2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 13, 2007

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

Safety Briefing Fire Medical Stress Severe Weather Parking

SEOC LEVEL 1 24 Hour Operations

EOC Staffing STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate SERT CHIEF – David Halstead OPERATIONS CHIEF – Leo Lachat PLANS CHIEF – Carla Boyce LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone RECOVERY – Marcia Chiricos

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

David Halstead SERT Chief Up Next – FEMA

Jesse Munoz FEMA

Up Next – Meteorology ERT-A (light still in place) 5 FMAG Declarations MEOV Deploying Monday to SEOC for ERT-A support No significant issues

Meteorology Ben Nelson

Thunderstorms this Afternoon

Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Mon

Forecast Weather Map: Sun 8 PM

Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Tues

Forecast Weather Map: Thu 8 AM

Forecast Rainfall: 8 AM Wed – 8 AM Fri

Jim Karels Division of Forestry Up Next – Operations Up Next – Planning

Angela Osceola Paul Aadnesen-FEMA Planning Up Next – Operations

Plans

Roadway/Railway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports)  Baker County: State Road 2 from County Road 127 to Florida/Georgia Line; County Road 122 at County Road 125  Columbia County US441 from Georgia state line to SR100. I75 shutdown at GA/FL line, I10 shutdown at US90 and US 129, and northbound I75 at US90Columbia County: US 441 from Georgia Line to State Road 100, including the I-10 Interchange

Plans Evacuations:  Columbia County: Mandatory east of 441, Voluntary west of 441 to the river,  23 persons.

Plans Planning Assumptions  Fire-related sickness and injuries may cause a surge on hospital & pre-hospital systems  Winds from the NE at 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts are expected.  Wildfires in SE US are limiting available mutual aid resources for suppression activities in Florida; Out-of-state wildland burners need to be Florida certified.  No significant rainfall anticipated over the next 24 hours, except in the Panhandle. Scattered Showers are expected throughout the state on Sunday. Dispersion rates in the peninsula should be moderate on Saturday and move to high on Sunday. The panhandle will stay at high all weekend.  Weather events and ground conditions may lead to unexpected changes in fire patterns and paths.

Plans Red Flag Warnings  Inland Eastern Panhandle  Big Bend  Suwannee Valley  Northeast Florida, portions of Areas of Operations (Per DOF Release, 5/11/07, 0800)  Bugaboo Fire – Tripled in size since yesterday, heading toward Lake City  Dairy Road Fire – 18,000 acres and only 35% contained in Bradford  Balsa Fire – 15,913 acres and 65% contained in Collier Up Next – Operations

Leo Lachat Barbara Sanders- FEMA Operations Up Next – Operations Support

General Operating Objectives Continue to support evacuations/ sheltering Monitor fuel situation Monitor progress of storm Maintain communications with counties

Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services Current Issues Tracking deployed resources Finalized transportation plan for evacuating medical management facilities Continue to work with ESF 14 to provide health & safety messages Monitor potential surge to medical system Monitor road closures Unmet Needs None

Emergency Services Future Operations Continue to fill resource requests Demobilize and/or rotate staff Support evacuation efforts Continue working complex fires and individual fires throughout the state Planning for hospital & pre-hospital surge in future areas of operations Up Next – Human Services

Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

Human Services Current Situation Supporting Shelter Operations 1 Shelters Open in Columbia County 1 Shelters on Stand By in Baker County 1 Shelter on Stand by in Suwannee DCF crisis counselors on (Stand By) Monitoring Shelter’s for sudden surges in population No Unmet Needs

Human Services Future Operations American Red Cross working on PSAs to inform Public of available resources to those who have been impacted by Wildfires. Continue to monitor the situation and maintain response levels to meet the needs Identify resources for possible surge in sheltering and mass feeding operations Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Activated Traffic Counters FDOT Gainesville Maintenance Provided 5,000 gal water truck in Hampton city fire vicinity Variable Message Boards: see Info message #324 for details Pre-staged 12 to Columbia County subyard area Unmet Needs None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Providing additional advisory, detour or road closures signs as needed Identifying Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) districts’ equipment & personnel to support Florida Division of Forestry (FDOF) & Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Supporting local traffic control and local potential evacuation needs

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Current Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Monitor Communications support Communication support for Stark Fl. Fire Fighting command located at Keystone Air Park- installed. 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) Unmet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Future Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Bi-directional amplifier installation at Betty Easely. (rm 240) for DOF wireless Stand-up additional room for DOF Unified Command. Unmeet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Monitoring impact to power grid Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Continuing to monitor fire path damages, customer impacts and restoration

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Monitor current operations Retail fuel vendors polled report plenty of Motor vehicle gas & diesel available as of 600pm yesterday- new polling today On Stand-by available 12 Hrs. status: 8 – 1,500 gal to 4,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel) 17 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel)- 1 deployed to Columbia County to support fire fighting operations Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Up Next – Logistics Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Supporting SERT response operations Continue polling retail fuel vendors to determine Motor vehicle gas & diesel availability- next poll due by noon. Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Logistics Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations Logistics

EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration

EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

Finance & Administration Current Issues Provide support for purchases and/or deployment Meals - lunch & dinner (Saturday & Sunday and Monday Unmet Needs None Future Operations Continue to track costs Continue to provide purchasing and deployment support. Up Next – Public Information

Public Information Up Next – Recovery

Public Information Up Next – Recovery Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

RECOVERY Current Issues (20%) Three CR Teams on standby Twelve DRC Managers on standby Four housing staff deployed as SERT Liaisons One Housing staff deployed as part of IMT Future Operations (80%) Tracking Housing, Business & PA eligible damages Continuing to monitor damages in preparation of requesting a Joint PDA for a Presidential Declaration Draft Presidential Declaration waiting on preliminary damage assessment Develop an operational plan to provide recovery assistance without a Presidential Declaration.

SERT Chief David Halstead

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