Responsive Documents (2) - The Best Laid Plans: DHS Response to CREW Lawsuit: FEMA and Hurricane...

8/6/2019 Responsive Documents (2) - The Best Laid Plans: DHS Response to CREW Lawsuit: FEMA and Hurricane Katrina: 1/

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Oil & HazardousMaterialsResponse(ESF-10)

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United States Coast Gu ard (USCG):An anhyd rous ammonia leak has.occurred from an estimated 25,000 tontank in the Bayou Casotte area of Pascagou la, MS. USCG Strike Teampersonnel in Level-A response gear have resp onded alon g with the EPApersonnel equipped to cond uct airmonitoringAssessment of drinking water systems is on-going . A total of 466 publicwater systems (serving 1.2 million people) have been negatively imp actedand are not operating norm ally. App roximately 45-50 additional EPApersonnel will participate in these assessm ent efforts beginning Tuesd ay(916).Region VI completed flood waters sampling in New Orleans. Testing willbe done for bacteria and chem icals.A m ajor oil spill into the Mississippi River has been rep orted 30 m ilessouth of New Orleans. The USCG , Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) arecondu cting a reconn aissance over-flight to investigate.Assessment teams continue to respond and inv estigate pollution incidentreports from the impacted area. These teams are to be comprised ofUSCG , EPA; and State Respo nders and supp ort contractors.Environm ental Protection Agency (EPA):Mississippi:Gulfport, MS was completely destroyed and there are a num ber o f ESF-10issues in that area.Multiple fuel stations have leaked in to secondary con tainment, but nobreaches of secondruy containment were ob served.Multiple dislodged or damaged comp ressed gas cylinders (containingnitrogen, liquid propane, acetylene, anhydrou s ammon ia) and medium -sized (approximately 500 gallon), above-grou nd storage tanks containingdiesel have been noted.Last water assessment was on 911.Regional counterparts are working o nupdating numbers which will be provided ASA P.EPA has requested the deploymen t of two Exped itionary Unit W aterPurification system s (EUWP) from the Office of Naval Research that areboth capable of treating 100,00 0 gallons per day .Louisiana:Am bient chemical levels from 912 warehou se fire detected by E PAASPECT flyovers at very low levels - less than 10 parts per million(PPM)Chemicals appeared to be located only directly over the fire and have notbeen detected downwind.Tw o (2) mobile units capable of microbiological analyses, were sent toBaton Rouge, LA .683 drinking water systems have been affected.Lack of power is a major issue. Howev er, pow er is being restored in someof th e impacted areas.EPA has contacted Federal Railroad Adm inistration (FRA) who hasconfirmed that all major rail lines' cars in New Orleans are accounted for.All the HAZMAT cars have been accounted for a s well.FRA has offered 2 rail cars o f Sodium Hydroxide and 70 rail cars ofchlorine for use in response efforts.

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Activated Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS):Summary: Initial reports of extensive damage to poultry and da iy industry.

Mssissippi had 6,000 poultry houses of which approximately 10% havebeen destroyed and 30% have been damaged. An estimated 3-5 millionbirds have been killed.There are approximately 300 dairy farms that supplied New Orleans. Fuel,shipping and processing complications are major hmdrances to businesscontinuity.

Mississippi:The ERT-A representative for ESF 11(APHIS) is operating in Statkville,MS.Two additional USDA personnel were requested for response toagncultud and animal issues in MS. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

Infant food deliveries have been made to:Mississippio 6,000 cases formulao 3,000 cases sterile watero 2,100 cases ofjuiceo 2,100 fruits and vegetableso 500 casesccrcal

Alabamao 6,000 cases of formulao Other supplies to be confirmedLouisianao Amounts delivered to be confirmed

Texaso Amounts delivered to be confirmed

Group A Foods (fruits, vegetlables, meat)Maximum effort is being made to contact vendors and transporters overthe Labor Day weekend to purchase and ship food. --

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) IFuel ration priority needs for FSIS inspectors so slaughter/processingplants can continue. This has a tremendous backlash onto the producersand may bc a critical need for the industries.Two FSIS regulated facilities in MS will have power soon. However thereis no potable watcr supply to operate once power is restored:Regulated industry is not requesting any generators for FSIS regulatedactivities at this time but anticipate that need for heating and cooling ofchick hatcheries.One FSIS regulated LA slaughter facility has come back on-line.ElevenMS FSIS regulated facilities are staffed to run for a few days, oneis staffed but not running, and four are down.Availability of gas for mission critical functions continues to bc a problemfor FSIS personnel.Two FSIS Investigators credentialed by MS governor and healthdepartment and were deployed to Mississippi to perform statutory dutiesrelated to control and disposal of adulterated products destined for exportor transportation in commerce and assessment and of FSIS regulatedfacilities.


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[ No change

Energy(ESF-12)Public Safety &Security(ESF-13)

Long-TermCommunityRecovery &Mitigation(ESF-14)

External A ffairs(ESF- 15)

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Department of Interior (DOI):The DO1 Regional Environmental Officer (REg) n Albuquerque hasdiscussed ESF 11-Natural and Cultural Resou rces and HistoricProperties (NCH) issues with the F EMA REO, w ho has been posted tothe Interim Operating Facility (IOF) in Baton Rouge, LA. FEM A to alertthe DO1 RE0 f NCH resources issues that arise and develop missionassignments as needed to address them.The Department of Energy has entered into six separate agreemen ts toloan oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve totaling approxim ately 12.6million barrels.Ken Kaiser (FBI SA CBo ston) has been named Senior Federal LawEnforcement Officer pursuan t to th e National Response Plan (NRP)Current members and numbers of Federal Law Enforcem ent Officers inregion: 1,548o lmmigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE): 333o Federal Air M arshall Service (FAMS): 50 1o Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): 200o Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF): 135o Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): 75o Customs and B order Protection (CBP): 204 + 100 deployingCBP has established a unified Forward Deployed O perations C ommandCenter (FDOCC) in Hammond, LA and deployed a senior h eadquartersmanager to lead it. Approximately, 35 CB P personnel are operating ou t ofHarnmond (five CB P Officers four OB P Agents and 26 CBP Air.personnel). T he FDOCC w ill coordinate CBP's operational and tacticalresponses in theater, an d will prioritize missions and support functions.

The National Flood Insu rance Program's general adjusters will betraveling to AL, LA, and MS and plan to hold adjuster briefings in thesestates from 918 through 9111. .A Flood Response Office (FRO) has been established in Mobile, AL andwill supp ort all claim s-related activity for AL and MS.As of today (914), preliminary flood insurance claims coun ts filed forHumcane Katrina arc: Florida: 5,802; Louisiana: 39,8 14; MS: 3,825;AL: 1,995Meeting with officials from the American P lanning Association tocoordinate mutually beneficial activities to assist h u m a e impactedcommunitiesPublic Affairs is developing a strategy to deal with m edia interest inevacuation details.Working on surge staffing for declared areas.

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o Installahons - 9A total of 7,200 personnel from the 82" Airborne, 1" Cavalry, 1" and 2ndMarine E xpeditionary Force aredeploying to New OrleansA Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Su pport Team Unified Command Suite is deployed to G ulQort, MS -

EMA C has been working with FEMA National Response &ordination Center staff to coordinate securityrequirements for fuel shipments and other resource deployments.EMA C has been used to coordinate interstate fire fighting assistance in New Orleans. The grow ing need forfire suppression capacity in LA is expected to produce additional requests. We anticipate more than 1,000fire fighters being deployed to New Orleans under EMAC this week.New Orleans City workers have been asked to w ork long hours while facing personnel recovery issues. AS aresult, EM AC is w0rking.wit.h the C ity of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana to co ordinate relief worke rdeploy men ts in all segm ents of city governm ent (i.e. Police, Fire, Em ergency M edical Serv ice, City

Louisiana an d Mississippi have both implemented procedures to bring additional law enforcement'assets intotheir states. This assistance is being co ordinated with federal asset deploym ents and security missions.EMA C is in the process of promoting the National Emergency Resource Registry (N ERR) among mem berstates and response partners.Louisiana:A large volume o f requests for equipment and emergency response perso&el is being,processed today.EM AC states are responding quickly to new requests and the deployment process has been efficient.The request for low-draft fire boats has been filled.As many as 90 EW 4C missions involving thousands of personnel from more than 20 states are assisting LA.Mississippi:Mississippi has brought in 1,100 law enforcem ent personnel from other states to assist with secu rity in thedisaster area. They do not anticipate a need for additional security suppo rt.

