1. Florida’s Disaster Management

2. Florida

3. Division of Emergency Management Mission Statement
Ensure that Florida is prepared
to respond to emergencies,
recover from them and mitigate
their impact.

4. Mass
Migration
Thunderstorms
Fire
Lightning
HAZMAT
Hurricane
Tornado
Flood
Bio-Terrorism

5. Florida Statute Chapter 252
State Emergency Management Act

6. SERT Activation Levels
Level 3: Monitoring
Level 2: Partial Activation of SERT
Level 1: Full-Scale Activation

7. State Emergency Response Team
Made up of state, local, volunteer agencies, and the private sector
Grouped by emergency function
17 emergency support functions (ESF)
Emergency Coordinating Officers (ECO)

8. Emergency Support Functions
ESF 1 Transportation
ESF 2 Communications
ESF 3 Public Works and Engineering
ESF 4 Firefighting
ESF 5 Information and Planning
ESF 6 Mass Care

9. Emergency Support Functions
ESF 7 Resource Support
ESF 8 Health
ESF 9 Search and Rescue
ESF 10 Hazardous Materials
ESF 11 Food & Water
ESF 12 Energy

10. Emergency Support Functions
ESF 13 Military Support
ESF 14 Public Information
ESF 15 Volunteers & Donations
ESF 16 Law Enforcement
ESF 17 Animal Protection & Agriculture

12. Emergency Management Operational Philosophy

13. The Rules Meet the needs of the disaster victims
Take care of the Responders
See Rule One

14. The Choices
Cost Effective
Mistake Free
Fast
Pick One

15. Semper Gumby! (Always Flexible!)

16. One Plan, One Team, Many Threats
Emergency Management
One Plan, One Team, Many Threats