Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana

1March 2006

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”