Louisiana Unified Shelter Plan

1. Louisiana Unified Shelter Plan

2. Purpose of USP • One mass care plan for state that’s applicable for all hazards regardless of size and scope • Defines roles and responsibilities non profits and government at local, state and federal level • Establishes standards for shelters • Mass Care levels

3. All Hazards Approach • All parishes are sheltering parish • Changing mindset – paradigm shift • I 10 rule • “Sector C” Not a sheltering parish

4. All Hazards Approach Fear of identifying shelters in local jurisdictions Tool for local planning – emphasizes that all planning is local, state won’t direct state buses

5. Roles & responsibilities Parish Offices of Emergency Management ESF 6 leads and Support Agencies Redefines the Shelter Task Force Shelter Inventory Subcommittee GOHSEP American Red Cross

6. Shelter Standards Challenges developing level of standards that doesn’t box in at local level or rule out possibilities Basic level, different hazards have different requirements

7. Mass Care Levels

8. Mass Care Levels

12. Expected Benefits Common understanding of plan – single plan to work to from Maximizes opportunities to increase in state capacity Sets common goals and objectives for Mass Care in Louisiana – Safe, Secure & Sanitary

13. Point to Point Sheltering Francis Hymel, LEM Dawson Primes

14. Hurricane Gustav • Advised of shelter space available 12 hrs. prior to departure • 287 citizens on school buses ready for transport to northern Louisiana • Shelters were full before buses left St. James Parish

15. Hurricane Gustav • Impromptu point-to-point with Tangipahoa Parish • Tangipahoa found building • St. James Parish had the shelter workers • There was no plans for P2P prior to this event

16. Pitfalls of Impromptu P2P • Initial facility lost electricity, had no generator back-up, thus producing unsanitary conditions • No provisions were planned for- i.e., food, water, etc. (Note-residents were advised to have 72 hrs. of food water per person.)

17. Lessons Learned • P2P MOU • Tangipahoa found a school that was not used for their shelters • Plans in place for this facility along with lay-out with assistance of Tangipahoa OEP • Generator in place • RFP with Piccadilly Cafeterias for food (2 hots and 1 cold)

18. New Annexes – Concepts • Independent Assembly Sites (IAS) • A facility that may be providing temporary mass care housing during an evacuation of an area in preparation for or due to an emergency or disaster. • These facilities are opened without recognition or support by local or state governments and are not affiliated with any Non Governmental Organization (NGO).

19. New Annexes - Concepts Shelter Capacity Reporting Mass Care and Data Management

20. Shelter Reporting Flow

21. Reporting Timeline • Evacuation Phase • DCFS via the Phoenix System – Near Real-time • ARC via NSS – Midnight and noon • Parishes via WebEOC – • Sheltering Phase • DCFS via the Phoenix System – Near Real-time • ARC via NSS – Midnight and noon • Parishes via WebEOC –

22. Future of Sheltering & Mass Care How do we build capacity?

23. Future of Sheltering & Mass Care Public Information – How do we communicate with the public? Role of Social Media

24. Future of Sheltering & Mass Care Expectation Management

25. Questions?