COAST GUARD AUXILIARY MOBILIZES TO SUPPORT FEMA Auxiliarists assist agency after Hurricane Charley slams into Florida
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August 26, 2004 — Members of a specialized U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary unit. G-OCX/D7 Computer Support Group, has been requested to assist in the setup and implementation of FEMA’s computers and computer support operation, located in Port Charlotte, FL.
The unit was mobilized to assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a sister agency in the Department of Homeland Security, as FEMA works to assist in the post-Hurricane Charley recovery process. Greg Burrel, a FEMA Regional Coordinator (Orlando Field Office) made the request.
When Auxiliary advance team members Hal Leahy and Sam DeFazio arrived, they found they had preceded the computer systems. FEMA, utilizing the concept of asset conservation, tasked the advance team to locate land that could accommodate 10,000 mobile homes to be used as temporary shelters for the thousands left homeless in the wake of Hurricane Charley.
???Our unpaid Auxiliarists come from all walks of life, from computer specialists, such as this Team, to contractors, educators, lawyers and the medical community. They all band together to assist the Coast Guard, and when able, they band together to assist their fellow government agencies,??