As a result of that exercise, FEMA and New Orleans officials estimated that 300,000 people would not evacuate the city if was ordered and that 20% of those left behind (or approximately 60,000 people) would die.
Hurricane Katrina, one year later in 2005 is often referred to as a “failure.”  The actual figures for Katrina were 30,000 people failed to evacuate and 1,836 deaths occurred.

For this assignment, answer the following:

• Could the response to Katrina really be called a success?  Why or why not?
• What happened to the approximately 1,000 disabled citizens unable to evacuate?
• What logistical response-generated demands were caused by the disabled citizens?
• Could these demands have been anticipated and prepared for before Katrina hit New Orleans?

Psychological factors enter into the preparedness efforts for Katrina (or any other disaster).  These factors gave officials at the local and state levels a false sense of confidence in their emergency operations plan for the city.

• Describe two factors that you believe led to their false sense of security.
• Did the federal government have the same sense of security?  If not, why not?

Attached Document:

• Pre- disaster theory.
• “Logistics Support and Its Management during Disaster Relief Operations”
• “Comparison of Disaster Logistics Planning and Execution for 2005 Hurricane Season” Read pages 1-5 and 16-21.  This is a great document from the analytical perspective.
• “FEMA’s Logistics Supply Chain Management System May Not Be Effective During a Catastrophic Disaster” Read pages 1-10 and 31-32 for the details on this system.  The system is important to understand since FEMA currently has no other viable option to work with.