Homeowners can borrow up to $200,000 to repair or replace a primary residence. For homeowners and renters, up to $40,000 to replace personal property, including vehicles, is available.īusinesses and residents can apply online at or email For assistance completing an SBA application, call 80. Emergency Work (Categories A-B) - Dollars Obligated: Permanent Work (Categories C-G) - Dollars. The following version of the transcript has been edited for easier reading and comprehension.Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call (800) 877-8339 or email Laura survivors with home repair questions should contact FEMA mitigation outreach at 86 or at Monday-Saturday, 8am to 6pm CDT. A raw, unedited transcript is available from our archives. See our home page at Īmy Sebring: Good morning/afternoon everyone. On behalf of Avagene and myself, welcome to the EIIP Virtual Forum! Our topic today is Local Distribution of Disaster Commodities, the US Corps of Engineers Guidance and Models. Now it is my pleasure to introduce today's speaker. Marjorie DeBrot is the Disaster Program Manager for the Corps of Engineer's Office of Homeland Security at USACE HQ where her focus is on commodities and logistics. Marjorie has served with the Corps since 1974 and has worked in emergency management since 1980. Her previous position was Chief of Emergency Management in the Kansas City District. Welcome Marjorie, and thank you for joining us today. I turn the floor over to you to start us off please. I appreciate the opportunity today to discuss commodity planning and tools that have been developed to assist local communities in preparing for the distribution of emergency supplies and commodities to the public from local distribution points. The type and quantity of supplies that the public will need in the aftermath of disasters or other crisis will vary due to many factors. Experience in emergency response over the years suggests some common necessities that the public will require to meet health, safety, and lifesaving needs. They include potable water (usually bottled), packaged ice, Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) and other supplies. In small scale disasters and in the initial hours of larger disasters, these commodities are often supplied by state and local governments, donations from industry, and volunteer agencies.
When the need for commodities exceeds the states capability, under a Presidential Declaration, the state can request that FEMA provide the additional requirement. FEMA will provide commodities stored in bulk quantities at regional logistics centers in various locations, and if needed, task ESF#3 (USACE) to purchase additional quantities of ice and water. The FEMA/USACE provided commodities are delivered to Federal Operations Staging Areas (FOSAs) and subsequently moved, as requested by the state to state-managed logistical staging areas. Once needs are identified by local communities to the State, the state in-turn supplies the local distribution points.ĭistribution points must be areas that are paved, concrete, or gravel hard-stand that can withstand loads that are at load limits of national roadways. In addition to the area needed for the trucks, planning must include area for unloading, dumpsters, proper traffic flow, stockpiles, and ingress and egress for the distribution to the public. The vendors that supply bottled drinking water, packaged ice and other commodities are geared to supply their normal business clients. They minimize storage costs and personnel costs by keeping production in line with demand.
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