Sally Bishop Emergency Management Director

1. Sally Bishop Emergency Management Director

2. Category 1 Storm: 4’ to 8’ SurgeEvacuation Population: 407,433 • Category 2 Storm: 8’ to 14’ SurgeEvacuation Population: 495,426 • Category 3 Storm: 14’ to 19’ Surge Evacuation Population: 590,431 • Category 4 Storm: 19’ to 26’ Surge Evacuation Population: 694,187 • Category 5 Storm: 26’ to 29’ SurgeEvacuation Population: 737,090 Hurricane Storm Surge Vulnerability

3. Hurricane Storm Surge Vulnerability

4. Pinellas Companies in Evacuation Zones 4,052 (10%) in Evac. Level A 3,400 (8%) in Evac. Level B 3,606 (9%) in Evac. Level C 4,588 (11%) in Evac. Level D 2,435 (6%) in Evac. Level E 18,081 (44%) of all Pinellas companies are in evacuation zones Source: InfoUSA

5. Employees in Evacuation Zones 45,745 (10%) in Evac. Level A 51,328 (11%) in Evac. Level B 47,819 (11%) in Evac. Level C 55,313 (12%) in Evac. Level D 33,498 (7%) in Evac. Level E 233,703 (52%) of all employees working within Pinellas are in an Evacuation Zone

6. The EOC’s Five Functions • 1. Direction & Control • 2. Warning and Alerting • 3. Resource Coordination • 4. Communications (Cross Agency/ Organization & Public Information) • 5. Planning & Operations Coordination

7. Initial Recovery Operations • Debris Clearance - As much as 72 + hours for debris clearance to allow emergency vehicle movement • No Re-entry during initial life safety operations • Curfews • Search and Rescue • Initial Damage Assessment • Points of Distribution established to get food and water to citizens • Prioritized Restoration of Services • Traffic Control and Restoration

8. Re-Entry Plan • County Re-entry Plan available online at: http://www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/afterthestorm.htm http://www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/PDF/Re-entry-Plan.pdf • Plan developed in coordination with Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office • Plan based on State Working Group Guidance, which is based on national guidance developed with law enforcement

9. Pinellas County Economic Development & EOC Desk Officer - ESF 18 • Pinellas County Economic Development (PCED) will serve as the Pinellas County Economic Recovery Coordinator to facilitate economic recovery within the business community following a major storm. • As with all of our efforts, business partners will be crucial to achieving recovery goals. • PCED will work closely with Emergency Management, FEMA, SBA, our municipal partners, local libraries and our Chambers of Commerce to connect the business community to resources.

10. Concept for Disaster Collaboration between Businesses & the EOC • Establish a two-way communications network between businesses and with County EOC • ESF-18/Economic Development covers large employers and industry • Need other collaborative connection liaisons • Involve segments of the business community such as: • Financial / Banking • Retail • Contract Support Services • Fuel • Develop tools for event communications to liaisons for: • Situational awareness of the County • Actionable items for the County to assist businesses • Actionable items for businesses • Public Information sharing

11. Additional Benefits of Business Liaison Function – for Businesses Problems That Businesses Encountered During the 2004 Hurricane Season: • Storms on Weekends • Cell Towers Down • No Home Phone #s • Who Has What Resources? • How Do We Access Resources? • Donation or Paid Product/Services • How Do We Connect Resources with Needs?

12. Community Stability Business + Mutual Support Structure + Emergency Management ______________________ = Community Stability

13. 2015 GOAL • Identify appropriate representation for EOC Business Liaisons and add to EOC Staff for 2015 Season

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