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ALAN Activates For Hurricane Sally

Homepage Executive Director's Message ALAN Activates For Hurricane Sally

ALAN Activates For Hurricane Sally

Kathy Fulton
September 15, 2020
Executive Director's Message

In an ideal world we’d have plenty of time to focus all of our efforts on Hurricane Laura clean-up and recovery – and assisting with ongoing disasters like the West Coast fires and COVID-19 But in the real world, disasters aren’t always willing to wait their turn. As a result, ALAN is officially activated for Hurricane Sally.

Here’s what you need to know:

Yesterday we expanded our Disaster Micro-site to feature helpful Gulf Coast information resources.  In addition, we are monitoring and sharing information about Sally and its potential supply chain impacts via our Supply Chain Intelligence Center and encourage you to access it frequently.

Most important of all, ALAN has already begun working closely with many of the non-profit organizations that are preparing to deliver post-storm relief. They know they’ll need logistics help, and they’re turning to us for that support.

The National Hurricane Center advisory points to Sally as being a very dangerous hurricane, bringing potentially “historic flooding” and “life-threatening flash flooding… along portions of the Northern Gulf Coast.” We hope that those who are in its projected path will take its threat seriously. Just as important, we hope that members of the logistics community who have already helped with previous 2020 disasters will be willing to do so again – and that some businesses that weren’t in a position to help earlier this year might be willing to help with relief efforts now.  Because take it from us, your help is going to be needed.

We understand that transportation markets are tight and that many of you are already starting your holiday response/build. We’re also aware that with the crazy year we’ve already had, there’s probably a fair amount of donor fatigue.  However, we also know that donated logistics services are such a difference-maker after disasters hit.  And we’re ever-thankful that our industry is such a generous one with such a huge capacity to care.

Along these lines, please visit our Disaster Micro-site frequently in the weeks ahead, because that’s where we’ll be posting active Sally relief requests as they come in.   And while you’re there, please consider helping out with the many Hurricane Laura and COVID-19 logistics needs that are already showcased there; there are now nearly two dozen of them.

On a final note, please resist the temptation to send unsolicited products, trucks or personnel directly to impacted areas.   Many of these well-intended charitable efforts actually get in the way of what relief organizations are already there to do, so the best way that our industry can be of help is by responding to specific needs – or by making a cash donation to the relief organization of their choice.

Thanks for being part of the caring ALAN community.  Stay safe.  Stay tuned.  And stay in touch.

Kathy

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Note:  If you’re a carrier who wants ALAN to connect you with FEMA for work or new business opportunities, we’re sorry to say that you’re not in the right place.  While we at ALAN would like to be of help, we’re solely a non-profit who serves other non-profits, and we’re not able to assist with any other requests at this time.  Our best advice is to recommend that you contact FEMA directly using the links below as a starting point.   We hope you’ll find them helpful, and we wish you every success.

https://www.fema.gov/industry-liaison-program (Once there, scroll down to the “How to do Business With FEMA” section.)

https://www.fema.gov/transportation-programs (Once there, scroll down to the “Becoming A FEMA-Approved Transportation Provider” section.)

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