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2011 National Hurricane Conference April 18-22|Hyatt Regency Atlanta|Atlanta, GA The nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness!
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31st National Hurricane Conference
The Nation’s Forum for Education and Professional Training in Hurricane Preparedness
Thursday, April 9, 2009 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas
Links to Presentations are highlighted in blue A3 METEOROLOGY Hurricane Products and Services
Moderator: Eric Blake, NOAA/NWS/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Robbie Berg, NOAA Hurricane Liaison Team Matthew Green, FEMA, Washington, DC NWS Decision Support Meteorologists Tom Bradshaw, NWS Southern Region NWS Weather Forecast Office Products and Services Lance Wood, NWS WFO Houston/Galveston B3 Engineering Hurricane IKE: Water Findings From FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team
The primary objective for this paper will be the main findings of the FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) for coastal Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane IKE in 2008. Recommendations include improving performance of foundations for scour and erosion. Finally, critical facility performance during IKE will be described including recommendations for increased resiliency.
Often, recommendations based on MAT findings are adopted as statutes in model building codes, or just as importantly, as guidance for better and stronger construction practices. FEMA has historically studied the performance of structures, for disasters with issues of national significance. These broadminded studies have been driven by a core mission of the FEMA’s Mitigation Directorate to reduce future damages from disasters.
Moderator: Paul Tertell, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA
Paul Tertell, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA; Christopher P. Jones, and Eric Letvin, URS
C3 EVACUATION Public Response in the 2008 Hurricane Season
Moderator: Jay Baker, Department of Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Evacuation Decisions during Hurricane Ike: Findings from Household Surveys in Galveston Shannon Van Zandt, Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning , Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Evacuation in New Orleans in Hurricane Gustav Robert T. Sims, Director - UNO Survey Research Center Public Response in Hurricane Ike in Galveston County, Texas John Simsen, Galveston County Office of Emergency Management, Dickinson, TX D3 Business, Industry & Economic Stability RAP SESSION
Moderator: Mickie Valente, The Florida Council of 100,Tampa,FL
This rap session will be an opportunity for those involved in developing and deploying tools and programs to assist in business response and recovery and economic redevelopment to discuss challenges and opportunities to improve the toolbox.
An opportunity for conference delegates to discuss areas of mutual interest including:
E3 PRIVATE INDUSTRY Considerations Regarding Backup and Protection of Electronic Data
If surprises are the enemy, then your friends are planning and flexibility. In a world where nature sends unpredictable fury, the internet knots up into "digital hurricanes," commerce takes huge global "sighs," and customers clump together in flash mobs. Businesses need to be ever more prepared to anticipate what can be in our future, near term and long term. This workshop will address basic approaches for backing up digital data technical, and also will introduce concepts such as redundancy, data islands, content distribution networks, cache segmentation, and short circuit data access. An outline will be provided to enable a person to perform an on-site evaluation of the data architecture for their particular business or government operation. Moderator: Gene Hafele, Houston/Galveston NWS Weather Forecast Office, Dickinson, TX Divide and Conquer – IT Planning for Natural Disasters Jared Nielsen, NielsenData, Inc. Remote FTP Backup Solution for Disaster Recovery Lester Keizer, XiloCore
F3 HEALTH CARE/SPECIAL NEEDS Nuts and Bolts of Florida’s Statewide Disaster Behavioral Health Response Plan
Florida has developed a multi-disciplinary, multi-tiered response protocol to address the psychological consequences of disaster. In an interactive, skill-building, small group format we will simulate the challenges and lessons learned from our efforts and the utilization of CISM technology.
It is the purpose of this presentation to share with a more intimate group some specifics of Florida’s Disaster Behavioral Health Response Plan. In an interactive, developmental and skill-building format we will simulate the challenges, successes and lessons learned from our efforts at developing a systematic approach to delivering disaster behavioral health services to citizens and emergency responders on a statewide basis.
Speakers: Dr. Martin Cohen, Tampa Bay Regional Critical Incident Team Diane F. Fojt, Corporate Crisis Management, Inc. G3 INSURANCE Communications – Before During and After the Storm
This session will describe the communications networks that have been established in the years since Hurricane Andrew and link the first responders (law enforcement and health department representatives) with those who will move into the most seriously affected areas as soon as the authorities allow. The panel will also describe how information is gathered, assessed and shared with those involved in the response phase, the general public and the media.
Moderator: Lynne McChristian, Insurance Information Institute, New York, NY
Speakers: Robert Detlefsen, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Indianapolis, IN Bryan Norcross, America’s Emergency Network, Miami, FL Blain K. Rethmeier, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC Sandra Helin, Southwestern Insurance Info. Service S.I.I.S., Austin, TX
H3 PUBLIC EDUCATION/ MEDIA How Do We Effectively Convey Hurricane Risk?
