Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Hurricane Laura Aug 2020

per https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSFEMA/2020/08/26/file_attachments/1526680/FEMA%20Daily%20Ops%20Briefing%2008-26-2020.pdf

MERS deployed to USVI, PR, Baton Rouge, LA, and Austin, TX
o Additional MERS assets pre-staged for post storm support in LA

• US&R Staged in LA and TX
o TN TF1 & IN TF1 staging in Scott, LA
o MO TF1 & NE TF1 staged in College Station, TX

• USACE deploying teams to LA & TX

• USCG staged air and watercrafts in AL and LA

• Emergency Declarations approved for PR, LA, MS, and TX

USCG = united states coast guard

USACE = united states army corps of engineers

US&R = urban search and rescue

TF = task force - approx 100 people with maybe 4 boats each - plus
maybe 1 small bulldozer

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