Appendix D: Agencies and Participants in State and Local Meetings
The contractor team prepared for the State Visits by prioritizing and organizing state details, notifying the participants, and then scheduling the visits in cooperation with the DHS. The contractor team worked with the U.S. DOT to schedule the site visits, which occurred as follows:
March 22, 2006 – Jackson, Mississippi
March 24, 2006 – Tallahassee, Florida
April 3-6, 2006 – New Orleans , Louisiana
April 10-11, 2006 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 24, 2006 – Austin, Texas
May 11, 2006 – Montgomery, Alabama
State and local representatives (typically State DOT, emergency management officials, highway patrol and state police, and local emergency management officials) participated in the collaboration meetings. The following pages provide a list of participants for each meeting.
| State Visit – Mississippi March 22, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Mississippi Highway Patrol |
| Mississippi National Guard |
| Mississippi Emergency Management Agency |
| Mississippi Office of Homeland Security |
| Mississippi Department of Public Safety |
| Federal Highway Administration |
| U.S. DOT Office of the Secretary |
| Mississippi Department of Public Safety |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation |
| Federal Aviation Administration |
| Mississippi Department of Health |
| State Visit – Tallahassee, FL March 24, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Florida Department of Transportation ESF 1/3 |
| ESF 1 |
| Federal Aviation Administration |
| ESF 16 |
| Federal Highway Administration |
| Florida Department of Emergency Management |
| Florida Department of Transportation ESF 8 |
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
| Florida County Emergency Managers – Conference Call April 3, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Florida Department of Community Affairs |
| Clay County |
| Lake County |
| Hillsborough County |
| Indian River County |
| Pinellas County |
| State Visit – New Orleans, LA April 4, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Department of Homeland Security |
| Dir. Homeland Security, City of New Orleans |
| Dir. of Emergency Medical Services, City of New Orleans |
| Nationally Recognized Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, Medical Liaison |
| New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness Emergency Response Coor., |
| New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness, Executive Assistance to the Director of Homeland Security |
| New Orleans Office of Homeland Security, Community Preparedness Planner |
| New Orleans Office of Homeland Security |
| New Orleans Office of Homeland Security, Terrorism Early Warning Program Mgr |
| Federal Railroad Administration |
| Office of HS, NOFA Liaison |
| New Orleans Police Department, Department of Homeland Security, Community Hall |
| State Visit – Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop "B" April 4, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| LSP.B |
| LSP.L |
| Louisiana Department of Transportation |
| U.S. Department of Transportation |
| Office of Homeland Security |
| State Visit – Plaquemines Parish, LA April 5, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/OEP |
| Department of Homeland Security |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Federal Railroad Administration |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| PPG |
| PPG EMS |
| East Jefferson General Hospital/EMS |
| PPG/ H/S |
| PPG/ H/S |
| State Visit – Jefferson Parish, LA April 6, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| JP EOC |
| Department of Homeland Security |
| Federal Railroad Administration |
| State Visit – Baton Rouge, LA April 10, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Dept of Health & Hospital Deputy Asst Sec 3 |
| Federal Railroad Administration Safety Inspector |
| DSS Emergency Preparedness Coordinator |
| American Red Cross, CEO LA Capital Area Chapter |
| DOTD Emergency Coordinator |
| DHH/OPHEMS Prog. Mgr |
| Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) Operations |
| Louisiana State Police |
| GOHSEP Preparedness Section Chief |
| GOHSEP Operations |
| GOHSEP/LANG Homeland Security Grant Prog. Mgr. |
| State Visit – Baton Rouge, LA April 11, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) Operations |
| State Visit – Austin, TX April 24, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Texas Department of Transportation |
| Federal Highway Administration |
| Texas Office of Homeland Security |
| Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management |
| State Visit – Montgomery, AL May 11, 2006 |
| Agency/Dept. |
| Alabama Department of Transportation |
| Alabama Emergency Management Agency |
| Alabama Department of Human Resources |
| Federal Highway Administration – AL |
| Alabama Department of Public Safety |
| Alabama Department of Transportation – Division 9 |
| Mobile Co. Emergency Management Agency |
| Baldwin Co. Emergency Management Agency |
