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ALABAMA HURRICANE EVACUATION PROJECT:
BALDWIN COUNTY
Baldwin Emergency Management AgencyKick Off MeetingApril 1, 2009
Betty Hearn Morrow, PresenterDewberry & Davis
Scope of WorkTask One: Defining Critical
Transportation Needs (CTN) Population
Kick-off meeting
Literature Review
Define Critical Transportation Needs populations in Baldwin and Mobile Counties
What groups are more likely to need transportation during evacuations?
How many people are going to need transportation?
Who is going to need transportation, where are they located, and what are their special needs, if any?
Scope of Work
Individuals with Special Needs• Visually impaired• Hearing impaired• Mobility impaired• People with medical conditions• People with intellectual disabilities• People with dementia• People with special dietary needs• Single working parent• People without vehicles
Source: FEMA. www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/specialplans.shtm
Baldwin County Population Estimates
Number Percent
Population 171,769Adult Population 127,493 With Disability 12,643 10.0 Elderly 27,359 15.9 Elderly with disability 11,433 41.8Language Not English at Home 7,551 4.8Below Poverty Level 17,692 10.3Households 68,495 3.6 With Elderly Member (60+) 19,709 28.8 Elderly Living Alone 6,278 3.6 Woman Alone With Small Children 7,879 11.5
Renter 16,164 23.6Household With No Vehicle 3,059 4.4
Source: U. S. Census; American Community Survey 2007 Estimates
Elevation in meters
Baldwin County Evacuation Zones
Identify, collect and disseminate current available data
Determine historical transportation-assisted evacuation populations
Identify organizations to ground truth data sets information
Meet with organizations to ground truth data sets
The locations of organizations currently providing social services to individuals with high likelihood of needing public transportation for evacuations will be displayed in a GIS point layer with available pertinent information such as:
○ Address○ Phone ○ POC○ Facility type
Update GIS point layer as
necessary
FEMA:
“Register with the office of emergency services or the fire department for assistance so needed help can be provided.”
www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/specialplans.shtm
Scope of Work Review existing CTN Pre-Event Registration
System and provide recommendations
Process: Identify and review the registration systems
currently being used by Alabama and 3 other areas.
Develop set of recommendations for Alabama
Task Two: CTN Population SurveyDevelop Survey Instrument
Process: Test the feasibility of using Alabama EMA’s
Rapid Cast system for conducting the survey. (Backup will be telephone survey.)
Develop and test survey instrument accordingly.
Task Two: CTN Population Survey
Package Process Into System
Process: Develop description of step-by-step process
that can be used as a guide for any area
Final Project Briefing
Questions for Today
To what extent do you believe your clients will need evacuation transportation?
What data do you have on your clients that might be useful?
What would be the most useful way of sharing that data?
How might your organization help in distributing transportation information?
