NOS Hurricane Summit
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Coastal Response Research Center |
NOS Hurricane Summit
This workshop is made possible through the partnership with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) and the Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center in cooperation with the Coastal Response Research Center.
The workshop report: NOS Hurricane Preparedness Summit (released December 2020)
Goal and focus for the Hurricane Preparedness Summit:
- Enhance NOAA’s support of its own people and resources for safety and improved disaster resilience considering the current pandemic.
- Meeting hurricane response mission objectives while maintaining response personnel safety.
- Enhance NOAA communications surrounding a potential hurricane-related disaster during a pandemic.
Virtual Hurricane Preparedness Summit I |
Virtual Hurricane Preparedness Summit II |
Virtual Hurricane Preparedness Summit III |
April 23, 2020 |
June 29, 2020
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August 3, 2020 |
Some key questions for this Summit include:
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Some key questions for this Summit include:
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Some key aspects for this Summit will be to understand and explore:1. The challenges and limitations of hurricane response and recovery activities during a pandemic and 2. Best practices shared by the participants as we prepare for a possible major hurricane landfall. |
Questions asked of the Panelists:
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Questions to address:Risks: What new risks in hurricane preparedness are you Best Practices: What are your best practices for |
Questions to address:1.Understand the challenges to NOAA's ability to support state and federal partners' field response missions during the 2020 season. This is socialization of the ‘minimum viable product’ concept. 2. What are the guidelines for responders going into disaster environments? 3. Based on observations of ESF-10 mission response, how are they different this year? 4. How might command posts for ESF 3 and ESF 10 be staffed during a pandemic? 5. What are the state's guidelines for quarantine or other health restrictions on response personnel?
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Agenda: here>> |
Agenda: here>> |
Agenda: here>> |
Additional Resources
Hurricane season ends historic as predicted by experts back in April (CNN 11/30/2020)
Natural Disasters, Severe Weather, and COVID-19 (CDC)
Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility (CDC)
Guidance for Reopening Buildings After Prolonged Shutdown or Reduced Operation (CDC)
CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to COVID-19
COVID-19 Risk Management for NOAA Small Boat Operations
CDC Launches Natural Disasters and COVID-19 Response Website
NOAA National Geodetic Survey: Emergency Response Imagery
Primer on hurricanes, and pandemics
FEMA FactSheet Covid 19 PPE 4/22/2020
Long-Term Data Show Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger (ECO Magazine, May 19, 2020)
Severe Tropical Storm Vongfong Takes Aim at Philippine Heartland (New York Times, May 15, 2020)
FEMA's Hurricane Pandemic Plan-Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season (FEMA, May 2020)
Coronavirus hits NOAA hurricane hunter base in Florida (June 16, 2020) Orlando Sentinel and Washington Post
Steering Committee Members
Charlie Henry, NOAA OR&R Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
Collin Buckner, NOAA OR&R Disaster Preparedness Program
Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Brad Benggio, NOAA OR&R ERD, SSC
Matthew Chasse, NOAA, Ofc of Coastal Management
Jason Rolfe, NOAA
Lisa Symons, NOAA ONMS
Questions? Please contact Kathy Mandsager.