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From page 95... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 95 Appendix B: Case Studies Task 6: Technical Memorandum on All-Hazards Evacuation Case Studies Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. Read the entire page →
From page 96... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 96 Preparedness ................................................................................................................... Read the entire page →
From page 97... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 97 Introduction The study team reviewed more than 20 notice and no-notice events, seeking lessons learned for multimodal, multijurisdictional coordination for evacuations, as well as guidance matching resources to needs. Read the entire page →
From page 98... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 98 Event Description evacuated, mobile homes and schools impacted, modal integration not required. Read the entire page →
From page 99... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 99 • People who live in institutional settings • People from diverse cultures who do not speak English (limited English proficiency [LEP] Read the entire page →
From page 100... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 100 Preparedness What plans were in place? Read the entire page →
From page 101... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 101 Modal Integration/Coordination Were multiple modes involved? Read the entire page →
From page 102... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 102 2006 North Carolina Chemical Fire Overview On October 5, 2006, the town of Apex, North Carolina, with a population of only 30,000, was impacted by a fire and series of explosions at the Environmental Quality Company, an industrial chemical processing plant that collected, processed, and repackaged hazardous waste for transport and disposal. Read the entire page →
From page 103... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 103 Apex EMS coordinated with local EMS, area schools, and public transportation to evacuate 100 non-ambulatory nursing home patients into local Wake County hospitals. Read the entire page →
From page 104... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 104 vehicles (POVs) Read the entire page →
From page 105... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 105 • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Read the entire page →
From page 106... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 106 2007 Southern California Wildfires Overview Wildfires have been a part of the regeneration cycle of natural lands throughout history. Read the entire page →
From page 107... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 107 comparison of the various events with the benefit of hindsight suggests that the effects of combinations of factors both helped and hindered various aspects the evacuation process. Read the entire page →
From page 108... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 108 event-driven. Read the entire page →
From page 109... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 109 Self-evacuees The vast majority of evacuees during the wildfires were self-evacuators. Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 110 In addition to the threatened population, 14 nursing homes evacuated nearly 1,200 residents in San Diego County (per the California Department of Public Health) Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 111 Pet and Livestock Evacuations Throughout the 2007 evacuations, residents were encouraged to evacuate with their pets. Read the entire page →
From page 112... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 112 Response The unpredictability of wildfires typically means that no formal written evacuation plans are developed. Read the entire page →
From page 113... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 113 especially those involving evacuations where timing is critical and correct information can often mean the difference between life and death. Read the entire page →
From page 114... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 114 • Constant monitoring and information flow to media outlets for dissemination to the public • Emergency alert system via television media • AlertSanDiego mass notification system • Community access phone system • 211 information line • Individual and community preparedness One of the key areas identified for improvement following the 2003 wildfires, was the ability to directly alert the public of emergency information during periods of disasters. Read the entire page →
From page 115... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 115 Modal Integration/Coordination Although some modes of transport other than personal, automobile-based exist, they were limited to busses for the elderly and nursing home residents. Read the entire page →
From page 116... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 116 Highway Patrol. Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 117 plan to communicate to the public San Diego officials. Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 118 • Cell phones can augment communications, but these systems become overloaded. Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 119 this response, was helpful in reducing calls into the 911 emergency system. Read the entire page →
From page 120... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 120 shifts and changes in direction of the hazard. Read the entire page →
From page 121... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 121 they frequented restaurants and shopped for basic supplies as needed. Read the entire page →
From page 122... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 122 2008 Louisiana Chemical Spill Overview On May 17, 2008, in Lafayette, Louisiana, about 125 miles west of New Orleans, emergency responders ordered an early-morning mandatory evacuation after six Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Read the entire page →
From page 123... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 123 The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness activated the CRISIS Action Team and manned the Emergency Operations Center for the event. Read the entire page →
From page 124... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 124 2008 Hurricane Gustav Overview Hurricane Gustav landed in Louisiana on September 1, 2008, nearly 3 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005. Read the entire page →
From page 125... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 125 winds at 105 mph southwest of the city of New Orleans near Cocodrie, Louisiana at 9:30 a.m. Read the entire page →
From page 126... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 126 Pet and Livestock Evacuation Since pets are not allowed in American Red Cross shelters, the CAEP includes a pet evacuation plan. Read the entire page →
