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Meteorology. Severe Weather Awareness Week (January 30- February 4) Guides to be distributed to counties in January. Hurricane Season Guide (release TBD) Hurricane-specific info with new surge maps as a tear-out page. Webpage re-design - Weather page for all-hazards (“one-stop shop”)
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Meteorology • Severe Weather Awareness Week (January 30- February 4) • Guides to be distributed to counties in January • Hurricane Season Guide (release TBD) • Hurricane-specific info with new surge maps as a tear-out page • Webpage re-design • - Weather page for all-hazards (“one-stop shop”) • - exploring email alerts Hurrevac 2010 Florida Risk Profile - Currently in beta testing, should be released December 2010 Training tentatively scheduled for FEPA conference in January • School Talks • Professor Tinkermeister • Via Skype/GoToMeeting with Meteorology staff • DOH study on NWS Heat Advisory/Warning criteria • Using old and new data to assess current NWS criteria • Initial results being presented May 2011
State Watch Office Mission:To collect, analyze, and act on incoming data and provide warning to appropriate state and local agencies and individuals of impending danger or existing hazardous situations. Reportable Incident Examples Current Incident Levels Level 1- An incident has occurred and was handled by local authorities. Weather Watches and Warnings (Info Page Only) Level 2- An incident/threat is occurring and is being handled by local authorities. Limited protective actions, requires local mutual aid, minor damages, limited injuries or causalities, minor impacts or damage to public infrastructure. Level 3- An incident/threat is occurring that requires significant protective actions, requires regional mutual aid, limited state response, moderate to major damages, significant injuries or causalities, major impacts or damage to public infrastructure. Level 4- An event is occurring that requires or may require significant state response. Aircraft Incident Migration Animal Disease NPP - Crystal River Biological Threat NPP - Farley (AL) Bomb/Threat NPP - St. Lucie Chemical Agent Threat NPP - Turkey Point Civil Disturbance Petroleum Spill Dam Failure Radiological (Non-NPP) Drinking Water Facilities Railroad Energy Emergency Search & Rescue/ELT Environmental Crime Security - Nonspecific Fire - Brush/Forest Severe Weather Fire - Major Structure Sinkhole General Tomahawk Missile Launch Hazardous Materials Transportation Kennedy - Cape Canaveral Wastewater
SWO Incident Totals as of October 1st for 2009 & 2010 On October 1st of 2009 the SWO had received a total of 6,291 incident reports; on the same date this year it had received 6,321. Overall reports have remained somewhat static while shifts have occurred between the types of incidents being reported. The Deepwater Horizon incident caused the greatest shift in for any one specific incident type.
LOGISTICS SECTION • SLRC has been upgraded and has the capability to store 800+ semi-trailers of emergency resources. New stocking includes 500 trailers of bottled water, 1 million + shelf stable meals, 7,000 cots and bedding kits and other items. • We are in the process of placing four (4) each 53’ custom climate controlled semi-trailers in the following counties that will contain emergency mass care resources (cots, bedding kits, hygiene kits, food and water) for 250-300 persons. These will support their respective regions and may also be used for local response as warranted. • Collier County • Wakulla County • Bay County • Duval County • State Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) expanded both within FDEM. The intention is to have a SLERS Base Station in the physical EOC as a means of direct communications with the SWO, SLRC, Regional Coordinators and other counties on the Statewide EM Talk Group. Interoperability during events is attained by working one of the IA or OC TAC channels to bring on other agencies such as FDLE, FHP, DoT, DoF, FLNG, FWC, DEP and numerous local law enforcement agencies. • The State Resource Management Network (SRMN) has been upgraded and continues to expand capabilities. Many counties are opting in to use SRMN to manage local emergency resources. We still need to fund the integration of SRMN to EM Constellation. • The Florida developed County Points of Distribution program and training has now been adopted nationwide by FEMA as a national standard. The new FEMA POD on-line training course is available for front line workers and is essentially a simplified version of our Florida POD training course. Logistics Chiefs/Manager, planners and POD Managers should still take the 4-hour Florida POD Course and 4-hour County Logistics Training Course. Regional Coordinators will now be trained so that they may deliver these courses locally. • Counties may use Florida State Term, FDEM agency and GSA Advantage contracts for goods and services both during disaster events and in preparation for such events.
Regional Coordination Team • Processing final selection paperwork to make offer for Region 1 Coordinator. Region 3 Coordinator position currently being advertised. Closes on October 15th 2010. • Currently conducting End-of-Year reviews for EMPA/EMPG Scope of Work. • Recently deployed power system (Solar Stik) for communications trailers.
2010 Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan • Statewide Emergency Shelter Plan (SESP) Req’d by Florida Statute [s. 1013.372(2) and s. 252.385(2)(b)] • SESP is 5-year Plan that defines regional hurricane shelter space deficit/surplus • School Boards in regions with hurricane shelter space deficits must build new facilities to EHPA [unless exempted] • RPC regions 1, 2, 6, 10 and 11 have surplus • SESP provides advisory guidance to assist local EM and School Boards to implement EHPA req’mts