1. What is it and how can we help County EMAs
FlaWARN
What is it and how can we help County EMAs

2. Today’s Presentation What is FlaWARN History of FlaWARN
How FlaWARN Works
How FlaWARN can Assist EMA

3. What is FlaWARN? Florida’s Water-Wastewater Agency Response Network
The formalized system of ‘utilities helping utilities’
providing mutual aid during emergency situations.
FlaWARN is designed to serve the water/wastewater community by promoting better communication and procedures to facilitate “utilities helping utilities” in time of need.

4. FlaWARN
Network of Utilities Helping Utilities-Not a corporation, partnership or a governmental unit
Open to all water and wastewater utilities
Quick response operation
Designed to protect health and the environment

5. FlaWARN Mission Prioritize and assign scarce utility resources
Coordinate with Federal Agencies as additional resources become available
Provide training to our membership

6. FlaWARN Mission
Provide assistance and protection to water supplies as first priority
Minimize wastewater spills that can contaminate water supplies and cause widespread disease

7. History
Northeast Florida Municipal Emergency Planners Group formed in response to:
Hurricane Floyd
911 event
Original focus on Security Information Collaborative
Hurricanes Charlie, Frances, Jeanne and Ivan accelerated formation of statewide network in fall of 2004
FlaWARN created in April 2005
Steering committee composed of six member agencies

8. Because when “stuff” happens Utilities will need HELP!

9. FlaWARN
Secure Web page
MAA
Steering Committee

10. Unique Aspects of FlaWARN
Security information collaborative and emergency response network
Responded to four major hurricanes
Responded to Hurricane Katrina
FlaWARN staffs state EOC ESF 10 and ESF 3
Website has interactive bulletin board
MAA execution not required for membership

11. Mutual Aid Agreement Sharing agreements Authorized Representative
Procedures for matching emergency equipment and personnel utility resources to a member’s needs during an emergency and period of assistance
Supervision and control of personnel and equipment
These are a few of the key items that the MAA addresses in advance

12. Mutual Aid Agreement
Voluntary commitment from member utilities to respond to other member’s emergencies
Reimbursement provisions – FEMA or otherwise agreed upon rates
Liability and workers compensation provisions
Dispute resolution
Recognition of qualifications and certifications

13. FlaWARN Meetings
June 6th Clearwater June 7th Orlando (Generator Training) June 8th City of Tavares June 15th Lake Worth June 16th Charlotte County Utilities August 1st Bay County August 2nd JEA Functional Exercise Polk County

14. Communication Flow FlaWARN Utilities
Utilities can call, and login to webpage
EOC-ESF 10, access to Web EOC onsite or remotely
StormTracker-requests directly to FlaWARN/FRWA
WARN’s- s and conference calls
EMAC-EOC and other WARN’s
Utilities
FlaWARN and County Dem

15. Webpage

16. Members Only Page

17. During an Event
As soon as we set up an event an goes out to the entire membership.

18. Sample
FlaWARN is now tracking assistance requests and resource availability for a new event.
**EXERCISE** Hurricane Jones
Hurricane Jones is based on a modified version of TS Fay which occurred in August of Hurricane Jones is much stronger than TS Fay and will track westward across the Peninsula.
Hurricane Jones, a category 4 hurricane, make landfall at 11pm on Sunday May 18th in Key West, FL.
One of the goals of the EOC for this exercise is to see if FlaWARN can respond to the electricity outages at wastewater plants.
Please click on subscribe to this event to participate.
IMPORTANT: To receive further s about this event, including assistance requests and resource availability, go to:
For more information, or to request or offer assistance, visit:
Option to Opt IN

19. This slides shows the different options utilities have

20. Needs and Resources

21. StormTracker

22. FRWA Circuit Riders
FRWA has circuit riders around the state. After an event they contact all of their members and help get back online or contact us for help.

23. SO……….. We are here to provide quick response
Working with the State DEM
Working with County DEM

24. Thank You
Carol Hinton