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Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana

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Shelters

10March 2006

What Made Katrina Different?

• MagnitudeMagnitude• Situational awarenessSituational awareness• Continuity of government operationsContinuity of government operations• Mass evacuation operationsMass evacuation operations• Security issues Security issues • Hotels, cruise ships as shelterHotels, cruise ships as shelter• We had Hurricane “Pam”We had Hurricane “Pam”

11March 2006

Major Problems

• Emergency Management architecture Emergency Management architecture does not hold up in catastrophic eventsdoes not hold up in catastrophic events

• Capability at state and local levelCapability at state and local level

• Do not have trained, staffed, and Do not have trained, staffed, and equipped federal response teamsequipped federal response teams

• Leadership and managementLeadership and management

12March 2006

Major Problems (continued)

• Financial management of disasters Financial management of disasters

• Immediate Response AuthorityImmediate Response Authority

• Recovery ProgramsRecovery Programs

13March 2006

“Going Home”