Planning for and Managing the Highway Transportation Component of Evacuations: FEMA, USACE and FHWA NTOC Webinar, November 30, 2005 John Gambel National Program Coordinator, National Hurricane Program, Mitigation Division Federal Emergency Management Administration Regina McElroy Director, Office of Transportation Operations Federal Highway Administration
Agenda Overview National Hurricane Program Key Upcoming Activities
National Hurricane Program – Partners FEMA NOAA/NWS US DOT USACE Others
National Hurricane Program – Products (Highway Evacuation Related) Hurricane Evacuation Studies HURREVAC software Storm Surge Mapping Post Storm Assessment Hurricane Liaison Team
National Hurricane Program – Products (Highway Evacuation Related), cont’d. Evacuation Transportation Information System Evacuation Liaison Team
Key Upcoming Activities FEMA/USACE Assessment of Effectiveness of Federal Products in Supporting the Katrina and Rita Evacuations Development of Evacuation Primer (Roadway Focus) (FHWA/FEMA/USACE) ITS JPO Initiative: ITS for Evacuations SAFETEA-LU Report