hurricane katrina in louisiana
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Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. Shelters. What Made Katrina Different?. Magnitude Situational awareness Continuity of government operations Mass evacuation operations Security issues Hotels, cruise ships as shelter We had Hurricane “Pam”. Major Problems. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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”
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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
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Major Problems (continued)• Financial management of disasters Financial management of disasters • Immediate Response AuthorityImmediate Response Authority• Recovery ProgramsRecovery Programs
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“Going Home”