hurricane sandy response

USACE ESF #3 Emergency Response and
Hurricane Sandy Response
MAJ Christopher Crary
Deputy District Engineer
San Francisco District
Cynthia Jo Fowler
ESF #3 Assistant Team Leader
San Francisco District
11 April 2013
US Army Corps of Engineers
US
Army Corps of
Engineers
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE (STAFFORD ACT AND NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK)
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
• Federal Response
(Stafford Act and National Response Framework)
• Essential Services and Functions (ESF) #3 –
Civil Work and Engineering
• Hurricane Sandy USACE response
• Deployed personnel perspective
(MAJ Crary – NJ Command Forward and Cynthia Jo Fowler – HQUOC)
• Lessons learned
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE (STAFFORD ACT)
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE (NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK)
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
ESF #1: Transportation (Dept. of Transportation)
ESF #2: Communications (Dept. of Homeland Security)
ESF #3: Public Works and Engineering (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
ESF #4: Firefighting (U.S. Forest Service)
ESF #5: Emergency Management (FEMA)
ESF #6: Mass Care (FEMA)
ESF #7: Logistics Management and Resource Support (GSA and FEMA)
ESF #8: Public Health and Medical Services (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
ESF #9: Urban Search and Rescue (FEMA)
ESF #10: Oil and Hazardous Material (USEPA and U.S. Coast Guard)
ESF #11: Agriculture and Natural Resources (Dept. of Agriculture)
ESF #12: Energy (Dept. of Energy)
ESF #13: Public Safety and Security (Dept. of Justice)
ESF #14: Long-term Community Recovery (FEMA and others)
ESF #15: External Affairs (FEMA)
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE (NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK)
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
ESF #3 Role: Provides public works and engineering support for domestic incident
management, including preparedness, prevention, response, and mitigation actions,
including:
• Pre- and post-incident assessments of public works
and infrastructure
• Provide emergency repair of damaged
infrastructure and critical facilities
• Execution of contract support for life-saving and life
sustaining services
• Provide technical assistance and engineering
experience
• Manage construction
• Oversee contracting services
• Implement and manage FEMA Public Assistance
Program and other recovery programs
• Oversee real estate services
• Support all other ESFs
Typical FEMA ESF #3 Mission Assignments:
• National and Regional Activation (TLs, ATLs, SMEs)
• National Water (order water), National Ice (order ice),
Commodities (track federal resources)
• Temporary Emergency Power (install temporary
power on public facilities only)
• DTOS Support
• Debris Removal
• Water / Wastewater
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Temporary Housing and Temporary Roofing
Critical Public Facilities
Infrastructure Assessment
Local Government Liaisons and External Affairs
Technical Assistance
Urban Search and Rescue
Recovery Field Office
GIS Support
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
ESF #3 Mission Execution
• ENGLink models are used to determine ‘burn rates’ of commodities (e.g., ice and
water), debris quantities, roofing numbers, etc.
• Advance Contracting Initiative (ACI) contracts are used to purchase and distribute
commodities, remove debris and install temporary housing, etc.
• Current ACI contracts include:
– Ice and Water: IAP Worldwide Services
– Emergency Power: Area I and II - IAP; Area III Kellogg Brown and Root Services, Inc.
– Debris: Regional Single Award Task Order Contracts (SATOC) with Multiple Award Task Order
Contracts (MATOC). SATOCs include P&J, Ceres, AshBritt, and ECC. California is AshBritt.
– Temporary Roofing: In California, emergency contracting procedures used.
– Other missions are have mission-specific contracting guidance (temporary roofing, temporary
housing, critical public facilities, etc.).
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE (ABBREVIATED TIMELINE OF PREPARATORY EVENTS)
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
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26 Oct 12: Sandy strengthens as it moves from Jamaica to Cuba and strikes the historic city of Santiago de Cuba.
– NJ and NY Activates State Emergency Operations Centers.
– FEMA deployed Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMATs) to CT, DE, NY, NY, MA, NH, PA, VT.
– U.S. Northern Command deployed Regional Defense Coordinating Officers (DCO), and portions of the Defense Coordinating Element
(DCE).
27 Oct 12: Sandy moves away from the Bahamas and makes a turn to the northeast off the coast of Florida.
– FEMA activated the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC).
– FEMA liaison officers deployed at emergency operation centers in the CT, DE, DC, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI and VA.
