Hi Folks! We took $500,000 of Louisiana taxpayer money to develop a hurricane disaster plan for New Orleans last year - and we're back for more!
Rodney Slater, James Lee Witt and Wesley Clark
wittassociates.com
Posted on 09/03/2005 10:56:42 PM PDT by XHogPilot
IEM Team to Develop Catastrophic Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans & Southeast Louisiana June 3, 2004
IEM, Inc., the Baton Rouge-based emergency management and homeland security consultant, will lead the development of a catastrophic hurricane disaster plan for Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans under a more than half a million dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In making the announcement today on behalf of teaming partners Dewberry, URS Corporation and James Lee Witt Associates, IEM Director of Homeland Security Wayne Thomas explained that the development of a base catastrophic hurricane disaster plan has urgency due to the recent start of the annual hurricane season which runs through November. National weather experts are predicting an above normal Atlantic hurricane season with six to eight hurricanes, of which three could be categorized as major.
The IEM team will complete a functional exercise on a catastrophic hurricane strike in Southeast Louisiana and use results to develop a response and recovery plan. A catastrophic event is one that can overwhelm State, local and private capabilities so quickly that communities could be devastated without Federal assistance and multi-agency planning and preparedness.
Thomas said that the greater New Orleans area is one of the nation’s most vulnerable locations for hurricane landfall.
“Given this area’s vulnerability, unique geographic location and elevation, and troubled escape routes, a plan that facilitates a rapid and effective hurricane response and recovery is critical,” he said. “The IEM team’s approach to catastrophic planning meets the challenges associated with integrating multi-jurisdictional needs and capabilities into an effective plan for addressing catastrophic hurricane strikes, as well as man-made catastrophic events.”
IEM President and CEO Madhu Beriwal is the recipient of a s pecial merit award from the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association ( LEPA ) for her work in New Orleans hurricane emergency preparedness.
Okay, you all can call me stupid, but I have to ask: wouldn't Witt coming down to "oversee" this catastrophy be a conflict of interest?
I mean, it's his plan that has failed.
Why not? I saw Algore down there today. Why not just set up a campaign office for RATS in N.O. while they have their VOTERS & "VICTIMS" in one location?!!!
"Okay, you all can call me stupid, but I have to ask: wouldn't Witt coming down to "oversee" this catastrophy be a conflict of interest? "
He will serve the role that Jamie Gorelick served on the 911 Omission Panel. To turn the blame from the rats onto President Bush.
Mary Landrieu's Louisiana crime family. Mitchell Landrieu, Louisiana Lt. Governor, is Mary's brother.
Clinton's excerpted comments to Larry King tonight in a telephone interview.
KING: You're going to be in Houston I know on Monday and then you head to Asia and former President Bush will be with us on Monday night. What do you make of this whole occurrence? Could this have -- the levees, could something have been done? What's your read on this, Mr. President?
CLINTON: Well, I do believe we have to -- we probably have to wait a little bit for the emergency to die down and for us to deal with it before we know that. I know that in 1995, some people drowned and I know that we started a levee improvement program but whether they would ever have been able to sustain water at this level of power I don't know.
I heard the man from the Corps of Engineers, the officer saying he didn't believe they'd ever been designed to withstand this, so I can't say but I think the erosion of the wetlands played a role, lots of issues. But right now we need to get everybody to safety, get them food, get them water, get them decent shelter and start thinking about the future. That's what I'm working on. I know it's what Governor Blanco is working on.
Full transcript here
What else is new?!
Reminds me of a Far Side cartoon where a brick is thrown through a window, containing a note, "Windows Broken? Call 555-1212"
Yes.... I'm wondering about that too. Who is pulling her strings -- or should I say where did she come from and how did she get elected? It appeared to me that Mary Landrieu is calling the shots for the State; which suprises me that if the Gov is incompetent why didn't the Lt. Gov. Landrieu step in and call the shots instead of State Senatory Landrieu?
Mary Landrieu was banging the pot for money before the hurricane even hit. They're going to attach themselves directly to the money spigot like a bunch of ticks while Blanco takes the fall. Blanco should have stuck to teaching high school.
And we can all give a big thank you to Gore for inventing the internet...now it's a lot harder for them to cover things up.
