshop was

Prior to Hurricane Katrina, delivery of Revision 6 of the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic

In addition, a comprehensive review of Revision 6 was scheduled for September 21-23,

Initial points of contact for information, etc. are:

Federal Emergency Management Agency Innovative Emeraency Management, Inc.

Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Disaster Planning Project

August 28, 2005 Page 1 of2

Access Control and Reentry into Affected X X X X ? X

Topics Proposed for Future Plannin{!

3.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 11

4.0 BILLETING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL 17

5.0 POWER, WATER, AND ICE DISTRIBUTION 21

6.0 TRANSPORT FROM WATER TO SHELTER 29

7.0 VOLUNTEER AND DONATIONS MANAGEMENT 33

8.0 ACCESS CONTROL AND RE-ENTRY 41

11.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE 65

13.0 TEMPORARY HOUSING 85

14.0 TEMPORARY MEDICAL CARE 99

15.0 POINTS OF CONTACT 113

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begin initial notifications and actions to increase preparedness levels and

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requirements of the State. DHS/FEMA Region VI will forward deploy

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iii. DHS/FEMA Headquarters Mission Essential Objectives

4. Logistics and Administration

5. Lead/Support Relationships and Communications

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4) National Resources Conservation Service

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to the maximum possible level, levee breaches will be repaired to prevent

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4. Logistics and Administration

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5. Lead/Support Relationships and Communications

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3.0 Hazardous Materials

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“Federal programs under Superfund Amendments and

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damage assessment, emergency direction and control, information

4. Logistics and Administration

5. Lead/Support Relationships and Communications

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ii. Agricultural hazardous waste support and assistance in dealing with

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4.0 Billeting of Emergency Response

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2) The U.S. Forest Service will provide:

4. Logistics and Administration

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