109-377 A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (February 15, 2006). The medical care group reviewed and enhanced existing plans. Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Evacuation and Sheltering Plan,", "In Case of Emergency. 0000023036 00000 n 0000021731 00000 n 0000025535 00000 n 0000015040 00000 n 0000010019 00000 n You can add this document to your study collection(s), You can add this document to your saved list. This training and assessment took place in the summer of 2004, and FEMA, the state of . Hurricane Sally made landfall as a Category 2 storm off the coast of Alabama, leading to significant flooding in parts of Florida and damage to trees. Hurricane Pam, by all accounts, was a realistic category three hurricane with sustained winds up . The Hurricane Pam scenario focused on 13 parishes in southeast Louisiana-Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Tammany Tangipahoa, Terrebonne. The next thing we wanted the answer to was, why did hurricane ida happen? The scenario in Pam was a Category 3 Gulf Hurricane striking New Orleans and causing flooding . 0000034825 00000 n The reason Pam was such an utter failure can be clearly seen. 0000041040 00000 n The purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercise was to create an action plan for an event similar to a Hurricane like Katrina. Had Katrina not flooded New Orleans, the Katrina evacuation would have been declared a success. 10 January 2010. 0000019520 00000 n The total number of busses in all of New Orleans would provide only a fraction of the capacity needed to transport all of these people. Pam was a scenario in which a fictitious CAT 3 hurricane hit New . Best Answer. As the president of Innovative Emergency Management, Inc., in Baton Rouge, La., Beriwal knows about training for marathon-size catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina. Humanities. 0000020148 00000 n 0000008167 00000 n When Ida came, it was a lot of rain; it was a slow storm, and the ground in New Orleans and in southern Louisiana is not very deep. 0000036186 00000 n (Great analysis of the politics leading to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. 0000020220 00000 n Simple political odds-making. 0000034518 00000 n The purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercises was to prepare Louisiana and the surrounding area for a major crisis, so that enough food, shelter, and other relief resources could be allocated. Concerns from various quarters have often been expressed about the vulnerability to extreme flooding of New Orleans and its population, especially the poor. On August 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, devastating the town of Grand Isle. Expert Answer. In 2002, John Clizbe, national vice president for disaster services with the American Red Cross, stated that between 25,000 and 100,000 people would die. Phone and sewer services were knocked out, chemical plants flooded. The medical action plan included patient movement details and identified probable locations, such as state university campuses, where individuals would receive care and then be transported to hospitals, special needs shelters or regular shelters as necessary. "Catastrophic disasters are best defined in that they totally outstrip local and state resources, which is why the federal government needs to play a role," Allbaugh said. Why did the communication system break down hours after Hurricane Katrina; What was the purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercise? I think that they could 've put way more effort to prepare for something like this . The exercise consisted of a Category 3 Hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph, up to 20 inches of rain, and the evacuation of more than 1 million people from 13 Parishes in Louisiana. hurricane Rita 0000036402 00000 n Hurricane Pam was a simulation meant to predict the potential 0000024816 00000 n Sally weakened after it made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, but the slow-moving storm continues to batter Florida and Alabama. The road . 0000043603 00000 n 0000018707 00000 n are perhaps easier to make in publicised cases such as Hurricane Katrina where many of the recommendations from the Hurricane Pam exercise the previous year were never implemented, compared to the Kursk submarine tragedy where we do not . privacy policywgbhpbs, web site copyright 1995-2014 0000028220 00000 n What happened to make the outcomes of Hurricane Gustav so much different from Katrina? The Pam model showed levees being overtopped, but it did not predict that the levees would break. the Hurricane Pam exercise, temporary housing was an area of weakness.5 Deputy FCO Scott Wells noted there were several follow-up items from the Hurricane Pam Exercise that state and local governments failed to execute, including developing more detailed concepts and plans on sheltering and temporary housing.6 Similarly, Alabama 0000018546 00000 n What was the purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercise? 