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CHATHAM COUNTY 2008 HURRICANE CONFERENCE

CHATHAM COUNTY 2008 HURRICANE CONFERENCE. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM. CHATHAM COUNTY 2008 HURRICANE CONFERENCE. INCIDENT COMMAND. Establishes jurisdictional & agency response Small to large incidents Single command structure. CONFERENCE CALLS. National Hurricane Center NWS Charleston

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CHATHAM COUNTY 2008 HURRICANE CONFERENCE

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  1. CHATHAM COUNTY 2008 HURRICANE CONFERENCE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

  2. CHATHAM COUNTY 2008 HURRICANE CONFERENCE INCIDENT COMMAND Establishes jurisdictional & agency response Small to large incidents Single command structure

  3. CONFERENCE CALLS • National Hurricane Center • NWS Charleston • GEMA • Municipalities (one number each) • Chairman • CEMA NWS WATCH initiates Conference Calls

  4. CHATHAM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HURRICANES

  5. FORECASTING ? Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance All it takes is one!

  6. Category 1 Minimal Category 2 Moderate Category 3 Extensive Category 4 Extreme Category 5 Catastrophic Wind Speed Storm Surge 74-95 mph 4-10 ft 96-110 mph 6-15 ft 111-130 mph 9-18 ft 131-155 mph 13-21 ft 155< mph 18-25 ft Run from the water, hide from the wind. You can breathe in a 100 mph wind; not under 10 feet of storm surge water.

  7. SURGE INNUNDATION 4-10 13-21 6-15 18-25 9-18 Whitmarsh Wilmington Tybee Island Skidaway Island

  8. DURATION • Category 3 Storm • 300 mile Diameter • 150 mile Radius • Moving at 10 miles per hour • 10 mph X 150 mi radius = • 15 hours over land • High tide every @12 hours 150 mi rad. 300 mi dia.

  9. Mother Nature Never a dull moment. HURRICANE CAMILLE Mississippi 1969

  10. WIND CAT WIND 1 74-95 2 96-110 3 111-130 4 131-155 5 155<

  11. TORNADOES Guaranteed to be unpredictable & exciting

  12. EVACUATION • Rubber-made Box Principle • Where’s that pesky passport? • Pets need immunizations, food & water too • Cell phone won’t work in Atlanta with charger in Savannah • Plan now: what to take & where to go • Inventory, video & photograph • Irreplaceable Items • Scan pictures • Gas lines waste precious time • Establish primary & alternate destinations now • Emergency phone numbers for family & friends LEAVE EARLY!

  13. EVACUATION by PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION • Not a means of improving gas mileage. • Refrigerators are not hand carry. • Pet possums need immunization records too. • Earlier you, go the shorter the ride.

  14. RE-ENTRY • No electricity • No potable water • Downed utility lines • Impassable roads without signs • No food, shelter or fuel • No medical care • Chemical spills • Bridges out (300+)

  15. WELCOME HOME

  16. SUCCESSFUL EVACUATION • Where are you going? • How are you getting there? • What are you taking? • Can you help someone else? • Do you have a full tank of gas? • Pets? • Do family & friends know your plan? LEAVE DURING THE VOLUNTARY!!!

  17. CEMA CLAYTON S. SCOTT Chatham Emergency Management Agency 124 Bull Street, Suite 140 Savannah, GA 31201 912.201.4500 <csscott@chathamcounty.org> http://cema.chathamcounty.org

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