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Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Under the direction of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California has provided substantial resources to the Gulf Coast to assist in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster and continues to be available to provide additional resources as requests are made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. To this end, OES activated the State Operations Center on Thursday and is in contact with the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi and Florida to identify any additional needs that California might be able to meet through proper channels.

OES is attempting to track all emergency management resources being sent from California to ensure enough resources are retained within the state for adequate response and recovery in the event of a disaster here.


WHAT WE'RE DOING
The Governor's Office of Emergency Services has been coordinating the movement of resources to the Gulf States, while ensuring adequate resources within the state in the event of a disaster here. OES is also coordinating with city, county, state and federal agencies as well as non-profit and private entities in preparing to receive and support evacuated Huricane Katrina survivors. FEMA has indicated it is not sending evacuees to California, at this time. If that changes, FEMA will make a request through OES. California remains ready to receive and support evacuees for longer-term housing than is normally provided in evacuation shelters following a disaster. We recognize that many survivors are coming to California on their own or through other means. There are assistance centers established to provide them with information about services available to them. At maximum deployment, there were nearly 2,000 Californians sent to the Gulf States.

California Resources Deployed to the Gulf States updated 9/16/05 (More)
    • 8 Swiftwater Rescue Teams: All 112 firefighters and lifeguards are scheduled to return Sunday, 9/18/05, after a 20-day deployment.
    • 5 Urban Search & Rescue Task Forces remain. Initially 8 were sent, 3 have come home.
    • 26 Incident Support Team Managers (Four of the original 30 have returned home)
    • 3 OES Fire & Rescue Branch Assistant Fire Chiefs
    • 6 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (210 people)
    • 705 National Guard soldiers and airmen, down from 781 earlier this week.
    • 100 California Highway Patrol Officers with 3 helicopters. (116 officers returned 9/16 after a 12-day deployment, replaced by 100 others from CA.)
    • 1,268 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters
    • 16 fire personnel from Alameda and Contra Costa counties deployed 9/15/05 to Mississippi as an incident management team
FOR HURRICANE SURVIVORS and THEIR LOVED ONES

Obtain Assistance
    • Hurricane Katrina fact sheet for Emergency Declarations for sheltering evacuees including overview and eligibility summary. EM-3248 Fact Sheet
    • Disaster specific guidance for eligible costs for emergency sheltering declarations for Hurricane Katrina. DGS-2 Sheltering Costs.pdf
    • Emergency Declaration summary and Presidential declaration. EM 3248 Declaration.pdf
    • Register for aid with FEMA using the zip code where you are staying by going online at http://www.fema.gov or by phone at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)Multilingual operators are available. For the speech or hearing-impaired, call 1-800-462-7585 (TTY).
    • Contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/where/chapts.asp
    • Locate Louisiana financial institutions affected by the hurricane: http://www.ofi.state.la.us/
        Banking 1-866-783-5530
        Securities 1-866-783-5469
    • Visit a California Assistance Center nearest you (see maps above).
Locate Missing Family Members
    • Red Cross Movement Family Links Registry 1-877-LOVED1S (1-877-568-3317)
    • Louisiana is asking loved ones to register missing with the National Next of Kin Registry
    • A variety of other Web sites have been established to help reunite loved ones separated by the hurricane. These Web sites have been developed independent of an official government agency. The content is not controlled by OES or its partners.
    • Louisiana State Police:
      1-225-922-0325
      1-225-922-0332
      1-225-922-0333
      1-225-922-0334
      1-225-922-0335

Enroll in California Schools
Locate Pets
Get Help With Housing
Restore Mail Service
    • U.S. Postal Service offers change of address forms online at USPS
HOW TO HELP

Volunteer
Donate or Volunteer Help Pets that Survived the Hurricane
Develop a Family Disaster Plan
    September is Disaster Preparedness Month. Families need to be ready for emergencies at home, at work and while on vacation.
    Know your risks, pack an emergency supply kits for every member of your family, and ensure everyone knows what to do in the event of an emergency. That includes having a communications plan when local phone lines are overwhelmed and a place to meet if separated.
Obtain brochures and tip sheets at "Be Smart, Be Responsible, Be Prepared. Be Ready" and at "Emergency Preparedness for Home and Business."

Listen to Recorded Disaster Safety Information
OES Safety Information Referral Line 1-800-550- 5234

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