From page 127... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 127 The first support function, ESF-1, Transportation, consists of the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Read the entire page →
From page 128... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 128 order would go into effect at midnight on August 31st. Read the entire page →
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From page 132... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 132 From 30 hours to 12 hours before landfall the CAEP enters the "Phase Down" approach. Read the entire page →
From page 133... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 133 Just prior to the evacuation of Hurricane Gustav, the topic of evacuation became the subject of many local and regional radio and television broadcasts. Read the entire page →
From page 134... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 134 dispatched a bus, ambulance, or other transportation appropriate for the specific need. Read the entire page →
From page 135... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 135 • Other Orleans Parish Departments • Jefferson Parish OEP • Plaquemines Parish OEP • St. Read the entire page →
From page 136... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 136 Recovery While the evacuation for Gustav, including the contra-flow plan and the CAEP went relatively smoothly, the reentry was more problematic. Read the entire page →
From page 137... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 137 Lessons Learned/Avoidable Failures The report from Kiefer, Jenkins, and Laska (2009) Read the entire page →
From page 138... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 138 that database. Read the entire page →
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From page 140... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 140 2008 Hurricane Ike Overview Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 prompted careful examination and provided increased knowledge of large-scale evacuations, and inevitably shaped subsequent evacuation preparedness, mitigation, and response practices in the United States. Read the entire page →
From page 141... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 141 the Galveston area. Read the entire page →
From page 142... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 142 Assisted-evacuees During Hurricane Ike, 1,600 people were moved out of the city of Galveston. Read the entire page →
From page 143... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 143 Island Transit set up a specific vehicle for pets and companion animals because they were not allowed on the buses with the general public. Read the entire page →
From page 144... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 144 As part of its disaster preparedness plan, the Houston Office of Emergency Management increased its level of readiness before Hurricane Ike took aim at Galveston and Houston. Read the entire page →
From page 145... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 145 encourage residents to make plans with family members. Read the entire page →
From page 146... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 146 and private sector agencies is responsible for getting people to register. Read the entire page →
From page 147... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 147 Institutional Evacuations During Hurricane Ike, every institutional facility implemented its evacuation plan and did not require additional assistance. Read the entire page →
From page 148... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 148 congestion before even leaving Galveston. Read the entire page →
From page 149... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 149 Recovery There were many lessons learned during the recovery and re-entry phases. Read the entire page →
From page 150... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 150 Another complication involved elderly and poor Galveston Island residents, many of whom had lived in Section 8 housing that was completely destroyed by Ike and the surge. Read the entire page →
From page 151... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 151 -Suspending road construction in outlying district to avoid long traffic jams. Read the entire page →
From page 152... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 152 -Have state officials provide motor coaches at embarkation points to evacuate people who need assistance; keep local transit vehicles in the community. Read the entire page →
From page 153... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 153 of 10 in order to prevent causing traffic issues. Read the entire page →
From page 154... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 154 2010 Philadelphia and Surrounding Areas Blizzard Overview Case Setting/Description Geographic Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas Type of Hazard Blizzard/heavy snow Timing Number of People Impacted/Type of Impact/Any Vulnerable Population Groups People were advised to stay home, not go out on the roads, and have adequate supplies on hand. Read the entire page →
From page 155... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 155 • National Guard forces rescued dozens of high school students on a ski trip in Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania when their buses got stuck on Route 374. Read the entire page →
From page 156... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 156 2010 Tennessee Floods Overview Historical record rain fell on the city of Nashville, Tennessee and the surrounding cities and counties on May 1 and 2, 2010. Read the entire page →
From page 157... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 157 five vehicles from the 1176th aided the Sumner County Emergency Management Agency rescue operations in Gallatin. Read the entire page →
From page 158... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 158 FEMA sent a liaison officer to the state and opened a regional coordination center in Atlanta to provide support to ongoing operations in Tennessee. Read the entire page →
From page 159... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 159 References 2006 North Carolina Chemical Fire U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 160... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 160 NPR (National Public Radio) Read the entire page →
From page 161... ... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 161 Renne, J.L., T.W. Read the entire page →

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... NCHRP 20-59 (32) A Transportation Guide to All-Hazards Evacuation Final Report 95 Appendix B: Case Studies Task 6: Technical Memorandum on All-Hazards Evacuation Case Studies Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................