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Southeast Louisiana

atastrophic urricane Planning Project

P relim inary P lanning Documents

The Sta te of Louisiana has given permission to use the planning documents includingmaps)

developed in coordination with

tate

Parish , and Federal personnel. The S ta te a sked that

users rem ember they were developed in planning workshops and are not final. Due to the

time frame, support documents and tra ining have not yet been developed. Informationon the

maps is cur rent and correc t. The scena rio used to guide the p lann ing includeda Hurr icane

Pam st rikingall 13 par ishes in Southeast Louisianawi th an approximate storm surge of 16-20

feet and was based on a composite of most of the exist ing models from various government and

academic sources.

Approximately1,733,000 people l ivein the thirteen southeastern parishes of Louisianathat

would be most th reatened by a hur ricane. This includes the Cityof New Orleans. The a ffected

par ishes and their popula tions are :

Ascension

Assumption

Jefferson

Lafourche

Orleans

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Plaquemines

St. Bernard

St. Charles

St. James

St. John

St. Tammany

Tangipahoa

Terrebonne

77,000

23,000

455,000

90,000

485,000

27,000

67,000

48,000

21,000

43,000

191,000

101,000

105,000


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Memorandum

~ IEM

R e: D evelop men t H istory o f th e S ou the ast Lo uisian a C atastrop hic H urrican e

Plan Documentation

D ate: S eptem ber 5 2005

Development of the Sou theast Lou isian a Catastrop hic Hurrican e P lan Documentatio n was

desig ned as an iterativ e pro cess, inco rpo rating updates an d results from an ongo in g series

of workshops.

The current vers ion o f th e Sou thea st Lou isiana Cata stroph ic Hurric ane P lan Documen ta tion

is Revision 5, dated January 5, 2005. It was delivered to FEM A HQ, FEM A Region VI,

an d the Lou isian a O ffice o f Homeland S ecurity and Emerg ency P repared ness LOHSEP

for review and comment. R evision 5 contains inform ation developed during Phase 1 July

16-23,2004 and Pha se lA Novembe r 29-Decembe r 3 ,2004 o f th e Sou thea st Lou is iana

Catas trophic Hurr icane Plann ing Workshop .

Phase IB of the Southeast L ouisiana C atastrophic Hurricane Planning Workshop w as

conducted July 25-29,2005. Follow ing the workshop, sections of the documentation w ere

upd ated as described below :

.

Temporary Hou sing S ectio n 13 .0 wa s updated and supporting app end ices were added

.

A new section fo r T ranspo rtatio n, S tag in g, an d D istribu tion o f C ritical R esources was

add ed to the documentation alo ng w ith su ppo rting appendices. This sectio n is

currently unnumbered.

T hese tw o sections w ere released as separate files to FEMA on August 27,2005.

F ollowing Phase 1B, o n August 2 3-2 4, 2 005, the Sou th east Lou isian a Catastrop hic

Hurricane Temporary Medical C are Supplem entary Planning Workshop w as held. A s a

result, T emporary Medical C are Section 14 w as updated w ith notes taken at the

w orkshop. This section w as subm itted to FEM A on Septem ber 1,2005, as Update 1. It w as

rep laced on Sep tember 3,2 005, as Upd ate 2 , inco rpo rating add ition al app end ices along

w ith updates to the C oncept of O perations CONOPS .

P rio r to Hurrican e Katrina, d elivery o f Rev ision 6 of the Southeast Louisian a Catastrop hic

Hurricane Plan Documentation to FEMA was scheduled for September 12, 2005. R evision

6 w as intended to incorporate the results of Phase 1B and the Temporary Medical C are

Supp lementary P lann in g Work shop into the master do cumen t.

In addition, a comprehensive review of R evision 6 w as scheduled for September 21-23,

2005; at this m eeting, representatives from FEMA Region 6, LOHSEP, and IBM were

scheduled to id entify , review , and resolve any in tern al con flicts in th e Sou th east Louisiana

Catastro ph ic Hurrican e P lan Documen tatio n to d ate. R evised d ates fo r deliv ery of Rev ision

6 and the comprehensive review are currently being determ ined in discussions w ith FEMA.


