Operation Hoosier Relief Provides Status Report

Indiana State Police distribute ice to hurricane victims in Mississippi.

Governor Daniels' office has issued the following update on the status of Operation Hoosier Relief in Mississippi as of today:

"Camp Indiana" has been established outside Biloxi, Mississippi.

• 60+ Indiana State Police personnel (including 10-water rescue specialists)
• 35 experts from the Department of Natural Resources to handle water rescue and forestry removal.
• 35+ medical professionals from the Department of Health and the Family and Social Services Administration including doctors, nurses, and mental health professionals.
• Indiana’s Mobile Emergency Operations Command Vehicle to coordinate command and control of relief efforts.
• Natural disaster recovery experts from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

Mission Assignments:

• Forestry Officers from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) cleared 75+ trees in the parking lots of local schools to reopen for class/shelters.
• 24 Officers from DNR and Indiana State Police (ISP) patrolled in boats for looters, stray boats, and victims in need of assistance.
• 30 Indiana State Police officers were assigned to road patrols in Mississippi. Working 12-hour shifts, the officers patrolled nine counties, provided security for food relief missions, and assisted the Biloxi Police Department with the evacuation of 8 sectors of the city.
• Indiana’s medical relief teams treated 24 people at a Red Cross Shelter.
• The mental health team saw 55 people working with a 1^st responder group.