Hurricane Katrina LOGISTICS RESPONSE

Logistics Response

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”

The Katrina Dilemma  In this disaster, we did more than we ever did before, and did it faster  Truckloads of commodities  Rescues  Patients treated  Travel trailers set up  But we also had more unmet needs than in any disaster before

Commodities Distributed Truck LoadsUnits  Water 9, million liters (still supporting)  Ice 7, million lbs  MRE’s2,37552 million meals  Other3,660(cots, tarps and plastic sheeting, etc.)  Total22,635

Generators Used  Generators up to 125KW252  Generators 126KW to 5.2MW80  Total Generators332

Base Camp Status Base Camps for Response/Recovery Workers  Total Camps40 (24,440 beds)  Camps Closed36 (20,690 beds)  Current Camps 4 (3,750 beds)

Facilities Built and Supported Location Number JFO’s/AFO’s/Other Field Offices15 Disaster Recovery Centers57 Long Term Recovery Offices18 Warehouses 9 Staging Areas 4 Total103

What We Learned

Lack of Situational Awareness  Problems  Equipment  People  Shared processes

Staffing Issues  We are stretched very thin on capable, experienced staff  Most federal response team members are not primarily employed in response operations  For example, in the critical early response, FEMA could not adequately sustain 24-hour ERT operations  Policies inhibited a rapid buildup of federal personnel

Logistics Staffing Issues Severe Logistics Staffing Shortfalls NDMS / US&R IMT support DMORT Task Force Log staffing never did get fixed JFO Logistics staffing critical from day one to now All entities competing for same scarce staffing resources

Fed/State/Local Relationships  The local governments nearly collapsed  Need to prepare for Continuity of Government support in future disasters (e.g., Civil Affairs specialists)  “Pull” versus “push”. Stafford Act versus ICS  Need to strengthen emergency management capability at the State and local level  People  Training  Need buy-in  Loans instead of grants would create more fiscal responsibility

Logistics Issues  Fuel shortages  Oxygen shortages  Need pre-negotiated contracts  Need to pre-stage commodities, even in the impact zone  Lack of credit cards, warrant capability in the field

Logistics Action Items  Need to do better next time Coordinate, Coordinate, Coordinate! Reduce/eliminate duplication of effort and resources Training – need an accreditation process (ex: red cards) Remember that we fight as we train Coordinate, Coordinate, Coordinate!

Logistics Initiatives for 2006  Interagency Agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency  National Stand-By Contracts  Oxygen Supplier  Equipment Rental Services  Material Handling Equipment  Forklifts  Pallet Jacks  Propane  Total Asset Visibility – Phase I  Base Camps  Strategic Positioning  Pre-Positioned Equipment (PEP) Program  Training Courses – Joint Mobilization Center / Federal Operating Staging Area

NDMS and US&R Field Replenishment and Re-Supply  Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) / Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) and FEMA  Online Ordering from prime vendors  Use of Electronic Catalog (ECAT) system for total catalog / total delivered price system  DLA/DSCP Acquisition services  Able to deliver to FEMA Logistics Centers or direct to field sites  Purchase Cards  FEMA Acquisitions Contracting Officers with single purchase limits to support MST/IST  Select NDMS Logistics Chiefs with purchase cards to support local purchases under $2500  Additional National Standby Contracts  Oxygen Supplier  Equipment Rental Services

Total Asset Visibility  Total Asset Visibility Phase I for Hurricane Season 2006  Phase I: the ability to inventory and track certain commodities with GPS satellite tracking devices, “trading partners management” and “warehouse management” software systems, in Regions IV and VI.  A bridge contract for technical support to FEMA for the remainder of calendar year 2006.

TAV Phase I

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