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For Official Use Only State of Louisiana – Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Jurisdiction Recommendation Improvement Action Responsible Agency Duration ESF #6 – Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services State Establish criteria for designating locations (both in-State and out-of-State) as shelters. These criteria should include having access to provisions at each shelter. These criteria should be disseminated to all stakeholders, and the process should be coordinated with parishes, American Red Cross, and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Additionally, a long-term shelter for both the general population and special-needs population should be created at Cowboy Town (Outside Alexandria). Develop a statewide databank outlining shelters, type of care/services, capacity, POC, terms of care, and agreement on evacuees to be received. Designate specific released offenders shelters. Clarify roles and authorities of Shelter Task Forces and the State. General shelters: DSS (Bridget Depland) Special-needs shelters: GOHSEP General shelters: DSS (Bridget Depland) Special-needs shelters: GOHSEP General shelters: DSS (Bridget Depland) Special-needs shelters: GOHSEP DSS (Art Rumney) Short term Short term Short term Develop the ability to identify and track evacuees and support/volunteer staff. Develop profiles that can be used from Healthcare facilities need to identify residents before incident for post-incident recovery and identification. Short term sheltering through placement. Special-needs Develop lists that can be disseminated and DSS (Art Rumney) Short term populations must have their own list. The searched, while maintaining privacy. tracking system must cover the entire area from the point of evacuation to the shelter. Develop identification cards/systems for tracking. DSS (Art Rumney) Short term Create plans to ensure shelters are only used for the duration of the emergency, and do not become long-term housing. Develop plans to segregate and evacuate mental, behavioral, and health patients, and released offenders. Develop definitions of short-term versus longterm (may be dependent on catastrophe). Develop a plan to transition out of short-term shelters into long-term (sheltering to placement). Develop plan for sheltering. Cross-reference released offenders with DOC database. DSS (Bridget Depland) DSS (Bridget Depland) DHH, Louisiana State University (LSU), Department of Corrections (DOC) DHH, LSU, DOC Short term Short term Short term Short term April 24, 2006 2006\G&T Exercises\Louisiana 31 For Official Use Only State of Louisiana
For Official Use Only State of Louisiana – Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Jurisdiction Recommendation Improvement Action Responsible Agency Duration ESF #6 – Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services State Educate political decisionmakers on the processes and requirements for sheltering. Develop plan for managing public perception (unmarked vehicles, no orange jumpsuits). Coordinate and educate political decisionmakers and community. DHH, LSU, DOC DSS Short term Medium term to ongoing April 24, 2006 2006\G&T Exercises\Louisiana 32 For Official Use Only State of Louisiana
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