0000047032 00000 n Had Katrina hit New Orleans head-on as the Pam exercise predicted for Pam, 67,000 deaths . Hurricane Pam focused on developing plans for a specific catastrophic hurricane striking Louisiana. More than one million residents evacuated and Hurricane Pam destroyed 500,000-600,000 buildings." . 0000018963 00000 n New Hours after the hurricane Katrina the communication broke down because of the aftershock, and nobody was expecting hurricane Katrina . startxref 9. d have given greater consideration to filling gaps in federal funding of the Pam exercise. In the actual event, all of these representations turned out to be false. Why was it unsuccessful? The woman in charge says "We all share the blame. 0000012709 00000 n 0000031478 00000 n 5. 0000037594 00000 n Michael Brown, former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, vehemently defended himself in a Capitol Hill hearing on the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. 0000025200 00000 n 2004 exercise commonly known as "Hurricane Pam." FEMA funded and participated in this disaster simulation exercise in which a ctional, strong category three with qualities of a category four hurricane named Pam hit the New Orleans area. 0000042368 00000 n 3.What was the purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercise? 0000023758 00000 n stream Let me start with the results from the quarter. Hurricane Maria 0000018339 00000 n What was the purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercise? 2. x|RAkA~i'M|M RqzB)^vhz4Tr0[sAEhZm4 Why did many people remain in New Orleans after there was an evacuation order? Hurricane Pam was an exercise that was held in the summer of 2004 almost exactly one year before Hurricane Katrina hit the United States. 0000041369 00000 n Katrina made landfall on Monday, 29 August 2005 at 6.30 p.m. in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane, turned north, gained strength and made landfall again at 7.10 a.m. in southeast Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane and . effects of a major hurricane on New Orleans, which is particularly What was the purpose of the hurricane Pam exercise Why was it unsuccessful? Worst hit by far was Vanuatu, where the storm killed 16 people and caused . 3. Hurricane Pam exercise. 0000037253 00000 n How did the world community respond to genocides after World War II? 0000009585 00000 n Hurricane Pam was a realistic perfect scenario of an extreme event that was foreseeable; people in the region have borne the brunt of hurricanes and several near-misses before, even in recent times. Firms that received the contract are big GOP contributors,", "Government simulation: 61,290 deaths. Why was the Hurricane Pam exercise unsuccessful? According to the Pam scenario, only a third of the population would leave New Orleans before the storm hit. 0000032027 00000 n You could be thinking Where hurricane sally hit?. The Hurricane Pam exercise was meant to carry out mock studies with regards to emergencies such as hurricanes. Representatives from outside the primary parishes participated since hurricane evacuation and sheltering involve communities throughout the state and into Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas. 0000025876 00000 n Here is FEMA's July 2004 press release summarizing the Hurricane Pam Exercise conducted that year. This death toll dwarfs FEMA estimates of the next two deadliest disasters: 14,000 killed in a major earthquake along the New Madrid, MO, fault, and 4,500 killed in a catastrophic earthquake hitting San Francisco. List at least 3 reasons why was it unsuccessful? 0000024267 00000 n 0000004782 00000 n <<3e8bc25b6453394aba61286801726598>]>> This plan failed because the relief personnel, most of whom were in trucks, could not get past nor . Based on a 2004 telephone survey [that excluded these households], the LSU professors, found that overall, 68.8% of respondents would leave the area, 9.8% would leave their homes but remain in the area, and 21.4% would remain in their homes. 1Lh43 S*Lw~x=RI?c*xsw7aQo~~-78a31`aLxBGx(8u#_GXEy^4q8=pH~,K,+|K96,aN"NZz7l1 Rga@aO)F?rJ)2Vsi)j^F,bJUM 3. The Hurricane Pam exercise, the perfect storm scenario, apparently tempted Fate and did so at the expense of Gulf Coast residents. WASHINGTON (CNN) A Louisiana congressman says e-mails written by the governments emergency response chief as Hurricane Katrina raged show a lack of concern for the unfolding tragedy and a failure in leadership. xref 0000035210 00000 n In July 2004 Emergency officials from 50 parish, state, federal and volunteer organizations faced this scenario during a five-day exercise held at the State Emergency Operations Center in Baton Rouge. 