SGER: Hurricane Katrina Power & Telecommunication System Failure Modes

卡特里娜飓风电力通信系统故障模式智力优点：NO地区现有的通信系统在支持应急人员方面无效。这些系统由于电力中断、洪水和风灾而失效。代表克雷文的采访KPEL（9-2-05）说明了一个典型的问题，在该领域-有一个表充满了无线电从不同的机构在不同的频率，和人员不知道哪一个使用呼叫某人。电网中断发生在很大的区域，但最重要的是在关键地点，如医院，公共工程部门和蜂窝塔。这些地点的应急发电机由于洪水、无法启动和燃料供应有限而效率低下。更广泛的影响：我们建议研究导致新奥尔良地区应急电信网络和电力系统失效的基础设施和程序故障模式。我们计划与州政府机构（州警察局、应急准备办公室-OEP）以及适当的公共和私人地方机构合作，评估现有系统的状态和缺陷。

Hurricane Katrina Power & Telecommunication System Failure ModesIntellectual Merit:Existing communication systems in the NO area have been ineffective in support of emergencypersonnel. These systems have failed as a result of electrical power outages, flooding, and winddamage. Representative Cravin's interview on KPEL (9-2-05) illustrates a typical problem in thefield - there was a table full of radios from different agencies each on a different frequency, andthe personnel did not know which one to use to call someone. Electrical power grid outagesoccurred over a large area, but most significantly in critical locations such as hospitals, publicworks departments, and cellular towers. Emergency power generators at such locations were lessthan effective as a result of flooding, failure to start, and limited fuel supply. Thetelecommunication and power systems are needed most when a disaster such as HurricaneKatrina occurs, but it is this very environment that caused the systems to fail.Broader Impact:We propose to study the infrastructure and procedural failure modes that caused the New Orleansarea emergency telecommunication network and power system to become ineffective and fail.We plan to work with state agencies (State Police, Office of Emergency Preparedness -OEP),and appropriate public and private local agencies to assess the status and shortcomings of theexisting systems.