Hurricane Season
Forecasting & Tracking
National Hurricane Center for Mobile Phones
Evacuation to Little Rock, Arkansas
In general, you can take I-10 West to I-55, head North to Memphis TN, and then take I-30 West to Little Rock. Google Maps is your best bet to route your trip. I recommend the Interstate route over the back roads route you'll likely get as your first suggestion as that is fewer miles but a lot more time (I got stuck behind a tractor going up one of those two-lane highways once).
If you're considering the trip to Little Rock (about 6 to 8 hours drive), here is some hotel info:
Little Rock
General Link to Hotels in Little Rock
Bryant/Benton
I live in the outskirts of Little Rock (about 20 miles west of the city); here's a list of hotels in the general area.
Hampton Inn (501-847-3200)
307 Park Lane, Bryant, AR 72022
Comfort Inn & Suites (501-653-4000)
209 W. Commerce, Bryant, AR 72022
Holiday Inn Express Bryant (877-863-4780 or 501-847-0900)
2915 Main Street, Bryant, AR 72022
Hometown Hotel (501-653-0123)
2921 Main Street, Bryant, AR 72022
Vista Inn & Suites (501-847-7120)
210 Office Park Drive, Bryant, AR 72022
Best Value Inn (501-653-7800)
407 W Commerce Street, Bryant, AR 72022
Best Western (501-778-2935)
17036 Interstate 30, Benton, AR 72019-2935
Emergency Contracting
NOTE: this is very old information, established on my old web site in the weeks following Katrina, and then Rita. Much of the information is outdated; however, some may still find it useful so I'm continuing to post it on my secondary site.
Due to the immediacy of emergency opportunities, it is unlikely that opportunities dealing with the hurricanes will be advertised through the FedBizOpps system.
Vendors looking to provide products or services in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Florida should contact the following resources that are coordinating the disaster relief efforts:
In general, proposals must include the following information:
Company name
Business address
Contact information
Type of service or product offered
Type of equipment
Number of workers being provided
Cost for service or product
Whether the company is volunteering services
FEMA
For information concerning disaster contracting, please call FEMA's acquisition voice message system at (202) 646-4006 and visit the FEMA website at www.fema.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
The Department of Homeland Security is coordinating response efforts to provide necessary assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) serves as the nation's nerve center for information sharing and domestic incident management. At the request of the HSOC - the National Emergency Resource Registry has been activated.
The NERR stands ready to assist the coordination efforts between the resources that are needed and the resources that may be available from the private and public sectors. If you or your organization / agency / corporation have resources that may be made available to the response agencies, please list them in this SWERN Resource Registry. SWERN is the Central Repository for all Hurricane relief.
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Contractors interested in assisting should fill out the subcontractor forms on the following two websites, please go to:
For Alabama and Florida
Phillips & Jordan, Inc. (for cleanup in Alabama and Florida)
1-800-763-4718
For Louisiana and Mississippi
ASHBRITT (for cleanup in Louisiana and Mississippi)
1-800-244-5094 or (954) 545-3535
For other disaster response work in Louisiana, call the Memphis Corps of Engineers Office at (901) 544-3117 or (901) 544-3116. For other disaster response work in Mississippi, call the Vicksburg Corps of Engineers office at (601) 631-5814 or (601) 631-7262 or submit an email to cemvk-ct@usace.army.mil
DIVISIONS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Alabama
(205) 280-2200 (Press 0 to speak with the operator)
If you are interested in contracting opportunities with the State of Alabama, on your Company Letterhead, list your capabilities and contact information. Fax this information to: (334) 409-4663, Attention: FEMA Contract
Louisiana
(225) 925-7500
Mississippi
1-800-222-6362 or (601) 352-9100<br>
Florida
Florida County Emergency Management Contacts, (850) 413-9969
Florida Disaster Contractors Network; dcn@dcnonline.org
Florida Home Builders Assistance, (850) 385-1414