0000035664 00000 n Eric Holdeman. " Hurricane Pam brought sustained winds of 120 mph, up to 20 inches Hurricane Katrina itself was a natural phenomenon, but most of the flooding in and around New Orleans was the result of the poor construction and design of the city's flood-protection system by . 0000018521 00000 n Or at least they had been declared successful by the politicians, even though the media had always been able to find plenty of people in interviews left in New Orleans. Obviously it was not successful because all of the damage that was done during Katrina . Hurricane Beta Hurricane Pam was not an actual hurricane, but a computer model 5. What are the Easy Home Remedies To Reduce Weight? Terry Tullier, director of the city's Office of Emergency Preparedness, said "I'm always asked what's my worst nightmare, and I talk about the generations of New Orleanians who have no historical reference in their brain about how bad this will be And when I preach the gospel of evacuation, they won't take it seriously. The interagency shelter group identified the need for about 1,000 shelters for a catastrophic disaster. List at least 3 reasons why was it unsuccessful?What lessons could have been learned, had it been completed? 0000037422 00000 n Why did many people remain in New Orleans after there was an evacuation order? The state and local governments made extensive representations about their preparedness and resources available to manage the exercise storm. The exercise consisted of a Category 3 Hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph, up to 20 inches of rain, and the evacuation of more than 1 million people from 13 Parishes in Louisiana. Then, is Hurricane Sally still a Category 2 storm? 0000022495 00000 n Our answer is that the mainstream alerts also could have emphasized that Ida was on a collision course with a northern cold front. 0000010481 00000 n 0000023540 00000 n That was because, based on what they were told, there was little reason to leave. What hazards were posed by the floodwaters? It praised this effort to get a handle on required responses to a potentially devastating tropical storm making landfall in the highly vulnerable state of Louisiana, especially New Orleans . Why was it unsuccessful? The team identified existing landfills that have available storage space and locations of hazardous waste disposal sites. For all practical purposes, no. 0000030792 00000 n 0000001571 00000 n These storms are natural and often beneficial (bringing rain to dry places), Copyright 2023 EarthProfessor | Powered by Astra WordPress Theme. 13-07-2011 12:49:47 ZULU, Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes, Government Saw Flood Risk but Not Levee Failure, The debris team estimates that a storm like Hurricane Pam would result in 30 million cubic yards of debris and 237,000 cubic yards of household hazardous waste. So, why no f-word? 0000026262 00000 n Who wrote this in The New York Times playing with a net really does improve the game? After saying this, she begins to cry," TIME's Tim Padgett reported September 12, 2005. 0000039402 00000 n 0000021456 00000 n 0000033803 00000 n The group identified the resources necessary to support 1000 shelters for 100 days. 33 0 obj<>stream While repairs to the sagging levees surrounding New Orleans were the province of the Corps of Engineers, not FEMA, improving evacuation and sheltering strategies remained open issues. ,h;xzym] /}j6\.b:d@5}t~L(JeqaIn4P5|i&>kJhs% S_4{(*82A-1-Crnjei>Xi]3+t+u} wHM@#z4aBJl(!c5\cyH/c, @LB)!RhAFiWCHx(}Hz-';8{(* Their phone survey excluded those living in households without telephones. What problems existed for the people that were trapped in the city? 1. 0000043960 00000 n "As with most IEM projects, the Hurricane Pam exercise was put together at the last minute, in a blind animal panic with no time for refinement, testing, or subtlety, but it still was a remarkable and bold idea," a former IEM employee wrote September 6, 2005. In some parts of the city, the proportion of households that lacks telephones is high - as much as 25%. Officials were deprived of the tools to save their people. This is a pdf archive of those stories: LSU Law Center: Climate Change Law and Policy Project. EGACY EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ENGINEERING CHANGES F EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALONG THE GULF C 1 The Louisiana state government failed to provide sufficient resources to the Louisiana Hurricane Epsilon, what was the hurricane before hurricane Katrina. on Hurricane Katrina Was Flooding Really a Surprise? Emergency of cials from 50 parish, state, federal, and volunteer organizations faced this For what is done, When a hurricane is within approximately 325 km (200 miles) of the coast, it can be monitored by land-based weather radar. 