fort bend county: responding and recovering from hurricane ike
DESCRIPTION
Presented at the Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness Fresno Town Hall Meeting on July 17, 2009.TRANSCRIPT
June 17, 2009
Fort Bend County, TX
Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness Fresno Town Hall Meeting
Fort Bend County: Responding and Recovering from Hurricane Ike
2 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Tropical Storm Edouard & Hurricane GustavTropical Storm Edouard & Hurricane Gustav
3 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Mon, Sept 1, Tropical Depression 9, 35 mphMon, Sept 1, Tropical Depression 9, 35 mph
4 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Tues, Sept 2, Tropical Storm Ike, 65 mphTues, Sept 2, Tropical Storm Ike, 65 mph
5 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Wed, Sept 3, Hurricane Ike, 75 mphWed, Sept 3, Hurricane Ike, 75 mph
6 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Thurs, Sept 4, Hurricane Ike, 145 mphThurs, Sept 4, Hurricane Ike, 145 mph
7 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Fri, Sept 5, Hurricane Ike, 120 mphFri, Sept 5, Hurricane Ike, 120 mph
8 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sat, Sept 6, Hurricane Ike, 115 mphSat, Sept 6, Hurricane Ike, 115 mph
9 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sun, Sept 7, Hurricane Ike, 125 mphSun, Sept 7, Hurricane Ike, 125 mph
10 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Mon, Sept 8, Hurricane Ike, 80 mphMon, Sept 8, Hurricane Ike, 80 mph
11 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 8, Pre Landfall Proclamation IssuedSept 8, Pre Landfall Proclamation Issued
Readiness Level 3 County HHS staff
begins contacting Special Needs Individuals
HHS Coordinates with Other Jurisdictions
12 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Tues, Sept 9, Hurricane Ike, 80 mphTues, Sept 9, Hurricane Ike, 80 mph
13 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 9, Ike Heading Toward Corpus ChristiSept 9, Ike Heading Toward Corpus Christi
Logistics staff confirmed pre-positioned contracts with debris removal contractor and monitoring firm
Also, confirmed contracts for fuel and water
14 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Wed, Sept 10, Hurricane Ike, 100 mphWed, Sept 10, Hurricane Ike, 100 mph
15 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 10, Ike Moving East Toward GalvestonSept 10, Ike Moving East Toward Galveston
Readiness Level 2 Declared
Conditions Become More Critical
Readiness Level 1 Declared
County EOC Fully Activated at 1900
16 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Thurs, Sept 11, Hurricane Ike, 100 mphThurs, Sept 11, Hurricane Ike, 100 mph
17 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 11, Coastal Evacuation UnderwaySept 11, Coastal Evacuation Underway
County and cities declaring State of Disaster
Traffic Mgmt Plan Implemented at 1300
Hurricane Force Winds Predicted for Fort Bend County
18 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 11, Richmond State School EvacuatesSept 11, Richmond State School Evacuates
Begins at 0730 County, FBISD,
LCISD, and RSS vehicles used
923 people moved in 54 vehicles
Takes about 13 hours to complete
19 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Fri, Sept 12, Hurricane Ike, 105 mphFri, Sept 12, Hurricane Ike, 105 mph
20 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 12, Ike Aiming at Bolivar PeninsulaSept 12, Ike Aiming at Bolivar Peninsula
Govt. Offices Closed Schools Closed Public
Transportation suspended
Shelters being set up by some cities
Fuel Outages reported
21 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sat, Sept 13, Hurricane Ike, 110 mphSat, Sept 13, Hurricane Ike, 110 mph
22 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sat, Sept 13, Galveston Landfall, 110 mphSat, Sept 13, Galveston Landfall, 110 mph
Landfall in Galveston at 0200 on Saturday In Fort Bend County, duration of tropical
storm force winds approximately 14 hours
23 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 13, Hurricane Ike Strikes the CountySept 13, Hurricane Ike Strikes the County
20 homes destroyed 7,000 homes damaged 130,000 homes affected 3 dead, 8 injured, 4 hospitalized
24 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 14, Widespread Power Outages in CountySept 14, Widespread Power Outages in County
67% of electrical services out
One week later, still 25% of services out
Impacts water and wastewater utilities severely
Impacts traffic signals severely
25 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 14, Debris and Debris and more DebrisSept 14, Debris and Debris and more Debris
750,000 cubic yards of debris
FEMA grants waiver to allow County to pickup from Gated Communities
County and cities move quickly to activate debris plan
26 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Information Sharing Emphasized During IkeInformation Sharing Emphasized During Ike
Conf Calls – GDEM Conf Calls – NWS Conf Calls – Mayors Conf Calls – Debris County Phone Bank
Handled 4500 calls Press Conferences
27 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Using New Technology to Send the MessageUsing New Technology to Send the Message
PIER System used to send over 50 news releases and advisories
PIER System received over 600,000 hits
Judge recorded 15 messages for playback on 1670 AM
28 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 15, Richmond State School Clients ReturnSept 15, Richmond State School Clients Return
County Public Transportation Department coordinates the repatriation of 848 clients and staff back to Richmond from Brenham
111 vehicles are utilized to complete the transfer
29 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 16, Debris Removal Plan ImplementedSept 16, Debris Removal Plan Implemented
First County in State to Start Debris Removal Activities
5 TDSRS Sites
Over 16,000 truck loads transported
30 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 16, County Recovery Actions UnderwaySept 16, County Recovery Actions Underway
6 POD sites open Re-supply Site at
County Fairgrounds Stafford POD site
serves over 150,000 people
Red Cross Opens 2 shelters in County
31 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 23, FEMA – Blue Roof CenterSept 23, FEMA – Blue Roof Center
Blue Roof Registration Center opens at Sugar Land Community Center on September 23rd
Center closes on October 13th
Over 875 blue tarps installed in Fort Bend County!
32 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Sept 25, FEMA – Disaster Recovery CentersSept 25, FEMA – Disaster Recovery Centers
Three FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers opened in Fort Bend County
Rosenberg, Sugar Land, Missouri City September 25, 2008 to January 16,
2009 Over 1,750 individuals assisted
33 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
FEMA – Housing Assistance Needs in CountyFEMA – Housing Assistance Needs in County
Fort Bend County: Over 27,000 citizens registered for FEMA assistance; over $5 million in assistance has been approved; but for comparison………..
Galveston County: Over 72,000 citizens registered for FEMA assistance; over $180 million in assistance has been approved
34 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Neighbors Help Neighbors in Fort BendNeighbors Help Neighbors in Fort Bend
Citizens all over County assist in cleaning up streets and neighborhoods
Social service agencies assist in debris removal, providing food, home repair, and more!
35 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Fort Bend Helps Neighboring CountiesFort Bend Helps Neighboring Counties
685 bales of hay and 3 ½ tons of feed sent to Chambers County
42 pallets of ice/water/MREs sent to City of Manvel
Fire Apparatus and crews sent to Galveston County
36 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
During Ike, some things went very well…..During Ike, some things went very well…..
“The elected officials in this county certainly get their fair share of criticism throughout their tenure from the media…. Over the past week, as the County endured Hurricane Ike…. All of them deserve a huge round of applause.”
-Cheryl Skinner, Fort Bend Star
37 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Some other things--- not so wellSome other things--- not so well
38 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
And sometimes………… “It is what it is”And sometimes………… “It is what it is”
39 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Fort Bend County – Returning to NormalFort Bend County – Returning to Normal
40 Fort Bend Citizens for Action & Awareness – Fresno Town Hall (June 17, 2009)
Thank YouThank You
Questions ?