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Approximately 70 EMAC missions involving thousands of personnel from more than 23 states are assisting1 MS.The state continues to seek R ecovely, Individual Assistance (IA) and Public Assistance (PA) personnel.EMAC Supporting States:Personnel and resources from more than 33mem ber states are currently providing assistan ce to LA and MS.Every m emb er state has offered assistance and non-signatory states have pledged their help

1 No change.--1 No change. I

Federal Waivers and Dis~esations:State and Local:The Governor of the State of West Viiginia during a proclamation today, waived the enforcement of allapplicable laws governing the transport of oversized loads intended for relieve efforts for Hunic aneKatrina.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fuel Waivers:On 912, EPA granted a limited waiver from the reformulated gasoline (WG) requirement for gasolinesold in the Rtchmond, V A m etropolitan area through 919.In consultation with DOE , we are closely monitoring gasoline supplies as we consider requests forwaivcrs in othcr areas.On 9/1, EPA granted Georgia's request to waive its state sulfur requirement through 9/15 which requiredclean burning gasoline to be sold in the 45-county area of Atlanta.On 8/31, to allev iate possible fuel shortage s across the country and to help meet emergency dem and, EPAgranted a nationwide he 1 waiver that allow s refiners, importers, distributors, carriers and retail ou tlets tosupply gasoline and diesel fuels that do not meet standards for emissions. The temporary waiver is ineffect through 9/15.

United Sta tes Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service:Waived campground fees for Hu mc ane Katrina survivors.On 913,USDA Forest Service announced temporarily rescinding thc fee requirement for campgroundsand the 14-day stay limit for camping on some National Forest System lands in the So uthern Region.In all, 106 campgrounds are open without charge to victims of Humcane Katrina as they transitionthrough these first weeks of the disaster.

DHS ICustoms and Border Protection (CB P):The Commissioner ofCBP has execute d his authorities unde; 19 U.S .C. 13 18 and 19 U.S.C. 1322.Under Section 1318,the Comm issioner has granted CBP Port Directors and Directors of Field Operationsthe au thority to close ternporanily any Customs office or port of entry or take any other lesser action thatmay be necessary. In addition, thewaiver will allow for the imvortation of merchandise f or humanitarianvum oses w ithout entrv and without vavment of duty. taxes, or fees.CBP is fbrther issued guidance to the field to implement the S ecretary's w aiver of the statutoryrestrictions of the Jones Act to perm it foreign flagged vessels to transport petroleum and refinedpetroleum products coastwise (U S . port to U.S. port) until September 19.The C omm issioner, CBP, has also amended CBP Directive,45 10-016A, Customs O fficers Responding toState Crim es, to permit arrests under state law by a CBP O fficer, Border Patrol Agent, or other CB P law


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enforcement officer who is assisting, in an official capacity, the H umca ne Katrina relief efforts inLouisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, or Texas, and w ho is properly authorized to c an y out arrestsunder state law or federal designation.Department of the Treasury:The Treasury, acting through the Internal Revenue Service, granted the following relief to Katrinavictims:Taxpayers in affected areas will haye until O ctober31, rather than S eptem ber 15", to make required taxpaym ents, and all penalties and interest are abated. Anyo ne with a questio n regardingtax relief can call aspecial number for this issue at 1-866-562-5227Tax penalties will not be assessed when dycd fuel is used for highway veh icles in affected areas. Inaddition, the Internal Revenue Service will not impose atax penalty on a failure to meet the requirementsof EPA highw ay diesel fuel sulfur content regulations if EPA has waived those requirements.The Securities and Exchange Com mission has announced that it will provide extensions of filingdeadlines and suspension of requirements to deliver documents to h umcane-affected areas.General Services Adm inistration:

Waivers issued to facilitate procurements in support of Hurricane K atrinaThe Secretary of Defense has authorized the following increases in thresholds fo r procurements insupport of H urricane Katrina disaster relief operations:o Micro-Purchases- increased to $15,000o Simplified Acquisitions- increased to $250,000o Simplified acquisitions under the Test Program fo r certain Com mercial Items- increased to$10,000,000There is no fixed expiration for these increases, as long as procurements support the K atnn a response

DHSAJnited States Coast Guard (USC G):Coast Guard has granted an emergency exemption of h e OuterContinental Shelf Land Act to allowforeigriworkers to perform critical repairs on offshore oil rigs damaged by Hurricane K atr ina un til 31October 2005. We usually do this on a case by case basis, with no more than 25 % o fth e crew foreignworkers. The waiver will speed repairs to the oil and gas industry. Industry has told us of a sho rtage ofUS,citizens with the right skills. This shortage is now exacerbated by the hum cane.Coast Guard w aiving vessel regulations applicable to passenger vessels on a case by case basis, in theeffected area. Thismean s putting peop le on vessels without providing P FDs, life rafts, and lifeb oatsnormally required when carrying passengers. We assume a very short term risk by not requiring theprimary lifesaving equipment. This will continue as needed during response phase.1 The next SITREP will be provided at 0600 hrs, Monday, 915.


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Active Mission Assignments:

F"' - 'AL-HHS-01

FL-HHS-02FL-HHS-03FL-HHS-10

MAapprovedMA

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Activation of ESF8 in FL

SU- MS-HHS-02

$10,000.00

Activation of ESF8 in ALPharm at Saufley FieldFLIncrease funds

DR-MS-HHS-01

DR-MS-HHS-02

Activate ESF8 at.R4RRCC

DR- MS-HHS- MA03

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approvedMAapprovedMAapproved

Activation of ESF8 in MS10 Pharmacists to re-supply MedicationCache

DR- MS-HHS-04DR-MS-HHS-05DR-MS-HHS-06DR-MS-HHS-07DR-MS-HHS-08DR-MS-HHS-09

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$50,000.00$15,000.00$10,000.00

$20,000.00MAapprovedMAapproved

Activate Medical staffPurchase of pharmlmedssuppliesActivate ESF8Hospital EngineersHHS Overtime forSmartlinkOne,SNS Push Package

' $50,000.00

$50,000.00

$5,000.00

MAapprovedMAapprovedMAapprovedMAapprovedMAapprovedMAapproved

$25,000.00$132,000.00

$5,000.00$4,800,000.00

$1,400,000.00$1,000,000.00 $12,700,000.00


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Louisiana - Dedicated assessment of St Bemards Parish has revealed significant damages and shortages offood and water. Plans to provide mealslwater to county services persomel and then general populationproceeding rapidly.Mississ~pp~No data obtainedAlabama -No data obtainedPFO staff expects to move to new JFO on Monday, September 5,2005 where dedicated telecommunicationsand data connectivity is anticipated.

DateITime (EST):Incident Type:Location of Incident:Time of Incident (EST):

Incident Site W eatherConditions:

DO D Support:82nd Airborne in New Orleans with 6-7,000 soldiers and 12 Blackhawk helicopter.Joint Task Force (JTF) -Katrina intends to stand up a forward element at Naval Air Station WAS) NewOrleans; not be used as a second evacuee air base

Evacuation:The State of Mchigan requested an Emcrgency Declaration late this afternoonThe State of Mchigan is attempting to obtain approval for Air National Guard C-130s to begin picking upevacuees in Texas beginning September 5th

The plan is to evacuate 500 people per day until 5,000 people have been evacuated to Fort Custerand Camp GraylingMichigan plans to provide better housing 3-5 days after amval

An Emergency Declaration request is expected from ~ll inoisn the near ht ur eRegion VJ reports the Joint Task Force estimate of total evacuees in the 13 parish area of Southeast Louisianawas 60,000 to 80,000; 9/04/05 a total of 63,000 have now been evacuated.2,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne will be detailed to provide security at the New Orleans Airport.Weapons are being confiscated fi-om evacuees aniving at the airport.The evacuations from the Superdome and the Convention Centerare complete; displaced persons will beevacuated as they are found.Texas can not receive any more evacuees. Arkansas, Oklahoma and other states are preparing to receive orhave started to receive evacuees.

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Monday, September 5,2005 ,0600hrsNatural Disaster: Hurricane KatrinaGulf Coast States (Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)Katrina made its second landfall at approximately 0710 hrs EDT, Monday,August 29,2005 over Southeast Louisiana as a strong category 4 Hurricane.Katrina made its first landfall at 1830 hrs on Thursday, August 25,2005 near th eFlorida Broward/Dade County line as a category one 1humcane.

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Current

Next 24-48 hrs

Next 72 hrs

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Partly cloudyTemperatures: 90-9520% chance of thunderstormsPartly cloudyTemperatures: 90-9520% chance of thunderstormsPartly cloudyTemperatures: upper 80's to lower 90's20% chance of thunderstorms


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Security/Law EnforcementSecurity is improving, but remains a concern.o Additional law enforcement officers continue to be deployed.o 130 law enforcement officers (Air Marshals, state, and local) are at the New Orleans Airport to assist inthe processing of evacuees'o Louisiana and Mississippi are continuing to use Emergency Management Assistance Compacts (EMAC)

to augment their law enforcement agencies with outside assistance.Response & RecoveryA combined United KingdomNnited States airlift is being coordinatedby the National Response

Coordination Center (NRCC) to provide 1400 tons of Meals-ready-to eat (MREs).Alabama: Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) in 11 counties are complete. PDAs in 12 counties arescheduled for completion by September 6,2005. Remaining 5 counties are not yet been scheduled. Staff iscompiling information as PDAs are completed.Industry owned he1 trucks are being commandeered by federal and state organizations.EPA has coordinated with 15 wastewater treatment facilities to deteimine their current status. Most of thefacilities reported minimal problems. Water samples are being analyzed and assessed.