0000021565 00000 n "Madhu Beriwal equates disaster planning with marathon running. 'The system failed,' she told TIME when asked who in the end was to blame. 0000001979 00000 n The fictional hurricane of the Pam exercise was a slow-moving Category 3 hurricane, quite similar to Katrina except that in the fictional exercise, Pam hit New Orleans directly, and as we know, thank God, Katrina blew about 15 miles to the east of the city. After having studied early warning systems for some years, I have come to believe that all (that is, every) early warning systems get into trouble when they are tested by Nature. Wiki User. startxref It serves as yet another example of disaster lessons identified but lessons that were apparently not learned (that is, applied) by those with the authority to apply them. hurricane Cindy Just as the Gustave evacuation was declared a success, just as every evacuation will be a success unless the city floods so you can count the bodies. hurricane Emily model was meant to simulate what would happen in that event. 0000008133 00000 n FEMA's "Hurricane Pam" exercise was not the first harbinger of New Or-leans's vulnerability. 0000030108 00000 n ^ ?t9u$0iTINZ~_ NeXg2UBp30jlL@` U. Three years later - almost to the day - the city survived another major hurricane with barely a scratch. FEMA used to know what was coming and study how to prepare, at least for the 5-day "Hurricane Pam" simulation exercises in July 2004, during which "more than one million residents evacuated", apparently conveyed by UFO," SourceWatch contributor Maynard wrote. H|T{TW!$$ Ltf`}.QhV1P$ `*Z)H}u=z. 0000019943 00000 n 0000026431 00000 n 0000048434 00000 n The "Hurricane Pam" simulation, the week-long exercise outsourced to FEMA contractors in July 2004, "brought sustained winds of 120 mph, up to 20 inches of rain in parts of southeast Louisiana and storm surge that topped levees in the New Orleans area. Those households are disproportionately poor, minority residents. What lessons do you think were learned as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina, which briefly became a Category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, began as a storm in the western Atlantic. And a "catastrophic flood would leave swaths of southeast Louisiana uninhabitable for more than a year." 0000045291 00000 n 0000014204 00000 n The last "Hurricane Pam" training exercise was completed August 24, 2005, less than a week before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, Penny Brown Roberts reported September 12, 2005, in The Advocate. They also planned to open local shelters and refuges of last resort for those not able to evacuate. 0000026821 00000 n What was the purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercise? Want this question answered? A reason that argue for . Hurricane Pam brought sustained winds of 120 mph, up to 20 inches of rain in parts of southeast Louisiana and storm surge that topped levees in the New Orleans area. 0000047428 00000 n [Senate Hearing 109-793] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] S. Hrg. 0000043076 00000 n The events of hurricane seasons in the 1990s made evacuation one of the leading emergency management issues. The type of risk communication that should have been in place is a completed report from experts for events like Katrina. While the winds of the storm itself caused major damage in the city of New Orleans, such as downed trees and buildings, studies conducted in the years since concluded that failed levees accounted for the worst impacts and most deaths. Hurricane Pam brought sustained winds of 120 mph, up to 20 inches of rain in parts of southeast Louisiana and storm surge that topped levees in the New Orleans area. 76 194 Hurricane Katrina was a deadly storm that killed thousands of people, displaced hundreds of thousands of residents, and destroyed property worth billions of dollars. Those changes included assisting people without transportation. 0000007505 00000 n Request Answer. How is the issue of "interoperability" dangerous to the concept of federalism and our entire system of government? Dont Worry About Trump. The Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Planning Project (known as "Hurricane Pam") was an innovative concept that combined two facets of emergency management: planning and exercises. Distressingly, the 2004 exercise focused on managing the aftermath of the catastrophe, and did not address initiatitives that would diminish the magnitude of the catastrophe. A DRAFT copy of the "Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Functional Plan" (IEM/TEC04-070), dated August 6, 2004, (125-pdf) was posted online by MSNBC Media. 