1. The Role of State

2. What is State up to? Hurricane Evaluation Workshop Training and exercise list State Strike Team Feeding 300,000 people (NRP) Texas State Guard Training Texas Information Center Texas Sheltering Plan (TEEX) Texas Special Needs Shelter

3. Hurricane Evaluation Workshop Locations: November 30 th 2004South Padre Island, TX December 2 nd 2004Corpus Christi, TX December 7 th 2004Beaumont, Tx December 9 th 2004Victoria, TX January 26 th 2004League City, TX

4. Surge Impact on the Study Area Evacuation Route Tasking Road count Mini-weather stations Broken down car removal Where are we going?

5. All Hazards Training & Exercise Updates The training includes all training that you are providing to federal, state, and local jurisdictions that teacher subjects pertaining to emergency management tasks. SOC/DHS are looking for new classes that have been added to your list or any that have been canceled that were previously reported.

6. What Does This Mean for the RED Cross??? All state DEM/SOC/DHS classes are free to the ARC of Texas. Another way to see what ARC classes are going in the state. An opportunity for local, county, and state employees to take ARC classes.

7. State Strike Team A company to Battalion, strength, from the Texas National Guard will deploy with direction from The Government Division Emergency Management to the Center of the Impacted Area. A logistic Hub will establish Security, Mass Care and Communications. The American Red Cross Strike Team will be part of the State Strike Team. See concept Draft Version 1.1 Initial support Team See Concept Strike Team 2/7/2005 See Strike Team SOP 2/7/2005 See Strike Team Loads 2/7/2005

8. Feeding 500,000 Meals The state would like to plan, exclude and sustain a feeding plan to feed 500,000 people a day. This is 1 million meals a day. The state is willing to provide funding.

9. National Response Plan- Catastrophic Incident Supplement Special Red Cross Planning Initiative Mass Care Planning Initiative Red Cross to take lead in meeting needs of up to 300,000 people need mass care for up to 90 days Envisions development of Personnel Equipment Logistical capability

10. Texas State Guard Training

11. Texas Information Center

12. Texas Sheltering Plan (TEEX) I am extremely encouraged and optimistic that we are closing in on the final objective of a two year effort to develop a comprehensive Shelter Plan for the evacuation of communities along the coast of Texas. There is and will always be, details and coordination to complete. It will never achieve 100%. However, we are far better than we have ever been. Your goal is to achieve Ninja Warrior: proficiency with the Shelter Data Base. Fundamental to success, especially for RlOs who are in hosting districts. I have approved an aggressive effort to achieve operational employment of the Shelter Plan. What will take place over the next three months will require your utmost cooperation and initiative. Beginning in April there will be a series of four Shelter Workshops conducted across the hosting area of operation. The purpose will provide an opportunity to jurisdictions how to use the data base. Secondly, it will provide an opportunity to input shelters other than those identified by the Red Cross.

13. Texas Special Needs Shelter