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Preface to the Lou isiana Catastroph ic Hurricane P lanning Documen ts

The Louis iana Catastrophic Hurr icane Planning Pro ject begun in 2004 was funded by the Federa l

Emergency Management Agency. The pro ject is ass is ting the State of Louis iana, the southern most

13 Louis iana par ishes ( including the City of New Orleans) that will be most affected by a catastrophic

hurr icane, appropriate federal regional personnel, and FEMA HQ representatives in conduct ing

catastrophic hurr icane 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 top ics,

not by ESFs. Partic ipants 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 Suppor t Functions conta ined in the NationalResponse Plan. This document was

orig inally developed in la te 2004 but was modified in August 2005 to add explanatory in formation.

The planning process consis ted of a ser ies of week long planning workshops attended by response

operations personnel as lis ted above. The workshops were conducted in July 2004, November 2004,

July 2005, and Augus t 2005.

The fam ily of documents that were produced includes the:

.

Southeast Lou isianaCatastroph icHurricanePlan

and the

South east Lou isian a

Catastrophic Hurr icane Plan

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Appendices

which are current as o f December

2004;

Transporta tion, S taging, and Dis tr ibution of Critical Resources

(draft functional plan),

the Transporta tion, S taging, and Dis tribution of Critical Resources

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Appendices,

the

Temporary Housing Functional Plan (draft ),and the Temporary Housing S ite Data

Collec tion Form

(draft ) which were produced at the July 2005 workshop ( they are still very

rough and con flic ts have not yet been reso lved w ith the

Southeast Louis iana Catastrophic

Hurricane Plan ); and

.

Tempora ry Medical Care (d ra ft) a nd Appendices (draft) which were produced during a

tw o-day workshop in August

23 24, 2005,

a fte r transcrip tion by the contra cto r 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 Septem ber 30, 2005. In early August 2005, FEM A Region VI requested an extension to

Novem ber 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 w as agreed to by the CO TR in conversation with the contractor but has not been

form alized in a memorandum to the Contracting Officer at FEMA HQ.

.

In itia l poin ts o f contact fo r in fo rmation, e tc. a re :

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Emergency Planning

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Hazard Mitigation Planner

FEMA, Response D iv is ion

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500 C Street, SW

8555 Uni ted P la za B lvd.

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Matrix of P lanning Topics and S s

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Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Disaster Planning Project

In the summer and fall of 2004 emergencymanagement and disaster responders from the local

sta te and federal levels met to develop a comprehensive integra ted plan to guide response and

recovery efforts in the event a major hurricane hits southeast Louisianacausing catastrophic

damage injury and loss of li fe .

More than 250 people worked together fo rmore than a week in Ju l/ to develop severa l

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 fol low-up workshop to fur ther 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 l is ts the var ious 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 l is ted at the bot tom of the following

matrix only Transportation was discussed at the subsequent workshop in July 2005.

Part ic ipants .a ta workshop in August 2005 discussed aspects of TemporaryMedical Care not

covered in earlier workshops.

1 Sta te and federa l personnel met July 16-18to deve lop pre-landfa ll p lans . Loca lpersonne l joined them July 19-23

to develop pos t-la nd fa ll p lans .

2T h e th ree le ad ersh ip te am s mee tin g 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 SFs

Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Disaster Planning Process

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Pre-Landfall

Annex A: Inc iden t Ac tion Plans

Annex B: Loui si ana Sta te Hurr icane Checkl is t

Annex~: FEMA Region VI Hurricane X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Checklist

Annex D: Pre -Landfal l Concep t o f Suppor t

Post-Landfall

M ain P la nn ing T op ic s

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

D isc re te P la nn in g T op ic s

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 ?