Levee Breach:US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) expressed concern, since levees are still saturated and weak, there isa potential for additional breaks in levees as temporary repars are made and pressure is put on the remaininglevee system.USACE teams are continuing to repair damaged levees at 1 7 ~treet (400 feet) and London Ave (500 feet).A sheet pile wall has been installed across the 17th Street Canal to prevent Lake Ponchartrain from flowingback into metropolitan New Orleans. USACE expects it will take 80 days to de-water New Orleans assumingthe Levee maintains its integrity.

Immediate Priorities for 5 Sep 05Life savinglsearch and rescueImmediate medlcal care including evacuation of hospitals and personnel requiring medical careContinue air and ground evacuationMaintaining civil order and public safety, including response personnelMass Care for victims and responders (shelter, food and water)Maintaining commodity flow into disaster areas, including a strategic National Priority Plan for provision offie1 to responders

; Restoring power and communications1 Repairing levee breaches and de-watering in New Orleans


Official Casualties/Relief EffortFatalities Florida: 11 ( f i t and fall). Lives Saved 22,785

Mississippi: 154 (estimatesare hundreds)Louisiana: Not ieporting fatalities at this timc

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HospitalizedInjured

Alabama: 2No official reporting at the time of this reportFlorida: Not tracked by StateEOC\

ShelteredDisplaced PersonsEvacuated

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N/elief SuppliesDeliveredExtent of Damage

Projections of Cascading Effects 1HAZMAT Footprint

Destroyed

Majo r Damage

Minor Damage

Power OutageFederal Personnel Deployed

Hurr icane Katrina's long term effect on Business. Security for all in'frastructures in theimpacted areas remains a major concern. While some order has been restored, employers will remainreluctant to restart businesses until security is clearly restored. Historical analysis indicates thatdisastershave a significant impact on small businesscs. The Natural Infrastructure Simulation and AnalysisCenter CNISAC), Fast Analysis Report (02 SEP 05) states: "Of the small businesses which close downfollowing a disaster, more than 43% never reopen i d n,additional29%close down permanently withintwo years. (Institute for Home Business and Safety).Destruction of New Orleans and Impact on US Chemical Industry (Production and Storage). A 'shortage of Nitrogen (key component in chemical production) is causing chemical companies to considershutting down in the next few days.

Mississippi: 66\

Louisiana: UnknownAlabama: 2100,000tons (mcludes equipment,each ton =2,0001bs)

Mississippi: Preliminary reports - 417 homes, 17 businesses, 221 agriculturalfacilities (does not include coastal counties).Other States Pending.Mississippi: Preliminary reports - 3,482 homes, 97 busmesses, 231 agriculturalfacilities (does not include coastal counties).Other States Pending.Mississippi: Preliminary reports - 12,967 homes, 550 businesses, 1,037agricultural facilities (does not include coastal counties).Other States Pending.See Critical Infrastructure Section

FEMA RespondersUSCGUS Forces -Military/Civilian

02 Sep 05F

Other

6,0394,00012,491

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Status of Hurr icane Related Declarations

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Federal Law Enforcement.National GuardOther

DeclarationVerbal PresidentialDeclaration

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RemarksAR

GA

Issued an emergency declaration following verbal declarationby the President. Types of assistance: CategoryB,Emergency, Protective Measures, including direct Federalassistance at 100% funding.

,Requested a declaration for the State of Georgia (to includePublic Assistance Category B). Additionally, Georgia ispreparing for both short and long term (exceeding 90 days)


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Sector ImpactsBanking & Finance

29 Aug 0529 Aug 0529 Aug 0528 Aug 05

Chemical Industry &Hazardous Materials

Defense IndustrialBaseEmergency Services

Presidential DisasterDeclarationPresidential DisasterDeclarationPresidential DisasterDeclarationPresidential DisasterDeclaration

8 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation authorities have contacted 80% of theroughly 240 regulated banks in the area with an 80% success rate. Efforts arecontinuing to contact the remainder.A critical liquid hydrogen production facility in New Orleans cannot resumeoperations until debris from the plant's pumping station inlet is cleared; repairs ar eexpected to begin this week.Several chemical companies have created tent cities on plant grounds. Companiesarc concerned about violence over food, water, ice, ahd other supplies. Securityconcerns persist throughout the industryNochange.Nochange.

TX effects of keeping shelters open for 3 or more months.Issued an emergency declaration following verbal declarationby the President. Types of assistance: Category B,Emergency Protective Measures, including direct Federalassistance at 100%funding.

[ Louisiana 639,392 1 59% 11

Alabama Governor requested declaration on August 28,2005, approvedAugust 29,2005 (FEMA-1605-DR)Mississippi Govemor requested declaration on August 28,2005,approved August 29,2005 (FEMA-1604-DR).Louisiana Governor requested declaration on August 27,2005, approvedAugust 29,2005 (FEMA-1603-DR).Florida Governor requested declaration on August 26,2005, approvedAugust 28,2005 (FEMA- 1602-DR).

Energy '

M~ssissippi 550,773 1 47%Total 1,264,167 [ 26%

Electric:


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Outages in LA and MS include:o 66 high voltage transmission lineso 56 high-voltage substations

Oil& Gas:The (Louisiana Offshore Oil Port) LOOP is operating at 75% capacity.Although many refineries are beginning to ramp up production, a number ofrefineries suffered major dam age and will be making repairs for weeks - ossiblyrepresenting about 5 percent of the nation's production capacity.Existing supplies of fuel in pipelines are limited and w ill require deliveries fromreke r i e s s oon .A total of 21 G ulf of M exico oil platforms are missing and believed sunk.

u The M ineral Manag ement Service reports Gulf oil production is 21.0% of no&and gas production is 42.2% of normal.Damage assessments continue on the 2,068 oil platforms that were in the humcane'spath.

Nuclear:One plant just outside of New Orleans remains shut down, while two others in theeffected area operate at reduced levels. ~e d uc ti onn output is necessary to ensurestability of the electric grid while demands fo r power are low.Food & Agriculture Detailed status reports of key agriculture commodity port facilities are expectedTuesday, 9/6/05Food Processing Facility closure s:o Alabama: 6 of 91 plantso Louisiana: , 19 of 52 plantso Mississippi: 5 of 61 plantsGovernment No change.

Health & Medical Security has improved significantly with the larger military presence.Postal & Shippin g No change.Information & Mobile comm unications assets are being provided to Federal, State, and localTelecommunications government entities and emergency responders by a ;variety of industry members.Real Estate No change.Transportation Aviation:


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( Hattiesburg, MS ( Limited support of relief effortsMaritirn e:

Highway:The highway system continues to support emergency response o perations in the NewOrleans-Mississippi Gulf C oast region. New Orleans is not directly approachablefrom the east but is appro achable from the north and west. The Gulf Coast isaccessible from the north and east.

Gulfport, MSPascagoula, MSMobile, ALPensacola, FLSouth Louisiana

Transit:The Federal Tran sit Ad ministration is collecting fuel supp ly information from tran sitagencies experiencing fuel shortages.Rail:Railroad lines east of New Orleans remain out o f service.o Norfolk Southern is operational to Slidell, LA but the bndge across LakePon chartrain remains out of service.o CSXT remains out of service between Mobile and New Orleans with heavydamagc to track and bridges.o Canadian National can reach New Orleans via Baton Rouge.o Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern and BNSF are o perationalCSXT movab le bridges are operational along the Gulf of M exlco except for Bay St.

Closed.Open to 12 ft draft or less; daylight only.Open to 42 fi draft or less ( m m channel)Open to 3 1 ft draft or lessOpen to 35' draft or less

Cross-Sector Impacts

rW a t e r & DomesticWas t e

Touri sm &EntertainmentOth er Sec tors

--- Fuel availability and distribu tion is still a problem for recon stitution. Filling stationsacross the country are experiencing shortages.Lack of security for temporary staging areas, supply con voys and assessment andrepair crews remains a major concern.Berthing for repair crews and access to damaged areas is impacting all sectors.Chemical plant shutdowns severely impact reconstitution efforts. Water treatmentplants require larg e quantities of chemicals to produ ce clean water; there will beindustry econo mic losses unless critical chemicals are immediately available.

Louis, MS.Water treatment plants in over 15MS Countles are struggling to bring systems online Some facilities are not reporting, operational status is unknownNew Orleans is working to bring the Carrolton plant back on lineReplacem ents are desperately needed to relieve severely fatigucd crewsIn Alabama, only 8 systems remain under a boil water nohc eNo changeNo change


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EmergencySuppor tFunction(ESF)Transportat ion

(ESF-1)

Communicat ions(ESF-2)

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Status 1!

