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Storm Alert: Tornado Response and Cleanup

This is a detailed account of the emergency response and cleanup efforts following a tornado in the city. It includes information on the initial response, damage assessment, expedited permitting, and coordination with state and federal agencies. The total costs incurred for response and rebuilding are also provided.

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Storm Alert: Tornado Response and Cleanup

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  1. 2013 Starlight Tornado

  2. Starlight Tornado Response

  3. Emergency Response Saturday, December 14, 2013 Storm Alert received via cell phones & decision to end parade/shelter as needed National Weather Service Jacksonville issues Tornado Warning Code Red issued via National Weather Service 911 Center begins receiving phone calls Fire Department & FCSO arrive on scene

  4. Emergency Response Fire Chief contacts Florida Power & Light City Manager notifies Public Works and Community Development directors, and those departments respond within 5 minutes Flagler County Emergency Services personnel arrive to assist MANY sightseers and media on scene Library designated as staging area for emergency services Communications & Marketing Division work with media at Library

  5. Public Works Response First Push: 7:45 pm Sat.-3:30 am Sun. • Respond to inoperable traffic signals with generators at Belle Terre and Palm Coast Parkways • Remove debris from roads • Remove debris from sidewalks / trails • Remove trees that could potentially cause additional damage • Place temporary stop signs • Tank-trucked sewer from pump stations without power until portable generators set up

  6. Assessment Sunday 9am • Evaluate damage • Establish proper equipment and manpower • Establish debris removal schedule

  7. Cleanup Monday 7am

  8. Cleanup Wednesday 7am Clear canals of uprooted trees, debris

  9. Response and Cleanup • Throughout the week: • Replace damaged street signs • Cut down hazardous trees • Cleaned up rights-of-way • 36 employees • 9 inmate labor • 833 hours

  10. Equipment • Pickup trucks • Dump trucks • Wood chippers • Trailers • Excavators • Front-end loaders • Skid steer • Back hoe • Boats • Chain saws • Blowers • Debris removed: • Public Works crews – Collected 302 cubic yards of loose debris and 204 cubic yards of chip-up debris (equivalent to 151.8 tons) • Waste Pro – 30 loads = 196.74 tons of debris • Total: approx. 348.54 tons, or 697,080 pounds

  11. Customer Service • Door-to-door in affected neighborhoods for insurance needs – with American Red Cross • Call volume up significantly, mainly for debris issues

  12. Response and Rebuilding Damage Assessment • Key damage assessment personnel visit affected areas within first hour • Damage assessment teams dispatched early Sunday to areas identified by Fire Department • Initial damage assessment completed and documented by 2 pm Sunday • Final damage assessment values: • Partially damaged: 209 homes = $4,774,194 • Partially incapacitated: 25 homes = $1,908,742 • Destroyed: 7 homes = $587,781 • Total: 241 homes =$7,271,716

  13. Response and Rebuilding Expedited Permitting • Storm damage emergency repair permits issued over-the-counter • 97 permits for repair issued • Roof • Screen enclosures • HVAC damage • Windows • Garage doors • Fences

  14. Response and Rebuilding Business Enforcement • Combined efforts with State agencies • State of Florida departments were contacted to assist with public education, awareness and monitoring, and enforcement of possible unlicensed and scammer activity • Department of Business and Professional Regulation • Division of Workers’ Compensation

  15. Response and Rebuilding State/Federal Coordination Florida State Statute 252 City – Local Declaration to County County Resolution of Support and/or Declaration – Threshold = $334,936 State Declaration – $26,133,821 Federal Declaration on recommendation from FEMA Director

  16. Response and Rebuilding Disaster Reserve Fund “To address unanticipated expenditures arising out of a hurricane, tornado, other major weather related events, and/or other massive infrastructure failures or other disasters, whether man-made or caused by nature” The balance at year end will be at least two one hundredths percent (0.02%) of the just value of all property in the City on July 1 of that year. FY 14 Opening Balance: $2.2 million

  17. Response and Rebuilding Costs Public Works labor: $17,123.75 Public Works equipment: $34,468.75 Palm Coast debris: $15,180 Waste Pro: $25,553.42 FCSO: $89,254.75 Flagler Emer. Man. staff: $2,697.87 Flagler Emer. Man. equipment: $758.65 Flagler Co. debris: $1,000 Costs to date: $186,037.19

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