JoAnne H. Moreau, CEM, LEM
Director

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
The Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness provides the citizens of
East Baton Rouge Parish with a comprehensive, integrated and coordinated public safety program to ensure natural and man made risks are reduced, emergency services delivered and consequences of events managed to provide a safe, livable and sustainable community.
www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) o Executive Overwatch (EO) o Medical Incident Management (MMRS/DRC’s) o Departmental Incident Command (DPW) o Media/Joint Information Center (JIC) for accurate and timely information www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011 www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
East Baton
Rouge
Emergency
Operations
Center www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
COLLABORATION
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Unified team – Public Beneficiary
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Partners with solutions (1/2 way there)
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Build a strong, knowledgeable and committed team
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Bring team together (all disciplines
– elected officials)
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Build relationships prior to an event www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
PLANNING
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Identify Hazards/All Hazards Planning (LEPC)
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Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments
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Maintain Parish All Hazards Emergency Operations Plan (SARA Title III)
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Economic Impact Studies
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Serve as repository for plans from all sectors of the community
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Animal Plans, Special Populations, Sheltering, Community Planning,
Damage Assessment, Film Industry, Special Events
Identify gaps and implement corrective actions from exercises and real life experiences www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
RECENT INCIDENTS
• Terrorism
• Oil Spills (River/Gulf)
• Ice Storms
• Nuclear
• Hurricanes
• Earthquakes
• Tornado/Straight Line
Winds
• HAZMAT
• West Nile Virus
• Airplane Crash
• Snow Storms (3)
• Hospital Shooting
• Flooding
• Severe Weather
• School Shooting
• School Closures
• Government Shutdown
• Pandemic (H1N1)
• Apartment Fires
• Ozone Alerts
• Train Derailment www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS
• Community Alert System
• Sirens
• Auto Dialer
• School Alert Monitors
• Social Networking
• Twitter, Facebook, Internet,
Text Messaging
• Interoperability
• 700/800mhz Radios
• UHF/VHF Maritime
• River Bend
• NAWAS Radio
• Satellite Phone
• STACS
• RACES
• Cablevision Override
• Local Station Crawl
• Red Stick Ready Information
Network
• Live Broadcast
• Video Conferencing
• I-Notification
• TTY
• Door-to-Door www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
DISASTER DECLARATION PROCESS
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Potential Disaster Impact (windshield survey)
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State of Emergency declared by Mayor President
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File with Clerk of Court
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Forward to GOHSEP
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Governor declares State of Emergency
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Local/State Declarations forwarded for
Presidential Declaration
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Per Capita (based on 2010 census data)
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EBR (440,000 x $3.22 = $1,416,800)
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Louisiana (4,533,000 x $3.22 = $14,596,260)
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9 Presidentially Declared Disasters (Mayor Holden)
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29 Presidentially Declared Disasters (JHM) www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
 EMAP Accreditation
 Staffed by Certified Emergency Managers
 State of the Art EOC technology
 Critical Infrastructure Cameras
 Tactical Interoperability Communications Plan
 GIS Aerial Photography
 Credentialing Program
 MOU’s for alternate EOC sites
 COOP Plans for all agencies
 After Action accountability
 Redundant generator and UPS systems www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011 www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
RED STICK READY INITIATIVES
Public Information
 Accurate and timely
Personal Preparedness
 Buddy System, Family Disaster Kits, Relocation Plans
Red Stick Ready Information Network
 ATM/EOC, City Hall, Hospital Emergency Rooms (5)
Public Education
 Partnerships with the schools, summer camps, youth programs www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD ACTIONS
Stakeholder Meetings
 Medical, Industry, Elected Officials, Mutual Aid,
Education, Transportation, Sheltering, Law Enforcement,
Executive Workgroup, Public/Private, Media,
Communication Dispatchers, Regional Partners, Military,
Department Heads
Coordination Calls
 USACE, State Partners, Federal Partners, Public/Private
Partners, Utility Stakeholders
Direct Coordination Meetings www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011 www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
BUSINESS DISASTER PROGRAMS
(FEMA)
 Small Business Administration (SBA)
 Public Assistance (PA)
 Individual Assistance (IA)
 Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs
 Agriculture www.redstickready.com

Mississippi River Flood Event
Downtown Stakeholders Meeting
May 12, 2011
East Baton Rouge Parish
Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security
& Emergency Preparedness
Phone: 225-389-2100
Fax: 225-389-2114 oep@brgov.com
www.brgov.com/dept/oep www.redstickready.com
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