– U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) and Red Cross deploys/mobilizes personnel to support
FEMA.
28 Oct 12: Sandy continues moving northeast on a track that takes it parallel to the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina and North
Carolina.
– President Obama signed emergency declarations for CT, DC, MD, MA, NJ, and NY.
– More than 1,032 FEMA personnel were positioned deployed along the East Coast.
– U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) mobilized Planning and Response Teams (PRTs) and other resources to support temporary
power generator requirements.
29 Oct 12: Hurricane Sandy reaches land on East Coast.
– President Obama signed a pre-disaster emergency declaration for the DE, RI, and PA.
– FEMA positioned more than 1,500 FEMA personnel along the East Coast.
– USACE mobilized Temporary Emergency Power resources to be pre-staged at Incident Support Bases.
30 Oct 12: Although Sandy has started to move away from New York, the backside of the huge storm is still
inflicting punishment on the Northeast.
– President Obama declared major disasters for CT, NJ, and NY, making disaster assistance available to those in the
heaviest hit areas affected by the storm.
31 Oct 12: The storm that began as Hurricane Sandy dissipates over western Pennsylvania, and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issues its final advisory on the storm. Response effort underway.
A full overview of FEMA timeline can be reviewed at the following link: http://www.fema.gov/hurricane-sandy-timeline.
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE/RECOVERY (FEMA HIGHLIGHTS)
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
New York
New Jersey
Disaster assistance to New York survivors of Hurricane Sandy
as of 5 Apr 2013:
Disaster assistance to New Jersey survivors of Hurricane Sandy
by the numbers as of 1 April 2013:
• Nearly $946 million in FEMA grants approved for individuals
and households.
• $376.4 million in FEMA grants approved for individuals and
households.
– Nearly $812 million for housing assistance.
– $324.7 million for housing assistance.
– Nearly $134 million for other needs.
– $51.6 million for other needs.
• Nearly $1.4 billion in SBA disaster loans approved for
homeowners, renters and businesses.
• $680.2 million in SBA disaster loans approved for
homeowners, renters and businesses.
• Nearly $3.3 billion in National Flood Insurance Program
payments made to policy holders.
• $241.5 million approved in FEMA Public Assistance grants to
communities and some nonprofit organizations that serve the
public.
• $817 million approved in FEMA Public Assistance grants to
communities and some nonprofit organizations that serve the
public.
• $3.1 billion in total National Flood Insurance Program
payments made on claims to date.
• 259,578 people contacted FEMA for help or information.
• 271,181 people have registered for assistance in the 13
designated counties.
• 124,778 housing inspections completed.
• 182,807 housing inspections completed.
• 85,724 visits to Disaster Recovery Centers.
• 176,947 visits to Disaster Recovery Centers.
• Nine centers are open to assist survivors who have recovery
questions.
• 5.6 million cubic yards of debris removed.
• More than 500 voluntary agencies involved in recovery.
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FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE/RECOVERY (USACE HIGHLIGHTS)
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
• USACE has more than 3,000 employees within the North Atlantic Division, and at the peak of
response activities an additional 990 team members from other USACE divisions were
engaged to support the response mission.
• USACE provided 512 truckloads (18,000 liters per load) of water to NY, NJ, PA, and WV.
• At peak capacity, USACE generated 55MW of power, enough to support the power needs of
50,000 families.
• With local authorities USACE concentrated pumping efforts at 14 critical locations as
determined by local officials. During de-watering operations, USACE controlled 162 pumps and
removed more than 475 million gallons of water equivalent to 720 Olympic-sized swimming
pools.
• Planning response teams also are assisting with debris management, infrastructure
assessment, temporary roofing, critical public facilities, and temporary housing.
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USACE debris teams are in ports, waterways and coastal areas in NJ and NY clearing debris
along the Atlantic seaboard. Thirty-five debris teams are assisting local NY and NJ authorities.
More than 400,000 CY of debris have been removed.
