Timeline
The definition of Zero Hour
What is the arrival of sustained tropical force winds of >39 MPH
The EOC section responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid distribution
What is the EOC Logistics Section
The person responsible for issuing an evacuation order
Who is the Mayor
What is 6
The hour in which the Coastal Storm Steering Committee is convened
What is 120 hours
The purpose of CIC's in citywide deployments during a Coastal Storm
What is
- Relay critical information from borough command posts to Watch Command
- Respond to borough-specific incidents on the ground
- Serve as a primary stakeholder in maintaining situational awareness
What is the Coastal Storm Steering Committee
The month Superstorm Sandy hit
What is October
The amount of days prior to impact that is ideal to position resources and stand up shelter sites
What is 5 days
The agency that is the operational lead for Post Emergency Canvassing Operations
What is DOHMH (with FDNY support)
A _______ must be issued to activate on call emergency contracts
What is a State of Emergency
The months of hurricane season for NYC
What is June-November (historically with the greatest potential from August-October)
The operation and phase where the decision making regarding evacuations is nestled under in the Coastal Storm Plan
What is Response; Pre-Storm
The primary agencies in the Unified Command for Coastal Storms
What is NYCEM, NYPD, FDNY, DOT and DSNY
The time City Hall must issue a State of Emergency declaration by
What is 96 hours
The name of the storm that caused NYC to be put under a Flash Flood Emergency for the first time in the history of the city
What is Hurricane Ida
The operation and phase that feeding operations are within
What is Relief; immediate Post-Storm
The agencies that are operational leads/responsible for evacuation of the general population and trasnportation
Who are NYPD, MTA, DOE, FDNY, DoITT, Special Needs Agencies
The two decision points NYCEM's Commissioner has in the process of issuing a legally enforceable evacuation
What is recommending evacuation and selecting zones
The amount of residents living within the evacuation zones of NYC
What is 3.1 million