Humanitarian Logistics and Healthcare

1. Humanitarian Logistics and Healthcare Military Support of Natural Disasters POC: LGLO Deliver excellence in logistics support

2. Overview • Why use the military • Stafford Act • Capabilities • Restrictions • Case Study – Hurricane Sandy • DOMOPS • Questions

3. Why Use The Military • Rapid Response • Supply large scale response capability • Housing • Transportation • Heavy equipment • Distribution • Communications • Manpower • Self sustaining • Built in command structure

4. Stafford Act • Authorizes the President to make federal aid available to states stricken by natural or man-made disaster • Provides statutory authority for employing U.S. Armed Forces • Upon request of the governor, military aid available for no more than 10 days prior to Presidential declaration of federal emergency • Governor of affected state must declare that the situation is beyond the states effective response capability

5. Stafford Act • Governor’s determination must include a detailed definition of type and amount of aid required • Governor must implement the state’s emergency response plan and provide information regarding resources committed

6. Stafford Act • Immediate Response Authority • Allows commanders to provide resources and assistance prior to declaration under the Stafford Act when a disaster overwhelms the capabilities of local authorities • Examples • Rescue • Evacuation • Medical treatment

7. Roles – What Can We Do • Medical Care and Shelter • Logistical Support • Air Traffic Control • Distribution • Protection • Search and Rescue • Debris removal and road clearance • Advisory capacities (C2) • Patrolling civilian areas for health and welfare

8. Roles – What Can’t We do • Law Enforcement – Posse Comitatus Act (1878). Prohibits/limits military law enforcement authority outside of martial law • Not applicable to Coast Guard • Patrolling affected areas for security • Perform any function of civil government unless absolutely necessary • Must turn over to civilian authority at earliest opportunity

9. EMAC • Emergency Management Assistance Compact • Interstate mutual aid agreement • Facilitates state to state support • Personnel • Equipment • Accountability of all commodities is extremely important

10. Hurricane Sandy

11. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Monday, October 22 NOAA National Weather Service issued public advisories throughout the day to inform that Tropical Depression 18 had officially become Tropical Storm Sandy with maximum sustained winds of near 40 miles per hour.

12. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Tuesday, October 23 The NOAA National Weather Service issued advisories indicating that a Tropical Storm watch would be potentially required for portions of South Florida and the Florida Keys beginning that evening.

13. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Wednesday, October 24 FEMA begins to monitor Hurricane Sandy, the eighteenth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season. At 5:00 AM EST, the NOAA National Weather Service issued Tropical Storm watches  for the east coast of Florida from Jupiter Inlet south and west to Flamingo, including Florida Bay; and for the Florida Upper Keys from Ocean Reef southward to Craig Key.

14. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Thursday, October 25 FEMA regional offices in Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston, closely monitored Hurricane Sandy located in the eastern Caribbean Sea with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour, and remained in close coordination with state emergency management partners in Florida and the potentially affected southeast, Mid-Atlantic and New England states.

15. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Friday, October 26 FEMA deploys Incident Management Assistance Teams and liaison officers to Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont to assist states with coordination.

16. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Friday, October 26 President Obama is briefed on updates to Hurricane Sandy and federal actions to prepare for the storm as it continued to move toward the United States mainland. The President directed FEMA to ensure that all available federal resources were being brought to bear to support state and local responders in potentially affected areas along the eastern seaboard as they prepared for the severe weather.

17. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Friday, October 26 U.S. Northern Command deployed Regional Defense Coordinating Officers (DCO), and portions of the Defense Coordinating Element (DCE), in advance of the storm, to validate, plan and coordinate Department of Defense (DOD) support of FEMA's response operations and to facilitate DOD support of life-saving and response operations.

18. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Friday, October 26 U.S. National Guard positioned more than 61,000 National Guard personnel along the eastern seaboard.  The National Guards in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia coordinated with authorities in preparation for Hurricane Sandy's landfall.

19. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Saturday, October 27 Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate reached out to the governors of Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and the mayors of New York and Washington, D.C., to make sure the governors' and mayors' teams had the support they need in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. National Guards in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia continued to coordinate with state authorities.

20. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Sunday, October 28 President Obama signed emergency declarations  for Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maryland,  Massachusetts, New Jersey  and New York due to Hurricane Sandy, making available federal support to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety.  These declarations allow FEMA to provide resources directly to state, tribal and local government engaged in life-saving and sustaining activities.

21. Hurricane Sandy Timeline U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) mobilized Planning and Response Teams (PRTs) and other resources to support temporary power generator requirements. Multiple assets were put on alert including teams for debris management, temporary roofing, commodities Distribution, and temporary housing.

22. Hurricane Sandy Timeline October 29, 2012 FEMA positioned more than 1,500 FEMA personnel along the East Coast to support disaster preparedness and response operations, including search and rescue, situational awareness, communications and logistical support.  In addition, 28 teams comprised of 294 FEMA Corps members were pre-staged to support Sandy.

23. E-mail to 104 FW Members Hurricane Sandy is off the East Coast of Florida tracking North. The currently modeling has it tracking toward the coast of New Jersey with us on the northeast side of the storm. The storm is expected to make landfall on Tuesday. Some notes: - Use this weekend wisely to prepare you and your family - We are looking for volunteers to fill the following missions beginning on Monday: Initial request for SAD authorization - 104FW, all starting orders on Monday, 29 Oct 12: - 26 pax for security mission (2 x 13-man teams) - 40 pax for chainsaw teams (10 x 4-man teams) - 8 pax for JISCC support - 8 pax for Damage Assessment Teams (DATs) - 4 pax for LNO support to the Region 3/4 MEMA location - Agawam - 8 pax for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - The initial request for volunteers is for 3 days, with the potential to be longer. If we do not have volunteers we will have to direct personnel to SAD. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact your commander.

24. Hurricane Sandy Timeline More than 7,400 National Guard forces placed on duty to support the governors of New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maryland.  These forces provide assistance to local first responders and FEMA with critical tasks such and assistance at evacuation  shelters, route clearance, search and rescue and delivery of essential equipment and supplies.

25. Hurricane Sandy Timeline Hurricane Sandy makes landfall

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27. Hurricane Sandy Timeline October 30 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signs EMAC authorizing logistics assistance requested by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. MA NG companies depart for Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY Capabilities: Fuel dispensing, personnel/cargo vehicles, welfare patrol

28. Hurricane Sandy Timeline October 31 MA ANG assets depart for Floyd Bennett Field Capabilities: Fuel dispensing Floyd Bennett Field Logistic Center becomes fully operational

29. Hurricane Sandy Timeline November 1 Air Reserve from March ARB, California begin airlifting supplies and equipment to Stewart ANGB, Newburgh, NY

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33. Floyd Bennett Field • Joint Operations Center in Brooklyn NY • Housed military, FEMA, Red Cross, police, emergency responders • Distribution Center for water, food, fuel

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46. DOMOPS Keys • Accountability: Someone has to pay the bill • Personnel Status: Title 32 vs. Title 10 • C2: Civilian authority vs. military C2 • Pitfalls: Long term military assistance may drive an atmosphere of entitlement • Prevent against abuse

47. Questions?