Activated

Activated

Re ma rks

w 8 Flights scheduled from New O rleans International Airport on S eptemb er5 , 2005 .Air Movement of 35 Aircraft with 3,221 refugees from on September 4,2005.No train or bus movem ent of retbgees fiom New Orleans InternationalAirport- no passengers.4 0 Buses were dispatched and recalled- no passengers.

w 3 Buses were &sp atched to city hall and recalled- lio passengers.A joint bus and e vacuation coord ination center is established in BatonRouge, LA.Air rescuees are being delivered to New Orleans Airport for evacuation.2 Navy C-9 flights are operating between New Orleans InternationalAirport and Dobbins Air Force B ase, GA.

Highway Restoration Priorities:Short term (Next 30 Days)Ensure highway systems continue to support emergency responseoperations.Work with Lo uisiana officials to reopen the US 11 bridge across theeastern side of Lake Ponch artrain for access to 1-10 alternatives.Work with affected States to identify and deliver emergency relief fundingto rebuild damaged highways and bridges, particularly Mssissip pi'sefforts to repa ir and open the ea stbound sp an of the Pascagou la 1-10Bridge.

Long Term Reconstruction Strategy (nexr 12Months)Support State in rebuilding highw ay infrastructure and restoration of fullservice for all major roads and b ridges througho ut the .Gulf region.Priorities requ ired to facilitate restoration:Security for staging areas; fixed sites; -h e1convoys and assessmentandrepair crews- FuelBerthing for repair crewsAccess to damaged areasAlabamaSatellite phone banks en-route to Bay ou La Batre to support a DisasterRecovery C enter (DRC).LouisianaSatellite trucks on scene at num erous critical locations.

Satellite Cell on light truck is on scene at City Hall, New Orleans and theEmergency Operations Center (EOC) in Baton Rouge, LA.


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Activated

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Activated

MississippiSatellite truck on scene at Stennis Space Center.Satell~terailers en route to other critical locations.Assistance required by IndustryContinued National G m d and State Police support in providing securityfor repair and refueling teams.Priority in fuel acqu isition.Expedited billeting support at Naval Ai r S tation, New Orleans and Forest

Service sites for telecommunication repair teams.List of current and future mass care and evacuee sites as well as e vacueeembarkation hubs for mobile telecommunications planning.Continued supply of satellite imagery.Access to damaged areas.Coordinadon of telecom munication provider request for inclusion inrailway right-of-way repair operations to avoid im pact totelecommunication assets installed in right-of-way.National Comm unications System (NCS)Working w ith wireless providers to sct up a network in New Orleans tosupport National Guard and emergency responders.Generation of comm unications restoration plan for,the affected region.Continued confirmation of fueling telecomm unication sites operating ongenerator power.Working to facilitate telecommunication dam age assessments.

Continuing Post-Declaration Missions: Activation, Ice, W ater, Pow er,Debris, Roofing, Temporary Housing, D eployable Tactical OperationsSystem (DTOS), Logistics, Technical Assistance for Hospital StructuralEvaluations and for Aerial Imagery.Water and ice missions remain priorities; however, accountability datafrom the field and scheduling data from contractors remain a challengeand continue to receive em phasis.Priorities have shifted to deliveries of ice and water into MS. Effortsinitiated to redirect shipments from othe r locations to M ississippi.Coordinating materiel handling equ ipment and personnel with Departmentof D efense for Alexandria, LA airport.The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has 618 civilians and soldiersdeployed.Levee repairs continuing.Un-watering of New Orleans continuing.Security concerns affecting the delivery of com modities and conductingemergency power missions.U S Fire Adm inistration (USFA) assisting ESF-4.Working in conjunction with Em ergency M anagement AssistanceCompact (EMA C) to facilitate replacement resources for the New OrleansFire Department.Type 1 Incident M anagement Team (IMT) operating a Mob ilization(MOB) Center and base cam p for 1,000emergency workers at StennisAFB, MS


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I Oklahoma

Source 100 - 150 acres staging area for trailers in Jackson, MS.Sourc e and acquire an additional 2000 adult size body bags for L A.

Public Health a ndMedical Services(ESF-8)

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Activated

Source space for Health and Human Services (HHS) to open collectively10 Federal Medical Shelter installations in LA . and M S.Source 500,000 each 1 and 2.5 gallon p lastic jugs.Louisiana400 patients at New Orleans Airport will be absorbed in to the Louisianahospital system; Louisiana hosp itals have between 1,100 and 1,200 openbeds.Operations at N ew O rleans ~ i r ~ o iave slowed down; trying to keeppatients in State /per request of G qvern or (800 op en bed s).The K -Mart hospital is operational with 600 beds but has fcw patients.Special needs sh elters are open with 919 special needs patients.

MississippiReports of diarrhea illness (dehy dration complications) in Gulf Co astshelters.Working on closing shelters and evacuating special needs patients to the


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Rescue(ESF-9)

MaterialsResponse(ESF-10)

Natural Resources(ESF-11)

Federal Medical Station in Meridian, MS; Red Cross, and Department ofDefense shelters.DOD requested to assist with patient transportCenters for Discase Control (CDC) team member has been recalled to

Teams are requiring force protection when conducting searches2 categories of searc hes:Hasty and Detailedo 80% of Hasty searches in New Orleans have been completedo 80-95% Hasty searches in areas in MS have been com pletedFuel and power is adequate.

Activated duty to CD C MS Department of Health.Some teams are being dem obilized and replaced.

Metaire Road t o energize pumping station no 6o Continue restoration in outlying areas.

Activated

Activated

Activated

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The base of operations is currently at capacity. Comm unications issuesare effectively being addressed and communications are adequate.Over 223 Pollution, Oil Spill and Ha zardous material releases have beenreported.13chlorine-filled railcars were successfully righted and placed on tracksin Delisle, MS with no chemical release.

j Murphy Oil, Meraux Refinery: Environmental Protemon Agency O n-Scene Coordinator (OSC), U S Coast Guard and State personnel assessedsite via search and rescue boat. The spill is large and has sprea d inlandthroughout the neighborhood, perimeter not yet been determined. Facilityhas a 2 million gallon capacity. Facility operator will take responseactions. The facility is in USC G jurisdiction but because the spill has goneinland EPA will take lead.EPA, USCG and State agencies are discussing establishment o f an ESF-10Unified Command.EPA and U SCG are coordinating with FEMA General Council overconcerns with depleting the Oil Spill Liability Trus t Fund andComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act(CERCLA) Funds.

Food and Nutrition Serv ices (FNS ) Disaster Food Stamps:Louisiana- operating a disaster food program.Mississippi - FNS has received a request and is processes this request.Alabama - has not m ade a request at this time.FNS is working in collaboration with Am erican Second Harvest to providefood to 6 sites for congreg ate feeding in LA, MS, AL, and TX. Foods inthe Household Distribution program will be made available to familiesthat cannot access emergenc y food benefits in site s in Louisiana,Mississippi, and Alabama. $50 million,has been made available to FNS topurchase and replace foods needed to prov ide nutritional assistance to thehurricane victims.Entergy is opening lines and repairing substations leading into the Cen tralBusiness District from 9 mile point station.Objectives:o Complete and distribute pow er by 6 or 7 S ep into the CentralBusiness District and critical facilities.o Clear lines and su bstations in the vicin ity of 17' Canal and

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I EMA C is working with'FEMA National Resource Coordination Center (NRCC ) staff o coordinate security 1requirements for fuel shipments and other resource deployments.EMAC is being used to coordinate interstate fire fighting assistance in New Orleans, LA. The growing needfor fire suppression capacity in L ouisiana is expected to produce additional requests. It is anticipated morethan 1,000 fire fighterswill be deployed to New Orleans this week.EMA C is working with the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana to coordinate relief workerdeployments in all segments of city government (i.e. Police Department, Fire D epartment, Em ergencyMe dical Services, City Administration, Public Wo rks, etc.). Specific requests are broadca st as the C ity'sneeds are identified. EMAC will identi@ teams from large urban comm unities to m eet this need. It'isanticipated a deployment of more than 1,300 replacement workers will occur w ithin 72 hours.Louisiana and Mississippi have both im plemented procedures to bring additional law enforcem ent assets intotheir states. This assistance is being coordinated with Federal asset deployments q d ecurity missions.California is in direct contact with Louisiana and is m alung arrangement to provide resources to the disasterarea.EMAC is in the process of promoting the National Em ergency Re source Registry (NERR) among m emberStates and response.partners.

Louisiana and M ississippi have submitted requests to the D epartment ofJustice to assist Statellocal law enforcement agencies by providingequipment, training, and personnel.Request received for 400 Law Enforcement assets for fuel and com moditydistribution security in M S.Request for 240 officers as morgue security.Request for Federal Protectwe Service/Customs and Border Patrolrepresentatives at meetings to coordinate cruise ship security.Coordination meetings are on-going to discuss recovery, mitigation andlong-term community ecovery support. This coordination will ensure thatmitiga tion is tied into various recovery efforts underway .Interagency infrastructure workgroup coordination will provide support toJoint Field O ffices (JFOs) to advise on strategies, alternatives, plans, andactivities related to d isaster impact. The focus wlll be on transportation,wmm unications, ports and waterways, flood control, potable andwastewater systems, power, debris, and housing support infixstructure.

a Continue to field media inquiries. Subjects include evacuees, numbersand destinations. Some seeking response to criticism of Federal Response.Referred to Public Affairs authorized spokespersons in Public AffairsStaff.

