CACH International Proposes New Concept to Support Mass Evacuees Following Disaster

Combine BRAC bases and FEMA regions to have a surge capability to provide for deployment of pre-positioned assets or housing, schools, day-care, retraining following mass evacuatins.

Lake County, FL (PRWEB) September 12, 2005 -- CACH International proposes a national program to house and protect evacuees following mass disasters.

Combining the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) system of removing bases from the military inventory and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional model, CACH International proposes converting selected bases to serve two roles: pre-positioning of necessary emergency supplies and maintaining the bases through a combination of Federal, State, and Non-Governmental Organization burden-sharing in preparation for supporting and/or housing victims of a disaster.

Charles S. Thomas, Managing Director of CACH International, a business resiliency and crisis management consulting firm, stated in the release We can't turn back the clock but we can look ahead and realize that any number of natural, technological, or human-induced disasters can make a wide area of the nation uninhabitable as witnessed by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding of New Orleans. Be it a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive event, a town, city, or entire region and its society can be devastated.

The concept of this program, he continued enables displaced workers to participate in the operation of the Surge Evacuation Posts or participate in learning new skills for when it comes time to leave."

BRAC facilities typically have the housing, utilities (gas, electric, phone) and infrastructure to support such a program. As well, their proximity to highways, availability of landing pads and runways make them an ideal location as a base of operations in all of the FEMA regions. Housing, schools and day-care, food services, and hospitals can be readily re-established given the proper administration and management of these facilities -- national assets that are recognized as under-utilized."

About CACH International:
CACH International Ltd Co (www.cach.us) is veteran-managed company providing premium services in the fields of continuity of operations/continuity of government, and emergency response and crisis management for businesses, schools, and universities.

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