4. When Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, however, the potential responses identified in the exercise were, for the most part, either poorly pursued or not pursued at all. In addition to people without vehicles, potential low mobility evacuees include the indigent, elderly, prisoners, the infirm, and tourists. xb```f``YtX,{lM 0000039236 00000 n In 2002, the TIMES-PICAYUNE ran a very bold and brave series of articles about the risk of hurricanes flooding in New Orleans. With regard to Hurricane Katrina, the FEMA director was already a risk maker. 0000048232 00000 n The medical action plan included patient movement details and identified probable locations, such as state university campuses, where individuals would receive care and then be transported to hospitals,. How is that possible? 0000045651 00000 n View the full answer. 0000040659 00000 n The shelter team identified 784 shelters and developed plans for locating the remaining shelters. During a Level I Activation, the LOEP monitors the status of institutional housing and low-mobility groups such as nursing homes, hospitals, and prisons. . One can only wonder why a level of urgency was not felt among the relevant disaster management agencies at the time, given an excellent National Weather Service forecast about 60 hours in advance of Hurricane Katrinas landfall. 0000033620 00000 n 0000015813 00000 n February 11, 2022 at 10:04 pm. #d6"`I0yQiOd(PYtr?T[D'f8*qjl9c/|eaM&05.btcnZFcllu 9aT *B?Z5 0000032891 00000 n There are currently no comments on The Perfect Storm Scenario : The Hurricane Pam Exercise. Within the first week after the storm, volunteers were coordinated through a mapping system designed by FEMA and Google to attempt to align demand for assistance in the most damaged areas with volunteers. 0000023205 00000 n Curious to know if you also object to firefighters passing out candy from their trucks in parades, military jets doing flyovers at large sporting events, and the Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife Conservation running a very funny Twitter account. That 21.4% of respondents would remain in their homes is a startling and important statistic, because it indicates that nearly 1 in 4 residents would refuse to leave their homes and 3 in 10 would refuse to leave the area. 109-377 A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (February 15, 2006). In his own mind he will be OK. Mask-wearing as a Social Invention: Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic, Expert Forum Video on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Antalya, Turkey 2015, Hooray for President Harding: President Bush has replaced you as Americas worst president. Mickey Glantz. 0000046521 00000 n . Why did many people remain in New Orleans after there was an evacuation order? 0000005041 00000 n 0000040464 00000 n What problems existed for the people that were trapped in the city? 0000020522 00000 n 0000023927 00000 n It was the culminations Beyond Katrina: Lessons Learned Read More They often remain physically as well as politically unharmed. 31 40 "'It's eerie how close it is,'" said Madhu Beriwal, founder, president, and CEO of Innovative Emergency Management Inc., comparing "Hurricane Pam" to Hurricane Katrina. Federalism Video - Frontline: The Storm. 0000044343 00000 n Posted . Hurricane Ida did not cause any major It has been a busy year so far with much to be proud of, and we are looking forward to finishing strong. Planners looked at what could happen if a Category 3 hit,", "Hurricane Simulation Predicted 61,290 Dead,", "Hard Times in Big Easy. The group determined how to re-supply hospitals around the state that would face heavy patient loads. FEMA Region VI Director, Ron Castleman, and Louisiana's Emergency Preparedness Department Deputy Director, Col. Michael Brown were quoted as seeing good progress in preparedness. Preparing For A Catastrophe: The Hurricane Pam Exercise Hearing Before The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, January 24, 2006. Many have proposed designs for future reconstruction of the disaster zone. Disaster book. 0000033291 00000 n Hurricanes Georges in 1998 and Floyd in 1999 precipitated the two largest evacuations in the history of the United States (US) and perhaps, its two largest traffic jams. 0000020755 00000 n One of the problems of mandatory evacuations is that they are difficult to enforce. The group acknowledged the role of local school boards and developed strategies for use by local school officials. Comments "We made great progress this week in our preparedness efforts," said Ron Castleman, FEMA Regional Director. The Magazine Basic Theme by bavotasan.com. 6. << /Length 4 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> JzEeaKndx]zRnV`qgR but was unsuccessful as the person were already swept away by the current; however, they managed to escape the accident without being harmed. 