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2007 Wildfires

2007 Wildfires. UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 18, 2007. Silence All Phones and Pagers. Please move conversations into ESF rooms and busy out all phones. Thanks for your cooperation. Fire Medical Stress Severe Weather Parking. Safety Briefing. SEOC LEVEL 1 12 Hour Operations.

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2007 Wildfires

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  1. 2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 18, 2007

  2. Silence All Phones and Pagers Please move conversations into ESF rooms and busy out all phones. Thanks for your cooperation.

  3. Fire Medical Stress Severe Weather Parking Safety Briefing

  4. SEOCLEVEL112 Hour Operations

  5. EOC Staffing • STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate • SERT CHIEF – David Halstead • OPERATIONS CHIEF – Leo Lachat • PLANS CHIEF – Capt Jeffrey Hancock • LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan • FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor • PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone • RECOVERY – Marcia Chiricos

  6. Coordinating Officers Craig Fugate State Coordinating Officer Jesse Munoz Federal Coordinating Officer Up Next – SERT Chief

  7. SERT Chief David Halstead Up Next – FEMA

  8. FEMA Jesse Munoz (ERT-A TEAM LEADER)

  9. FEMA • ERT-A (Light) to stand down close of business May 18 • MEOV to stand down May 18 • No significant issues

  10. FEMA • FMAGS: • 2684-FM-FL Big Pine (Polk) • 2687-FM-FL Deland Complex • (Lake, Flagler, Volusia and Seminole) • 2689-FM-FL Suwannee Complex • (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee and Union) • 2690-FM-FL Black Creek/South (Walton) • 2692-FM-FL Caloosahatchee Complex (Collier and Lee) Up Next – Meteorology

  11. Meteorology Brian Richardson

  12. Friday’s Fire Weather Outlook

  13. NE Florida Wind Forecast…2 PM

  14. NE Florida Wind Forecast…8 PM

  15. Friday’s Rainfall Forecast

  16. Breezy North-Northeast Winds and Drier Behind Front Smoke Will Spread South and Southwest into Northern Peninsula Isolated Lightning Storms This Afternoon… South Florida Weather Today…To Sum It Up Up Next – Division of Forestry

  17. Division of Forestry Matt Weinell Up Next – Planning Up Next – Operations Up Next – Planning

  18. Plans Capt Jeffrey Hancock Kevin Smith-FEMA Up Next – Operations

  19. Plans • Planning Assumptions • Fire related surge on hospital & pre-hospital systems will increase • Wildfires in SE US are limiting available mutual aid resources for suppression activities in Florida • North and northeast winds 10-15 MPH; Chance of lighting induced wildfires in South Florida; Red Flag Warnings are in effect for Panhandle to North Central Florida • Frequent road closures on various roads in impacted area, including I-10/I-75; more road closures expected • Driving conditions remain dangerous in the effected areas; driving conditions can change rapidly. • Increased threat to residential area South of the Bugaboo fire • Effects of drought may potentially impact fire suppression

  20. Plans • County Activations • Partial: • Columbia • Hamilton • Suwannee

  21. Plans • Roadway Closures • (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports) • Columbia County: US-441 from I-10 to SR-6 • Open but Subject to Closure: I-75 from GA/FL Border to Lake City I-10 from Live Oak to Sanderson

  22. Plans • Evacuations: • Columbia County: Mandatory SR 441 east side North of I-10, west Side North of CR-246 (Lassie Black St.) to FL/GA line. 180 homes with est. 750 residents Up Next – Operations

  23. Operations Leo Lachat Doug Sams-FEMA Up Next – Operations Support

  24. Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

  25. Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

  26. Emergency Services • Current Issues • Tracking deployed resources • Continue to provide health & safety messages • Monitor potential surge to medical system • Monitor road closures • Unmet Needs • None • Future Operations. • Continue to fill resource requests • Demobilize and/or rotate resources • Support evacuation efforts • Continue to monitor complex fires and individual fires throughout state • Support hospital & pre-hospital surge in areas of operations, as needed Up Next – Human Services

