May, 09, Wildfires & Andrea

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 CHIEF – Suzanne Adams PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone RECOVERY – Marcia Chircos

State Coordinating Officer Craig Fugate Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead Up Next – Planning SERT Chief

REAL WORLD Reorganization and New Assignments Training Incident Action Plans EM Constellation (Web) Catastrophic Planning New Technologies (Communications) SERT CHIEF

Carla Boyce Planning Up Next – Operations

Plans Planning Assumptions Tropical disturbance off of the east coast of Florida will increase the chance for erratic fire behavior and increase wildland fire activity overall Wildfires in SE US are limiting available mutual aid resources for suppression activities in Florida No significant rainfall anticipated, high dispersion rates, low humidity levels Fires will continue to endanger residences and businesses DMATs are available upon request through FEMA

Plans Significant Events  Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) Executive Order closed FWC’s Everglades Wildlife Management Area north of I-75 (Alligator Alley) to vehicles and vessels (with the exception of canals) because of drought and fire risk. Florida Department of Transportation reports that Alligator Alley is closed from Mile Marker 80 (SR 29) to Mile Marker 101 (CR 951) Bradford County: Jacksonville FHP Mobile Command Post assigned to field operations/assist Sheriff’s Office with hazardous driving conditions Georgia Forestry Commission and Georgia Emergency Management Agency advise that they will be routing evacuations of residents (approximately 50 homes) of Moniac, Georgia (Charleton County) to Florida, near McClenny. Lee County at Level 2 activation and currently have two fires burning

Plans 2689-FM-FL Suwannee Complex: Baker, Bradford, Hamilton, Suwannee, Union & Columbia 2687-FM-FL DeLand Complex: Lake, Flagler, Volusia and Seminole 2692-FM-FLCaloosahatchee Complex: (Collier and Lee) 2684-FM-FL Polk County/Big Pine 2690-FM-FL Walton County- Black Creek, South Walton and others

Plans # of Properties Damaged/Destroyed as of 1630 hrs: 12 minor (1 Bradford; 11 Walton) 5 major (Walton) 3 destroyed (Walton)

Plans

Jim Karels Division of Forestry Up Next – Operations

REAL WORLD - Wildfire

Meteorology Ben Nelson

Forecast Weather Map: Thurs 8 AM

Forecast Weather Map: Fri 8 AM

Forecast Weather Map 8 AM Sunday

Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Sun

Leo Lachat Operations Up Next – Operations Support

Linda Brown Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

Operations Support Current Issues (20%) SERT Liaison Deployed to 4 Locations: Baker County Bradford County City of Starke Leon County Unmet Needs None Future Operations (80%) Cont. to support operations in 2007 Wildfires Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services Branch Current Issues (20%) Resources Continue to fulfill missions with available in state resources Major accomplishments Have identified 4 states that can assist through EMAC Unmet Needs Available resources Information on Forestry IMT needs for Medical Support Units

Emergency Services Branch Future Operations (80%) Continue to re-evaluate resources Continue to work Air Quality Monitor Missions Monitor surge in medical systems (transport, facilities, SpNS,) Monitor COOP and Evacuation activities Continue to provide Health related safety messages Continue to work Traffic Control missions Up Next – Human Services

Human Services Up Next – ESF 4&9 Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES Current Issues Current Shelters are open with minimal occupancy Pet Shelters Identified ESF 17 has issued News Release re: Livestock and Pet Evacuation Added price gauging toll free line information to EM Constellation Assessing situation Unmet Needs None

HUMAN SERVICES Future Operations Provide USDA commodities for shelter feeding, as needed Respond to mission requests Support activities of ESF 6 and the disaster feeding organizations Monitor situation Suspend Animal Movement Regulations (intrastate and interstate) in coordination with Georgia and Alabama Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) FDOT Gainesville Maintenance Providing 5,000 gal water truck in Hampton city fire vicinity Deployed Variable Message Boards and Traffic Cones to impacted counties Unmet Needs (80%) None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Support local evacuations/road closures Provide Traffic Maintenance with Variable Message Boards (VMB’s) & Temporary “Smoke on Road” signs Re-supply DOT Fuel Farms, Maintenance facilities & equipment Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 (?) (80%) Continue to Support SERT Missions

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Current Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Monitor Communications support Contact/ Coordinate with Florida telecommunications vendors (FL. Teleco’s) for emergency response as needed. Comm. equipment & teams on standby Unmet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Future Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Mobilized Communication support Continue to Monitor and support communications as needed. Unmeet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) 16 customers with out power due to isolated utility poles burning – this outage is similar in magnitude to normal daily outages Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Power companies (FP&L, Progress Energy) applying “Barricade” water absorbing fire retardant gel to power poles in the expected path of fires Continue to monitor fire path damages, customer impacts and restoration

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Continue current operations Determined availability of: 7 – 1,500 gal to 4,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel) 15 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel) Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Polling retail fuel providers for mogas availability Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics Current Issues (20%) Hot topics/issues Major accomplishments Should be related to CURRENT IAP Unmet Needs What keeps the branch from accomplishing tasks..... Equipment, Supplies, People, Information Future Operations (80%) Objectives (IAP) Tasks assigned (IAP)

Military Support Up Next – Logistics

Military Support Up Next – Logistics Current Issues (20%) Hot topics/issues Major accomplishments Should be related to CURRENT IAP Unmet Needs What keeps the branch from accomplishing tasks..... Equipment, Supplies, People, Information Future Operations (80%) Objectives (IAP) Tasks assigned (IAP)

Logistics Up Next – Recovery Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

Logistics Current Issues (20%) Hot topics/issues Major accomplishments Should be related to CURRENT IAP Unmet Needs What keeps the branch from accomplishing tasks..... Equipment, Supplies, People, Information Future Operations (80%) Objectives (IAP) Tasks assigned (IAP)

EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration

EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration Current Issues (20%) Hot topics/issues Major accomplishments Should be related to CURRENT IAP Unmet Needs What keeps the branch from accomplishing tasks..... Equipment, Supplies, People, Information Future Operations (80%) Objectives/Tasks (IAP) Inbound Assets/Teams

Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

Finance & Admin Current Issues Provide support for purchases and/or deployment Meals - lunch & dinner today Unmet Needs None Future Operations Continue to track costs Continue to provide purchasing and deployment support. Will be contacting State Agency Finance Officers

Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information Current Issues (20%) Hot topics/issues Cost of Event to Date Major accomplishments Should be related to CURRENT IAP Unmet Needs What keeps the branch from accomplishing tasks..... Equipment, Supplies, People, Information Future Operations (80%) Objectives/Tasks (IAP)

Public Information Up Next – Recovery

Public Information Up Next – Recovery Current Issues (20%) Hot topics/issues Message of the Day! Major accomplishments Should be related to CURRENT IAP Unmet Needs What keeps the branch from accomplishing tasks..... Equipment, Supplies, People, Information Future Operations (80%) Objectives/Tasks (IAP)

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

RECOVERY Current Issues (20%) Tracking Housing and Business damages Presidential Declaration Request being drafted Unmet Needs Developing Cost data for FMAGP Threshold Letter Future Operations (80%) Continuing to monitor damages in preparation of requesting a Joint PDA for a Presidential Declaration Up Next – SERT Chief

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief Current Issues (20%) Hot topics/issues Major accomplishments Should be related to CURRENT IAP Unmet Needs What keeps the branch from accomplishing tasks..... Equipment, Supplies, People, Information Future Operations (80%) Objectives (IAP) Tasks assigned (IAP)

SERT Chief David Halstead

Next Briefing May 10 at 1830 HRS ESF Briefing