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FEDERAL RESPONSE
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HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
Pre-planning, Pre-positioning
• Monitoring Hurricane Sandy – landfall and strength
• Impact forecast modeling (ENGLink) to determine response requirements
• Coordinating with FEMA
• Contacting personnel emergency responders to prepare to deploy
• Pre-positioning Incident Management Team to potential impacted areas – NY, NJ,
MA, PA, DE, OH, CT, WV
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DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
Response
• Deploy personnel and resources to RRCC and EOC – NY and NJ (Team Leader,
ATL, SMEs, PRTs, LGLs)
• Post-damage assessment, infrastructure assessment, un-water NY, temporary
emergency power, port re-opening, preparation for large debris mission
• GOAL: Establish functioning nodes in impacted areas and monitor mission
execution
USACE NJ Forward, USACE NY Forward
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Organization Locations
NY State EOC
Albany, NY
ISB
Republic, NY
ECCV6
JFO
Queens, NY
RFO
Queens, NY
1 IRE
USACE
FWD
TFU
ECCV4
(SES)
JFO / RFO
Lincroft, NJ
2 IRE
RRCC II
NWS Earle
TFD
NJ State EOC
West Trenton, NJ
CENAD
USACE
FWD
(COL)
ECCV 5
MCV3
ISB
Lakehurst, NJ
ECCV2/7/8
ECCV9
(COL)
19
(-)
249
ECCV3/15
TFP
(SES)
Organization Locations
Data as of: 10 2400 NOV 12
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HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
Media
POTUS
Secretary of
Defense
Public Affairs
Specialists
Other Federal
Agencies
FEMA
Affected States
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FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE (USACE FWD NJ – RESPONSE OVERVIEW)
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
POTUS
Emergency
Declaration (28 Oct)
NJ EOC
RRCC
NJ State Police ROIC, West
Trenton, NJ
NJ EOC
IMAT
(EFS-3)
JFO
Imbedded RFO
(EFS-3)
DCO
Lincroft, NJ
NJ State Police ROIC, West Trenton, NJ
15 Nov
USACE
FWD-NJ
USACE
FWD-NJ (-)
NJ State Police ROIC
West Trenton, NJ
Outside JFO,
Lincroft, NJ
Response
Recovery
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JFO Full
Operational
RFO Full
Operational
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE (USACE FWD NJ – RESPONSE)
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED
The North Atlantic Division was
the lead USACE response entity
responsible for directing,
committing, and employing
USACE capability.
USACE Fwd-NJ served as a
supporting organization to HQ
USACE and NAD.
Public Infrastructure
USACE Fwd NJ Mission:
USACE-FWD New Jersey unifies
expectations within New Jersey
and aligns support for NJ
Governor among USACE, FEMA,
and DoD.
Key Tasks:
• Commander is LNO for CG,
USACE to the Governor ISO
NAD CDR.
• Key leader engagements.
• Synchronization with ESF-3
Team.
• Coordination with DoD support
to Emergency Response efforts
and transition.
Staffing (19 Personnel):
• Command Group: 3
• UCG Officer: 1
• OPS Staff: 5
• Planning Staff: 1
• ESF #3 LNO: 1
• Debris SMEs: 2
• Power SME/LNO: 1
• Pump SME: 1
• Coastal SME: 1
• Key Leader Engagement: 1
• Support: 2
Temporary Housing
Debris Clearance/Debris Removal
Areas of Focus:
• Key Leader Engagements
• Passaic & Sayreville WWTPs
• Kinder Morgan Terminal
• Kearney Amtrak Assessment
• Temporary Housing
• Debris Clearance & Removal
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• Coastal
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
FEDERAL RESPONSE
ESF #3 CELL
HURRICANE SANDY RESPONSE
DEPLOYED PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVE
OBSERVATIONS, TIPS AND LESSONS LEARNED
• EngLink serves as USACE’s consolidated online portal for ESF #3 and disaster response. Public assess is
available at the following link: http://eportal.usace.army.mil/sites/ENGLink/default.aspx .
– ESF #3 information, including the Field Guide
– Debris ACI contractors
– Mission specific information
– ENGLink models and mapping
– PL 84-99 (Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Act)
– Emergency management document library
• State and Local Government are in the lead and are the main effort; all others are in support.
• Operations are continuous, complex, and move at a quick pace.
• Emergency Operations has a language all of its own; National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) training
served as a great preparatory foundation. Self passed training is available at:
http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.aspx.
• Small Business Administration (SBA) provides online tools and information to help Small Businesses prepare
for emergencies. SBA preparedness checklist at www.sba.gov/prepare.
• Understanding the State and Local Emergency Response Plans/Procedures/Requirements are essential to
understand how and what support an organization may be able to provide.
• The more we embrace and integrate technology; the more dependent we are on reliable power to conduct
everything.
• Basic supplies (GPS, mobile hotspot, power inverter) can be game changers.
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