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X X X X X X ? X

Unwatering of Levee-Enc1osedBowls X X X X X X X ? X

Top ic s P ropo sed for Futu re P la nn in{

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

(T he ? ','s rep resen t E SF s th at may b e ap plic ab le to th e to pic in dica te d d ep en din g o n h ow th e ESF is d efin ed in th e n ew NRP .)

3 The Louisiana Catast roph ic Hurr icane P lan was deve loped under the Federa l ResponseP lan. Under tha t p lan someEmergency Support Func tions

(ESFs) had d if fe rent names or d id no t ex is t. The d if fe rences a re l is ted 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 1 was HazardousMaterials

ESF #11 was Food

4 T his in clu de s m ov em en t o f p eo ple IT om S ea rc h a nd R esc ue to T em por ar y M ed ica l C are to S he lte rin g to T em po ra ry H ou sin g.

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Prepared By

IEM, Inc.

Four United Plaza8555 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 100

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Prepared For

DHS/FEMA

500 C Street S.W.

Washington, DC 20472

LOHSEP

7667 Independence Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Prepared Under

FEMA BPA HSFEHQ-04-A-0288, Task Order 001

IEM/TEC04-070 r5

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 documentwere produced during the Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Planning

Workshops (July 1623, 2004, and November 29December 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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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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

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1 .0 Pre - landfa l l

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 toevacuate and support shelters, including the special needs population.

c. Organization

i. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparednessii. DHS/FEMA Region VI

iii. DHS/FEMA Headquarters

2. Missiona. 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 preparednessdecisions; 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 thecoastal Parishes.

c. The DHS/FEMA Region VI mission is to take the necessary actions to increasethe regional Federal preparedness; coordinate with DHS/FEMA Headquarters to

provide the teams and resources identified by Louisiana Office of HomelandSecurity 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 anddissemination 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 distributionplan 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 theLouisiana 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 beginimmediately 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 stagingareas.

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 Conceptof Operations

1) Execute initial operations in accordance with Louisiana Office ofHomeland 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 TaskForce, 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 laterthan 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; andbegin coordination with potentially affected states, regional offices, and

DHS/FEMA Headquarters.

2) When the National Weather Service advises that a tropical storm orhurricane 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. TheRegional 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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requirements of the State. DHS/FEMA Region VI will forward deploy

initial response staff to the Louisiana State Emergency Operations Centerand 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 bepositioned 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 toprovide rapid deployment to the affected areas.

iv. DHS/FEMA Headquarters Concept of Operations

1) DHS/FEMA will develop and sustain a common operational picture withthe 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/FEMALogistics 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 ofthe United States.

b. Mission Essential Objectives

i. Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness MissionEssential 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 hurricanebegin to affect the coastal Parishes.

8) Deploy State agency Parish Liaison Officers.

ii DHS/FEMA Region VI Mission Essential Objectives1) 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.


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iii. DHS/FEMA Headquarters Mission Essential Objectives

1) Coordinate, communicate, and cooperate with the applicable DHS/FEMARegion(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 allagencies.

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 Assistancei. 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 ofresources being forward deployed to the mobilization centers prior to landfall.

b. Communications Requirements

i. Sustain pre-incident communications capabilities


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Unwatering


2 .0 Unwater ing

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 byseveral other similar areas that are also enclosed and protected by systems of

levees and floodgates. The entire Metropolitan New Orleans Area isdramatically affected by a catastrophic hurricane depositing a great deal of

water, which is trapped within these bowls, flooding the city and surroundingareas.

b. Assumptions

i. Greater New Orleans is inundated with at least 10 feet of water in the leveesystems.

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 personnelneeded 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 typesof 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. Local1) Levee Boards

2) Parish Directors

3) Public Worksii. State of Louisiana

1) Department of Environmental Quality

2) Department of Transportation and Development3) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

4) National Guard (subject to National Defense Deployments)

5) Public Works

iii. Federal1) Department of the Army (normally as a last resort)

2) Environmental Protection Agency

3) DHS/FEMA


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4) National Resources Conservation Service

5) United States Coast Guard6) United States Army Corps of Engineers

2. Mission

a. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work with DHS/FEMA, State, and localgovernments 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 protectionsystems.

