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typing <strong>of</strong> power generator requirements based upon required load, coupled with pre-incident support contracts or other<br />
agreements/contracts for the provision <strong>of</strong> the required generators and the geo-coding <strong>of</strong> applicable generator requirements<br />
(by type) into the GIS and IMS supporting the installation EOC dramatically reduce the need for establishing<br />
temporary and/or volunteer teams for this function.<br />
12–12. Bulk distribution<br />
a. Requirement. In order to provide safe haven and mass care assistance to the <strong>Army</strong> community, all EM programs<br />
shall coordinate with DOL, U.S. Postal Service, and local commercial retail facilities (for example, AAFES, gas<br />
stations, drive-thru fast food restaurants, mini-marts, delivery services) operating on the installation on the establishment,<br />
activation, and management <strong>of</strong> one or more points <strong>of</strong> distribution (PODs) for the bulk distribution <strong>of</strong> supplies,<br />
including food, water, emergency supplies (see table 12–3), and/or pharmaceuticals to personnel on the installation<br />
when requested by the installation EOC or activated as identified in the installation EM plan. PODs shall be typed<br />
through the resource typing system as shown in table 12–4, aligned to installation zones, geo-coded for rapid fielding<br />
in the installation EOC’s GIS and IMS systems, and staffed by task-organized bulk distribution teams as shown in table<br />
12–4. PODs may consist <strong>of</strong> mobile or fixed locations capable <strong>of</strong> providing bulk distribution <strong>of</strong> goods to designated<br />
personnel during the response or recovery phases. Bulk distribution may be co-located near local safe havens and/or<br />
mass feeding stations as determined by the installation EMWG, but should not be located in the same facility or along<br />
the same physical street to ensure continuous movement through the POD. PODs are usually activated within 12–24<br />
hours after an incident occurs in order to provide temporary bulk distribution <strong>of</strong> supplies for displaced personnel or<br />
personnel remaining in their residences without access to those supplies. PODs are used only for expedient bulk<br />
distribution until existing commercial and government retail services and utility providers are restored post-incident.<br />
POD fielding should be coordinated with existing retail services that have reopened post-incident, such as gas stations,<br />
mini-marts, fast food restaurants, and AAFES facilities whenever possible, in order to eliminate PODs co-located with<br />
open retail establishments. PODs shall operate 24 hours a day with public distribution only during daylight hours for<br />
security and safety and restocking operations during the night. PODs established for mass distribution <strong>of</strong> pharmaceutical<br />
countermeasures require special planning and may operate under different procedures established by the medical<br />
emergency manager and PHEO depending upon the incident.<br />
b. Services. Bulk Distribution should provide the following services tailored to the installation needs and the specific<br />
emergency being addressed:<br />
Temporary bulk distribution <strong>of</strong> food, water, emergency supplies, and/or pharmaceuticals.<br />
Fixed sites – PODs.<br />
Mobile services for residential sheltering.<br />
Mobile services for local safe havens.<br />
Mobile services for temporary or fixed feeding stations.<br />
Mobile services for personnel concentration areas (campgrounds, hotels, prisons, and barracks).<br />
Support services for non-English-speaking, hearing impaired, visually impaired, and physically impaired populations<br />
whenever possible (may be consolidated at one or more special needs locations).<br />
Support services for animal needs (may be consolidated at one or more animal needs locations).<br />
Information on FAC location/hours <strong>of</strong> operation, safe haven and civilian shelter locations, transportation routes and<br />
services, other PODs, and utilities and power outages.<br />
Security services for the physical location.<br />
(1) Distribution items. Actual composition <strong>of</strong> the bulk supplies will vary upon local needs. For planning purposes,<br />
the capability to provide one case <strong>of</strong> 16.9 oz bottles (3 gallons), 6 meals, ready to eat (MREs) (or equivalent shelfstable<br />
foods), and one 20x20’ tarp per vehicle is used to estimate workload requirements and throughput capacity.<br />
Other items to consider for bulk distribution are shown in table 12–3.<br />
Table 12–3<br />
Supply considerations for bulk distribution<br />
Supplies Cost (est.) Usage examples<br />
Tarps - Cover holes in residences (ro<strong>of</strong>s, windows) post-hurricane, tornado, earthquake<br />
Plastic Sheeting (rolls) $9.80/roll Protect household goods from weather post-earthquake, tornado, or hurricane<br />
Cheesecloth - Protect HVAC and vents from ashfall<br />
Duct Tape $4.25/ea For tarps, plastic sheeting, cheesecloth, and other general uses<br />
Plywood (6x6 square) Variable Cover windows and doors pre-hurricane windfall or post-incident damage<br />
Saws, Hand $7.00/ea To cut plywood<br />
DA PAM 525–27 20 September 2012<br />
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