Hurricane Sandy

The Path to Recovery

Richard A. FrenchChief of Training and ExerciseNew York State OEM

Office: 518-292-2357Email: rfrench@dhses.ny.gov

The Storm

Sandy Statistics60 fatalities in New York State

Over 2 Million customers without power

More than 300,000 housing units destroyed or damaged

Over 400,000 residents evacuated from NYC and Long Island

56 facilities evacuated in NYC, Nassau, Westchester and Suffolk Counties

6,001 patients evacuated from NYC Healthcare Facilities

Timeline of Major Events

October 2012-PresentState OEM Activated10/26/12

State OEM Activated10/26/12

Governor Cuomo

Declares State Disaster

Emergency10/27/12

Governor Cuomo

Declares State Disaster

Emergency10/27/12

FEMA Emergency Declaration10/28/12

FEMA Emergency Declaration10/28/12

Sandy Makes Landfall 10/29Sandy Makes Landfall 10/29

FEMA Major Disaster

Declaration 10/30

FEMA Major Disaster

Declaration 10/30

NYS Counties Impacted by Hurricane Sandy

New York’s Costliest Disasters to Date(FEMA Public Assistance Costs)

Estimated

Response

New York State Office of Emergency Management

SR2 Truck used as a Cell Phone charging station in Long Beach,

NY

212,282 state personnel from 23 agencies during peak deployment

National Guard deployed 724 from 10 states

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) – 22 states sent 1,127 personnel

1,061 volunteers from 29 states assisted in response and recovery.

NYS AgencyPersonnel/Resources

Hurricane

Sandy

OFPC• 5 Swift Water

Rescue Teams• DART Team

activated• 56 Fire

Protection Specialists

DSP• 1,614 Troopers

(Peak)• SEOC Staff

DMNA • 5,095 Personnel (Peak)

• SEOC Staff

In Response to Hurricane Sandy, New York State was assisted by several organizations, including

the American Red Cross in establishing 147 shelters in impacted regions sheltering

approximately 29,364 people.

Key Response

Stats

Hurricane Sandy

Cubic Yards of Debris

Removed

5.6 M

Bridges Closed 17

Tunnels Closed 3

Road Segments Impacted

161

FEMA Stats

$918m of IA awarded to date$718m of PA awarded to date

13 Counties Registered for FEMA IA, 14 for PA269,192 Individuals registered for FEMA IA to date

Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP)

programEnables families to remain in, or return to, their homes, as a form of shelter while permanent repairs are completed.

• 11,531 repairs completed to 12,801 eligible properties in NYC and Long Island

16,940 SBA Loan

Applications Approved for a

Value of $981.6 Million

567,049 Estimated

NFIP claims with

Approximately $2.6 billion

paid

Individual Assistance (IA)Comparisons

Areas to Improve:•Resource Shortfalls•Personnel Shortfalls•Lack of GPS / AVL / AEL Systems•Long Lead-Time on EMAC Deployments from Need to Delivery•Need to develop better methodology for assessing impact on individual residences.

Positives:•Pre-Landfall Declaration•Prepositioning of Critical Resources•Establishment of Areas of Operation•Use of EMAC Resources•STEP Program

New YorkRising to a better and stronger future...