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9.4 - �' that they can be registered. While the Red Cross is providing initial aid to evacuees, we understand that FEMA has will provide financial assistance of $26,000 per person to aid with food, housing and more long-term needs. This aid can only be provided if people are first registered. What the State is Doing. Califomia has already provided substantial resources to the Gulf Coast to assist in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster and continues to be available to provide additional resources as requests are made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. To this end, OES activated the State Operations Center (SOC) on September 1 and is in contact with the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi and Florida to identify any additional needs that California might be able to meet through proper channels. OES is attempting to track all emergency management resources being sent from Califomia to ensure enough resources are retained within the state for adequate response and recovery in the event of a disaster here. Califomia resources deployed to the scene include: • 8 Swiftwater Rescue Teams (112 firefighters and lifeguards) • 8 Urban Search & Rescue Task Forces (528 people) • 23 Incident Support Team Managers • 3 OES Assistant Fire Chiefs • 6 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (210 people) • 713 National Guard soldiers and airmen • 116 Ca�ifomia Highway Patrol Officers with 4 helicopters who left on 9/4 For more the latest information on Califomia's response to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster, please visit the OES website at www.oes.ca.gov. Please also see "Hurricane Katrina: National League of Cities Update." Hurricane Katrina: National League of Cities Update On Friday, September 9, National League of Cities (NLC) Executive Director pon Borut fonivarded to the League the following update on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts: Yesterday the Intergovernmental Office at the White House had a conference call for the Big 7 public interest groups, which included representatives from Homeland Security, FEMA and the Department of Energy to share information and respond to questions. As of yesterday 16 states have been declared disaster areas for the purpose of being eligible for FEMA grants to support evacuees. Arkansas, Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Florida, West Virginia, North Carolina, Utah, Colorado, Michigan, Washington D.C., Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, and Illinois. The League was told that Califomia is about to receive the designation as well. • Under current FEMA regulations "eligible individuals" can receive emergency housing vouchers for up to 18 months. We asked for clarification on eligibility. • Under the new emergency appropriation of $52 billion, HUD is developing guidelines for housing vouchers and eligibility. We asked for a single composite description of all of the short- and long-term housing vouchers, which we can share with you and through you to your cities. • They estimate that it will take three to five years to re-establish the housing stock and at least 300,000 people will require temporary housing. 7