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Past
Warnings, Present Discussions & Future Predictions
- Washing Away: A 5-part Special Report from the Times Picayune
Read the report written by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein, staff
writers for the Times Picayune. This report, published in 2002, dealt
with the risks facing New Orleans. www.nola.com/hurricane/?/washingaway
- The FEMA Drill on Worst Case New Orleans Scenario
From the Chicago Tribune:
Ex-officials say weakened FEMA botched response
Government disaster officials had an action plan if a major hurricane
hit New Orleans. They simply didn't execute it when Hurricane Katrina
struck. More than a million residents were "evacuated" in the table-top
scenario as 120 m.p.h. winds and 20 inches of rain caused widespread
flooding that supposedly trapped 300,000 people in the city. www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0509030220sep03,1,5525666.story?coll=chi-news-hed
- Revolution Needed in U.S. Emergency Management
The EIIP will host a 'live chat' presentation and interactive Q&A session
on September 14, 2005, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time. The topic
will be a discussion of whether the threat of terrorism and existing
Homeland Security law and public policy require a revolutionary change
to radically transform what 'emergency management' will mean in the
future. This topic was a subject of debate at FEMA's Higher Education
Project annual conference earlier this summer.
To know more go to www.emforum.org/vforum/050914.htm
- Forbes Report: The $100 Billion Hurricane
"We haven't seen the worst case scenario by any stretch of
the imagination," says Roger Pielke Jr., director of the Center for
Science, Technology and Policy Research at the University of Colorado.
Click
HERE.
Response, Recovery
& Rebuilding
- North American Center For Emergency Communications Needs Help
Due to the extreme and wide spread damage to the communications infrastructure
in the wake of hurricane Katrina, NACEC is preparing to send a team
of radio communications specialists into the effected area. The plan
is to bring in mobile and portable radio communications and provide
it to those organizations that are providing large scale victim support
operations. They are in need of large quantities of commercial radio
communications equipment. If your company would like to assist, please
get in contact with NACEC. Visit www.nacec.org
- Small Business Disaster Survival Guide
When the winds build and disaster strikes, some tips on how to get back
to work fast. Click
HERE.
- Google Is Everywhere
Now its new map technology is helping hurricane victims and their families
track damage and each other. Click
HERE.
- Commentary: Recovery Through Logistics
Of course it won't be easy for New Orleans to return to normalcy, but
the key is in planning and execution. Click
HERE.
Resources
- Missing Persons
Disaster Victim Information System
The DVIS system being offered, without charge, to all shelter operator
organizations in serving the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Shelter operators
can contact DVIS office. A short training program is available online
which will allow the organization to start using the system at their
shelter locations in about an hour.
If you are near a shelter or in communications with an organization
that is operating a shelter, please call this service and website to
their attention. It will help them to reunite families and reduce a
tremendous amount of victim stress!
Use This Link To Conduct A DVIS Search For Missing Family Members.
CNN Web Site--In Katrina's Path: People Reported safe
CNN.com has been posting the names of those who wish to let loved ones
know they are all right after the storm. If you were in Katrina's path
and want to post your name here, please send an e-mail to the Hurricane
Victims Desk. For each person you are reporting for the list, include
first and last name, age, hometown, state and a brief message. You may
also include a phone number or e-mail address where those on the list
may be reached. The list will be updated regularly.
National Hotline To Locate Missing Hurricane Victims Established
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the National Center for Missing
& Exploited Children (NCMEC) to set up a coordinated missing persons
process to locate and reunite Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Alabama. NCMEC staff is working through the weekend and
will have the Katrina Missing Persons Hotline, 1-888-544-5475, operational
at 12:00 Noon Eastern time on Monday, September 5, 2005. Photographs,
names, and physical descriptions of missing adults, missing children,
and found children from hurricane-stricken areas will be posted to NCMEC's
web site at www.missingkids.com
Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Victims of Hurricane Katrina can locate relatives through the International
Red Cross. In an effort to help restore family links, the ICRC offers
the following services to all those seeking information about relatives
who may have been affected by the hurricane. Click here for more information.
www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina/locate
- Housing Information
Hurricane Katrina has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
But thousands of people throughout the region are stepping up to offer
free shelter to those in need. 164,346 beds volunteered so far! For
more information, visit www.hurricanehousing.org
- Federal Programs
Individual Assistance Programs
There are individual
assistance programs that assist people and businesses following
a disaster. The Public Assistance Program provides supplemental federal
disaster grant assistance to help state and local governments and certain
private non-profit organizations rebuild.
Emergency
Response and Salvage Steps
Mobile Emergency
Response Support (MERS)
Disaster
Assistance for Older Americans
FTC
Consumer Alert -- After A Disaster: Repairing Your Home
How You Can
Apply
for Disaster Assistance?
Get
In Touch With My Family?
Afford
To Rebuild?
Help When
Disaster Strikes?
Assist
People with Disabilities in a Disaster
- Mental Health
National Mental Health Information Center
Hurricane
Katrina and Disaster Relief Information
Emergency
Mental Health and Traumatic Stress, Disaster Mental Health Programs
How to Help
- Former Presidents Unite to Create a Fund
President Bush has asked the former presidents to lead the Bush-Clinton
Katrina Fund. This fund will serve as an umbrella organization for
the three special funds established by Governors of Alabama, Louisiana
and Mississippi and will focus on collecting donations to assist in
the long-term recovery plan for the states affected by this terrible
tragedy. www.bushclintonkatrinafund.com
- A List of Charities
FEMA offers a list of organizations for those seeking to assist victims
of Hurricane Katrina. www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18473
To Donate Cash
American Red Cross (800) HELP NOW (435-7669) English; (800) 257-7575 Spanish
Operation Blessing (800) 436-6348
America's Second Harvest (800) 344-8070
To Donate Cash or Volunteer
Adventist Community Services (800) 381-7171
B'nai B'rith International (888) 388-4224
Catholic Charities, USA (800) 919-9338
Christian Disaster Response (941) 956-5183 or (941) 551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (800) 848-5818
Church World Service (800) 297-1516
Convoy of Hope (417) 823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response (800) 638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service (717) 859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response (888) 256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (800) 872-3283
Salvation Army (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief (800) 462-8657, ext. 6133
United Methodist Committee on Relief (800) 554-8583
United Jewish Communities (877) 277-2477
Union for Reform
Judaism
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