3. Execution


i. General1) 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 ishighly 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 remainunder 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 ofpumps 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 satellitesurveillance 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 laborand 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 earthmoversfor 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


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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 Corpsof 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 weekof 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 sufficientvolume 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 begranted 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 samplecontaminated 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 pumpingplants, 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 deployedfrom 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 officialsand 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 drainageto approximately +2 feet in accordance with the U.S. Army Corps of

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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 frombreeches.

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 thehandling 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 tocarry 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 waterthroughout the process.



i. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will take the lead for logistical support ofunwatering 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 pumpstations 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 beenidentified 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.

b. Special Assistance

i. The following are critical resources required for unwatering:

1) Gates: Small explosive charges for hinges

2) Controlled breechesa) Heavy equipment, including draglines

b) Sheet piling

c) Large rock/crushed stoned) Marsh boats

3) Uncontrolled breeches

a) Heavy equipment, including draglinesb) Sheet pilingnormally longer than for controlled breeches. In many

cases, initial efforts may focus back from the levee.

c) Large rock/crushed stone


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d) Marsh boats

4) Pumpsa) Temporary power

b) Temporary pumps

c) Drying equipment

d) Parts for both pumps and associated generators (see the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers Unwatering Plan)

e) Fuel and transport

ii. Sources for the critical resources are not in place and are highly situationdependent. 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 Louisianawill 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


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Hazardous Materials


3 .0 Hazardous Mater ia ls

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 southeastLouisiana; describe the limitations on response activities during and

immediately following the event; delineate post-hurricane response andrecovery 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), andsubstantial 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 avisible 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 togetherthroughout 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, HazardousMaterials, and the National Response Plan will help guide the Hazardous

Materials Action Plan.

xi. The large scale of the disaster may change certain functional responsibilitiesoutlined 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 thehurricane to help deal with hazardous materials emergency situations, among

other operations.


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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. Organizationsi. 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 listedbelow:

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 authoritiesfor their response activities.

B. The Louisiana State Police (LSP) have the primary responsibility at

the state level for HazMat incidents. The Superintendent of theLouisiana State Police shall implement, administer, and coordinate the

services, programs, and resources required under this function.

C. The Emergency Coordinator designated by the Superintendent shallbe 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 inthe Emergency Function and Responsibility Chart.

1

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Federal programs under Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III, the Clean Air Act, the Oil

Pollution Act, and the Hazardous Materials Transportation UniformSafety 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 hazardousmaterials incidents and releases in coastal or inshore navigable

waters.

The state emergency function of Hazardous Materials corresponds tothe 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 Departmentof Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the

Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice, the Departmentof Labor, the Department of State, the Department of Transportation,

the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the General ServicesAdministration, 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 liabilityand responsibility toward public and private entities involved in hazardous

materials releases experienced as a result of the disaster.

2. Missiona. 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 andproperty.

3. Execution

a. Concept of the Operations

i. Phase I1) No hazardous materials response activities will be possible during the

extremely unsafe conditions occurring during a catastrophic hurricane.

ii. Phase II1) Immediately following the hurricanes 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 CommandSystem. 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 LouisianaState 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 chargedwith a variety of hazardous materials-related functions including

radiological (primary agency), and support functions including:



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damage assessment, emergency direction and control, information

management, mass feeding, medical and public health/sanitation, oilspill, 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 andcoordinated 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 theevent with the Louisiana State Police to ensure that on-going requirements for

service are being met and that hazardous materials personnel responseeffectiveness 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-upoperations, 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 LouisianaDepartment 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 a800 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 LouisianaState Police mobile communications vehicle.


