Transportation Issues Transportation Issues During Emergencies During Emergencies

James Schaaf James Schaaf

Dean Coelho Dean Coelho

Matthew MathenyMatthew Matheny

Emergency TransportationEmergency Transportation

Logistics is the back bone of Logistics is the back bone of emergency response and recoveryemergency response and recovery

Emergencies, both big and small Emergencies, both big and small affect transportationaffect transportation

Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths and Weaknesses Future Plans Future Plans

Small EmergenciesSmall Emergencies

A small car crash on an interstate can A small car crash on an interstate can have a big impact on people and have a big impact on people and businesses in a large areabusinesses in a large area

I-95 Jan. 2004 crash closes both lanesI-95 Jan. 2004 crash closes both lanes 200,000 vehicles travel the road daily200,000 vehicles travel the road daily Good planning and technology helped Good planning and technology helped

divert traffic and open roads quicklydivert traffic and open roads quickly

Large Scale EmergenciesLarge Scale Emergencies

Northeastern Blackout of 2003Northeastern Blackout of 2003 Eight States and one Canadian Eight States and one Canadian

Province lost powerProvince lost power In Cleveland, four water processing In Cleveland, four water processing

plants shut down, high demand for plants shut down, high demand for bottled waterbottled water

LTL carriers were able to continue LTL carriers were able to continue service into the cities service into the cities

Large Scale Emergencies Cont.Large Scale Emergencies Cont.

Many businesses closed, deliveries Many businesses closed, deliveries unable to be made, LTL carriers use unable to be made, LTL carriers use cross docking and have limited cross docking and have limited storage capabilitystorage capability

Paper work had to done by hand and Paper work had to done by hand and transported to other locations to be transported to other locations to be enteredentered

StrengthsStrengths

Transportation itself, getting supplies Transportation itself, getting supplies to where they need to goto where they need to go

Private transportation companies Private transportation companies have contingency plans that have have contingency plans that have proven effectiveproven effective

WeaknessesWeaknesses

Databases, Red Cross took 4-5 days Databases, Red Cross took 4-5 days after 9/11 to collect information on after 9/11 to collect information on trucking companies, warehouses, trucking companies, warehouses, and personneland personnel

Inability to track shipments Inability to track shipments Decentralized controlDecentralized control Infrastructure not “ready” for Infrastructure not “ready” for

disaster situations in high risk areasdisaster situations in high risk areas

Future PlansFuture Plans

FEMA is looking into the private FEMA is looking into the private sector for expertise to upgrade sector for expertise to upgrade logistics system, switching to JIT logistics system, switching to JIT delivery system, getting different delivery system, getting different levels of government on the “same levels of government on the “same page”page”

Jeana Nordstrom is working on a Jeana Nordstrom is working on a national database of emergency national database of emergency personnel familiar with logisticspersonnel familiar with logistics

Hurricane RitaHurricane Rita

Before Hurricane RitaBefore Hurricane Rita

Houston Evacuation PlanHouston Evacuation Plan Created 1991Created 1991 Revised After 9/11/01Revised After 9/11/01

Basic PlanBasic Plan Evacuate City by pre-designated Evacuate City by pre-designated

areasareas No Plan for total evacuation No Plan for total evacuation Mayor’s Plan for total evacuationMayor’s Plan for total evacuation

Preparing for RitaPreparing for Rita

Government tried to make up for Government tried to make up for KatrinaKatrina

More Pre-staged relief suppliesMore Pre-staged relief supplies Staging areas closer to predicted Staging areas closer to predicted

disaster areadisaster area Relief supplies reach Houston area Relief supplies reach Houston area

during evacuationduring evacuation

Rita hits Golf CoastRita hits Golf Coast

Hurricane changes path and hits Hurricane changes path and hits different areas than predicteddifferent areas than predicted

Relief Supplies in wrong locationRelief Supplies in wrong location Delays in plan to move suppliesDelays in plan to move supplies Many relief shipments never reach Many relief shipments never reach

disaster areasdisaster areas

New PlanNew Plan

Governor Rick Perry creates task force Governor Rick Perry creates task force to revise response plansto revise response plans

RecommendationsRecommendations More communicationMore communication State controlled evacuationsState controlled evacuations Advanced warning plan to allow more Advanced warning plan to allow more

time for evacuationstime for evacuations

Asian TsunamiAsian Tsunami

2004 Asian Tsunami2004 Asian Tsunami December 26, 2004December 26, 2004 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggers 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggers

tsunamitsunami Tsunami waves reach speeds 500 Tsunami waves reach speeds 500

km/hrkm/hr Waves of up to 30m high recordedWaves of up to 30m high recorded 15 countries affected15 countries affected Aceh province, Indonesia worst affectedAceh province, Indonesia worst affected 185,000 - 300,000 deaths185,000 - 300,000 deaths

Pre-Tsunami InfrastructurePre-Tsunami Infrastructure

Countries are either emerging or Countries are either emerging or third world countriesthird world countries

Poor transportation infrastructure Poor transportation infrastructure e.g. low standard of airports, sea e.g. low standard of airports, sea ports and roadwaysports and roadways

After effectsAfter effects Fishing industry loses millions of dollarsFishing industry loses millions of dollars Roads were damagedRoads were damaged Airport landing strips were destroyedAirport landing strips were destroyed Worst train accident ever, 800-1000 Worst train accident ever, 800-1000

people killed in Sri Lankapeople killed in Sri Lanka Sea depths have been altered eg:eased Sea depths have been altered eg:eased

entry into Chennai port for Suezmax shipsentry into Chennai port for Suezmax ships e.g. Straits of Malacca have to be e.g. Straits of Malacca have to be

recharted, changed from 3500ft to 100ftrecharted, changed from 3500ft to 100ft

Mixed outcome of Relief effortsMixed outcome of Relief efforts Aid agencies like Red Cross, UN Aid agencies like Red Cross, UN

scramble emergency personnel scramble emergency personnel immediatelyimmediately

Countries mobilize their armed forces to Countries mobilize their armed forces to aid rescue effort e.g. US navy shipsaid rescue effort e.g. US navy ships

Airports & ports were congestedAirports & ports were congested Food rotting on airport tarmacFood rotting on airport tarmac Container full of teddy bears get last Container full of teddy bears get last

prioritypriority

Relief efforts contd.Relief efforts contd.

Freight companies DHL, UPS, FedEx use Freight companies DHL, UPS, FedEx use supply chains to coordinate relief effortsupply chains to coordinate relief effort

Helicopters most versatile for rescue effortHelicopters most versatile for rescue effort Elephants used in Sri Lanka to transport Elephants used in Sri Lanka to transport

supplies to remote villagessupplies to remote villages Aid workers use mountain bikes to travel Aid workers use mountain bikes to travel Fishing boats donated to revitalize local Fishing boats donated to revitalize local

village economiesvillage economies

Questions??Questions??

ResourcesResources The power of logistics: fast response kept blackout from becoming a major The power of logistics: fast response kept blackout from becoming a major

disaster.disaster. Perry A. Trunick.  Perry A. Trunick. Logistics TodayLogistics Today 44.9 (Sept 2003): p7(2).   44.9 (Sept 2003): p7(2).  A not so dry runA not so dry run John Moore 12/05/2005 John Moore 12/05/2005 www.fcw.com/article91602-12-05-05-Printwww.fcw.com/article91602-12-05-05-Print Secretary Chertoff Testifies on Hurricane Katrina ResponseSecretary Chertoff Testifies on Hurricane Katrina ResponseWASHINGTON - February 15, WASHINGTON - February 15,

2006 2006 www.globalsecurity.bz/news/detail.asp?id=527www.globalsecurity.bz/news/detail.asp?id=527 I-95 shutdown--coordinating transportation and emergency response: emergency I-95 shutdown--coordinating transportation and emergency response: emergency

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