  27. Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

  28. Human Services • Current Situation • American Red Cross supporting responders in the areas of operation with feeding and hydration • Total assistance provided to date • Emergency Response Vehicles: 11 (currently 4) • Cumulative meals served: 6,805 • Hydration/Snacks: 12,805 • Shelter Operations • 1 Shelter OPEN in Columbia County (2) • 1 Shelter on Standby in Hamilton • 1 Shelter on Standbyin Suwannee • Continue to monitor the shelter operations

  29. Human Services • Current Situation • Monitoring Volunteer Agency Activities • Providing water, Gatorade, energy drinks, socks, insect repellent and foot powder • Future Operations • Continue to monitor for possible Equine evacuation (ESF17) • Collect data on Volunteer Agencies Teams available for smoke clean up (ESF 15) • Monitor the situation and maintain response levels as appropriate Up Next – Infrastructure

  30. Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

  31. Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation • Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire) • Activated Traffic Counters • Deploy FDOT Gainesville Maintenance vehicles and a 5,000 gal water truck to Hampton city fire suppression vicinity • Deploying 35 Variable Message Boards • Marking area of Temporary local traffic detours or road closures deploying cones to impacted counties • Preparing for potential hospital and assisted living facility evacuation needs

  32. Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation • Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire) • Deploying Traffic Maintenance resources Variable Message Boards (VMB’s) & temp. warning “Smoke on Road” signs • Monitoring Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) resources, equipment & personnel to support Florida Division of Forestry (FDOF) & Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) • Providing additional road closure & detour advisory signage to FHP and ESF 16 • No unmeet needs at this time ESF – 1 & 3

  33. Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications • Current Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire) • Monitor installed Communication support for Stark Fl. Fire Fighting command located at Keystone Air Park. • EDICS package deployed to Columbia County- ESF16-FDLE team- on scene • Phones lines operational for DOF Unified Command at Betty Easley • Partial EDWARDS package deployed to Baker County (for DOF)

  34. Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications • Future Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire) • Install Bi-directional amplifier installation at Betty Easely. (rm 240) for DOF wireless • Stand-up additional communications capacity for DOF Unified Command. • Request - FCC – grant one additional mutual aid channel (MA-FLA) to be deployed to Lake City • No unmeet at this time ESF – 2

  35. Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications • Current Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire) • Monitor installed Communication support for Stark Fl. Fire Fighting command located at Keystone Air Park. • EDICS package deployed to Flagler County- ESF16-FDLE team- on scene • Phones lines operational for DOF Unified Command at Betty Easley • Partial EDWARDS package deployed to Baker County (for DOF)

  36. Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications • Future Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire) • Install Bi-directional amplifier installation at Betty Easely. (rm 240) for DOF wireless • Stand-up additional communications capacity for DOF Unified Command. • FCC has granted a license for one additional mutual aid channel (MA-FLA) to be deployed to Lake City • No unmeet at this time ESF – 2

  37. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power • Current Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire) • Number of reported customer outages linked to Wild Fires events are, at this time, no greater than a typical operations normal day’s service outage report • Electric Utilities providers have liaisons embedded within Division of Forestry Fire suppression teams. • Unmet Needs ESF – 12 Power • None at this time

  38. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power • Future Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire) • FP&L Power crews continuing proactive damage control “Barricade” Fire Blocking thermal protective gel-coating, (on case by case basis) collaborating with fire suppression teams on safe conditions. • Continuing to monitor fire path, individual and business customer service impacts and restoration

  39. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel • Current Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire) • 9,000 gallon 75:25 diesel/mogas split fuel tender at the Columbia Co. Fire Fighter’s staging area • Fuel tanker volume, as of 1530 16 May 2007: • Diesel: 2,127 gallons • UNL Gas: 1,341 gallons

  40. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel • Future Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire) • Continue to monitor burn rate status of deployed 9,000 gallon 75:25 diesel/mogas split fuel tender in Columbia County Fire staging area • Update survey of Retail vendors’ inventory and customer opinion of fuel availability • Unmet Needs ESF – 12 • None at this time Up Next – Logistics

  41. Logistics Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

  42. EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration

  43. Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

  44. Finance & Admin • Current Issues • Provide support for purchases and/ or deployment • Meals- lunch & dinner (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) • State agency costs currently $8.2 million • Please remember to sign for your meals • Unmet Needs • None • Future Operations • Continue to assist with purchasing & deployment • Continue to monitor & track costs of event. Up Next – Public Information

  45. Public Information Up Next – Recovery

  46. Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

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