Hurricane Pam Exercise July 16-23, 2004 Date Here

Overview Concept Scenario Accomplishments Exercise Participants Final Products from Exercise The Future

Concept Unique Process –First Ever Post-Storm Exercise in Louisiana –Used a Scenario-Based Exercise to Drive Development of an Integrated Joint Plan for Responding to a Catastrophic Hurricane –Used Breakout Rooms and Action Rooms for Planning for Specific Topics Defining Reality in July 2004

Scenario Pam was a strong, slow-moving (≈ 5 MPH) Category 3 Hurricane with sustained winds of 120 MPH at landfall Spawned tornados and generated a storm surge which left the majority of New Orleans under feet of water Pam would’ve been costliest and deadliest hurricane in U.S. history

Scenario 97% lost landline communications and commercial power 77% of structures destroyed Over 1.1 million people could not return to their homes Over 30 million cubic yards of debris generated 237,000 cubic yards of household hazardous waste was uncontained

Accomplishments Produced Outlined Base Plan and Functional Plans through Action Rooms –HAZMAT –Un-watering of Levee-Enclosed Areas (New Orleans) –Billeting of Federal Response Personnel –Donations Management/Volunteer Resources –Distribution Plan for Water/Ice/Power –Public Information –Transition from Rescue to Temporary Housing –Reentry and Access Control

Accomplishments Produced Functional Plans through Breakout Rooms –Schools –Search & Rescue –Sheltering –Temporary Housing –Temporary Medical Care –Debris

Exercise Participants 15 Federal Agencies 20 State Agencies 13 Parishes 5 Volunteer Agencies LOHSEP FEMA Region VI FEMA HQ IEM

Final Products from Exercise Bridging document between Local/State plans and federal plans (Base Plan) Functional plans and annex’s Action Plans with checklists and trigger points Emphasis on integration with existing plans and developing sufficient detail to facilitate response planning

The Future Phase 1A –Three Working Groups Return for Additional Planning Medical Shelters Temp Housing Phase 2 –Full Functional Annexes to the Base Plan –Second Exercise to Work on Additional Topics: Transportation External – Public Affairs Communications Financial/Insurance/Cash Flow Mass Feeding Security

Hurricane Pam Exercise 2004