Hurricane Katrina Resources and Links
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Cash Sought To Help Hurricane Victims, Volunteers Should Not Self-Dispatch
For more information…
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18473
UPDATES FROM MAJOR GOVERNMENT SOURCES
National Hurricane Center
“The Bulk of This Season's Storms Still to Come.”
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
FEMA News & Response
Evacuees Cautioned Not To Re-Enter Damage Areas Prematurely
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Emergency management officials are appealing to residents of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who evacuated in advance of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall to stay put.
For the full story… http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18488
FEMA Responds to Powerful Hurricane Katrina
WASHINGTON, D.C. --FEMA has reported the following activities, as part of the ongoing federal response.
- FEMA’s emergency teams and resources are being deployed and configured for coordinated response to Hurricane Katrina. This includes pre-staging critical commodities such as ice, water, meals, and tarps in various strategic locations to be made available to residents of affected areas.
- FEMA’s Hurricane Liaison Team is onsite and working closely with the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla.
- FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center and Regional Response Coordination Centers in Atlanta, Ga., and Denton, Texas, are operating around the clock, coordinating the prepositioning of assets and responding to state requests for assistance.
- FEMA has deployed a National Emergency Response Team to Louisiana with a coordination cell positioned at the State Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge to facilitate state requests for assistance. In addition, four Advance Emergency Response Teams have been deployed to locations in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The teams include federal liaisons who work directly within county emergency operations centers to respond to critical needs as they are identified by local officials and prioritized by the state.
- Rapid Needs Assessment teams have been prestaged in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
- Nine Urban Search and Rescue task forces and incident support teams have been deployed. The task forces are from Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, and Missouri.
- Thirty-one teams from the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) have been deployed to staging areas in Anniston, Ala., Memphis, Tenn., Houston, Dallas, and New Orleans, including 23 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams. The teams bring truckloads of medical equipment and supplies with them and are trained to handle trauma, pediatrics, surgery and mental health problems. Two Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams are also included as part of NDMS assets deployed, which are able to support and rescue pets, and provide any needed veterinary medical care for rescue dogs.
- Voluntary agencies, important partners in disasters, are prepared to augment local government services with shelters, mobile feeding units, water and clean-up supplies.
- FEMA has 500 trucks of ice, 500 trucks of water and 350 trucks of meals ready to eat (MREs) available for distribution over the next 10 days.
For the full story:
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18471
States Offering Assistance to the
Katrina Victims
OVERVIEW BY STATE
Alabama
Alabama Local Site http://www.ema.alabama.gov/
Alabama http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4806
Alabama Declaration http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18479
Emergency Aid Authorized For Alabama http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18462
Florida
Florida Local Site http://www.fema.gov/goodbye/goodbye.jsp?url=http://www.floridadisaster.org/
Florida http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4805
Disaster Declaration Issued for Florida http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18459
Louisiana
Louisiana Local Site http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/
Emergency Aid Authorized For Louisiana http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18447
Louisiana http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4786
Louisiana Declaration http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18478
Mississippi
Mississippi Local Site http://www.fema.gov/goodbye/goodbye.jsp?url=http://www.msema.org/index.htm
Mississippi http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4787
Mississippi Declaration http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18474
Emergency Aid Authorized For Mississippi http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18460
RESPONSE & RECOVERY INFORMATION
How To Get Help From the Federal Government
How to get help>>
http://www.fema.gov/about/process/
Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process - A comprehensive fact sheet that describes the federal disaster declaration process. (PDF 61KB)
http://www.fema.gov/rrr/dec_guid.shtm
Institute of Business & Home Safety
IBHS Helps Home and Business Owners Begin Recovery Process After Hurricane Katrina
Tampa - The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has outlined key steps to help residents and business owners work toward recovery following Hurricane Katrina.... http://www.disastersafety.org/newsroom/view.asp?id=427
Proper Cleanup After Katrina Can Minimize Water Damage
If Hurricane Katrina caused leaks or flooding around your home or business, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) says proper cleanup will help minimize the potential damage water can cause....
http://www.disastersafety.org/newsroom/view.asp?id=426
From the Centers for Disease Control
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp
Key Facts About Hurricane Readiness Updated! July 20 Printable fact sheet on preparing for a hurricane, emergency supplies… http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/readiness.asp
Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery
Updated! July 20 Printable fact sheet on how to protect your health & safety after a hurricane…
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recovery.asp
Protect Your Health and Safety After A Hurricane
NEW! July 25 Summarized Printable fact sheet
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recoverysummary.asp
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