Bruce Freeman

Hackleburg IMT– Ops Section Chief Alabama Emergency Management Agency

Events Unfolding

April 27

2:58am DeKalb County is the first EOC to activate 5:09am First damage reported in Tuscaloosa 7:34am SEOC Activation Level 2 8:28am SEOC Activation Level 1 8:53am Report of first fatality, Cullman County 9:15am Governor Bentley issues a State of Emergency

4:57pm Brown’s Ferry Notification (NOUE)

6:00pm Governor Bentley and Director Faulkner hold a news conference 6:16pm Governor Request Emergency Assistance statewide from President Obama under the Stafford Act (signed by President Obama FEMA-3319-EM-AL)

During the day

• Governor activates National Guard • 22 Shelters open • 722 State Agency and Mutual Aid Responders are on duty

Events Unfolding

April 28

• Governor requests expedited Major Disaster Declaration.

• • President signs Major Disaster Declaration (FEMA-1971-DR-AL) • Incident Support Base at Maxwell AFB Mobilized

April 29

President Obama, Governor Bentley and FEMA Administrator Fugate tour Tuscaloosa • Federal Coordinating Officer Mike Byrne does his • • first over flight to view damage Initial Preliminary Disaster Assessment performed.

First housing inspections completed

DR-1971 by the Numbers

• • • • • 62 tornados – Total path 1,177 miles long, 20 miles wide 247 fatalities – 19 counties 88,050 registrations – Over $66 million in FEMA grants to Individuals and Households – Nearly $75 million approved SBA loans Over 23,000 homes/apartments destroyed or heavily damaged (via Red Cross) Debris – 10 million cubic yards identified – 90% removed in 90 days following April 27 Numbers as of 7/30/11

Commodities Deployed

Commodities from Maxwell AFB

• Water—127 truckloads • Ice—110 truckloads • MRE—64 truckloads

Other Logistics Coordinated

• Tarps • Cots • Showering Stations • Washers/Dryers • Port-a-lets • Fueling Operations • Generators

Moving Toward Recovery

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May 1

State requests Joint Preliminary Disaster Assessments (PDAs) DHS Secretary, SBA Administrator, HUD Secretary, USDA Secretary and FEMA Administrator tour impacted area • • Disaster Recovery Centers 1-7 open

May 2

• Applicant Briefings for Public Assistance begin

May 5

Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator appointed for Long Term • Community Recovery

May 10

• Joint Field Office (JFO) opened

May 10

Operation Clean Sweep begins • •

May 14

First funeral benefits dispersed • First five survivor families move into temporary housing units in Phil Campbell, Ala.

May 24

Incident Support Base at Maxwell AFB Demobilized

Safer Alabama Summit

July 13, 2011 Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Moving Toward Recovery

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Wet Debris Mission

Lake Martin • 15,288 cubic yards • Complete in 44 days Neely Henry Lake • • 5,598 cubic yards Complete in 38 days

Moving Toward Recovery

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Long-Term Community Recovery

Engage communities to develop goals and priorities for long-term recovery Identify and establish partnerships with state, non profit and private sector organization to support community recovery • Conduct meetings in communities that have requested assistance from LTCR • Create a strategic plan to meet long-term goals

Tuscaloosa EMA before and after

In Memory of Dean Ullock Fly High Buddy

Alabama Emergency Management Agency

P.O. Drawer 2160 Clanton, AL 35046 205-280-2200 www.ema.alabama.gov

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