Lessons from Hurricane Irene
| dc.contributor.author | Keyes, Ann | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thompson, Brad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aschbrenner, Don | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stanton, Joe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gibbs, Justin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stocks, Lee | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ezzell, Robert Lee | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-03T19:45:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-03T19:45:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-05-23 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Greenville, NC: East Carolina University | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1721 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | NCEM | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hurricanes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emergency management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emergency disaster | en_US |
| dc.title | Lessons from Hurricane Irene | en_US |
| dc.type | Presentation | en_US |
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- Ann Keyes, Washington County EM Coordinator, knew that something big was coming and hosted a pre-hurricane briefing with all her county emergency responders and private partners They have citizens that needed to be moved. Their biggest impacts were damages to infrastructure and mosquito problems in the aftermath of the storm. Communications were difficult due to internet being down.
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- Brad Thompson, North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services, explained that their agency had some challenges during Hurricane Irene. Many volunteers had signed up, but when called, they did not come forward. Many shelters were not prepared for special medical needs.The agency used community colleges, but found that needed to be changed. Gaps exist in nursing home hurricane plans that have been mandated, for example, many did not have a staffing back-up plan.
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- Don Aschbrenner, Disaster Recovery Manager for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), described the impacts on NCDOT and the highways from Irene. He described the breaches of NC12 on the Outer Banks and the NCDOT response. They had a debris management plan and that worked well, but FEMA questioned it. To date expendiures were $39 million and FEMA provided $28 million.
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- Joe Stanton, NCEM Recovery Section Chief, overviewed the 38 counties that were affected by Hurricane Irene. The department distributed $29 million in funds. They implemented best practices and did a great job at documenting their costs and their outreach program worked very successfully. There was confusion about the emergency declaration and the relationship with FEMA was difficult. They were not prepared for the housing issues that occurred, especially since FEMA no longer uses their trailers and recovery planning needs some improvement.