Katrina: Hurricane Safety

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Katrina Hurricane Safety Other Natural
Disasters

• Scott Elenich
• NSA Orlando
• Scott.Elenich_at_navy.mil

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1. Recommend useful weblinks

• Central Florida Hurricane Center
• http//www.flhurricance.com/
• Naval Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography
  Facility, Jacksonville, FL
• http//nlmof.navy.mil/index.plx

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2. Share action your organization has taken

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• Locally implemented preventive measures. Have
  purchased chains saws and personal protective
  equipment. Training conducted annually prior to
  hurricane season
• Asking civilians with use or lose leave to donate
  via Office of Personnel Management emergency
  leave transfer program

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3. If you could change one thing following
Hurricane Katrina, what would you like to see
changed why?

• The evacuation plan for New Orleans/state of
  Louisiana-it wasnt implemented until after the
  fact