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[[Image:RV marie hall docksideA red.jpg|right|thumb|250px|{{#ifexist:Template:RV marie hall docksideA red.jpg/credit|{{RV marie hall docksideA red.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}[[University of Texas Medical Branch]] Research Vessel Marie Hall washed up from its dock during Hurricane Ike.]]
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'''Hurricane Ike''' made landfall on [[Galveston]] Island, Texas at approximately 2:00 AM on September 13th, causing wide-spread damage in the Houston, Texas area.  Although it was only a catagory 2 storm at landfall, it was a very large storm.  About 2 million people lost electricity in the Houston area, and massive power outages occured as far inland as Tennessee and Ohio.  Many Texas communities in the [[Galveston Bay]] area, including Galveston, Jamaica Beach, Crystal Beach, Surfside, Gilchrist, Winnie, and others suffered severe damage due to both wind damage and storm surge.
'''Hurricane Ike''' made landfall on [[Galveston]] Island, Texas at approximately 2:00 AM on September 13th, 2008, causing wide-spread damage in the Houston, Texas area.  Although it was only a category 2 storm at landfall, it was a very large storm, and the third costliest in U.S. history.  About 2 million people lost electricity in the Houston area, and massive power outages occurred as far inland as Tennessee and Ohio.  Many Texas communities in the [[Galveston Bay]] area, including Galveston, Jamaica Beach, Crystal Beach, Surfside, Gilchrist, Winnie, and others suffered severe damage due to both wind damage and storm surge.


== Galveston Island, Texas ==
A formal [[After-Action Report]] was published in March 2009, reviewing [[emergency management]]. <ref name=AAR>{{citation
 
| url = http://www.newsrouter.com/NewsRouter_Uploads/67/HarrisCounty_HurricaneIke_AAR_Final_03_30_2009.pdf
[[Image:Ike photoPairs galveston TX loc5LG.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ike photoPairs galveston TX loc5LG.jpg/credit|{{Ike photoPairs galveston TX loc5LG.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The historic Balanese Room is destroyed on Galveston.]]  
| title = Hurricane Ike After Action Report
 
| date = March 2009
 
| author = Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc. on behalf of Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
[[Image:Hurricane ike boats on I45 red.jpg|right|thumb|250px|{{#ifexist:Template:Hurricane ike boats on I45 red.jpg/credit|{{Hurricane ike boats on I45 red.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}A long line of boats washed up onto I45 during Hurricane Ike.]]
| publisher = Harris County, Texas}}</ref>   
 
==What went well==
[[Image:Hurricane ike I45 boats 2 red.jpg|left|thumb|250px|{{#ifexist:Template:Hurricane ike I45 boats 2 red.jpg/credit|{{Hurricane ike I45 boats 2 red.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Boats near the Galveston Causeway on I45 after Hurricane Ike.]]
Staff were highly motivated, elected officials cooperated well with staff, county departments recognized the role of the emergency management office and  the [[Citizens Corps]] was effective. Agencies at Federal, regional and local levels cooperated very well on [[HazMat]] response in a large port and industrial area; this is Emergency Support Function 10 in the [[National Incident Management System]] (NIMS]] <ref>AAR, p. 9-12</ref>
 
==County areas for improvement==
[[Image:Fishing Pier on 99th reduced.jpg|right|thumb|250px|{{#ifexist:Template:Fishing Pier on 99th reduced.jpg/credit|{{Fishing Pier on 99th reduced.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The 99th Street Fishing Pier on Galveston Island after Hurricane Ike. The lower level of the business was washed away with parts of the pier deck and pilings. Its competitor on 61 St. is completely gone.]]
===Planning===
 
===Joint Information Center===
[[Image:Winnie-roof-in-yard-2-reduc.jpg|left|thumb|250px|{{#ifexist:Template:Winnie-roof-in-yard-2-reduc.jpg/credit|{{Winnie-roof-in-yard-2-reduc.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}An intact spare roof, with all shingles, is found in debris on Jamaica Inn Road in Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island..]]
===Public outreach===
 
===Finance and administration===
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===Logistics===
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===Operations===
 
==Non-county areas for improvement==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
 
 
 
== Bolivar Peninsula ==
The Bolivar Peninsula, containing the towns Bolivar, Crystal Beach, and Gilchrist, suffered severe damage as indicated in comparisons of USGS photos taken before and after Hurricane Ike.
 
=== Crystal Beach ===
[[Image:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc2LG.jpg|left|thumb|200px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc2LG.jpg/credit|{{Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc2LG.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Crystal Beach before and after the storm.]]
 
[[Image:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc1LG.jpg|left|thumb|200px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc1LG.jpg/credit|{{Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc1LG.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Crystal Beach before and after the storm.]]
 
[[Image:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc3LG.jpg|left|thumb|200px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc3LG.jpg/credit|{{Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc3LG.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Crystal Beach before and after the storm.]]
 
[[Image:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc4LG.jpg|left|thumb|200px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc4LG.jpg/credit|{{Ike PhotoPair crystal bch TX Loc4LG.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Crystal Beach before and after the storm.]]

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Hurricane Ike's path during landfall.

Hurricane Ike made landfall on Galveston Island, Texas at approximately 2:00 AM on September 13th, 2008, causing wide-spread damage in the Houston, Texas area. Although it was only a category 2 storm at landfall, it was a very large storm, and the third costliest in U.S. history. About 2 million people lost electricity in the Houston area, and massive power outages occurred as far inland as Tennessee and Ohio. Many Texas communities in the Galveston Bay area, including Galveston, Jamaica Beach, Crystal Beach, Surfside, Gilchrist, Winnie, and others suffered severe damage due to both wind damage and storm surge.

A formal After-Action Report was published in March 2009, reviewing emergency management. [1]

What went well

Staff were highly motivated, elected officials cooperated well with staff, county departments recognized the role of the emergency management office and the Citizens Corps was effective. Agencies at Federal, regional and local levels cooperated very well on HazMat response in a large port and industrial area; this is Emergency Support Function 10 in the National Incident Management System (NIMS]] [2]

County areas for improvement

Planning

Joint Information Center

Public outreach

Finance and administration

Logistics

Operations

Non-county areas for improvement

References

  1. ↑ Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc. on behalf of Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (March 2009), Hurricane Ike After Action Report, Harris County, Texas
  2. ↑ AAR, p. 9-12
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