UK Resilience

Civil Contingencies Secretariat

Conferences on Evacuation and Shelter, 21 and 23 March, 2006

On 21st and 23rd March the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) held conferences on Evacuation and Shelter in London and Manchester.

The conferences were a chance for responders and those involved in evacuation planning to hear about U.S. experiences. The two U.S. speakers at the conference were instrumental in organising the reception of 69,000 evacuees in Houston in response to Hurricane Katrina and in organising the evacuation of Houston as Hurricane Rita threatened - as such they were able to share valuable learning with the wide range of delegates at the conferences.

The conferences were also an opportunity to discuss some of the key issues for the UK and input to forthcoming guidance on evacuation and shelter from CCS.

Delegates to the conference were provided with the CCS's booklet Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - A Perspective [PDF, 38 pages, 228KB] which provides a summary of key lessons from the U.S.

Delegate presentations

• Health Aspects of Evacuation and Shelter from the UK Department of Health [PowerPoint presentation, 45KB]

• Shelter or Evacuation? - Alan Goodwin, Deputy Chief Constable, ACPO Emergency Procedures Committee [PowerPoint presentation, 169KB]

• Hurricane Katrina - Lessons Learned - Frank E Gutierrez, Coordinator, Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management [PowerPoint presentation, 1MB]

• Hurricane Rita - Evacuation of a Major Urban Area - Rusty Cornelius, Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management [PowerPoint presentation, 52KB]

Notes on Presentations

• Evacuation and Shelter Workshop Notes [PDF, 2 pages, 72KB]

• Addressing Flooding issues in the Evacuation Guidelines [PDF, 4 pages, 100KB]

• Health Workshop Notes [PDF, 2 pages, 74KB]

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