In Case of Emergency Take a Deep Breath and then your pulse As long as you have both, relax

Response / Recovery For every big problem you solve, a smaller problem will grow into a big problem As long as someone else is paying, its an emergency “It seem like a good idea at the time” may be your only defense when the hearings start

Changing Outcomes Focus on the outcome you want Plan the mission to achieve that outcome Execute the plan Monitor the outcome and adjust

SCO Observations Get into the field early and see the impacts for yourself Give Direction and then get out of the way of your team Solve Problems, don’t create them Always remember the rules…

Staff Surround yourself with problem solvers, not problem creators Don’t settle for why something can not be done, but how Failure is not an option

Disaster Response Cost Effective No Mistakes Timely Pick One

The Rules 1.Meet the needs of the disaster victims 2.Take care of the Responders 3.See Rule One

Standing Orders 1.Reestablish Communication with Areas Impacted 2.Initiate Search and Rescue 3.Meet Basic Human Needs 1.Medical 2.Water 3.Food 4.Shelter 5.Ice is a distant fifth 4.Restore Critical Infrastructure 5.Begin the Recovery

Search and Rescue Plan to complete primary search within 24 hours and then order up the resources to make it happen Has the highest priority in response Order of response – the injured, the living, the dead

The Florida National Guard A Force Multiplier Priorities for deployment –Security Missions –Emergency Management Support –Humanitarian Missions Support, but don’t supplant responders

Use a Sledge Hammer It rarely pays to be subtle Better to have too much than not enough Push resources into the area of impact, don’t wait for requests A quick and overwhelming response is better than a well planned and thought out response If you wait until you have all facts, it becomes harder to change the outcome

Florida’s Hurricane Season Storms –T.S. Storm Bonnie 8/12 1 day –Hurricane Charley 8/13 22 days –Hurricane Frances 9/5 11 days –Hurricane Ivan 9/16 9 days –Hurricane Jeanne 9/25

Florida’s Hurricane Season 2004 Evacuations – 9.4 million persons Sheltering – 368,438 persons Fatalities – 117 fatalities Power Outages – 8.5 million customers Boil Water Orders –34 counties Debris Removal –37,670,622 cubic yards of debris, ongoing School Closures - All Schools impacted

Florida’s Hurricane Season 2004 It is estimated that one in every five Florida homes has been impacted by a hurricane to some degree this year

Florida’s Hurricane Season 2004 State EOC Operations –August 9, 2004 – November 2, Disaster Field Office – ongoing –Response continues in Temporary Housing 715 EMAC personnel deployed from 35 states: –AK-6, AL-22, AR-1, CA-11, CO-19, GA-127, IA-16, ID-3, IL-8, KS-6, KY-15, LA-5, MA-3, MD-5, ME-4, MI-13, MO-2, MN-1, MS-8, NC-32, ND-2, NH-1, NM-5, NY-30, OH-4, OK-49, RI-8, SC-72, TN-61, TX-60, UT-9, VA-47, VT-3, WI-1, WV-3

Florida’s Hurricane Season 2004 Logistics 4715 Semi-Trailer Loads –Water – 2048 Trucks – 9,789,440 gals –Ice – 1786 Trucks – 78,584,000 lbs –Food (MREs) – 614 Trucks – 13,999,200 –Tarps – 267 Trucks – 561,489 Generators – 1088 (State/Federal)

Major/Destroyed Critical Facilities 13 Medical Hospitals 2 Mental Treatment Facilities 3 Nursing Homes 16 Fire Stations 5 Law Enforcement Facilities 57 Schools 3 Shelter Facilities other than Schools 2 County EOCs 1 Town Hall

Hurricane Charley

Hurricane Frances

Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Jeanne

Disaster Logistics The Basic Load is a Tractor-trailer The Trailer is the Warehouse Distribution Sites – Drive through –Water –Food –Ice –Disaster Specific (Tarps / Sand Bags)

Temporary Housing Emergency Shelters Tarps Temporary Roofing (Blue Roofs) Emergency Groups Sites Travel Trailers Mobile Homes

Response / Recovery For every big problem you solve, a smaller problem will grow into a big problem As long as someone else is paying, its an emergency “It seem like a good idea at the time” may be your only defense when the hearings start

Emergency Management One Plan, One Team, Many Threats