Hurricane Preparedness

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Hurricane Preparedness
2 Lt Delorit 81 CES/CEX
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Overview

• Hurricane Background
• Preparation
• Form 21 Accountability
• Evacuation
• Sheltering

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Hurricanes
Season Jun 1-Nov 30

• 5 Categories
• Cat 1 Winds 74 95 mph
• Cat 2 Winds 96 110 mph
• Cat 3 Winds 111 130 mph
• Cat 4 Winds 131 155 mph
• Cat 5 Winds Greater than 155 mph
• Forecast calling for 17 named storms, nine
  hurricanes and five intense hurricanes between
  June 1 and Nov. 30.

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Hurricane Conditions
Hurricane Conditions signal when our area can
expect to receive winds of 58 mph.

• HURCON 5 Signals the beginning of hurricane
  season
  
• HURCON 4 72 hours
• HURCON 3 48 hours
• HURCON 2 24 hours
• HURCON 1 12 hours

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Insurance
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Form 21/Accountability

• Keesler AFB Form 21/Sheltering Intentions
• Prepared at your Unit Orderly Room
• Storm Mission Essential Shelter
• Storm Mission Non-Essential Evacuate
  (preferred)
  
• MONTHLY Updates/Verifications REQUIRED per CAT
  Directives
  
• Leaves, TDYs, and day passes will be controlled
  during this period
  
• For updates go to https//www.keesler.af.mil/

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Possible Scenarios

• 81 TRW/CCs decision
• Category 1 or 2 storm
• Limited evacuation
• Students and Support personnel shelter
• Category 4 or 5 storm
• Maximum evacuation, includes TRG
• 100-200 personnel left on base
• Category 3 storm
• Could go either way

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Evacuation Procedures

• Evacuation of Storm Mission Non-Essential
  Personnel ordered by Wing Commander.
  
• Storm Mission Non-Essential Personnel evacuate
  to a Safe Haven location 150-600 miles away from
  Keesler and out of the path of the storm.
  
• On-base shelters are activated during HURCON 1 to
  accommodate Hurricane Essential personnel and
  students, dependents allowed, but not
  recommended.
• Evacuees After arriving, call in your Safe Haven
  location to the Accountability Team at Maxwell
  AFB.
  
• LEAVE EARLY!!! If you will be evacuating, leave
  as soon as possible after order has been given.
  Members have become stranded due to traffic jams,
  blocked roads and bridges, flooding, and lack of
  gas. No entitlements will be issued until an
  official 81 TRW/CC evacuation order is given.
• After the Hurricane has passed contact the
• Keesler Accountability number 1-800-673-9356 or
  AFPC number 1-800-435-9941 to get return info.
  

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Evacuation Routes

• E/W I-10, I-20 90 is out
• N/S 49, I-59, I-65 (farther from the coast
  better)
  
• Contra-flow will likely be in effect
• Monitor radio for traffic information

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Evacuation Benefits

• Psychological
• Dependents, Storm Mission Non-Essential members
  safe
  
• Dont have to sit in a room with 20 other people
  for several hours
  
• Financial
• Mileage to extent of Evacuation Order
• Protect your vehicle

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Shelter Caveats

• Power may go out, generators are for
  mission/operational support only
  
• Most rooms will not have lights or A/C
• Showers will not be available inside the shelter
• Expect to share a room w/ 20 people coed
• The more shelterees we have, the less we can
  focus on local support
  
• Fire Dept cant respond above 70 mph winds
• NO SMOKING in the shelter, you wont be released
  during the storm for a smoke break

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Emergency Supplies

• Prescription Medications
• Food and Water Container (3 day
  supply)
  
• (Water in Shelter will be provided)
• Flashlights/Spare Batteries
• Blankets
• Portable Radio
• First Aid Kit
• Manual Can Opener
• Important Documents/Cash

May Bring to Shelter or when Evacuating
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Medical Readiness
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Medical Readiness
The Medical Center is no longer an approved
shelter!!
1. No patients, no dependents or staff will
shelter in the Hospital 2. All patient care lim
itations will depend on severity, Category, and
Path of the Hurricane - these decisions will be
made as the storm approaches 3. Access to medi
cal care will begin to be altered/limited 3-4
days prior to anticipated landfall. Closure of
all medical services will be closely associated
with base evacuation or base closure.
4. Medical personnel assigned to the Rapid Recov
ery Team (51 personnel) will evacuate with the
trainees or will shelter on base if trainees are
unable to evacuate. All other non-storm
essential MDG personnel will evacuate as
directed by 81 TRW/CC. 5. Medical personnel ass
igned to the Personnel Accountability Team (PAT)
(5 personnel) will depart to Maxwell AFB about 60
hours from landfall 6. Ride-Out Team (11 member
s only) will shelter on base for most storm
scenarios. These personnel are separate from the
RRT. 7. There will be 1 Medical Team (4 Medics
) at each of the 6 base shelters in support of
trainee sheltering or ride out team support. No
routine medial care is offered. Access to these
teams is limited to sheltered personnel only.
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Claims Process
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Claims Process

• Take valuables and irreplaceable items with you.
  
