Government non-military Hurricane Katrina disaster relief

1 government non-military

1.1 federal
1.2 state , local
1.3 americorps

government non-military
federal

some disaster recovery response katrina began before storm, federal emergency management agency preparations ranged logistical supply deployments mortuary team refrigerated trucks. however, federal government s overall lack of response has been criticized since events occurred.

president george w. bush asked secretary michael chertoff of department of homeland security coordinate federal response. chertoff designated michael brown, head of fema principal federal official lead deployment , coordination of federal response resources , forces in gulf coast region.

a fema urban search , rescue task force in louisiana after hurricane katrina.

fema deployed 28 of urban search & rescue task forces 11 going mississippi , 7 louisiana. remaining 10 us&r task forces deployed texas staging areas. fema deployed 29 disaster medical assistance teams (dmat); 5 disaster mortuary operational response teams (dmort); 2 veterinary medical assistance teams (vmat); , 1 mental health team louisiana , 10 dmats, 5 dmorts, 2 vmats, , 1 mental health team mississippi.

fema partnered department of transportation send 1700 trucks of water, ice, , ready-to-eat meals. department of transportation sending 390 trucks carrying water, tarpaulins, , mobile homes , forklifts. united states public health service activated , sent dozens of officers supervise medical response. though hurricane closed several airports time come, federal aviation administration rushed reopen 1 runway @ louis armstrong new orleans international airport relief flights begin.

a summary of other federal responses

department of homeland security

the jones act temporarily waived allowing foreign flagged vessels transport cargo 1 u.s. port u.s. port.
united states coast guard personnel , assets on country deployed in area including 29 coast guard cutters , 52 aircraft. coast guard has recalled 550 reservists active duty , has authorization recall 800 reservists.


the department of education coordinating enrollment of displaced students in school districts across country.
the department of housing , urban development announced special 90-day moratorium on foreclosures of fha-insured properties in presidentially declared disaster areas.
the environmental protection agency has temporarily allowed supply gasoline , diesel fuels not meet standards emissions through september 15, 2005. epa collecting , analyzing flood water samples biological , chemical contaminants.
the department of energy has loaned oil strategic petroleum reserve under short-term contractual agreements, returned reserve once supply conditions return normal.
the department of labor announced national emergency grant establish approximately 10,000 temporary jobs eligible dislocated workers in recovery , clean-up efforts underway in mississippi.
the united states peace corps sent 272 returned peace corps volunteers katrina zone serve crisis corps volunteers , assist fema in relief , reconstruction efforts. first , time peace corps volunteers have been deployed within u.s.
congress passed katrina emergency tax relief act (ketra) of 2005 (h.r. 3768) temporarily extended deadlines related tax returns, payments or other time-sensitive activities in affected area until february 2006.


president george w. bush discussing hurricane katrina relief on september 8, 2005.

on friday, september 2, 2005, reuters published article stating 5 silver fox uavs (the same uavs being used in iraq , afghanistan intelligence gathering) equipped thermal imaging technology going used in search , rescue missions in new orleans. pennsylvanian republican representative curt weldon stated able bypass government bureaucracy , obtain uavs unnamed private company. weldon stated uavs being shipped baton rouge , requested deployment of military personnel capable of operating uavs , can in operation within hours of arrival.

the department of homeland security issued these key statistics of 10 a.m. on september 3, 2005:

lives saved—11,500
citizens evacuated—25,000
water distributed fema—6.7 million liters
mres distributed fema—1.9 million
u.s. coast guard—4,000
national guard—22,000
fema responders—5,000

several carnival cruise ships have been chartered american government provide housing require it. salt lake tribune reported on september 4, 2005 authorities had requested aid workers not disclose final destination of making transit because few had caused ruckus upon finding heading location held in disfavor.

state , local

governor kathleen babineaux blanco s new orleans hurricane relief foundation created on august 30, 2005. local governments across u.s. sent aid in form of ambulances, search teams , disaster supplies. shelters house displaced established far away utah. arkansas department of parks , tourism contacted travelers having reservations @ state parks see if travelers voluntarily give reservations persons fleeing katrina, in southern part of state refugees had taken shelter (at lake chicot state park, across louisiana state line, 26-member family new orleans, including grandmother on oxygen, occupied 7 of park s cabins). in event, refugees @ state parks not evicted prior reservations, , reservations no room either space @ state park or gift certificate.

arkansas visitors information centers in texarkana, el dorado, helena, , lake village directed refugees shelters , hotels/motels available space.

governor mike huckabee issued proclamation releasing $75,000 of state funds assist shelters in 14 southern , delta counties in arkansas. @ least 850 members of arkansas national guard have been activated , sent louisiana , mississippi. governor huckabee announced state departments of health , human services , emergency management arkansas pharmacists association provide free emergency prescriptions , access dialysis machines.

schools , colleges across country enrolled students displaced storm despite uncertainty on funding come from. u.s. education secretary margaret spellings said on september 12 372,000 elementary , high school students had been displaced. on 715 schools closed @ least 36 heavy damaged or destroyed. 100,000 college students displaced , @ least 15 colleges still closed @ time. primary , secondary schools required educate homeless students in district , 25 states reported having taken in katrina victims. fema declared opening temporary schools , hiring mental health counselors reimbursable hiring of teachers , buying of books not be.

1000 firefighters volunteered sent affected region, home towns picking tab provide cover in absence. fema had them handing out leaflets, while on september 5 first assignment 50-strong team atlanta stand beside president bush tours devastated areas.

americorps

americorps sent several crews texas, mississippi , louisiana in response hurricane katrina , hurricane rita. crews originated 2 main organizations, national civilian community corps (nccc) , washington conservation corps (wcc), smaller americorps organizations such americorps st. louis emergency response team (ert). crews performed number of relief tasks hurricane survivors, including support on fema/carnival cruise lines shelter ship, tarping damaged roofs, , debris removal. of beginning of 2006, americorps teams have been involved in rebuilding efforts in louisiana , mississippi. of may 2006, americorps reported continue send relief affected areas.