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Billeting of Emergency Response Personnel


4 .0 Bi l le t ing of Emergency ResponsePersonnel

1. Situation

a. Generali. Southeast Louisiana has experienced a catastrophic hurricane and a

Presidential disaster has been declared, resulting in thousands of emergencyresponse personnel entering the area.

b. Assumptions

i. All emergency response personnel must have billeting5in 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, includingassistance 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 Engineers3) U.S. Forest Service

2. Missiona. 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. Executiona. Concept of Operations

i. Phase IQuarter-boats6(seeDHS/FEMAs 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-boatsfor 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 IIBase Camp Phase

1) Base camps can be set up and will provide as much housing as is neededfor up to 1,500 people per camp.

5Billeting is defined as food and lodging for response personnel.6Quarter-boats is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers term for special-purpose barges built during the 1990s

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

a) Cateringb) Showers

c) Laundry

d) Housekeeping

e) Waste Management3) Semi-permanent housing, such as the following, should be evaluated:

a) Travel trailers

b) Mobile homesc) 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 Parks5) Additional response and recovery personnel will follow as the

infrastructure to support them becomes available.iii. Phase IIITemporary Housing for Work Force

1) Hotels2) 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 (BatonRouge, 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 ofEngineers 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 ofbilleting requirements.

4. Logistics and Administrationa. Concept of Support

i. DHS/FEMA will be the lead agency for logistical support.


i. Critical Resources/Medical Care

ii. Security

c. Personnel


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i. TBD

5. Lead/Support Relationships and Communicationsa. Lead and Support Relationships

i. TBD

b. Communication Requirementsi. TBD

6. Contingency Plana. Possible alternate locations for quarter-boats include:

i. St. Francisville, Louisianaii. Old River Locks, Lettsworth, Louisiana

iii. Alexandria, Louisiana


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Power, Water, and Ice Distribution


5.0 Power , Water, and Ice Di str ibut io 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 bepossible 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 mandatoryevacuation 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 populationwill 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 Statepower companies, municipalities, and cooperatives.

ix. Since most emergency generators and associated switching and controlfacilities throughout the area are installed at or below the ground level, these

generators will not be available for emergency power in the immediateaftermath 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 toprovide ice for disaster victims.

c. Organizations

i. Local

1) Parish Offices of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness2) Parish Presidents

ii. State

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2) Louisiana Department of Public Safety

3) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development4) Louisiana National Guard

5) Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

6) Louisiana State Police

iii. Federal1) DHS/FEMA

2) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3) U.S. Department of Energy4) U.S. Department of Transportation

5) U.S. Forest Service

6) U.S. General Services Administration

2. Mission

a. The mission is to provide water and ice to disaster victims and emergency powergenerators at critical facilities.

3. Execution


i. General1) 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 beoutside 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 aconsiderable time before these victims may return to their homes,

sustainment will be required over a relatively long term.

b) In the surrounding areathe sustainable area (area II)largelyaffected 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 readinessteams 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. Theprimary staging area will be Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana.

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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 todeliver 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 initialdistribution. 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 Homesc) Police Stations/911 Centers/Communications Centers

d) Fire Stationse) Water Treatment Plans

2) DHS/FEMA will stage generators at Camp Beauregard, Pineville,

Louisiana, before landfall. Distribution will depend on preliminaryassessments 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 facilitylevel 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 havepre-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 Engineerscontracts 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

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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 maximumsustained 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,Sheriffs 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 EmergencyOperations Center and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so emergency

generators are not installed in areas for which power restoration isimminent. 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 completedby 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 andan additional five days to deploy crews.

5) Those generators provided by the Louisiana National Guard and throughthe Emergency Management Assistance Compact will be operated and

maintained as arranged in the original agreement.

ii. Water and IceStaging1) 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 advanceof anticipated landfall. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will stage

approximately one-days supply of water and ice1,530,000 gallons of

water and 5.5 million pounds of iceat 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 additionalstaging 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 IceDirect delivery to distribution points

1) Parishes will identify quantities needed to the State Emergency Operations

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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 ManagementAssistance 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. Ifavailable, ice will be transferred to refrigerated trucks, insulated facilities

such as icehouses, groceries, or other suitable facilities.iv. Water and IceAreas not accessible to normal shipping

1) The State Emergency Operations Center will task the most appropriateasset 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 normaltransport 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 waterand ice on outbound runs.