Public Safety & ActivatedSecurity(ESF- I 3)

Louiszana:A large volume of requests for equipment and emergency response personnel are being processed EMA CStates are respondmg to new requests and the dep loyment process has been efficient. Outstanding requestsinclude a request for amphibious vehicles and the developing request for city worke rs in New Orlean s, LA.As many as 90 EMAC missions involving thousands of personnel from more than 20 States are assisting LA

Long-TermCommuni,tyRecovery &Mitigation(ESF-14)

External Affairs(ESF-15)

Mzss~sszpp~1,PO aw enforcem ent personnel from oth er States have been bro ught in9 ssist with security in the disasterarea, there is no anbcipation for additional security supportApproximately 70 EM AC m issions Involving thousands of personnel from more than 23 States are assistingM S.

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Activated

Activated

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Department of Defense (DOD )- USS CO MFO RT is heading toward Mayport, FL for boarding of personnel package; may arrive in JointOperations Area earlier than expecte d. Will take on initial 250-bed staff package and prepare to receive asccond 250-bed s ta f f package. Presently placed on a 96-hour "preparc to do" operations status.Request for increase to 1,000 beds and needed staff are being processed. Medical supplies are beingdelivered to MS using a staggered delivery method.Received report from LA Hospital Association there are 1,100 beds in func tioning LA hospitals available fo rpatients.82nd Airborne on site with 6-7,000 soldiers and 12 Blackhawk helicopter. Corps Support Comm and with3,000 soldiers is en route.Marine Second Expeditionary Force Lead Air Element landed on board USS HARRY S.TRUMAN andbegan operations ashore September 4,200 5. I lth Marine Expeditio nary Unit began arriving Gu1fport;MS onSeptember 4,20 05 and should close by September 6,2005.Joint Forces Air Compo nent Comm ander main taining 2417 airborne Com mand and ControlJoint Task Force-Katrina intends to stand up a forward element at Naval Air Station, New O rleans. NavalAir Station will not be used as an evacuee air baseEvacuations from Superdome and Convention Center completed en m asse1 Tw o 750 KW generators arrived at Naval Air Sta tion ~e w -o r l ea nsnd are operational.

I No change.No change. I

1 No change.

I The nexq SITRE P will be provide d at 1800 hrs, Monday, 915. I

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I PFO Reports : I

DatetTime (EST):Incident Type:Location of Incident:T ime of Incident (EST):

Incident Site W eath erConditions:

Louisiana - Dedicated assessment of St Bernards Parish has revealed significant damages and shortages offood and water. Plans to provide meals/water to county services personnel and then general populationp r oc ed ng r ap id ly .Mississippi - No data obtainedAlabama -No data obtainedPFO staff expects to move to new JFO on Monday, September 5,2005 where dedicated telecommunicationsand data connectivity is anticipated.

DOD Suppor t :82nd Airborne in New Orleans with 6-7,000 soldiers and 12 Blackhawk helicopter.Joint Task Force (JTF ) -Katrina intends to stand up a fonvard element atNaval Air Station WAS ) NewOrlea ns; not be used as a second evacuee air base

Monday, September 5,2005 0600 hrsNatural Disaster: Hu rrican e Ka trinaGulf Co ast States (Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)Katrina made its second landfall at a pproximately 0710 hrs EDT, Monday,August 29 ,20 05 over S outheast Louisiana as a strong category 4 Hurricane.Katrina made its first landfall at 1830 hrs on Thursday, August 25, 20 05 near theFlorida Brow ardD ade County line as a category one 1 hurricane.

Evacuation :The State of Michigan requested an Emergency D eclaration late this afternoonThe State of Michigan is attempting to obtain approval for Air National Guard C-130s to begin picking upevacuees in Texas beginning S eptember 5thTh e plan is to evacuate 500 people per day until 5,000 people have been evacuated to F ort Custerand Camp GraylingM i c h g a p lans to provide better housing 3-5 days after arrivalAn Emergency Declaration request is expected from Illinois in the near futureRegion V1 reports the Joint Task Fo rce estima te of total evacuees in the 13 parish area o f S outheast Louisianawas 60,000 to 80,000; 9/04/05 a total of 63,000 have now been evacuated.0 2,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne will be detailed to provide security at the New Orleans Airport.Weapons are being confiscated fiom evacuees arriving at the airport.The evacuations from the Superdome and the Convention Center are complete; displaced persons will beevacuated as they are found.Texas can not receive any more evacuees. Arkansas, Oklahoma and other states are preparing to receive orhave started to receive evacuees.

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C ur ren t

Next 24-48 h r s

Next 72 h r s

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Partly cloudyTemperatures: 90-9520% c h k w of thunderstormsPartly cloudyTemperatures: 90-9520% chance of thunderstormsPartly cloudyTemperatures: upper 80's t o lower 90's20% chance of thunderstorms


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Security/Law EnforcementSecurity is improvin g, but remains a concern.o Addition al law enforcemen t officers continue to be deployed.o 130 law enforcem ent officers (Air Marshals, state, and local) are at the New Orleans Airport to assist inthe processing of evacueeso Louisiana and Mississippi are continuing to use Em ergency Management Assistance Compacts (EMAC)to augmen t their law enforceme nt agencies with outside assistance.

Response & RecoveryA com bincd United bngdom 1United States airlift is being coordinated by the National ResponseCoordination Center (NRCC) to provide 1400tons o f Meals-ready-to eat (MREs)Alabama. Prekminary Damage Assessments (PDA) in 11 counties are complete. PDAs in 12counties arescheduled for completion by September 6, 2005. Rem aining 5 coun ties are not yet been sched uled. Staff iscompiling information as PDAs are completed.Industry owned h e1 trucks are being commandeered by federal and state organizations.EPA has coordinated with 15 wastew ater treatment facilities to determine their current status. Most of thefacilities reported minimal problem s. Water sam ples are being analyzed and assessed.Levee Breach:US A rmy Corps of Engineers (USACE) expressed concern, since levees are still saturated an d weak, there isa potential for additional breaks in levees as temporary repairs are made and pressure is put on the remaininglevee system.

USACE teams are continuing to repair damaged levees at 17' Street (400 feet) and London Ave (500 feet).A sheet pile wall has been installed across the 17th Street Canal to prevent Lak e Ponchartrain from flowingback into metropolitan New Orleans. USACE expects it will take 80 days to de-water New Orleans assumingthe Levee maintains its integrity.

Imm ediate Pr ior i t ies for 5 Sep 05Life saving lsearch and rescue' Immediate medical care including evacuation of hospitals and personnel requiring m edical careContinue air and ground evacuation* Main taining civil order and public safety, including response personnelMass C are for victims and respon ders (shelter, food and w ater)Maintaining commodity flow into disaster areas, including a strategic National Prionty Plan for prov is~on fhe1 to responders '' Restoring power and communicationsRepairing levee breaches and de-watering in New O rleans

Official CasualtieslRelief Effo rtFatalities Florida: 1 (first land fall). Lives Saved 22,785Mississippi: 15 4 (estimates are hundreds)Louisiana: Not reporting fatalities at this timeAlabama: 2Hospitalized No official reporting at the time of this report Sheltered 229,328Injured Florida: Not tracked by State EOC. Displaced Person s 63,000Evacuated


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N/A

Extent of Damage

Otherelief Supp liesDelivered

Destroyed

Majo r Damage

Minor Damage

Power OutageFederal Personnel Deployed

Mississippi: 66Louisiana: UnknownAlabama: 2100,000 tons (includes equipment, each ton =2,0001bs)

Mississippi: Preliminary reports - 4 17 homes, 17 businesses, 221 agriculturalfacilities (does not include coastal counhes)Ot her S tates Pending.Mississippi: Prelimin ary reports - 3,482 homes, 97 businesses, 23 1 agriculturalfacilities (does not include coastal counties).Ot her S tates Pending.Mississippi: Preliminary reparts - 12,967 homes, 550 businesses, 1,037agricultural facilities (does not includ e coastal counties).Ot her S tates Pending.Se e Critical Infrastructure Section

1,54834,845NIA

UNCLASSLFIED / FOUOHURRTCANEKATRWA.