  
• (ie. jewelry, legal papers, photos, receipts)
• Leave other household goods behind. Do not
  attempt to store household goods in your
  vehicle.
  
• Park vehicles you are not using at your
  residence.
  
• Claims Paperwork can be picked up at Claims
  Service Center after storm.
  
• Claims can be asserted up to 2 years after the
  storm.

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Hurricane Evacuation Entitlements
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Basic Ground Rules during an Evacuation

• Members duty status must be covered
• On Duty
• Temporary Duty (TDY)
• Permanent Change on Station (PCS)
• Leave

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Regulatory Guidance

• Military members and their dependents are
  authorized entitlements under JFTR Vol I, Chapter
  6
  
• Civilian employees and their dependents are
  authorized entitlements under JTR Vol II, Chapter
  12
  
• Both regulations provide authority for the
  Installation Commander to order an evacuation or
  limited evacuation.
  
• An evacuation/limited evacuation must be caused
  by emergency circumstances such as natural or
  other disasters.
  

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Limited Evacuation

• A Limited Evacuation is ordered when the length
  of the threat can be determined and the evacuees
  can return after the threat passes.
  

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Limited Evacuation Per Diem Rates

• Military Members 100 per diem rate
• Military Dependents 12 and older 100 per diem
  rate
  
• Military Dependents under 12 50 per diem rate
• Civilian Employees 100 per diem rate
• Civilian Dependents 12 and older 100 per diem
  rate
  
• Civilian Dependents under 12 50 per diem rate
• All dependents receive 100 and 50
  respectively for the first 30 days, rate is
  reduced after 30 days to 60 of per diem rate for
  dependents 12 and older and 30 of per diem rate
  for dependents under 12

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Limited Evacuation

• GTC
• GTC will be used by all personnel eligible for a
  GTC
  
• Travel Advances (Not eligible for GTC)
• Member/Employee without dependents 250
• Member/Employee with dependents 500
• All advances must be issued on sponsors SSAN
• Active duty military are authorized a local
  transportation allowance of 25 per day if
  dependents do not have a vehicle at their Safe
  Haven. Reimbursement must be requested on travel
  settlement voucher.

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Limited EvacuationSpecial Circumstances

• IAW JFTR par U2100, reimbursement for travel is
  not authorized when travel is performed before
  receipt of written or verbal orders.  Similar
  provision is in and JTR par C3051.
• Travel must begin on the date ordered by the
  Installation Commander.
  
• Travel beyond authorized points in evacuation
  order limits reimbursement to the Standard CONUS
  per diem rate. Mileage reimbursement is limited
  to the authorized distance in the evacuation
  order only.

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Limited EvacuationSpecial Circumstances

• Members on leave away from the PDS at the time of
  evacuation if commanders determine member should
  not return to the PDS at the end of the leave
  period, they may order the member into a
  TEMPORARY DUTY status at the leave point.
• Allowances for escort of dependents incapable of
  traveling alone the member, a DoD civilian
  employee, or another person is entitled to travel
  and transportation allowances, in accordance with
  TDY rules, to escort dependents incapable of
  traveling alone to a safe haven.

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Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)

• Members ordered to evacuate non-government
  quarters may occupy government quarters for no
  more than 30 days without forfeiting BAH.
  
• Members may occupy temporary lodging facilities
  (TLF/NAF owned) with their dependents in excess
  of 30 days without forfeiting BAH.
  
• Members must report to the Housing Office upon
  moving in or out of Military Family Housing to
  prevent BAH overpayments.

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Family Separation Allowance (FSA)

• Authorized if separation by military orders is
  for more than 31 consecutive days (distance must
  be a minimum of 50 miles or 1.5 hour commute)
  
• Must be requested on DD Fm 1561 when filing
  travel settlement voucher.

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Pet Haven
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Pet Sheltering Pet Haven

• Instance Pet Sheltering will be permitted
• Military Personnel has no dependents to evacuate
  with pet and must shelter on base.
  
• Prior
• Pet Owner Must stay at a KAFB Shelter
• Pet Haven Admission Form and Photo
• Shots
• Canine Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella
• Feline Rabies, Distemper, and Leukemia
• Approved Carrier (no wire or soft-sided type
  allowed)
  
• ONLY dogs and cats allowed. No pit bulls or pit
  bull mixes.
  
• Day of Sheltering
• Location Blake Fitness Gym
• Time TBD via CAT Directive
• Bring food and water for 48 hours
• Statement of Agreement and Understanding and
  Waiver of Liability Form
  
• After
• Pick-up pet within 2 hours of being released from
  your shelter
  
• Must clean-up after your animal prior to departure

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Contact Information
Email Questions to 81CESReadiness_at_keesler.af.mil
81 CES Readiness Flight (Emergency Management)
Comm. 377-3811 or 2655