0000020696 00000 n 0000010998 00000 n 0000001807 00000 n Hurricanes Katrina is a catastrophic natural disaster and a mortal hurricane. All Rights Reserved. What lessons could have been learned, had it been completed? The full process of planning, training, and exercising can take several years to complete. What problems existed for the people that were trapped in the city? In economics as well as in disaster studies, people often refer to risk takers and those who tend to shy away from taking risks (risk averse). 4. Agencies had anticipated expanding on aspects of response and recovery that were not explored in the 2004 exercise. 0000041676 00000 n Hurricane Pam, in Congressional Reports: H. Rpt. On June 3, 2004, Innovative Emergency Management, Inc. (IEM), a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based "emergency management and homeland security consultant," announced that it "will lead the development of a catastrophic hurricane disaster plan for Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans under a more than half a million dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 0000038525 00000 n Why did many people remain in New Orleans after there was an evacuation order? 0000031698 00000 n Why was it unsuccessful? Why did the communication system break down hours after Hurricane Katrina? 0000031864 00000 n the plan that was pulled off the books was the hurricane relief plan. Why did many people remain in New Orleans after there was an evacuation order? Why has there been criticism of President George W. Bush's initial response to Hurricane Katrina? 0000027876 00000 n These plans are essential for quick response to a hurricane but will also help in other emergencies. 0000044166 00000 n `'+M!+%-S j].Y]wq%QV'@BTu@9P Hurricane Pam Exercise Southeast Louisiana Catastrophic Hurricane Functional Plan, August 6, 2004 ( wrap-up ) in which Louisiana promised FEMA that it was ready for a major hurricane. The Climate Change Law and Policy Project focuses on the unique risks faced by Southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta. 0000037803 00000 n Planning aspects of Hurricane Katrina Introduction Hurricane Katrina remains one of the most extraordinary natural occurrences that spawned human tragedy and the most destructive disaster in the history of America. of Sociology at LSU, studied how individuals in the New Orleans area would respond to a major hurricane. 0000042531 00000 n 0000025366 00000 n And the test for this perfect storm scenario (the Hurricane Pam exercise) came 13 months later, in late August 2005, when Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, especially along the Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines, and headed inland as a strong Category 3 hurricane. Sally produced widespread wind, storm surge, and freshwater flooding across coastal AL and the western Florida Panhandle. 0000027498 00000 n 0000035520 00000 n It took four years before the exercise actually happened. what is generalisation mean in scientific biology lab report. hurricane Nate In July 2004, Hurricane Pam began. 0000045488 00000 n The federal government has been blamed for the failure to respond rapidly when the storm hit the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. Ida made landfall as a strong Category 4 storm in Port Fourchon on Aug. 29 and left an estimated 13,000 families without homes. %%EOF More than one million residents evacuated and Hurricane Pam destroyed 500,000-600,000 buildings." What was the purpose of the Hurricane Pam exercise? 0000034988 00000 n The exercise modeled a Category 3 hurricane hitting New Orleans, overtopping the levee system and flooding the city with up to 20 feet of water. 0000027156 00000 n Cyclone Pam produced high winds, coastal storm surges, heavy rains, and flooding in the affected countries and was classified for a time as a category 5 storm. d+k\6}` e3S&V.%h, Jma"s%_~U`Hj2MVwR R73QhThiQ)B8t/L0MCh{AN,pAnRb\sFQh 0000004862 00000 n %PDF-1.5 % v. t. e. This article covers the details of the Preparations for Hurricane Katrina, a major category 5 hurricane that devastated parts of New Orleans, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, as well as the Hurricane Pam simulation and NWS forecasts that led to the U.S. government's decision to establish a Bipartisan Congressional . 0000021233 00000 n 0000015347 00000 n 0000039573 00000 n A second Hurricane Pam Exercise was planned for the summer of 2005, but did not take place, appartently due to a lack of funding. 0000030322 00000 n 0000031143 00000 n 0000008406 00000 n It was to involve crisis managers and their various departments such as fire, medical care, and communication among others all which were considered pertinent to successful disaster management in New Orleans. Thus, it was both a planning workshop and a scenario-based 0000018906 00000 n 0000012994 00000 n The state of Louisiana formally wrote FEMA and requested a planning exercise in August of 2000. 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