1 / 12

C ONNECTING FOR A R ESILIENT A MERICA

Ramesh Kolluru, Ph.D. Executive Director, NIMSAT Institute. June 3, 2010. C ONNECTING FOR A R ESILIENT A MERICA. Mission. To enhance disaster resiliency by Conducting research Developing innovative tools to support homeland security & emergency management

jael-elliott
Download Presentation

C ONNECTING FOR A R ESILIENT A MERICA

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ramesh Kolluru, Ph.D. Executive Director, NIMSAT Institute June 3, 2010 CONNECTINGFOR A RESILIENT AMERICA

  2. Mission • To enhance disaster resiliency by • Conducting research • Developing innovative tools to support homeland security & emergency management • Education, training, outreach and operational support • Research and consequence modeling • Critical infrastructures • Supply chains • People and communities

  3. NIMSAT Institute’s Response to Gustav/Ike • Consequence Models for Critical Infrastructures • Post-disaster analysis of 120 petroleum, natural gas, chemical and electricity facilities (CITGO Refinery, Entergy, Henry Hub, LOOP, Port Fourchon, etc.) • Economic impact to Oil & Gas industry: $7.6B - $8.3B • Public-Private Partnerships • Mobilized private sector supply chains, as needed: $23.8 million • Enhanced Situational Awareness: shortages of fuel • Decision Support Tools • Recommended closures of PODs & Allocation of generators to gas stations

  4. Research: Regional CIKR Analysis • Performing interdependency and supply chain analysis of all CIKR assets across the Gulf of Mexico region • Analyze consequences resulting from hazards to CIKR in support of homeland security and emergency management (HSEM), across the 18 CIKR sectors • Collecting asset-level data to be utilized when analyzing consequences • Work with local, state and regional HSEM to prioritize CIKR based on risk

  5. National/Regional Gasoline Supply Model Two pipelines: Colonial and Plantation.Shortages in Alabama

  6. Development: Advanced Technologies Supercomputing, Visualization and GIS Technologies 3D Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Decision Support Tools and Applications

  7. Development: CIKR Economic Impact • Based on the “Hazard Profile” (storm surge): • Develop predictive and post-event models that quantify economic impact of disruptions to CIKR

  8. Development:Fuel Demand-Supply Model • Based on Hurricane Evacuation Models: • Develop model to predict gasoline demand by evacuating traffic • Monitor & Mobilize fuel supply chains

  9. Development: Points of Distribution • Based on the “Hazard Profile”: • Determine the need for PODS, optimal locations and phased teardown, based on private sector

  10. Outreach: LA BEOC (www.labeoc.org) A Partnership Of

  11. LA BEOC Mission To support disaster management in Louisiana by • developing an accurate understanding of economic impacts to critical infrastructures and major economic drivers • coordinating businesses and volunteer organizations with the public sector Through the Louisiana BEOC, the State of Louisiana will • improve disaster preparedness and response • reduce reliance on FEMA and other federal assistance • maximize business, industry and economic stabilization • return the business environment to normal operations quickly 

  12. NIMSAT Role:Decision Support • Develop models, as illustrated • Composite models and provide outputs for “Decision Support” based on best available situational awareness • Unified Incident Command Decision Support (UICDS)

More Related