FEMA National VOAD Conference May 2013 Evolution of Feeding
Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy
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FEMA Supports coordination, efficiency and effectiveness
Reduces duplication and maximizes resources Integrates stakeholders
in the process with a shared vision and ownership Mass Care /
Emergency Assistance Multi Agency Planning
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FEMA Voluntary Organizations had limited funding and required
more government resources This heightened the need for strong multi
agency coordination and integration A multi-agency feeding plan
template was developed to assist the State in tactical planning and
operations Feeding Lessons Learned from Ike and Gustav
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FEMA Feeding Preparation Activities FEMA Region X 2011-2012
RISC (regional interagency steering committee) Feeding Panel Food
Bank Tours / Private Sector Meetings State Agency Briefs (food
programs) Evolution of Feeding Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy
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FEMA Hurricane Isaac Louisiana August 2012 Evolution of Feeding
Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy
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FEMA Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Statewide feeding plan
-focused on feeding contracts -based on receiving requests -focused
on response -quickly embraced Feeding Task Force concept
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FEMA Feeding
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FEMA Bulk Distribution (PODS)
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FEMA Bulk Distribution or Feeding?
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FEMA DSNAP is feeding
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FEMA Reporting What information do we share?
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FEMA Sharing of Resources
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FEMA Children?
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FEMA Partnerships
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FEMA Tools
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FEMA Triggers
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FEMA Trust
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FEMA FEMA Corps Four teams had members trained in Mass Care to
include a tour and service project with a Food Bank (Birmingham )
Internal process review plans were under way to revisit process for
obtaining food beyond congregate feeding Sharing information Mass
Care SMEs were sharing lessons learned with each other to
strengthen knowledge base Preparing for the next one pre Sandy
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FEMA Hurricane Sandy New York October 2012 Evolution of Feeding
Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy
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FEMA Sandy was not catastrophic still it stretched FEMA /
Federal interagency to full capacity The Vertical Disaster Disaster
operations in high population density area eats staff and creates
enormous complexity. The Troika of Doom: No electricity, no fuel,
key transport routes closed (2 manageable, all 3 creates major
challenges ) Overall Macro observations on Sandy
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FEMA Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Statewide feeding plan
-focused on feeding contracts -based on receiving requests -focused
on response -quickly embraced Feeding Task Force concept
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FEMA Have we thought about fuel?
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FEMA Support Not every strategy works every time! Contingency
Planning!! Mass Care / Emergency Assistance
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FEMA POD to Home Distribution Bulk Distribution to Home
Distribution
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FEMA Monitor Feeding
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FEMA Support our partners Red Cross The Salvation Army The
Southern Baptist Feeding America Other NGOs Bulk Distribution and
Feeding
FEMA Partnerships Tools Triggers Trust Feeding Task Force
Elements for success
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FEMA Monitor Support can mean many things!
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FEMA Coordination National Mass Care Strategy Feeding Task
Force Partners should include PA and Log from the beginning until
the end Mass Care/ Emergency Assistance
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Plan to win! Contingency Planning Mass Care / Emergency
Assistance. What do we do? FEMA
