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.
9.
When
did the
US&R teams, emergency supplies,
and
Incident Support Team arrive
in
NYC?
a. Was
there
a
delay
due to the
grounding
of
commercial
air
transport?
b. How did
these FEMA
assets
reach NYC?
c.
If there was a delay, what impact did it have on response operations?d. How might this be troubleshooted or prevented in the
future?
[According
to
RAND Report, Vol.
1
,
2002,
"Everybody
sat in
airports,
so
therewas no
1ST
for two, three
days,"
said one firefighter-special-operations panelist."It had a big
effect.
The
first
timeItalkedtoanybodyon aFEMA radio
off-site
was on the
third
day
because they
just
didn't
get
there."]
lO.
The last US&R team
left
the WTC site on Oct. 7, prior to this, was there an exact datewhen FEMA
shifted
from
rescue,
to
recovery?
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Oic/i
r^C
We^
7
1
l/)In
your professional judgment, is there a need to enhance FEMA's US&R capabilitiesin cases where buildings
or
other large structures collapse
and
trap individuals?[According
to CFR
Report, June 2003, "The FEMA teams' needs
were
estimated
to be
around
$56
million
a
year
for
effective
training
and
mobilization
exercisedevelopmentand forequipment
maintenance."]
V
/TZ)In
your professional judgment, should
FEMA-maintained
caches contain a larger
^—-^
amount
of
personal protective equipment,
so
that local responders
and
supplementalunits could be
fully
equipped and replenished with new gear as needed?
a.
Or is the
current amount
of
equipment appropriate?
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^^
[According to RAND Report, Vol.
1,
2002, "Firefighter panelists recommendedthat caches contain ample supplies of boots, gloves,
P
APRs (Powered Air-
Purifying
Respirators),andlighter-weight clothing, suchas
coveralls.]
13)
In your professional judgment, should incoming FEMA US&R teams be prepared tobring in a
supply
of equipment for local responders who are already on the scene,especially in smaller jurisdictions that might not have
sufficient
supplies on hand?14.What flights were
conducted
over
the
disaster
area
with
sensors?
a. What types
of
data
did
these
flights
gather?
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15.
How did
FEMA coordinate with
EPA for
environmental
and
sampling support?
a.
How were air quality reports provided to you?b. Was there any concern about air quality?
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