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State of Louisiana – Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Jurisdiction Recommendation Improvement Action Responsible Agency Duration
ESF #5 – Emergency Management
Region 3 Create a long-term Comprehensive
Engagement and Action/Funding Plan
that addresses Federal, State, regional, and
local levels and the private sector.
Ensure jurisdictional EOC personnel have
working knowledge of NIMS/ICS.
Build resilient parish EOCs.
Engage leadership at all levels to support long-term
emergency response capabilities.
Establish statewide NIMS/ICS training and exercise
program for all senior officials, first responders, and
volunteers within the region.
Build resilient, hardened parish EOCs that can
accommodate the necessary structures (Category V
level).
Parish leaders with all
government leaders
GOHSEP facilitates
training
Region 3 parishes establish
and manage the program
Parish residents and River
and Bayou parishes Mutual-
Aid and Assistance Task
Force
Medium term
Medium term
Medium term
Region 4
Develop EOC procedures. Develop and validate EOC procedures. Local emergency managers
and State Operations
Division
Develop and validate a concept of the
operations plan and determine what
authorities are required to enact a regional
plan.
Develop and validate a conceptual operations plan.
Parish residents and River
and Bayou parishes Mutual-
Aid and Assistance Task
Force and State homeland
security director
Medium term
Medium term
Create regional EOCs. Establish regional EOCs. State homeland security Long term
director, River and Bayou
parishes Mutual-Aid and
Assistance Task Force
Establish regional organizing construct Create State support and an Executive Order. Governor Short term
and capability with a regional coordinator
and staff whose sole responsibility is
Create a regional EOC. GOHSEP Short term
regional preparedness and recovery
functions.
April 24, 2006
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