New Orleans Homeland Security Initiatives – Katrina and the Lessons Learned

1. New Orleans Homeland Security Initiatives – Katrina and the Lessons Learned

2. Planning Factors • Situation • A. City location/GEO factors • B. Population base/Entergy Heartland • C. Hospitals/Assisted living homes • D. Warning Time

3. Hurricane “PAM” • A. 20,000 Deaths • B. Intense Flooding • C. Evacuation Predictions

4. Plan Development A. Evacuation • 1. Multi-state/Parish • 2. Three phase 50/40/30 hours • 3. Coordinated through state B. Shelter of Last Resort • 1. Define • 2. After Curfew • 3. Transportation • 4. Security & Supplies • 5. Known Second Evacuation

5. Pre Storm 1. State & Federal Coordination • Begin Friday 26 August • Storm Shift Friday Night • Mandatory Evacuation/Success • Curfew • Open Refuge of last Resort

6. Storm • Early Morning Monday 29 August • Mid Day aware of levee issues • Search and Rescue • Initial Federal contact

7. Response • FEMA • State/National Guard • Title 10 Military • Evacuation • Superdome • Convention Center

8. Issues • Response Time • Use of Title 10 Military • Communications/Common Operating Picture • Command and Control • Logistics Movement Center/Push vs Pull

9. Required Improvements • Mission vs Compliance • Use of Title 10 • Clear Command and Control • National Rail and Shelter plan • Prepackaged “Push” Supplies • Evacuation Improvements (City Assisted Evacuation Plan)

10. Goal 1~Create and maintain an environment where the decision to evacuate becomes more desirable than remaining behind~ • In conjunction with state officials, enhance the sheltering plan to make it more “user friendly” • Provide more information early in the season to enable citizens to better formulate their own evacuation plans

11. Goal 2~Provide greater support to citizens who need special assistance~ • Medical “special needs” citizens. • Elderly, hospital cases • No self evacuation transportation available

12. Goal 3~Implement measures to greatly enhance the security of city resources~ • To include: • Accounting for and providing safety measures to city employees • Comprehensive plans to protect vehicles and other equipment items • Anti-looting plan

13. New Orleans City Assisted Evacuation Plan Model Timeline Buses with last passengers leave city Launch CAEP; Dispatch buses and Security AMTRAK leans forward with railcars City Hunkers Down Amtrak continues operations RTA begins Airport runs from 2 Staging Centers TSA/USDOT lean forward with packages TS Winds Reach Coastal LA Last Amtrak Train leaves City RTA begins pickups at 13 locations RTA ends pickups at 15 locations PHASE DOWN CAEP EXECUTE CAEP 6 40 24 36 30 12 84 60 58 54 0 72 50 Make Ready State Phase 1: Evacuation of areas outside of any levee protection system State Phase 3: Evacuation of areas north/east of the Mississippi River and south of Interstate 12; State implements Contraflow; Mayor orders Mandatory Evacuation NOPD, LSP, LANG, OPCS lean forward w/ security ~12 hrs prior to hurricane landfall State Phase 2: Evacuation of areas north of Intracoastal Canal & south/west of Interstate 10 and Mississippi River RTA, MSY, NOMCVB activating hurricane plans MSY Shuts Down State/Feds lean forward with Evacuation buses Note: This is only to be used as a guideline. It is thought to be a reasonable timeline; however, in practice, there may be more or less time available depending on the circumstances of the actual event.

14. City Assisted Evacuation Plan Shelters will be opened in anticipation of receiving evacuees Evacuee Processing Center (CERT) Processing teams will be sent in for registration Union Passenger Terminal Evacuee Processing Center (CERT Registration) Hospitals and care centers will evacuate by pre-arranged transportation. DHH is managing this activity Belle Chasse Hotel Staging Center 1 Center 2 Center 3 Hospitals & Care Centers Hotels The Morial Convention Center will be opened as an Evacuee Processing Center Evac Pick-up Locations RTA State or Regional Shelter Morial C.C. People will relocate to the convention center from various RTA Pick-up locations throughout the city Shelter EVAC Bus POV/CAB/Drop Off Homeland Security Command Cell will be activated Residences Needs Medical Resources (NMR) Security NOPD Nat. Guard Medical Unit Ambulance or Transport Security and Medical will be put in place prior to registration operations RTA Senior Citizens Rail Cars Shelter EVAC Bus Senior Centers Special Needs Screening AMTRAK will prepare to evacuate senior citizens and people with special needs AMTRAK Ambulance Special Needs Rail Cars RTA Hotel guests will self-evacuate. Any remaining visitors will be processed through one of three Hotel Staging Centers and shuttled to airport. EVAC Bus Other City Airport Hub Ambulance RTA Louis Armstrong Airport (Confirmed Flights) Hotel Shuttle, Bus, Cab, Limo