GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

FEMA Guidance for
Purchasing Critical
Emergency Supplies (CES)
There is another reason logistics is critical to
emergency management. Prior to allocating grant
funding to purchase Critical Emergency Supplies
(CES), Applicants must have a FEMA-approved viable
inventory management plan, an effective distribution
strategy, demonstrate sustainable costs for each and
logistical expertise to avoid situations where funds are
wasted because supplies are rendered ineffective due
to lack of planning.
If an Applicant uses FEMA funding, grant compliance
requires that recipients fund a logistical system
that provides climate controlled storage, inventory
integrity and a distribution plan.
Suggested commodities
Parishes should keep these commodities in stock
year round:
• Shelf-stable meals
• Bottled water
• Flood barriers
• Sand
• Sandbags
• Tarps
Unified Logistics element
(ULE)
GOHSEP Unified Logistics Element (ULE) is tasked
with validating Parish logistical compliance for CES.
Each Parish requesting grant funds for CES purchase is
required to demonstrate these capabilities to GOHSEP
ULE.
The ULE includes representatives from FEMA, GOHSEP
and the Louisiana National Guard (LANG). Its purpose is
to improve the flow of resources during an emergency.
Through a proactive approach in the storage and
distribution of commodities, it calls for pre-positioned
commodities prior to an emergency and a resource
database that list assets available to the State that may
be used as a POD.
The ULE facilitates the distribution of commodities in the
affected areas following an emergency. ULE works with
Parish OHSEP Directors to identify local staging areas.
Get pumps + generators
BEFORE you need them!
ULE is responsible for developing and maintaining the
State’s resources/database, making it easier to allocate
State assets during an emergency. State agencies and
Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are able to see
what and where resources are available within the State.
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