American Red Cross Disaster Services

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American Red CrossDisaster Services

• Rosemary Parnell
• Director of Logsitics

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• The American Red Cross was chartered by Congress
  in 1906
• Responds to 70,000 disasters each year, from
  house fires to major natural and man-made
  disasters
• Supplies almost half of the nation's blood supply
• Trains almost 12 million people in vital
  lifesaving skills
• Provides direct health services to nearly 3
  million people
• Transmits over a million emergency messages to
  members of the U.S. Armed forces and their
  families
• Assists vulnerable people all over the world

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American Red Cross Disaster Services

• When disaster strikes, the Red Cross provides
• shelter, food, and health and mental health
• services, family linking welfare information
  to
• address basic human needs
• We provide 24/7 nationwide coverage
• The disaster relief operations are run
  principally by our volunteers

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How Do We Do This
730 Chapters Integrated Disaster Preparedness
and Response Plans Routine Disasters Mutual
Aid Major Disasters Hurricane and
Earthquake Common SOPs and Training Constant
Activity Coordination with Federal, State and
Local governments
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Response Posture Shelter 500,000 individuals for
30 days Cots, blankets, comfort
kits Feeding 1,000,000 meals within 72 hours for
30 days Bulk Distribution Stock for 500,000
families Clean up kits, shovels, rakes, buckets,
disinfectant, insect repellant,
First Aid Kits, etc. Emergency Financial
Assistance 100,000 Families
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• Challenges for the American Red Cross
• Set up and provide field services and relief in
  hours
• Orderly phase out a business field structure
  within weeks
• Demand varies by disaster
• Episodic events
• Reactive vs. pro-active environment
• Mixed Sourcing of Resources
• ARC Stock
• In-kind Donations
• Federal Government
• Vendors

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• Challenges for the American Red Cross
• Ad hoc distribution routes and service delivery
  sites
• Damaged and lost infrastructure
• Roads
• Utilities
• Communications
• Vendors
• Competing demands

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• Relief Operation Infrastructure
• Use What is Standing
• Supplement what is missing or damaged
• Communications and Automation
• Disaster Services Maintenance Center in Austin
• Staff Maintenance
• POL
• Logistics
• Procurement and In-Kind Donations
• Facilities (HQ, Service Delivery Sites,
  Warehouses)
• Transportation (Rental Vehicles, ERVs)

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Response Workforce 71,767 DSHR Members
37 Functions 66,658 Volunteers
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Disaster Services Human Resource System
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DFSC Stock

• TABLES
• CHAIRS
• GENERATORS
• DISTRIBUTION STOCK
• SHOVELS, RAKES, GLOVES, FIRST AID KITS, TARPS,
  ICE CHESTS, FLASH LIGHTS, TRASH BAGS, DUST MASKS,
  BUCKETS
• OCONUS
• PLASTIC SHEETING
• LANTERS
• COOKING SETS

• HEATER MEALS (6,000,000)
• MASS CARE STOCK (500,000)
• CLEANUP KITS
• COMFORT KITS
• COTS
• SLEEPING MATS
• COOLERS
• BLANKETS
• BEVERAGE CAMBRO
• FOOD CAMBRO
• HOT CUPS
• SANDWICH BAGS
• COFFEE URNS

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• Transportation National Fleet
• 310 Emergency Response Vehicles
• 12 Emergency Communications Response Vehicles
• 1 Mobile Administrative Supply Unit (45 trailer)
  
• 14 Logistics Initial Response Vehicles (15 box
  trucks)
• 12 Supply Emergency Response Vehicles (Minibuses)
• 51 Feeding Support Trailers
• 5 Mobile Kitchens
• 5 Other Vehicles

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Transportation
Emergency Communications Response Vehicle (ECRV)
Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV)
Spirit of America Kitchen
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Transportation
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• Measures of Effectiveness
• Speed 24 hours from receipt of requisition to
  delivery of supplies
• Includes time to pick and pack goods at the
  warehouse and transport
• Losses are less than 2 of supplies moved to
  the disaster
• Costs are acceptable with the American people
• and business standards

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• FEMA and American Red Cross
• Logistics Cooperation
• Draft Logistics Agreement to
• Information Exchange
• Logistics Liaison Officer Exchange
• Supplies
• Facilities
• Transportation
• Point of Distribution Assistance
• Red Cross Representation on the Distribution
  Management Strategy Working Group

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• NORTHCOM and American Red Cross
• Logistics Cooperation
• Red Cross Hosted NORTHCOM and DLA Representatives
  at NHQ, San Diego Wildfires, Dallas DFSC and
  Disaster Services Maintenance Center
• Goal was to devise a strategy for a supply chain

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• DLA and American Red Cross
• Logistics Cooperation
• DLA offered to procure food and non-food items
  for ARC
• ARC is conducting a cost-benefit analysis
• Expected completion date June 08

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