Who's Helping

Here is the Federal Emergency Management Agency Web site, which explains what the agency is doing and what it plans to do.

Emergency declarations for Hurricane Katrina:
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida

State Emergency Management Links (for local issues and concerns about evcauations, preparations, shelters and safety):
Louisiana
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama

The American Red Cross said it had thousands of volunteers mobilized for the hurricane.

The Environmental Protection Agency sent emergency crews to Louisiana and Texas because of concern about oil and chemical spills.

The Department of Defense dispatched emergency coordinators to Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi to provide communications equipment, search and rescue operations, medical teams and other emergency assistance.

The Department of Health and Human Services sent 38 doctors and nurses to Jackson, Miss., to be used, where they are needed, and 27 pallets of medical supplies to Louisiana, with first aid materials, sterile gloves and oxygen tanks.