Disaster Planning for Laboratory Animal Facilities: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina William S. Stokes, DVM, DACLAM Captain, U.S. Public Health Service National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health US Department of Health and Human Services Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research 2006 Annual IACUC Conference Boston, MA March 27-28, 2006 The US Public Health Service: Protecting, Promoting, and Advancing the Health and Safety of the Nation
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Disaster Planning for Laboratory
Animal Facilities: Lessons Learned
from Hurricane KatrinaWilliam S. Stokes, DVM, DACLAM
Captain, U.S. Public Health ServiceNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health
US Department of Health and Human Services
Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research 2006 Annual IACUC Conference
Boston, MA
March 27-28, 2006
The US Public Health Service: Protecting, Promoting,
and Advancing the Health and Safety of the Nation
Outline
• Impact of Hurricane Katrina
• Research Animal Response Efforts
• Lessons Learned
– Disaster Response
– Disaster Planning
KATRINAKATRINASunday, August 28, 2005Sunday, August 28, 2005
Category 5 HurricaneCategory 5 Hurricane
New Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes
View from International Space Station on Thursday, September 8, 2005
Superdome
Lake Pontchartrain
French Quarter
9th Ward
St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish
London Ave.
Canal
Industrial
Canal17th St. Canal
Pre-Katrina Assumptions
• Only a temporary interruption of services– Pre-storm evacuees would return soon
– Many decided to ride out the storm
• Hardened structures could continue to operate– Emergency generators could keep facilities