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I thought the evacuees we were able to work with were all in all, pretty nice. For the most part, they were a lot more well-mannered than I would have been after what they were going through. I heard horror stories from all over the country about problems other communities had had, logistically speaking.  Shelters are miserable places for all involved. First of all, you have to consider that people these days are mostly solitary creatures and value their privacy. Having to share a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, and living quarters with one hundred other people has got to stink. Especially when you are worried that everything you know and own about your world is at the mercy of the weather, and is likely about to change again with almost no warning.
Thank you to all the evacuees, who left this time, (and last time), who took ownership of their safety and preserved the lives and well-being of those responders left behind in their communities.
Tags: Ambulance, Communications, Death, disaster, Disaster Response Team, DMS, Drills, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Packing, Paramedic, patient, Planning, readiness, response, Team, Tennessee
Kim’s Blog August 30, 2008
It was hard not to have flashbacks driving on I-10 yesterday morning, as the sun just started to peek into the sky at my back. I drove past my old stomping grounds of Ocean Springs, MS and the town I lived in during Katrina. Slidell, Louisiana is just a short bridge trip to New Orleans East, but Saturday I was headed into the city proper. The drive from Connecticut was awful, and seemed unending. I have made the same drive over two dozen times in my life, and never had it been such a chore. I always feel like I am home when I am in Louisiana, and maybe that is the personality of the people here. They are tenderhearted.
The sight of the city usually gives me a happy flutter in my chest, but not this morning. This morning I am terrified. Tired, but focused. But still terrified for the city and the entire Gulf Coast.
It is my job to monitor, support, and assist all of my East and Gulf Coast clients. I take personally when they are under threat of something, and it is usually Mother Nature doling out the licks to these people.
I just wish the Gulf would catch a break already this century.
Tags: Ambulance, Communications, Death, disaster, Disaster Response Team, DMS, Drills, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Packing, Paramedic, patient, Planning, readiness, response, Team, Tennessee
Evan’s Blog August 28th
August 28, 2008Â 2100
The call came a little while ago. It’s official. We have a team headed to New Orleans to supervise the Patient Tracking System used by the LSU Medical Center System contractor for Patient Evacuations. A satellite lent by Incident Communications Solutions  (ICS) out of Annapolis, MD will be picked up in the morning by our Director of Ops.Â
Tags: Ambulance, Communications, Death, disaster, Disaster Response Team, DMS, Drills, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Packing, Paramedic, patient, Planning, readiness, response, Team, Tennessee
Evan’s Blog August 27th
August 27, 2008
In anticipation of Hurricane Gustav, today was spent checking configurations for all of our East Texas Hospitals, our Louisiana and Mississippi Clients, and double checking configurations on handhelds (portables) as well as the access points needed for them to talk wirelessly to the site servers.
Also spent part of the day helping to pack the DMS Disaster Team Truck and ordering supplies that would be needed in New Orleans for Saturday morning, should the call come.
500 STATBANDS by LASERBAND arrived today, these should be part of everyone’s MCI toolkit.
Tags: Ambulance, Communications, Death, disaster, Disaster Response Team, DMS, Drills, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Packing, Paramedic, patient, Planning, readiness, response, Team, Tennessee
DMS Disaster Response Team Packing Checklist
List for Deployment:
1.      Computers
2.      Chargers
3.      2 surge protectors
4.      Inverter/converter
5.      Access points
6.      Handhelds
7.      Paper
8.      Calculator
9.      Web cam
10.  Pens
11.  Stickers
12.  Satellite from ICS
13.  Triage Tags from LaserBand
14.  NICU Baby bands from LaserBand
15.  Wristbands
16.  Sharpies
17.  Clothing
18.  Axe
19.  Sawsall
20.  Bugspray
21.  Sunscreen
22.  Incident command info
23.  Tarp
24.  Tape
25.  Boots
26.  Contacts
27.  Deodorant
28.  Toothbrush/toothpaste
29.  Food
Tags: Ambulance, Communications, Death, disaster, Disaster Response, Disaster Response Team, DMS, Drills, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Packing, Paramedic, patient, Planning, readiness, response, Team, Tennessee
Disaster Response Teams Dispatched from DMS during Hurricane Gustav
On August 27th, 2008, multiple members of the Disaster Management Solutions Disaster Response Teams readied themselves for lengthy deployments to the Gulf Coast. On August 29th, the first member was dispatched to New Orleans Louisiana to assist with evacuation tracking for patients in the region.
On August 29th, two more teams were deployed to several other regions to assist in evacuee tracking efforts as part of the largest evacuation of Louisiana in history.
Their experiences will be chronicled here in the Disaster Response Team Blog.
Tags: , Ambulance, Communications, Death, disaster, Disaster Response Team, DMS, Drills, evacuation, evacuees, Gustav, Hannah, hurricane, Ike, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Paramedic, patient, response, Team, Tennessee
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