3) Volunteers may provide a valuable transportation mode for isolatedpockets, 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 andice. 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 ofresources 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 toDHS/FEMA for using Federal resources.


i. Mission execution will depend on close coordination on the part ofDHS/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 cannotmeet the requirement, an action request will be passed to the DHS/FEMA

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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/FEMAand 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 asrequired.

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 EmergencyManagement 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/Governors AuthorizedRepresentative 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 needsusing all available regional and national resources.


i. Communication with individual trucks through the contractors will benecessary to determine actual delivery of material and to ensure correct

routing of material. It will be the contractors 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.

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Transport from Water to Shelter


6.0 Transport f rom Water to Shel ter

1. Situation

a. General

i. Southeast Louisiana has been impacted by a catastrophic hurricane, causing a

need for rescue and sheltering of thousands of victims.

b. Assumptions

i. Search and rescue will perform immediate rescue of victims and transportthem to high ground, wherever that may be found. The search and rescue

forces will take responsibility of moving such victims from high ground to aSearch 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 RescueOperating 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 MedicalOperations 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 andhalf 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 StateUniversity (Thibodaux, Louisiana), and Southeastern Louisiana University

(Hammond, Louisiana).

c. Organizationsi. Local

1) Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparednessii. State of Louisiana

1) Louisiana Department of Corrections

2) Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development3) Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

4) Louisiana National Guard

5) Louisiana State Policeiii. Federal

1) ESF-3/U.S. Coast Guard

2) ESF-1/U.S. Department of Transportation

3) ESF-6/American Red Cross4) National Disaster Medical System

5) U.S. Department of Defense

6) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


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7) U.S. Forest Service

8) U.S. Postal Service9) Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster/Voluntary Agencies

2. Mission

a. The mission is to manage the flow of victims from Search and Rescue OperatingBases (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 rescueoperations 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 ableto 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 anexample 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 Transportedfrom Search and

Rescue OperationsBases to TemporaryMedical Operations

Staging Areas

75,000 100,000 100,000 75,000 75,000 50,000 25,000

Victims Transportedfrom Temporary

Medical OperationsStaging Areas

0 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

Victims inTemporary MedicalOperations Staging

Areas

75,000 75,000 125,000 150,000 175,000 175,000 150,000

3) Because of delays in transportation, delivery of water and possibly food tovictims 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


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

i. TBD


i. TBD

4. Logistics and Administrationa. Concept of Support

i. TBD


i. TBD

c. Personnel

i. TBD



i. TBD

b. Communications Requirementsi. TBD


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Volunteer and Donations Management


7.0 Volunteer and Donat ions Management

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 thatovertopped 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 andvolunteer 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 donorcommunity is necessary for successful management.

2) It is not the States 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. TheLouisiana 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 tooperate in accordance with this plan. The Louisiana Office of Homeland

Security and Emergency Preparedness will look to those organizations toprovide 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 theLouisiana 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 Preparednessand 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 inthe development, maintenance, implementation, and testing of this plan

and its procedures.

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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-designatedareas.

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 entrypoints in the State, in conjunction with weigh stations serving as

Department of Transportation checkpoints.

vi. Warehouses1) The preliminary processing warehouses will be located near points of

entrythe Department of Transportation and Development weighstations.

2) Preliminary inventory sorting will be conducted at these locations. Usabledonations will be transported to centralized donation centers, or to

appropriate areas for distribution.

3) Warehouse locations will be coordinated with the Donations CoordinationTeam 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. Volunteers1) Volunteers will be a valuable resource in executing this plan.

2) Spontaneous volunteers who are not assigned or attached to any agency