Federal Preparations for Ike
September 9, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) along with the US Department of Health and Human Services will hold a media teleconference today to discuss federal preparations for Hurricane Ike. FEMA will also uplink b-roll footage of the Region IV Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC) in Atlanta, Georgia as well as a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team staging and checking their equipment for a possible response to Hurricane Ike.
When: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 2:30pm EDT
Who:
Gary Anderson, FEMA Deputy Assistant Administrator, Logistics Management
Michael Miller, Blue Team Lead, FEMA National Logistics Staging Area
Mike Tamillow, FEMA Director of Field Operations, Disaster Operations
Nick Russo, Team Leader, National Incident Management Assistance Team
Mark Stone, FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Representative
Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Where:
By satellite:
AMC-16 (in the former AMC-2 position at 85 deg. West)
Digital Ku 23A6
Downlink 12145 (Vertical)
Symbol Rate 3.9787
FEC 3/4
Data Rate 5.5
The B-Roll feed includes footage of the Region IV Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC) in Atlanta, Georgia as well as a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team staging and checking their equipment for a possible response to Hurricane Ike.
B-Roll feed will be available from 2:00- 2:15pm
By teleconference:Operator assisted audio bridge available with question and answering capability
1-800-860-2442
Participant Pin: 62970#
412-858-4600 (International callers)
Please call the FEMA news desk at 202-646-4600 with any questions.
*NOTE: Questions regarding Gustav recovery in Louisiana should be directed to the FEMA/State Joint Information Center at 1 (225) 376-5000.
FEMA’s mission is to reduce the loss of life and property and to protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.
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Last Modified: Thursday, 02-Oct-2008 15:34:33 EDT