UPDATE: Freeze Plan 11/29/2011 – 12/1/2011

FYI

Bill Salmeron

Chief Readiness & Response Officer

Chapter Operations Lead

American Red Cross

Southeast Louisiana Chapter

The Robert W. Merrick Building

2640 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119

(504) 620-3145 (p) | (504) 827-2135 (f)

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City Freeze Plan Press Release

The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in the City of New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below from 1:00 AM – 7:00 AM, 29 Nov 2011. All citizens should take appropriate precautions to protect themselves from the potentially dangerous effects of this weather. Exposure to temperatures near freezing, combined with strong winds, for an extended period of time can cause serious medical problems. Weather conditions require all individuals to seek shelter. The City’s Freeze Plan will remain in effect to provide temporary shelter for homeless citizens.

Persons needing shelter will be accepted at the following locations under the following conditions:

· The Salvation Army, 4500 South Claiborne Ave. – Male or females, beginning at 4:00 P.M., 28 Nov 2011.

· The Ozanam Inn, 843 Camp Street – Will accept males only beginning at 6:00 P.M., 28 Nov 2011.

· The Covenant House, 611 N. Rampart St – will accept males and females between the ages 16-21, their dependent children, and any female with dependent minor children beginning at 7:00 P.M., 28 Nov 2011. Mothers with small children are welcome any time.

· New Orleans Mission, 1130 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd – Males or females beginning at 4:00 P.M.

All shelters will be opened free of charge to persons seeking shelter during this period of inclement weather.

Again, the weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in the City of New Orleans is expected to remain at 35 degrees or below from 1:00 AM – 7:00 AM, 29 Nov 2011. All citizens should take appropriate precautions to protect themselves from the potentially dangerous effects of this weather. The City’s Freeze Plan to provide temporary overnight shelter for homeless citizens remains in effect. Stay tuned for further announcements.

Stephen A. Murphy, MPH, MBA

Planning Section Chief

Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness

1300 Perdido St. Suite 9W03

New Orleans, LA 70112

504.658.8708 {Desk}

504.952.2461 {Mobile}

samurphy@nola.gov

www.nola.gov

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-Abraham Lincoln

From: Patrice M. Williams
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:51 PM
To: Barbara B. St. Roman; ‘mmiller@unitygno.org’; ‘apatterson@unitygno.org’; Devona Dolliole; Ryan F. Berni; ‘wyatthines@gmail.com’; ‘ruth_nickelson@uss.salvationarmy.org’; ‘cjadamssr@bellsouth.net’; ‘gratleff@yahoo.com’; ‘cmullarkey@arcno.org’; ‘bsalmeron@arcno.org’; ‘ahamilton@arcno.org’; Ayame C. Nagatani; ‘linda gonzales’
Cc: Karen DeSalvo; Charlotte M. Parent; Jeff M. Elder; Jeb S. Tate; Stephen A. Murphy; Ashlee L. Gunter; Carl Flores; ‘nohsep.eoc@gmail.com’; Pequitta J. Raymond; Stacy H. Koch; RhaKeisha K. Pomfrey; Tim E. Hoehn; ‘david@fbno.org’
Subject: EXTENDED: Freeze Plan 11/29/2011 – 12/1/2011
Importance: High

Good Afternoon,

The Freeze Plan has been extended through Thursday (12/1) morning.

The following shelters will have continued availability for the nights of Tuesday, November 29th and Wednesday, November 30th:

Shelter	Special Population	Address	Phone Number	Take In
Covenant House	Male 16 – 21 y.o. Single Female 16 – 21 y.o. / with child no age req.	611 N. Rampart St.	504.584.1111	7 pm (mothers with small children at any time
Ozanam Inn	Males Only	843 Camp St.	504.523.1184	6 pm
New Orleans Mission	All	1130 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.	504.523.2116	4 pm
Salvation Army	All	4530 S. Claiborne Ave.	504.896.7315	4 pm

Kindest Regards,

Patrice

Freeze Plan Press Release(11_30_11).docx

New GNODRP Officers and Committees

The GNODRP Board met this week and elected its officers as follows:

President: Jessica Vermilyea

Vice President: Bill Salmeron

Secretary: Jonathan Padgett

Treasurer: Arthur Johnson

Also, below are the standing committees that were formed with chairs:

Operations: Jessica Vermilyea

Preparedness and Response: Bill Salmeron

Recovery: Jonathan Padgett

Finance: Arthur Johnson

If you are interested in serving on any of the committees, please email us with your interest at info

The next General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 24th from 10-12 at the GNODRP office.

Thank you for your continued support and participation in GNODRP.

Thanks,

Bill Salmeron

Learn about CAN Today!!!

If you dont know what CAN is. Thats OK. 

CAN is the Coordinated Assistance Network and is used after disaster to track multi-agency assistance to clients and community resources (among other great things).

Its critical that you become familiar with CAN and also register your agency and yourself as a user.

Go to www.can.org and get started. You can register your agency as well as take online training.

Thanks

Bill Salmeron

 

Are You Ready?

Is your agency prepared?

Here are a few things to think about:

1. Have a Disaster Response Plan that outlines your essential mission/activities during a disaster and how to get it done.

2. Have a Communications Plan to keep all stake holders (staff, volunteers, clients, donors) informed.

3. Have a COOP (Continuity of Operations Plan) in case your agency business is disrupted or displaced.

4. Help your agency staff and clients be prepared by creating a culture of personal preparedness.

For more information, go to the useful links section of this site and search for additional information to assist with your planning.

Posted By: Bill Salmeron

Become Familiar With Your Local Parish Emergency Management

Do you know your local parish emergency plan? Do you know when to evacuate? Do you need re-entry placards to come back post disaster and provide services?

Learn about your local Office of Emergency Preparedness plans and programs.   Click on the Parish links below and be directed to their emergency information homepage.

Plaquemines Parish:

http://www.plaqueminesparish.com/emergency-preparedness.php

St Bernard Parish

http://www.sbpg.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=27

City of New Orleans

http://www.nola.gov/GOVERNMENT/Emergency-Prepardness/

Jefferson Parish

http://www.jeffparish.net/index.cfm?DocID=1163

Thanks.

Bill Salmeron

GNOVOAD Changes

Please be advised that GNO-VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) has merged into the organization of GNODRP (Greater New Orleans Disaster Recovery Partnership). This does not have any impact on the mission of GNO-VOAD and ties the disaster preparedness and recovery activities of the two organizations more closely.

The primary mission of GNODRP is to

• Supports pre-disaster voluntary agency coordination, cooperation, and communication through networking, planning, and training. • Support regional coordination of voluntary organizations during disaster, identifying and matching services to needs to avoid duplication of efforts. • Support individual Parish LTRO (Long Term Recovery Organizations) that may be staffing local EOC’s during activation. • Support Regional In-Kind Donations and Volunteer management • Support post disaster long term recovery management.

VOAD will no longer hold separate meetings and will participate as a part of the monthly GNODRP meetings.

The GNOVOAD Blog has a new look and is now the GNODRP VOAD Exchange.

You can reach this site by going to gnovoad.wordpress.com. Be sure to subscribe to the site to receive any new information posted.

You may learn more about GNODRP be going to www.gnodrp.org. If you are not an active participant in GNODRP activities, please be sure to start. This is the only way to truly bring together agencies and ensure effective communication, collaboration, and coordination. To get on the GNODRP distribution list, email info@gnodrp.org.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you.

Bill Salmeron