IEM Team to Develop Catastrophic Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans & Southeast Louisiana
June 3, 2004
IEM, Inc., the Baton Rouge-based emergency management and homeland security consultant, will lead the development of a catastrophic hurricane disaster plan for Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans under a more than half a million dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In making the announcement today on behalf of teaming partners Dewberry, URS Corporation and James Lee Witt Associates, IEM Director of Homeland Security Wayne Thomas explained that the development of a base catastrophic hurricane disaster plan has urgency due to the recent start of the annual hurricane season which runs through November. National weather experts are predicting an above normal Atlantic hurricane season with six to eight hurricanes, of which three could be categorized as major.
The IEM team will complete a functional exercise on a catastrophic hurricane strike in Southeast Louisiana and use results to develop a response and recovery plan. A catastrophic event is one that can overwhelm State, local and private capabilities so quickly that communities could be devastated without Federal assistance and multi-agency planning and preparedness.
Thomas said that the greater New Orleans area is one of the nation’s most vulnerable locations for hurricane landfall.
“Given this area’s vulnerability, unique geographic location and elevation, and troubled escape routes, a plan that facilitates a rapid and effective hurricane response and recovery is critical,” he said. “The IEM team’s approach to catastrophic planning meets the challenges associated with integrating multi-jurisdictional needs and capabilities into an effective plan for addressing catastrophic hurricane strikes, as well as man-made catastrophic events.”
IEM President and CEO Madhu Beriwal is the recipient of a s pecial merit award from the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association ( LEPA ) for her work in New Orleans hurricane emergency preparedness.
IEM, Inc. was founded in 1985, and is one of the leading emergency management corporations in the U.S. While some organizations include emergency management as one of many business areas, helping to plan for and manage emergencies is IEM’s core business . IEM’s clients include some of the foremost federal emergency and defense organizations in the U.S., including the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.ieminc.com
Established in 1956, Dewberry is a multidisciplinary planning, engineering, and design firm, employing more than 1,600 individuals. As FEMA’s largest contractor, Dewberry plays a significant role in the national effort to reduce the impact of both natural (flood, fire, earthquake, tropical storm, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, and winter storm) and man-made (hazardous waste, terrorism, etc.) hazards on people, property, and the economy. www.dewberry.com
URS Corporation provides planning, engineering, architecture, and applied science to hundreds of government agencies and private industrial and commercial companies worldwide. The company has more than 26,000 employees -- the largest Architectural & Engineering firm in the U. S. for the fourth consecutive year.URS has approximately 500 employees in Louisiana. URS has over 30 years of experience in hazard mitigation planning and engineering support work for FEMA and other customers. www.urscorp.com
James Lee Witt Associates, LLC, established in 2001 by the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is a leader in public safety and crisis management. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Sacramento, James Lee Witt Associates works with state, local and foreign governments, corporations, hospitals, universities and utilities in conducting vulnerability assessments, after-event audits and reviews, developing all-hazard emergency and continuity of operations planning, as well as with the telecommunications industry on wireless interoperability. www.wittassociates.com
I was wondering why all of the stronger than normal hatred of GW was coming out of this mess.
It is simple, all real investigative trails will lead back to rats like the mayor of N O's and the worthless La Governess. Then, the money trails will lead back to the Clintoon Perfumed Princes like Witt, Clark, and fill in the blanks ______________.
These Clintoonian Perfumed Princes are up to their keisters in their worthless plans in case of disasters.
Watch Witt and his MSM buddies try to put a lot of blame on Homeland Security because they have probably defrauded Homeland Security Grants and money aids to develop realistic evacuation plans in case of a man caused disaster as well as a nature caused one.
Perfect!
Hi Folks! We took $500,000 of Louisiana taxpayer money to develop a hurricane disaster plan for New Orleans last year - and we're back for more!
Rodney Slater, James Lee Witt and Wesley Clark
wittassociates.com
I heard it mentioned on another thread that it seemed Blanco was going out of her way to do everything wrong. I'm beginning to think she's a complete sock puppet.
Excellent find. Thanks for posting it.
That will probably disappear from their websites shortly after Labor Day.
From what I've heard ... that family has a long history of corrupt politics in that state
You need to send this to Drudge.
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