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Cassie Briggs

Jack Brooks

Kristen Duke

Jeff Hanson

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Modern Natural Disasters

October 12, 2015

Hurricane KatrinaTHE STORM THAT INSP IRED CHANGE

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

INTRODUCTION

HURRICANE RECOVERY &NEW RESEARCH

Warnings and Notices

Hurricane KatrinaNOAA-16 satellite image

3:11 p.m. CDT August 28, 2005

- Automation / Compatibilty- SLOSH Server- Communications- Automated Flood Warning System

Evacuation Methods & Procedures

The Post Katrina Act

New Evacuation Plan

State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP)

Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)

Pets Evacuation & Transportation Standards Act

FEMA to provide assistance

Animal Care

Rescue

Shelter

SecurityMay 2013 FEMA updated the NRF New Response Core Capabilities National Response Goal 14 Core Capabilities & Critical Tasks Law enforcement protecting communities

USACE Actions Regarding Levee Systems

(HSDRRS)

Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System

Levees & Flood Walls

350 miles

Replacement, improvements, & increased pumping stations

Greater New Orleans HSDRRS

Changes to Coastal Building Codes

100-year storm property damage

Changes to Communications Infrastructure

Restoration before education

Public Education Facilities and Systems

Getting schools back on track

Schools destroyed

Busses submerged

Government Plans for Resource Coordination

The End