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ALABAMA HURRICANE EVACUATION PROJECT:

MOBILE COUNTY

Betty Hearn Morrow, PresenterDewberry & Davis

Mobile Emergency Management AgencyMarch 31, 2009

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?

Individuals with Special Needs• Visually impaired• Hearing impaired• Mobility impaired• People with intellectual disabilities• People with dementia• People with medical conditions• People with special dietary needs• Single working parents• People without vehicles

Source: FEMA. www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/specialplans.shtm

Mobile County Population Estimates

Number PercentPopulation 404,406

Adult Population 257,148

With Disability 46,201 18.0

Elderly (65+) 47,314 12.2

Elderly with disability 22,955 48.5

Below Poverty Level 84,116 20.8

Households 150,853

Woman Alone with Small Children 16,393 10.9

With Elderly Member (60+) 54,910 36.4

Renter 47,352 31.4

Household With No Vehicle 10,521 7.0

Source: U. S. Census; American Community Survey 2007 Estimates

Elevation in meters

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

Scope of Work

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 Survey

Develop 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 SurveyPackage 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?

Dr. Betty Morrow

betty@bmorrow.com

(305) 385-5953