| Local Distribution of Disaster Commodities
US Corps of Engineers Guidance and Models Marjorie L. DeBrot Disaster Program Manager Office of Homeland Security, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers November 29, 2006 |
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Slides: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Related Websites:
Corps of Engineers Emergency Response Portal
Commodities Point of Distribution (POD) Planning
Hurricane Ernesto Models
Corps of Engineers Emergency Management
Florida DEM Critical Infrastructure and Logistics Unit
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Marjorie DeBrot is the Disaster Program Manager for the Corps of Engineer's Office of Homeland Security at USACE HQ where her focus is on commodities and logistics. Marjorie has served with the Corps since 1974 and has worked in emergency management since 1980. Her previous position was Chief of Emergency Management in the Kansas City District. Under the National Response Plan, the Federal emergency response to a disaster is broken up into different Emergency Support Functions. The Corps of Engineers has the lead for Emergency Support Function #3, which is “Public Works and Engineering.” Though the Corps has capabilities to support FEMA or other Federal Agencies in a large number of ways, typical activities and mission assignments include:
The USACE response to Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005 illustrates the type of support the Corps provides the nation under the ESF #3 Function in support of FEMA:
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