Weekly Katrina Response Update For Mississippi
Operation Blue Roof Program Nearly Complete
Release Date: December 9, 2005
Release Number: 1604-164
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Mississippi Individual & Public Assistance Data (39KB)
JACKSON , Miss. -- State, federal, local and voluntary agencies are working in partnership to speed help to Mississippi residents as they continue their recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Families, individuals, business owners, government entities and school districts are receiving assistance to help them rebuild their lives.
Under the direction of FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has installed a lmost 48,000 temporary roofs in three months through Operation Blue Roof. FEMA's Operation Blue Roof program allows residents to return to their homes while repairs are being made and greatly reduces the need for more expensive temporary housing . The Operation Blue Roof program is 99 percent complete.
Federal and state disaster officials provided the following summary of the ongoing assistance effort as of close of business Dec. 8, 2005:
- Individuals and Households program total payments disbursed: $934,732,443 .
- Public Assistance obligated funds currently total $598,070,826 .
- The U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Program has approved 5,684 home loans, 523 business loans and 160 economic injury loans, totaling $466,079,100 .
- The cruise ship shelter is currently docked in Pascagoula and has 1,145 displaced persons and 35 FEMA staff on-board.
- 329 portable classrooms and 173 temporary offices have been provided to hurricane damaged counties by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
- More than 23 million cubic yards of debris has been removed from public and private property by USACE, local governments and contractors.
- There are seven open shelters (including the cruise ship shelter) housing 1,275 individuals.
- 371,259 housing inspections have been completed.
- To date, the four counties with the most registrations for Individual Assistance are: Forrest, Harrison, Hinds and Jackson . The total number of registrations for all four counties is 236,994 .
- The total number of travel trailers currently occupied is 25,371. There are 269 mobile homes occupied. Approximate number of people occupying temporary housing: 69,228 .
- The four counties with the most travel trailers placed are: Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl River .
Please see attached spreadsheet for county-specific information.
FEMA manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003 .
Last Modified: Monday, 12-Dec-2005 10:46:33