Federal Law EnforcementNational GuardOthe r

F EMA RespondersUSCGUS Forces -MilitaryICivilian

I

6,0394,00012,49 1

Projections of Cas cadin g Effects I HAZMAT FootprintH urri can e Katrina's long term effect on Small Business. Security for all infrastructures in theimpacted areas remains a major concern. While some order has been restored, employers will remainreluctant to restart businesses until security is clearly restored. Historical an alysis indicates that disastershave a significant impact on small businesses. The Natural Infrastructure Simulation andAnalysisCenter (NISAC), Fast ~ n a l ~ s i seport (02 SEP 05 ) states: "Of the small businesses which close downfollowing a disaster, m ore than 43% never reopen and an additional29% close down permanently withintwo years. (Institute for Home Business and Safety).Destruction i f ~ e wrleans and Impact on US Chemical Industry (Production and Storage). Ashortage ofNitrogen (key component in chem ical production) is causing chemical companies to considershutting down in the next few days.


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Sector Impa ctsBanking & Finance I Federal De w sit Insurance Corporation authorities have con tacted 80% of the

29 Aug 05

TX

Chemical Industry &Hazardous M ater ia ls

Defense lndustria l

IEnergy Electric:

effects of keeping shelters open for 3 or more m onths.Issued an emergency declaration following verbal declarationby the President. T ypes of assistance: Category B,Emergency Protective Measures, including direct Federalassistance at 100%funding.

Declaration

roughly 240 regulated banks in the area with an 80 % success rate. Efforts arecontinuing to contact the remainder.A critical liquid hydrogen production facility in New Orleans cannot resumeoperations until debris from the p lant's pumping station inlet is cleared; repairs areexpected to begin this week.Several chemical companies have created tent cities on plant grounds. Comp aniesare concerned about violencc over food, water, ice, and other supplies. Secuntyconcerns persist throughout the indu swNo changeBaseEmergency Services

~ l a b a m a 74,002 3%Louisiana 639,392 59%Mississippi 550,773 47%Total 1,264,167 26%

29 Aug 0529 Aug 0528 Aug 05

-No change.

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Presidential Disaster

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Alabama Go vernor requested declaration on August 28,2005, approvedPresidential DisasterDeclarationPresidential DisasterDeclarationPresidential DisasterDeclaration

Mississippi Governor requested declaration on A ugust 28,2005, ,approved August 29,2005 (FEMA-1604-DR).Louisiana Govemor requested declaration on August 27,2005, approvedAugust 29,2005 (FEMA-1603-DR).Florida Govemor requested declaration on August 26,2005, approvedAugust 28,2005 (FEMA-1602-DR).


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i I Outages in LA and MS include: I

Food & Agriculture

Government

o 66 high voltage transmission lin eso 56 high-voltage substations

Oil & Gas:The (Lo uisiana OfTshore Oil Port) LOO P is operating a t 75% capacity.Although many refineries are beginning to ramp up production, a number ofrefineries suffered major damage and will be m aking repairs for w eeks - possiblyrepresenting about 5 percent of the nation's production capacity.Existing supplies ofkel in pipelines are limited and will require deliv eries fromrefineries soon.A total of 21Gulf of Mexico oil platforms are missing ai ~ delieved sunk.The M ineral Management Service reports Gulf oil production is 21 O% of normaland gasproduction is 42.2% of normal.Damage assessments continue on the 2,068 oil platforms that were in the hurricane'spath.

Nuclear:One plant just outside of New Orleans remains shut down, w h le tw o others in th eeffected area operate at reduced levels. Reduc tion in output is necessary to ensurestability of the electric grid w hile.demands for power are low.Detailed status reports of key agric ulture comm odity port facilities are expectedTuesday, 9/6/05Food Processing Facility Closures:o Alabama: 6 of 91 plantso Louisiana: 19 of 52 plants

o Mississippi: 5 of 61plantsNo change.

Health & Medical Securityhas improved signif candy with the larger military presence.Postal & Shipping No change.

i Information &Telecommunications Mobile com munications assets are being provided to Federa l, State, and localgovernment entities and emergency responders by a variety o f industry members.I

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Real EstateI

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)

No change.Transportation Aviation:


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UNCLASSIFIED / FOUOHURRICANE KATRINA( Hattiesburg,MS 1 Limited support of relief efforts II I Maritime: I

Gulfport, MS ( Closed.Pascagoula, MS 1 Open to 12ft draft or less; daylight only.~ o b i l e , i ( Open to 42 ft draft or less (main channel)Pensacola, FL ( Open to 31 ft draft or lessI I South Louisiana ( Opcn to 35' draft or less I/Highway:The highway system continues to support emergency response operations in the NewOrleans-Mississippi Gulf Coast region. New Orleans is not directly approachablefrom the east but is approachable from the north and west. The Gu lf Coast isaccessible from the north and east.Transit:The Federal Transit Administration is collecting fuel supply information from transitagencies experiencing fuel shortages.Rail:Railroad lines east of New Orleans remain out of service.o Norfolk Southern is operational to Slidell, LA but thc bridge across LakePonchartrain remains out of senrice.

o CSX T remains out of service between Mobile and New Orleans with heavydamage to track and bridges.o Canadian National can reach New O rleans via Baton Rouge.o Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern and BN SF are operational.CSXT inovable bridges are operational along the G ulf of Mexico except for Bay St.

Cross-Sector Impacts

W a t e r & DomesticWaste

Tourism &Enter ta inmentOther SectorsFuel av ailability and distnbution is still a problem for recon stitution. Filling stationsacross the country are experiencing shortages.Lack of security for temporary staging areas, supply convoys and assessment andrepair crews remains a major concern.Berthing for repair crews and access to damaged areas is imp acting all sectors.Chemical plant shutdowns severely im pact reconstitution efforts. Water treatmentplants require large quantities of chem icals to produce clean water; there w ill beindustry economic losses unless critical chem icals are imm ediately available.

Louis, MS.Water treatment plants in over 15 MS Counties are stmgg hng to bring systems online. Som e facilities are not reportmg, operational status is unknownNew Orleans is working to bring the Carrolton plant back on lineReplacements are desperately needed to relieve severely fatigued crew sIn Alabama, only 8 systems remain under a boil water notice.No change.No change.


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(ESF)Transportat ion(ESF-1)

Communicat ions(ESF-2)

Activated 8 Flights scheduled from New ~rlea ns!In tema tiona lAirport on September5,2005.Air Movement of 35Aircraft with 3,221 rehg ees from on S eptember 4,2005.No train or bus movem ent of refugees from New Orleans InternationalAirport- no passengers.40 B uses were dispatched and recalled- no passengers.3 Buses were dispatched to city hall and recallcd- no passengers.A joint bus and evac uation coordination center is established in BatonRouge, LA.Air rescuees are being d elivered to New Orleans Airport for evacuation.2 Navy C-9 flights are operating between New Orleans lntemationalAirport and Dobbins Air Force Base, GA.

Highway Restoration Priorities:Short term (next 30D q s )Ensure highway systems continue to support emergency responseoperations.Work with Lou isiana officials to reopen the US 11 bridge acro ss theeastern side of Lak e Ponch artrain for access to 1-10 alternatives.Work with affected States to identify and deliver emerg ency relief fimdingto rebuild damaged highway s and bridges, particularly Mississipp i'sefforts to repair and open the eastbound span of the Pascagoula 1-10Bridge.Long Term Reconstruction Strategy (N ext 12Months)Supp ort State in rebu ilding highway infrastruc ture and restoration of fullservice for all major road s and bridge s through out the G ulf region.Priorities required t o facilitate restoration:Secun ty for staging areas; fixed sites; fuel convoys and assessment and

' repair crewsFuel1 Berthing for repair crews1 Access to damaged areas

Activated

Alabama*' Satellite phone banks en-route to B ayou La Batre to support a D isasterRecovery C enter (DR C).J,oulnanaSatellite trucks on scen c at numero us critical locations.Satellite Cell on light truck is on scene at City Hall, New Orleans and theEmergency Operations Center (EO C) in Baton Rouge, LA .


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Activated

Activated

MississippiSatellite truck on scene at Stennis Space Center.Satellite trailers en route to other critical locations

Assistance required by IndustryContinued National Guard and State Police support in providing securityfor repair and refueling teams.Priority in fuel acquisition.Expedited billeting support at Naval Air Station, New Orleans and ForestService sites for telecommu nication r epair teams.List of current and future mass care and evacuee sites as well as evacueeembarkation hubs for mobile telecommunications planning.Continued supply of satellite imagery.Access to damaged areas.Coordination of telecommunication provider request for inclusion inrailway right-of-way repair opera tions to avoid im pact totelecomm unication assets installed in right-of-w ay.

