Atlanta Region Evacuation Coordination Plan

(March, 2009)

ARC – Planning Advisory Committee

Consultants: Beck Disaster Recovery

Atlanta Regional Commission

Winston Churchill (FEMA CPG101,March, 2009)

“Let our advance worrying become advanced thinking and planning.”

Prepare

Respond

Save Lives

Recover

Crisis Leadership • Shake off Shock• Orient Yourself• Look for Solutions

 Source: “Survivors Club”, Ben Sherwood

Focus

Coordination/Response Process

Legal Authority

• Georgia Emergency Management Act

• Georgia Mutual Aid Act

• Southern Regional Emergency Management Compact

• Emergency Management Assistance Compact

Can We Evacuate?

92% of the population would evacuate

How Do We Evacuate?

89% of the population have transportation

11% would need assistance

Scenarios

• Regional Evacuation – 24 hrs.+

• Area Evacuation (Northern I-285 Crescent) – 12 hrs.+

• Atlanta Central Business District – 8-10 hrs.+

Where Will People Go?

• Family47%

• Hotel27%

• Shelter12%

• Would not evacuate 8%

245 Red Cross Shelters

Primary and Alternate Sheltering Communities in Georgia

Recovery

• Public Sector

• Private Sector

• Non Profit Sector

• Faith Based Community

The 7 Policy Question

• Can we evacuate?• How and where do

we evacuate?• Who makes decisions?• Who is in charge?• How do we talk to each other• What’s our capacity

to respond?• What do we tell the public?

Atlanta Regional Evacuation Coordination Plan

Current Projects

Current Project Estimated Project Duration

Category 1: Current Projects

Crisis Communication Plan Ongoing

Contra-flow Review Annual Review

Special Needs Plan 6 Months

Shelter Annex to the Emergency Operations Plan (GEOP)

18 Months

UASI Requested Projects

Current Project Estimated Project Duration

Category 2: UASI Requested Projects

Public Information Campaign on Emergency Preparedness

Underway

Capabilities Assessment Underway

Special Needs Annex for each Operations Plan

2 Years

Tactical Evacuation Annex for each of the 10 Operations Plans

2 Years

BDR RecommendationsCategory 3: Future Enhancement (BDR) Recommendations

Conduct an Emergency Managers Tabletop Exercise on the RECP

6 Months

Conduct a Chief Elected Officials Tabletop Exercise on the RECP

6 Months

Expand upon existing tools (e.g., PIER) and mechanisms to alert, notify and provide direction to the public and the media

6 Months

BDR Recommendations Cont.

Category 3: Future Enhancement (BDR) Recommendations

Develop a detailed bus plan for using school buses

2 Years

Develop procedures to coordinate traffic signals across jurisdictional boundaries

2 Years

Update Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement

3 Years

BDR Recommendations Cont.

Category 3: Future Enhancement (BDR) Recommendations

Coordinate with private sector transportation vendors

6 Months

Develop specific plans to identify and provide emergency response and recovery services for special needs populations

18 Months

Develop a detailed public transit resources plan

2 Years