The recent behavioral surveys as well as the evacuations in 2008 from Ike and Gustav illustrate that our coastal residents may not understand their risk from storm surge or wind. Barrier island residents decide to stay and inland residents evacuate. This workshop will investigate the motivations and obstacles to evacuation as well as recommendations to improve our communications.
Moderator: Leslie Chapman-Henderson, CEO Federal Alliance for Safe Homes - FLASH, Inc. , Tallahassee, FL
Conveying Risk in the Forecast and Tools Bill Read, National Hurricane Center, Tallahassee, FL Why Hurricane Risk is Poorly Conveyed to the Public Dr. Steve Lyons, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA Peter Mitchell, Salter-Mitchell,Alexandria,VA What History and the Behavioral Studies Can Teach Us Jay Baker, Hazards Management Group, Inc., Tallahassee, FL
I3: SHELTERING/MASS CARE Multi-Agency Planning
This Workshop highlights new multi-agency planning initiatives based upon lessons learned from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike relief operations. Plan templates and assessment tools are being developed in partnership with the FEMA Regions, other Federal Agencies, States and NGO’s involved with the delivery of mass care services. The Workshop includes discussion on the following plans:
Multi-Agency Shelter Plan The multi-agency shelter plan defines the parameters and qualifications required for the establishment of a shelter that meets the American Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act as well as other accepted guidelines. A major focus of the plan is on the roles and responsibilities of multi-agency assessment teams whose purpose is to visit the shelters to assess and support the shelter management team. The teams will include representation from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, FEMA ESF 6, NGO’s, American Disabilities Advocates, State and local government and other specialists as identified by the State.
Multi-Agency Feeding Plan The multi-agency feeding plan focuses on the work of the feeding committee composed of State Mass Care, FEMA Mass Care, FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL), FEMA Mass Care VAL, NGO’s, FEMA Logistics, US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services. The committee a) evaluates and coordinates the USDA, FNS distribution of commodities, the purchase of food by FEMA and the leasing of support equipment to the organizations providing the feeding b) the inventory control systems and c) the development of feeding assessment teams. Feeding Assessment Teams composed of State and local, FEMA Mass Care, USDA, FNS and NGO representation will visit the feeding sites and evaluate the process, provide suggestions, review inventory controls and identify shortfalls and successes.
Moderator: Mark Tinsman, FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC Speakers: John Bischoff, FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC Matt Ladd, American Red Cross, Washington, DC
J3 RESPONSE Lessons Learned from Hurricane Dolly
This workshop will present the pre-landfall preparedness issues, landfall and post-landfall response and recovery perspectives on Hurricane Dolly. Hurricane Dolly, a Category 2 storm, made landfall in south Texas in July 2008. Dolly’s impact resulted in extensive flooding and widespread power outages throughout the region. Presenters will discuss the County and State’s perspectives on working through the response challenges presented by the flooding and power outages, while coordinating response and recovery activities with regional, state and local, federal, volunteer and private industry partners to provide the most efficient and effective services to their citizens.
Moderator: Larry Smith, Harnett County Emergency Services, Lillington, NC
Speakers: The Honorable Carlos H. Cascos, Cameron County Judge, Brownsville, TX Johnny Cavazos, Cameron County, Brownsville, TX Fidel Calvillo, Cameron County Public Health Response, Brownsville, TX
K3 RECOVERY Understanding the Eligibility of Administrative Costs in the FEMA Public Assistance Program
The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 amended the Stafford Act by adding section 324 "Management Costs." On March 12, 2008, FEMA published Disaster Assistance Policy 9525.9, which further clarified the eligibility of Section 324 management costs and direct administrative costs for eligible applicants for FEMA Public Assistance. These statutory and policy changes represent a significant departure from the way in which FEMA traditionally reimburses state and local governments for costs to administer the Public Assistance program, identify damages and move forward with recovery. This workshop will provide an overview of the provisions of section 324 and Disaster Assistance Policy 9525.9, discuss the eligibility of certain types of administrative and management costs, and discuss ways to effectively track and document administrative costs on a project-specific basis. The session would also provide an opportunity for participants to ask questions and share promising practices. The format for this workshop will be a panel discussion including representatives from FEMA, state, and local government. Moderator: Garrett Ingoglia, Hagerty Consulting, Washington, DC
Speakers: James Walke, Assistant Administrator, Disaster Assistance Directorate (Acting), FEMA, Washington, DC Jonathan Hoyes, ATCS, Dulles, VA Jason Watkins, Jefferson Parish Public School System, Marreo, LA
L3 MITIGATION Increase your chances of obtaining mitigation funding with New Benefit-Cost Analysis Tools
A presentation on the new FEMA Benefit/Cost Analysis tools and current developments in mitigation project funding, both pre- and post-event. The presentation will allow ample time for Q&A with the participants.
Presenters: Jody Springer, Benefit-Cost Program Lead, FEMA Mitigation - Risk Reduction Division Jae Park, URS Corporation
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