National Com munications System (NCS)Working with wireless providers to set up a network in New Orleans tosupport National Guard and emergency responders.Generation of com munications restoration plan for the affected region.Continued confirmation of fueling telecommunication sites operating ongenerator power.Working to facilitate telecomm unication damage assessments. ,Con tinuing Post-Declaration M issions: Activation, Ice, W ater, Power,Debris, Roofing,Temporary Housing, Deployable Tactical O perationsSystem (DTOS), Logistics, Technical Assistance for Hospital StructuralEvaluations and for Aerial Imagery.Water and ice missions remain priorities; however, accountability datafrom the field and scheduling data from con tkcto rs rem ain a challengeand continue to receive emphasis.Priorities have shifted to deliveries of ice and water into MS. ~ f f o r t s'initiated to redirect shipments from other locations to Mississippi.Coordinating materiel handling equipment and personnel w ith Departmentof Defens e for Alexandria, LA airpo rt.Tile US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has 618 civilians and so ldiersdeployed.Levee repairs continuing.Un-watering of New Orleans continuing.Security concerns affecting the delivery of comm odities and conductingemergency pow er m issions.US Fire Administration (USFA) assisting ES F-4.Working in conjunction with Emergency .Management AssistanceCompact (EMAC) to facilitate replacement resources for the New OrleansFire Department.Type 1 Incident Managem ent Team (TMT) operating a M obilization(MOB) Center and base camp for 1,000emergency workers at StennisAFB, MS.

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\

UNCLASSIFlED I FOUOETURRICANE KATRmA

Housing inspectors continue to take registrations from disaster victims

400 patients at New Orleans Airport will be absorbed into the Louisianahospital system; Louisiana hospitals have between 1,100 and 1,200 openOperations at New Orleans Airport have slowed down; tlying to keeppatients in State per request of Governor (800 open beds).The K-Mart hospital is operationalwith 600 beds but has few patients.Special needs shelters are open with 919 special needs patients.

MississippiReports of diarrhea illness (dehydration complications) in Gulf Coastshelters.Worhng on closing sheltersand evacuating special needs patients to thePage 9 of 12

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Urban Search & ActivatedRescue(ESF-9)

Oil & HazardousMater ia lsResponse(ESF-10)

Activated

Federa1 Medical Station inMeridian,MS; Red Cross; and Department ofDefense sheltersDO D requested to assist with patient transport.Centers for Disease Control (CD C) team m emb er has been recalled toduty to CDC MS Department of Health.Some teams are being dem obilized and replaced.Teams are requiring force protection when conducting searches.2 categories of searches:Hasty and Detailedo 80% of Hasty searches in New Orleans have been com pletedo 80-95% Hasty searches in areas in MS ha ve been completedFuel and power is adequate.

The base of operations is currently at capacity. Comm unications issuesare effectively being addressed and comm unications are adequate.Over 223 Pollution, 011 Spill and H azardous material releases have beenreported.13 chlorine-filled railcars were succ esshll y righted and placed on trac ksin Delisle, MS with no chem ical release.Murphy Oil, Meraux Refinery: Environmental Protection A gency O n-Scen e Coordinator (OSC), US Co ast Gua rd and State personnel assessedsite via search and rescue boat. The spill is large and has spread inlandthroughout the,.neighborhood,perimeter not yet been determined. Facilityhas a 2 million gallon capacity. Facility operator will take resp onseactions. The facility is in USCG jurisdiction but because the spill has goneinland EPA w ill take lead.EPA, USCG and State agencies are discussing establishment of an ES F-10Unified Command.EPA and USCG are coordnating w ith FEMA General Council overconcerns with depleting the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund andComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act(CERCLA) Funds.

Agriculture & 1 Activated I Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Disaster Food Stamps:

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~ i t ~ r a lesources(ESF-11)

Energy(ESF-12)


Activated

Louisiana- operating a disaster food program.Mssissippi 1 NS has received a request and is processes this request.Alabama - has not made a request at this time.FNS is working in collaborationwith Am erican Second Harvest to providefood to 6 sites for congregate feedin g in LA , ,MS,AL , and T X. Foods inthe Household Distribution program will bemade available to familiesthat cannot access emergency food benefits in sites in Louisiana,Mssissipp i, and Alabama. $50 million has been made available to FNS topurchase and replace foods needed to provide nutritional assistance to thehumcane victims.Entcrgy is opening lines and repairing substations leading into the C enlralBusiness District from 9 mile point station.Objectives:

o Complete and distribute pow er by 6 or 7 Sep into the CentralBusine ss District and critical facilities.o Clear lines and substations in the vicinity of 17'~anal andMetaire Road to energize pumping station no 6.


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Emergency Management Assistance Compact CEMAC)

Public Safety &Security(ESF-13)

Long-TermCommunityRecovery &Mitigation(ESF- 14)

Externa l Affairs(ESF-15)

. ,E ~ Cs working with FEMA National Resource coordination Center (NRCC) s ta f f to coordinate securityrequirements for fuel shipments and other resource deployments.EMAC is being used to coordinate interstate fire fighting assistance in New Orleans, LA . The growing needfor fire suppression capacity in Louisiana is expected to produce additional requests. It is anticipated morethan 1,000 fire fighters will be deployed to New Orleans this week.EMAC is worlung with the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana to coordinate relief workerdeployments in all segments of city government ( i t . Police Department, Fire Department, Emergency

. Medical Services, City Adrm~llstration, ublic Works, etc.). Specific requests are broadcast as the City'sneeds are identified. EMAC will identify teams from large urban communities to meet this need. It isanticipated a deployment of more than 1,300 replacement workers will occur within 72 hours.Louisiana and Mississippi have both implemented procedures to bring additional law enforcement assets intotheir states. This assistance is being coordinated with Federal asset deployments and security missions.California is in direct contact with Louisiana and is making arrangement o provide resources to the disasterarea.EMAC is in the process of promoting the National Emergency Resource Registry (NERR) among mcmbcrStates and response partners.

Louisiana:A large volume of requests for equipment and emergency re~~onse 'personnelre being processed. EMACStates are respondmg to new requests and the deployment process has been efficient. Outstanding requestsinclude a request for amphibious vehicles and the developing request for city workers in New Orleans, LA.AS many as 90 EMAC missions involving thousands of personnel from more than 20 States are assisting LA.

Activated

Activated

Activated

~ i s s i . & i ~ ~ i :1,100 law enforcement personnel from other States have been brought in to assist with security in the disasterarea; there is no anticipation for additional security support.Approximately 70 EMAC missions involving thousands of personnel from more than 23 States are assistingMS.

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Louisiana and Wssissippi have submitted requests to the Department ofJustice to assist StateAocal law enforcement agencics by providingequipment, training, and personnel.Rcquest received for 400 Law Enforcement asscts for fuel and commoditydistribution security in MS.Request for 240 officers as morgue security.Request for Federal Protective Service/Customs and Border Patrolrepresentatives at meetings to coordinate cruise ship security.Coordination meetings are on-going to discuss recovery, mitigation andlong-term community recovery support. This coordination will ensure thatmitigation is tied into various recovery efforts underway.Interagency infrastructure workgroup coordination will provide support toJoint Field Offices (JFOs) to advise on strategies, alternatives, plans, andactivities related to disaster impact: The focus will be on transportation,communications, ports and waterways, flood control, potable andwastewater systems, power, debris, and housing support infrastructure.Continue to field media inquiries. Subjects include evacuees, numbersand destinations. Some seeking response to criticism of Federal Response.Referred to Public Affairs authorized spokespersons in Public Affairs

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( No change--Devartment of Defense (DOD)USS COM FOR T is heading toward Mayport, FL for boarding of personnel package; may a mv e in JointOpe rations Area earlier than expec ted. Will take on initial 250-bed staff package and prepare to receive asecond 250-bcd staff package. Presently placed on a 96-hour "prepare to do 7' operatio ns status.Request for increase to 1,000 beds and needed staffqre being processed. Medical supplies are beingdelivered to MS using a staggered delivery m ethod.Rece ived report from LA Hospital Associatio n there are 1,100 bed s in functioning LA hospitals available forpatients.82n d Airborne on site with 6-7,000 soldiers and 12 Blackhawk helicopter. Corps Support Command with3,000 so ldiers is en route.Ma rine S econd Expeditionary Force Le ad PLlr Element landed on'board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN an dbegan operations ashore September 4,20 05. 1Ith Manne Expditionary Unit began arriving Gulfport, MS on

September 4,2005 and should close 6y'September 6,2005 .Joint Forces Air Com ponent Comm ander maintaining 2417 airborne C omm and andConk01Joint Task Force-Katrina intends to stand up a fonvard element at Naval Air S tation, New O rleans. NavalAi r Station will not be used as an evacuee air baseEvacuations fiom Superdome and convention Center completed en m asseTwo 750 KW generators anived at Naval Air Station New Orleans and are operational.

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1 No change.I . No change.1 The ne xt S ITRE P will be provided at 1800 hrs, Monday, 915.

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EmergencySupport FunctionTransportation(ESP-I).

ommunications(ESF-2)

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8 Flights scheduled from New Orleans InternationalAirport (MSY) on September 5,2005 in AM.Air Movement of 35 Aircraft with 3,22 1 refkgeesfrom MSY on September 4,2005No train or bus movement of refugees from MSY.* 40 Buses were dispatched to Superdome and satuntil 7.00 PM EDT and no passengers were moved,buses returned to staging area.3 Buses were dispatched to city hall and nopassengers were moved.A joint bus and evacuation coordination center wasestablished in Baton Rouge, LAAir rescues are being delivered to the MSY forevacuation.2 Navy C-9 flights were operated between MSYand Dobbins AFB, GA.

