91st Annual Convention Ian Snellgrove, LEM Shreveport / Bossier City LA. February 17-18, 2016

Transcription

1 Ian Snellgrove, LEM 91 st Annual Convention Shreveport / Bossier City LA. February 17-18, 2016

2

3 U.S. Geological Survey Northwest LA Flood Alert Map

4 The Situation Consistent heavy rain fall in the controlled and uncontrolled watersheds of the Red River of Texas / Oklahoma / Arkansas. Had releases controlled and uncontrolled upstream. National Weather Service Shreveport Relationship kept us in the loop every time the Red River Forecast changed.

5 May 21-26, 2015

6 30 Day Past Precipitation

7 May th 2015

8 Red River Shreveport Gauge Heights On May 20 th NWS- SHV 31.5 Ft. by May 27 th On May 28 Ft. going to 31.5 (Unified Command Met) Learned going to 33Ft. by June 5 th Some point this day changed to new flood crest of 34Ft. ( 4.5 ft. Difference this day) Kept increasing Crest New Crests Set June Ft. June Ft. June Ft. June Ft. June Ft. Crested June Ft.

9

10 Concerns Life Critical infrastructure (City action Veterans, Waste Water / Viaducts) Property Public & Private Casino Boats on the River Checked on daily, State Police & State Fire Marshal Jurisdiction Large object coming down stream( What was done) Oil Gas Industry Public Information / Warning Utilized Door to door by BSO, South Bossier FD & Phone alerting system Livestock Sheltering Needs

11 Actions Bossier EOC was activated. Had unified command meetings As incident grew we had briefings everyday Report to State GOHSEP Situation Reports ( SITREPS) Phone Briefs Levee Inspections & Patrols Levee District (LAARNG) Air support from the State Police and Civil Air Patrol. Parish Officials, Parish Engineer & Levee District

12 Sandbags over 300,000 Bossier City & Bossier Parish. With a sandbag operation at the prison in Webster Parish, Bossier City & Bossier Parish PODS set up in south Bossier Parish and Lake Bistineau Pump operation Bossier City to keep Wastewater Treatment Plant / from flooding & Vetrans home Accessible. Mutual Aid Sand bags to Red River Parish and Dirt to Shreveport also Light Tower BSO Set up 2 Command Posts North and South Bossier Parish. Rescue Boat BSO and Benton Fire

13 June 1, 2015 NWS-Shreveport Briefs Red River crest at 34 Oil Gas Industry and Casinos

14 June 5, 2015 LAARNG Engineer Team Meets with Parish & City Public Works Leaders

15 State Officials Briefed

16 Impacts Citizens / Residential Critical Infrastructure Agriculture & Livestock Roads Commercial Business Riverboat Gaming Oil & Gas Industry Debris

17

18 Roads

19 Roads Impacted I-220 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway (Bossier) Clyde Fant Parkway (Shreveport) North Bossier LA HWY 537 South Bossier Parish Roads LA 514 in South Bossier Parish

20

21

22 June 3rd (33.17 ft.) June 8th (36.88 ft.)

23

24

25 Critical Infrastructure

26 June 8th (36.88 ft.)

27 June 3rd (33.17 ft.) June 8th (36.88 ft.)

28

29

30 Commercial

31

32

33 Louisiana Boardwalk, Bossier City

34

35 June 8th (36.88 ft.)

36 June 3rd (33.17 ft.) June 8th (36.88 ft.) Red River South Marina

37

38 Cash Point Marina - Event Center RV Park

39 Riverboat Gaming

40

41

42 June 3rd (33.17 ft.) June 8th (36.88 ft.)

43

44 June 3rd (33.17 ft.)

45 June 8th (36.88 ft.)

46

47

48

49

50 June 3rd (33.17 ft.) June 8th (36.88 ft.)

51

52

53 darkroom.baltimoresun.com

54 Residential

55

56 Before Crest

57 Few Days Later Before Crest

58

59 June 8 th (36.88 ft.)

60

61 June 3rd (33.17 ft.) June 8th (36.88 ft.)

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74 Oil & Gas Industry

75 Oil & Gas Industry..

76 Agriculture & Livestock

77

78 Posted: Aug 14, :38 PM CDT Friday, August 14, :38 PM EDT Updated: Aug 14, :39 PM CDT By KTBS Staff LSU AG Center Kurt Guidry Appx. 90,000 acres of agricultural land had been affected, Roughly 38,000 acres of cropland and more than 52,000 acres of pasture and hay land. Appx. 18,000 of soybeans and 7,000 acres of both corn and cotton were damaged.

79 Guidry s assessment also showed minor livestock losses and significant losses to bee hives and honey production. All combined, the economic impact was estimated at over $7 million, he said.

80 What could happen next?

81

82 Sand Left Behind

83 Sand Left Behind

84 Sand Left Behind

85 Funding Our Parish Estimate $5.6 Million (Response and roads only) Our State Threshold was $416,445 IA was denied & SB was approved 32- Residents (2 Structures back flooded not on inside of the Levee others displaced) 3- Businesses Cash Point Red River Marina Gas Company Metal Warehouse / Office Oil Industry

86 What helped make this successful Parish wide cooperation & coordination Early communication with all entities including local, state, federal, & community partnerships. Buy In All Entities VOADS playing a Very important role Salvation Army- food for public and responders Red Cross- Assessments on damage, provided food and shelter along with citizen assistance

87 Disaster Response Leadership Team Parish President, Jack Skaggs Police Jury Members Bossier Parish Sheriff, Julian Whittington Bossier Mayor Lo Walker BOHSEP, Director BOHSEP, Dep. Director Bossier City CAO COL. Oliver Parish Administrator, Bill Altimus Parish Engineer, Butch Ford City Engineer, Mark Hudson Levee District, Mark Long Bossier Police Chief, Shane McWilliams Bossier Fire Chief, Brad Zagone Public Works Director, Gary Neathery Bossier 911 Director, Tracy Hilburn US Army Corps of Engineers, Richard Jones Barksdale POST Engineer, Scott Vincent Barksdale Emergency Management, Sgt. Shawn Jamison GOHSEP Region 7 Coordinator, Jenny Reynolds LA Dept. Health & Hosp. Dr. Martha Whyte Louisiana ANG Liaison Capt. White Louisiana ANG Liaison Capt. Smith LA Dept. Transportation, David North LA State Police, Tommy Madden US Geological Survey, Ben McGee US National Weather Service, Bill Parker US National Weather Service, Craig Ross AEP Swepco John Hubbard Port Bossier/Shreveport, Eric England

88 Participating Organizations

89

90 QUESTIONS? Thank You Contact Information: Ian Snellgrove, LEM 1511 Doctors Bossier City, LA

91