https://www.americancityandcounty.com/wp-content/themes/acc_child/assets/images/logo/footer-logo.png
  • Home
  • Co-op Solutions
  • Hybrid Work
  • Commentaries
  • News
  • In-Depth
  • Multimedia
    • Back
    • Podcast
    • Latest videos
    • Product Guides
  • Resources & Events
    • Back
    • Resources
    • Webinars
    • White Papers
    • IWCE 2022
    • How to Contribute
    • Municipal Cost Index – Archive
    • Equipment Watch Page
    • American City & County Awards
  • About Us
    • Back
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Statement
    • Terms of Service
American City and County
  • NEWSLETTER
  • Home
  • Co-op Solutions
  • Hybrid Work
  • Commentaries
  • News
  • In-Depth
  • Multimedia
    • Back
    • Podcasts
    • Latest videos
    • Product Guides
  • Resources/Events
    • Back
    • Webinars
    • White Papers/eBooks
    • IWCE Expo
    • Calendar of Events
    • How to Contribute
    • American City & County Awards
    • Municipal Cost Index
    • Equipment Watch Page
  • About Us
    • Back
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Stament
    • Terms of Service
  • newsletter
  • Administration
  • Economy & Finance
  • Procurement
  • Public Safety
  • Public Works & Utilities
  • Smart Cities & Technology
  • Magazine
acc.com

issue_20060101


Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims

Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims

Following an unprecedented domestic disaster relief effort in 2005, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials say their agency is ready to provide support
  • Written by American City & County Administrator
  • 29th May 2006

Following an unprecedented domestic disaster relief effort in 2005, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials say their agency is ready to provide support during the 2006 hurricane season, which begins June 1.

DLA provides supply support, and technical and logistics services to the military services and to several civilian agencies. The agency is the one source for nearly every consumable item, whether for combat readiness, emergency preparedness, or day-to-day operations.

A recently completed agencywide review of DLA’s response to domestic disasters in 2005 was an opportunity for the headquarters and field activities staff to assess agency support, which cost the agency $476.6 million; evaluate actions necessary to improve that support; and be prepared for similar missions in 2006, officials said.

To ensure effective relief support during the upcoming hurricane season, DLA co-hosted a domestic disaster response logistics working group meeting earlier this month in Springfield, Virginia, along with several top-level Pentagon organizations–the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense; and the Joint Staff Logistics Directorate.

The working group participants included U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Transportation Command, the National Guard Bureau, Army Materiel Command and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The meeting focused on the synchronization of ongoing logistics preparation for domestic disasters.

“This was the second of several partnering efforts to ensure we are poised to provide support in the event of a domestic disaster,” said Col. Eric Smith, chief of the DLA Logistics Operations Center.

DLA’s preparations for 2006 disaster relief efforts included signing an interagency agreement with FEMA, resulting in sales of $67 million and allowing for advance coordination between the agencies.

The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, a DLA field activity, has worked out agreements with suppliers to provide commercial meals quickly in the event of a disaster. Commercial meals are better matched to the general population’s nutritional and caloric requirements than military rations are, officials said.

DLA is prepared to store and manage three million military ration meals purchased by FEMA to provide an interim feeding solution until alternative meals are delivered by commercial sources.

The Defense Distribution Center (DDC) has reviewed “first to go” stocks and is redistributing them to facilitate more rapid response to disaster sites. This effort is ongoing throughout April and is expected to be completed by May 1. This is being undertaken to complement FEMA’s Scaled Disaster Response Plan Requirement.

The Deployable Distribution Depot will be capable of providing distribution services for 200,000 persons per day. The initial operating capability will be able to receive, store, issue and maintain in-transit visibility and positive asset control of relief commodities. Currently, the DDC is assembling and training the work force to support these functions.

DDC will track all shipments during transit with Internet monitoring. This effort has been coordinated with FEMA, the U.S. Northern Command, and the U.S. Transportation Command. In addition, a color-coded placard system will be used on each shipment to enable quick visual identification of the types of commodity being shipped.
Provided by the Environmental News Service.

Tags: ar issue_20060101 mag

Most Recent


  • What’s my truck worth?
    Truck Value VIN Decoding & Make/Year/Model Lookup
  • Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims
    Calendar of events
    A list of NIGP courses, conferences and webinars for NIGP members held in December 2012 and January 2013.
  • Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims
    NIGP's 67th Annual Forum and Products Exposition
    Awards presented at NIGP Forum recognized procurement professionals "reaching new heights."
  • Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims
    UPPCC new certifications
    The Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council announces that 208 individuals successfully completed the spring 2012 UPPCC certification examinations administered in May 2012.

Leave a comment Cancel reply

-or-

Log in with your American City and County account

Alternatively, post a comment by completing the form below:

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Content

  • Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims
    Pharmacists Rank High In Honesty and Ethics
  • Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims
    Refining Company, Managers Plead Guilty to Felony Clean Water Act Violations at Oklahoma Plant
  • Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims
    The Divine Cup Runneth Over
  • Military Prepares Food, Water For 2006 Hurricane Victims
    News of the Weird

White papers


5 reasons why Plan Examiners need Objective Trapeze

30th May 2023

7 Permitting & Licensing Fails Slowing Community Growth

24th May 2023

The Secret Ingredient to Local Government Employee Retention

23rd May 2023
view all

Webinars


How to Centralize and Build a Grants Management Process at your Organization

24th May 2023

Making Permitting Easier: What We’ve Learned Helping America’s Largest Cities Improve Their Permitting Process

16th May 2023

Digital Property Tax Collection: Tales from the Trenches of Modernization

16th May 2023
view all

PODCAST


Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina

13th October 2020

Young Leaders Episode 3 – Shannon Hardin – City Council President, Columbus, Ohio

27th July 2020

Young Leaders Episode 2 – Christian Williams – Development Services Planner, Goodyear, Ariz.

1st July 2020
view all

GALLERIES


10 best suburbs for city-like living

1st June 2023

Gallery: Annual index ranks America’s top performing cities; most are in the West

30th May 2023

Gallery: Top 10 American cities for seasonal and summer jobs

25th May 2023
view all

Twitter


Newsletters

Sign up for American City & County’s newsletters to receive regular news and information updates about local governments.

Resale Insights Dashboard

The Resale Insights Dashboard provides model-level data for the entire used equipment market to help you save time and money.

Municipal Cost Index

Updated monthly since 1978, our exclusive Municipal Cost Index shows the effects of inflation on the cost of providing municipal services

Media Kit and Advertising

Want to reach our digital audience? Learn more here.

DISCOVER MORE FROM INFORMA TECH

  • IWCE’s Urgent Communications
  • IWCE Expo

WORKING WITH US

  • About Us
  • Contact Us

FOLLOW American City and County ON SOCIAL

  • Privacy
  • CCPA: “Do Not Sell My Data”
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms
Copyright © 2023 Informa PLC. Informa PLC is registered in England and Wales with company number 8860726 whose registered and Head office is 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG.