SGER: Hurricane Katrina Power & Telecommunication System Failure Modes

卡特里娜飓风电力和电信系统故障模式智力优点：现有的通信系统在支持应急人员方面已经失效。由于电力中断、洪水和风灾，这些系统已经失效。众议员Cravin在KPEL（9-2-05）上的采访说明了该领域的一个典型问题——桌子上摆满了来自不同机构的收音机，每台都有不同的频率，工作人员不知道用哪台打电话给某人。电网中断发生在大范围内，但最严重的是在医院、公共工程部门和手机信号塔等关键地点。由于洪水、无法启动和燃料供应有限，这些地点的应急发电机效率较低。当像卡特里娜飓风这样的灾难发生时，电信和电力系统是最需要的，但正是这种环境导致了系统的故障。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和失效的基础设施和程序故障模式。我们计划与州机构（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，评估现有系统的现状和缺点。

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.