Dramatically Increasing The Amount Of Relief Supplies

FEMA Commodities

 Implemented use of computer portable registration in shelters to speed victim registration and re-unification  Doubling tele-registration capability to 200,000 per day to increase access to disaster aid  Doubling housing inspections capability to 20,000 per day to more quickly process claims  Red Cross collects annual shelter inventory from field in May - will be available June 1  13,000 mobile homes and 3,000 travel trailers available to speed up availability of temporary housing Improving Victim Assistance

Mission Assignments Examples of Pre-scripted Mission Assignments  Rotary Wing Support – Medium & Heavy  Transportation – Tactical & Strategic  Communications – 1 st Responder, 25, & 75-user packs  Route Clearance  DCO/DCE Mission Assignment  Aerial Damage Assessment  Engineering Support  Mass Feeding  Mobilization Centers  Operational Staging Areas  Fuel Distribution Points  Emergency Relief/Supplies – Distribution Points  Medical Evacuation  Medical Support 31 mission assignments by June 1 13 were pre-scripted last year 31 mission assignments by June 1 13 were pre-scripted last year Federal providers:  Dept. of Agriculture  Coast Guard  National Communications System  Dept. of Defense  Environmental Protection Agency  Dept. of Energy  U.S. Forest Service  National Geospatial Intelligence Agency  Dept. of Health and Human Services  Dept. of Justice  Occupational Health & Safety Administration  National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration  Federal Protective Service  Dept. of Transportation

Historic Hurricanes Courtesy of US National Guard

Critical RecommendationStatus 1. Co-Locate Decision Makers, Pre-designate PFO’s 2. Prepare for Pre-Positioning of JFO 3. Establish Rapidly Deployable Communications 4. Co-Locate Department of Defense Officials 5. Establish Pre-Staging Locations And Tracking Systems 6. Develop Rosters of Officials for Disaster Operations 7. Upgrade the Emergency Alert System 8. Encourage States to Pre-Contract for Supplies/Debris Removal 9. Improve Dispersion of Federal Funds 10. Improve Customer Service/Fraud Protections 11. Complete Review of State Evacuation Plans STATUS OF THE 11 CRITICAL ACTIONS RECOMMENDED IN THE KATRINA LESSONS-LEARNED REVIEWS

ADM Tim Keating This Brief is Classified: UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Northern Command Preparation for Hurricane Season May 06

National Guard Coordination. Hosted USNORTHCOM Commander’s Hurricane Conference. Met with 54 Adjutants General. Established permanent National Guard desk in USNORTHCOM Command Center. Participated fully in USNORTHCOM Legal Conference. Coordinating access to Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) missions. Interagency Coordination. Supporting FEMA and State of Louisiana with 8 USNORTHCOM planners in Baton Rouge Providing Defense Coordinating Officers to the ten Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions. Continuing conferences / tabletops since Katrina. Hosting bi-weekly video teleconference with Department of Homeland Security / FEMA / National Guard. Hosted Federal Coordinating Officer and Defense Coordinating Officer Conference.

Communications Exchanged liaison officers with DHS/National Communications System, National Guard Bureau, FEMA/Joint Field Office Participated in Emergency Support Function #2 (Communications) Operations Plan Development Developed 3 pre-scripted communications Mission Assignments (MAs) Drafted communications request for forces and identified assets from the Services and Joint Communications Support Element (i.e. voice, video, and data packages to support a small command post or large joint task force) Procured gap-filler cellular network packages (USNORTHCOM 1, FEMA 7) cell phones laptops - satellite terminal - radio bridging Procured 300 satellite phones for distribution Conducted 2 Major Interoperable Communications Exercises with interagency / DoD mission partners Will have participated in 7 disaster Communications Table Top Exercises by 22 June 2006 Provided a USNORTHCOM Communications planner to Louisiana/New Orleans to assist in developing an emergency communications plan Provided an unclassified, Internet based situational awareness picture and established a link into DHS’ Homeland Security Information Network picture

Tracking Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) partnership and logistics preparations Pre-positioning of stocks (food, water and ice) at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Logistics Centers FEMA Procurement of MREs (3 million meals) – maintained in DLA warehouses (DLA has flexibility to ship from warehouse that best supports impact area.) Improved in-transit visibility reduces need for short notice airlift DLA primary source to DHS / FEMA for: Emergency meals (MREs and commercial type meals) Fuel Pharmaceuticals & Medical/Surgical Supplies Logistics

Damage Assessment Department Homeland Security (DHS) produces the National Assessment. USNORTHCOM has constructed a supporting process to task, conduct, process, and disseminate damage assessments: – Assessment divided into pre-storm, immediate post-landfall (first 24 hours), and follow-on timeframes. – Will employ ground, rotary wing, fixed wing, and space assets.

Summary When directed, USNORTHCOM is ready to support DHS Conducted numerous coordination exercises and conferences Incorporated Katrina lessons learned Leaning forward to provide DoD capabilities when directed, including: Search and Rescue Robust communications Strategic and tactical lift Air/Ground damage assessment Facilities Engineering expertise Medium/Heavy lift helicopters Medical support Airspace control Forces afloat

The National Guard Hurricane Readiness

Situation 17 Named Storms predicted for 2006 (Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, April 2006) 9 Hurricanes predicted for 2006 (Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, April 2006) 5 of the Hurricanes predicted for 2006 will be classified as Major (Categories 3-5 on the Saffir- Simpson Scale) (Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, April 2006)

The National Guard organizes, equips, and trains military forces to provide a rapid response capability to assist Civil Authorities in response to natural disasters, catastrophic events or to deter/counter Homeland Security threats. The National Guard supports the Governor and supplements local, State, or Federal agencies’ efforts to save lives and reduce human suffering, restore civil order, and maintain communications and continuity of government. Mission Statement

Mandate Preposition and stage overwhelming force to immediately respond in support of civilian authorities to: 1.Save lives – evacuation and rescue 2.Preserve or restore civil order 3.Maintain or reestablish communications 4.Ensure continuity of operations and government Preposition and stage robust National Guard forces and capabilities to immediately respond in support of civilian authorities to:

A Capable Response Unity Of Effort Governors Retain Command & Control of National Guard Forces Shared Situational Awareness Robust /Interoperable Communications Transparency of Availability of Forces

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