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State Emergency Operations Center Disaster Operations

State Emergency Operations Center Disaster Operations. Brian K. Richardson Assistant State Meteorologist Florida Division of Emergency Management Tallahassee, Florida. There are over 17 million Florida residents. Approximately 80% live or conduct business on or near the coast.

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State Emergency Operations Center Disaster Operations

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  1. State Emergency Operations Center Disaster Operations Brian K. Richardson Assistant State Meteorologist Florida Division of Emergency Management Tallahassee, Florida

  2. There are over 17 million Florida residents. Approximately 80% live or conduct business on or near the coast. Florida has approximately 11,000 miles of rivers, streams, and waterways.

  3. GET A PLAN! • Introduced in 2006 • “Culture of Preparedness” • Emergency Management begins with the individual.

  4. GET A PLAN! • http://www.floridadisaster.org • Users can create personalized disaster plan for home or business. • Storm surge zone maps • Evacuation route maps

  5. Users can also obtain the latest information on shelters and open/closed roads. (including evacuation routes)

  6. 2006 Florida Hazardous Weather Awareness Guide

  7. No matter how much we hope against a natural disaster, one will eventually occur… Hurricane Floyd, Eastern U.S. NOAA …so how does FDEM handle it?

  8. FDEM Operations • Communication with impacted counties (e.g. conference calls) • State EOC activation levels (1, 2 ,& 3) • State Emergency Response Team (SERT) briefings twice a day

  9. Mobile Command Vehicle Post-disaster deployment of FDEM personnel and equipment (if necessary)

  10. Resources FDEM Uses During Flood Events • Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) • SERFC text/graphical products • 7 NWSFO’s serving Florida • Computer model output • Radar data (precipitation estimates) • State Meteorological Support Unit

  11. State Meteorological Support Unit • Ensures that the State Emergency Response Team has the weather data needed to make decisions and carry out missions. • Coordinate the outreach of hazardous weather education. • Work with Florida’s 67 counties to ensure that they can use products from the National Weather Service. • Handle media inquiries and requests during SEOC activations and “pre-activations”.

  12. To Sum It Up • FDEM philosophy: Prepare beforehand!! • NWS, SERFC, AHPS – used heavily for tropical and non-tropical flooding • SMSU: Liaisons between NOAA entities and Florida’s EM community

  13. www.floridadisaster.org

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