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Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana

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.

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Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana

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  1. Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana

  2. Shelters

  3. 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”

  4. Major Problems • Emergency Management architecture does not hold up in catastrophic events • Capability at state and local level • Do not have trained, staffed, and equipped federal response teams • Leadership and management

  5. Major Problems (continued) • Financial management of disasters • Immediate Response Authority • Recovery Programs

  6. “Going Home”

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