ABSTRACTS
(1) HURRICANE HUGO LESSONS LEARNED IN ENERGY EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS:
-This report summarizes the lessons that were learnedafter Hurricane Hugoabout energy emergency preparedness. It explains how to use these lessons toprepare before the storm, cope during the storm, and to restore and recover the energy systems afterwards. The report also emphasizes the actions needed for government and industry to work together to efficiently and effectively mitigate the effects of such a massive natural disaster.
(2) HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS GUIDELINES FOR MARINAS:
-This report can be used as a tool for marina operators to prepare for, respond to, and recover from hurricanes and severe weather. It outlines specific guidelines on how to develop a plan for handling hurricanes as a marina manager or boat owner.
(3) LEARNING FROM HURRICANE HUGO IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC
POLICY:
-This report is a collection of the findings and the conclusions of other research investigations and evaluations that were done after Hurricane Hugo. The goal of this report is to provide a summary of the information collected from the Hugo experience that would be relevant to public officials at any level who have to plan for or manage disasters.
(4) LEARNING FROM HURRICANE HUGO IMPLICATIONS-ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-This bibliography is a collection of citations and annotations for the material written about Hurricane Hugo. These resources were selected based on the author’s or organization’s official standing with regard to the subject matter, and whether the resource contained information that could have implications on public policy. Most of the entries are scholarly or scientific studies, or the work of local, state, or federal officials whose agencies have some responsibility for natural disasters likehurricanes.
(5) PREPARING FOR HURRICANES AND COASTAL FLOODING A HANDBOOK
FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS:
-This handbook is designed to help prepare forhurricanes and coastal flooding and gives an overview of the steps required to identify actions for your community, with particular attention to information collection. It also provides a detailed look at the techniques your community can use to reduce damages from hurricanes and coastal flooding.
(6) STORM PREPAREDNESS PLANNING GUIDE:
-The purpose of this publication is to provide the reader with a tangible collection of useful information on a storm preparedness program and to identify specific activities that should be considered when developing this type of program. The major program elements that are discussed are: intergovernmental coordination, planning, public education, mapping, and mitigation.
(7) THE NEXT STEP INCORPORATING INFORMATION FROM
COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE EVACUATION AND PROPERTY LOSS
STUDIES INTO COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLANS AND PROGRAMS:
-This manual analyzes past data and determines how it can best be used to revise and update existing procedures and improve hurricane planning. The examples presented in this manual are based primarily on what Lee County, Florida has done with the information, and as a result, the manual's focus will be oriented towards local emergency program managers.
(8) SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES HURRICANE EVACUATION TRAFFIC STUDY
-After the public’s experience during Hurricane Floyd, the federal government did this study to address problems that surfaced during the evacuation. Specifically, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina were promised that an initial effort would be accomplished to find out what the public did in response to Floyd, to develop a web based travel demand forecast system that would anticipate evacuation traffic congestion and cross state travel flows, and to coordinate with state DOTs on one way strategies and ITS technologies.