| August 31, 2005 | |
| EMS Response To Hurricane Katrina | |
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MERGINET - Details about the EMS response to Hurricane Katrina are limited because of lack of communications from the scene and the evolving nature of the event. NAEMT President Ken Bouvier, a New Orleans EMS supervisor, is on the scene and reported on Tuesday, August 30, that the breach of the levy in New Orleans had created a very grave situation for residents and responders. Bouvier was unable to provided details because of limited communication and the current evolving nature of the situation. The hurricane struck just after the EMS EXPO conference concluded in New Orleans on Saturday. Dozens of providers from around the nation were unable to leave, and many are staying at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in downtown New Orleans. According to various media reports, many have offered their services to New Orleans residents and visitors who are seeking refuge in the hotel, which sits on the banks of the Mississippi and several blocks from the French Quarter. In a press release on Monday, Michael D. Brown, undersecretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response and head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), urged all fire and emergency services departments not to respond to counties and states affected by Hurricane Katrina without being requested and lawfully dispatched by state and local authorities under mutual aid agreements and the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. "The response to Hurricane Katrina must be well coordinated between federal, state and local officials to most effectively protect life and property," Brown said. "We appreciate the willingness and generosity of our nation's first responders to deploy during disasters. But such efforts must be coordinated so that fire-rescue efforts are the most effective possible." The U.S. Fire Administration, part of FEMA, asks that fire and emergency services organizations remain in contact with their local and state emergency management agency officials for updates on requirements in the affected areas. "It is critical that fire and emergency departments across the country remain in their jurisdictions until such time as the affected states request assistance," said U.S. Fire Administrator R. David Paulison. "State and local mutual aid agreements are in place as is the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and those mechanisms will be used to request and task resources needed in the affected areas." "We continue to work around the clock with the Office of Emergency Preparedness and local law enforcement agencies," said Acadian Ambulance Service CEO and Chairman Richard Zuschlag. "We handled 700 evacuations in less than 36 hours before Katrina made landfall, and will continue our efforts with the evacuations as long as we are needed." Zuschlag has been interviewed by both MSNBC and FOXNews in the aftermath of the flooding in New Orleans. Acadian's "Hurricane Plan" went into effect on Saturday August 27, when the company met with field operations, communications personnel, fleet maintenance, and medical supply to put into place those directives. To meet the extensive evacuation needs, 100 medics, staffing 50 ambulances have joined the normal daily contingent of 160 on-duty ambulances in the areas affected by the storm. Acadian's off-duty medics, and contract paramedics who were evacuated from oil rigs due to the storm, are standing by and will be used on an as-needed basis, Zuschlag said. The American Ambulance Association is helping to coordinate offers from its member ambulance services to send ALS and BLS units to the incident. NAEMT is collecting donations that will be made available to EMS professionals in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida who need help re-building their lives in the wake of the hurricane. Please address donations to NAEMT EMS and Rescuer Relief Fund c/o NAEMT Headquarters, PO Box 1400, Clinton, MS 39060-1400. Individual and corporate donations are welcome; corporations wanting to match employee contributions should contact NAEMT at (800) 34-NAEMT for information on how to do that. NAEMT has pledged to cover the operational costs of the fund, permitting all donations to the fund to be distributed in their entirety. After 9-11, NAEMT disseminated $107,553 to assist the families of EMS workers who died in the line of duty while responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Merginet and Moore Medical Corporation extend their deepest sympathies to the EMS professionals and their friends and families whose lives have been profoundly changed by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding in New Orleans and throughout the southeastern United States. Moore Medical is committed to assisting the disaster response and welcomes your comments on how best to do this. Please use the Merginet Discussion Forum to share any information or insights that might encourage an effective, coordinated response to this national disaster. | |
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