Priorities required to facilitate restoration:Security for staging areas, fixed sites, fuel convoys andassessment and repair crews; h el ; berthing for repaircrews; and access to damaged areas.Alabama

Satellite phone banks en route to Bayou LaBatre to support a Disaster Recovery Center(DRC)LouisianaSatellite trucks on scene at numerous criticallocations.Satellite Cell on Light Truck is on scene at CityHall in New Orleans and the EmergencyOperations Center (EOC) in Baton Rouge, LA.

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Public Works &Engineering(ESF-3)

Assistance required by IndustryContinued National Guard and State Policesupport in providing security for repair andrefueling teamsPriority in he1 acquisition.Expedited billeting support at NAS NewOrleans, LA and Forest Service sites fortelecommunication repair teams.Listing of current and fbture mass care andevacuee sites as well as evacuee embarkationhubs for mobile telecommunications planning.Continued supply of satellite imagery.Access to damaged areas.Coordination of telecommunication providerrequest for inclusion in railway right-of-wayrepair operations to avoid impact totelecommunication assets installed in right-of-

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way.National Communications System (NCS)

Working with wireless providers to set up awireless network in New Orleans, LA tosupport National Guard and emergencyrespondersGeneration of communications restoration planfor the affected region.Continued confirmation of helingtelecommunication sites operating on generatorpowerWorking to facilitate telecommunicationdamage assessments.

Continuing Post-Declaration Missions: Activation,Ice, Water, Power, Debris, Roofing, TemporaryHousing, Deployable Tactical Operations System(DTOS), Logistics, Technical Assistance forHospital Structural Evaluations and for AerialImageryWater and Ice Missions remain highest priorities,however, accountability data from the field andscheduling data from the contractors remain achallenge and continues to receive emphasis. 'Priorities have shifted to deliveries of ice and waterinto MS Efforts initiated to redirect shipments ofice and water from other locations to Mississippi

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Coordinating Materiel Hand ling Equipment andpersonnel with Department of Defense @OD) forAlexandria, L A airport.Currently, the U S Army Corps of Engineers(USACE) has 618 civilians and soldiers deployedLevee repairs continuing.Un-watering of New Orleans, LA continuing. .Security concerns affecting the delivery ofcommodities and conducting emergency power

Orleans irk DepartmentESF-4 coordinating the u se of aerial firefightingassets firefighting with D ODType 1 Incident Management Team (IMT)operating a Mobilization (MOB) Center and BaseCamp for 1,000 at Stennis AFB, M S.Type 1 IMT in place Mo ss Point, MS to operate aBase Camp fo r emergency personnel.1 Type 2 IMT en route to set up a Base Camp north

Firefighting(ESF-4)

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Activated

EmergencyManagement( E S F ~ ~ )

missions.US Fire Administration (USFA) assisting ESF-4.ESF-4 working in conjunction with EmergencyManagement Assistance Compact (EMAC) tofacilitate replacement resources for the Ne w

Activatedof Mobile, AL.Immediate Federal Priorities:Life SavingISearch and Rescue

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Cross Shelters

The number of shelter population remains difficultto assess due to self evacuations.Housing inspectors continue to be deployed to takeregistrations fiom disaster victims located in the2 Cruise ships are due to arrive in Galveston, TXThe elderly evacueeswill rece

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LouisianaMovement of New Orleans Airport forwardmovement air bridge operations are beingconsidered to be moved to Belle Chasse400 patients at New Orleans Airport are to beabsorbed into LA Hospital System, LA hospitalshave between 1100 and 1200 open beds at this time.Operations at MSY considerably slowed down,trying to keep patients in State per request ofGovernor (800 open beds)The K-Mart hospital is stood up and operational at600 beds, but has very few patientsState will release mortuary estimates on September4, 2005.Special needs shelters are open 919 special needspatients

Mississi~piReports of diarrhea illness in Gulf Coast shelters,Working on closing shelters and evacuating specialneeds patients to the Federal Medical Station inMeridian and Red Cross and Department ofDefense (DOD) sheltersDOD asked to assist with patient transport, plan forevacuation in progress with state and FederalassistanceCenters for Disease Control (CDC) team memberhas been recalled to duty to CD C MSDepartmentof Health (DOH) andRADM Holman are awareCarolina-1 has transitioned i70m Camp Shelby, MSmeant for general gulf coast supportSome teams are being demobilized and replacedTeams are requiring force protection whenconducting searches.2 categories of searches Hasty and Detailedo 80% of hasty searches in New Orleans have been

completedo 80-95% hasty searches in areas in MS have beencompletedFuel and power is currently adequateThe base of operations is currently at capacityCommunications issues are effectively being

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Public Health andMedical Services@SF-8)

Urban Search &Rescue(ESF-9)

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addressed and communications are adequateOver 223 Pollution, Oil Spill and Hazardousmaterial releases have been reportedMurphy 0i1,Meraux Refinery EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) On-Scene Commander(OSC), US Coast Guard (USCG) and Statepersonnel assessed site via search and rescue boatThe spill is large, and spread inland throughout theneighborhood but perimeter not yet beendetermined. Facility has a 2M gallon capacityFacility operator will take response actions.Contractor hired to mount a response The facility isin USCG jurisdiction but because the spill has goneinland EPA will take leadEPA, USCG and State agencies discussingestablishment of an ESF 10Unified CommandEPA and USCG discussing with FEMA GeneralCouncil concerns with depleting Oil Spill LiabilityTrust Fund and Comprehensive EnvironmentalResponse, Compensation and Liability Act(CERCLA) Funds.

Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Disaster FoodStamps'

Louisiana- operating a Disaster Food ProgramMississippi-FNS has received a request and isprocesses this request.Alabama - has not made a request at this timeFNS is also working in collaboration withAmerican Second Harvest to provide food to 6 sitesfor congregate feeding in LA, MS, AL, and TXFoods in the Household Distribution program willbe made available to families that cannot accessemergency food benefits in sites in Louisiana,Mississippi, and Alabama. 50 milllon dollars hasbeen made available to FNS to purchase and replacefoods needed to provide nutritional assistance to thehurricane victims.

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Oil & HazardousMaterials Response(ESF-10)

Agriculture & NaturalResources (ESF-11)

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[ Energy / Activated ELECTRICITY INFORMATION

with Department of Justice (DO9 for coveragesame asMS request for assist agencies withequipment, training, personnel, as neededRequest for 400 Law Enforcement assets for fueland commodity distribution in MS.Request for 240 officers for Morgue protection dutyhas come into ESF-13 desk.Preliminary request for Federal Protective Service

Recovery, Mitigation and ESF-14 (long-termcommunity recovery) support for this disaster. Theparticipation in these meetings will ensure thatmitigation is tied into the various Recovery andESF-14 efforts underway, and that Recovery andMitigation can partner to leverage use of limitedresources and provide more efficient and effective

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Mitigation has begun participating in an interagencyinfrastructure workgroup The objective of theworkgroup is to provide support to the Joint FieldOfflces (JFOs) through a centralized coordination ofinfrastructure restoration strategies, alternatives,plans, and activities related to the impacts ofHurricane Katrina. FEMA, Department ofTransportation (DOT), Natural ResourcesConservation Service (NCRS),US Army Corps ofEngineers (USACE),Department of Energy (DOE),Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), State andlocal government counterparts,and private sectorwill play a role within this workgroup. Some of thefocus areas are transportation, communications,ports and waterways, flood control, potable andwastewater systems, power, debris, and housingsupport infrastructure The scope of this workgroupis to look across all impacted states, considerStafford Act and other Federal agency statutoryauthorities and resources, collaborate on strategiesthat optimize the resource commitments ofstakeholders, and integrate solutions across sectorsto sequence activities for effectiveness andefficiency where possible.Continue to field media inquiries. Subjects includeevacuees, numbers and destinations. Some seekingresponse to criticism of Federal Response Referredto Public Mairs authorized spokespersons inPublic Affairs Staff.

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Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)EMAC has been working with FEMA National Resource Coordination Center (NRCC) staffto coordinate security requirements for he1 shipments and other resource deployments.EMAC has been used to coordinate interstate fire fighting assistance in New Orleans, LA.The growing need for fire suppression capacity in Louisiana is expected to produceadditional requests. We anticipate more than 1,000 fire fighters being deployed to NewOrleans under EMAC this week.New Orleans City workers have been asked to work long hours while facing personnelrecovery issues. As a result, EMAC is working with the City ofNew Orleans and the Stateof Louisiana to coordinate relief worker deployments in all segments of city government (i.e.Police Department, Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, City Administration,Public Works, etc.). Specific requests are being broadcast as the City's needs are identified.EMAC will identify coordinated teams from large urban communities to meet this need. Weanticipate a deployment of more than 1,300 replacement workers within the next 72 hours.Louisiana and Mississippi have both implemented procedures to bring additional lawenforcement assets into their states.

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