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Figure 4-30:Interior damage at CharlesB. Murphy ElementarySchool4.3.11 Equipment and AuxiliaryInstallationsSchool equipment is not necessarily important for the operationof emergency shelters, except for kitchen and dining facilities.Schools that sustained flooding damage usually had all their foodpreparation and refrigeration equipment ruined. The equipmentstored outside consists mainly of buses and other vehicles.In Pass Christian, many of the school buses stationed in the townwere destroyed by the storm surge (see Figure 4-31), although someof them were used during the storm to move people from PinevilleElementary School to another shelter because of rising water.The Harrison County School District moved all of its buses fartherinland before the storm, which ultimately proved prudent and allowedthe buses to remain available for use after Katrina. In theaftermath, Harrison County School District had no fuel supply tooperate the buses or other vehicles. Several years ago, the schooldistrict opted to issue gasoline cards to the bus drivers to fill up atvarious gas stations rather than at a central depot. After the stormthere were few gas stations operating, and it became a time-consumingprocess to get fuel for any vehicle. In the future, HarrisonCounty School District intends to have its own gasoline supplyavailable on generator power to ensure that school vehicles arekept operational.4-42 OBSERVATIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CRITICAL FACILITIES