1. Daily Operations Briefing Friday, May 1, 2015 8:30 a.m. EDT

2. Significant Activity: April 30 – May 1 Significant Events: No significant events Significant Weather: Rain & snow – Central Rockies Rain & thunderstorms – Central Great Basin to Southwest to Middle/Upper Mississippi valleys; Mid-Atlantic Red Flag Warnings – ND Elevated Fire Weather – MT & ND Space Weather – past 24 hours/next 24 hours – no space weather storms observed or predicted Tropical Activity: No activity affecting U.S. territories or interests Declaration Activity: Major Disaster Declaration approved - KY FEMA Readiness: No activity

3. Earthquake – Nepal (Final, updates weekly) Magnitude 7.8 – Nepal Occurred 2:11 am EDT on April 25, 2015 o 48 miles NW of Kathmandu, Nepal o Depth of 9.3 miles 1.7M residents exposed to Severe / Violent shaking ▲8M people affected; 1.4M require food & shelter assistance ▲Nepal Government reports approx. 4,400+ fatalities, 8,000+ injured & extensive damage, primarily in Kathmandu ▲Power outages continue; cell phone & internet service intermittent ▲Strong aftershocks >M5 expected for weeks to months Response: Kathmandu IAP is open & operating at maximum capacity USAID deployed one Disaster Assistance Response Team ▲US&R VA-TF1 (USA-1) in country; CA-TF2 (USA-2) ETA today 16 open spaces designated for displacement sites U.S. funding $10M for assistance (DoS) Note: U.S. Department of State established a website to assist U.S. citizens in Nepal or those seeking information on family members affected by the earthquake: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/NepalEarthquake.html

4. Open JFOs Friday, May 1, 2015 Virtual JFO: GA & TN

5. Open Field Offices as of May 1

6. Declaration Requests in Process Requests APPROVED (since last report) Requests DENIED (since last report) 2Date Requested10 KY – DR Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides & Mudslides April 17, 2015 Declared April 30, 2015 KY – DR Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides & Mudslides April 23, 2015 KY – DR Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides & Mudslides April 27, 2015 Disaster Requests & Declarations

7. Major Disaster Declaration Approved – KY FEMA-4216-DR-KY Major Disaster Declaration approved April 30, 2015 for Commonwealth of Kentucky For severe winter storms, snowstorms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred February 15 - 22, 2015 Provides: o Public Assistance for 27 counties o Snow Assistance for a period of 48 hours for 19 counties o Hazard Mitigation for entire Commonwealth FCO is Jose M. Girot PA & Snow Assistance counties PA only counties (8)

8. FMAG Requests and Declarations Action (since last report)TotalFMAG No. and State Requests DENIED 0 Requests APPROVED 0 Approved FMAG Data YearCurrent YTDMTD Monthly Average Cumulative Acres Burned YTD Cumulative Denied FMAGs YTD 201520 ≤ 15,0001 YearTotal Previous FY++ Yearly Average Total Acres Burned Previous Year Total Denied FMAGs Previous Year 20143137 152,6482 * Reflects the 3-year average for current month/ ** Reflects 3-year total average

9. Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments

10. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nation al_forecast/natfcst.php National Weather Forecast Day 1 Today Tomorrow

11. Active Watches/Warnings http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php

12. Convective Outlook, Days 1 – 3 Day 1Day 2 Day 3

13. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-3.shtml Precipitation Forecast, 1 – 3 Day Day 2 Day 1 Day 3

14. River Forecast

15. Fire Weather Outlook, Days 1 – 8 Day 1Day 2 Days 3-8

16. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php Hazard Outlook, May 3 – 7

17. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/s eason_drought.png U.S. Drought Monitor http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/MapsAndData/ChangeMaps.aspx http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ products/expert_assessment/s eason_drought.png http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

18. http://spaceweather.com/ Space Weather http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts HF Communication Impact Sunspot Activity http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/geophysical-alert-wwv-text

19. FEMA Readiness – Deployable Teams /Assets Deployable Teams/Assets ResourceStatusTotal FMC Available Partially Available Not Available Detailed, Deployed, Activated CommentsRating Criterion FCO371643%0120 OFDC Readiness: FCO Green Yellow Red Type 1 3+ 2 1 Type 2 4+ 3 2 Type 3 4 3 2 FDRC 3 2 1 FDRC 99100%000 US&R 282589%210 NM-TF1 (Red) – Personnel shortages VA TF1 & CA TF2 (Yellow) – Deployed (Type 3 capability remains in U.S.) UT-TF1 – Green (exercise ended 4/29) Green = Available/FMC Yellow = Available/PMC Red = Out-of-Service Blue = Assigned/Deployed National IMAT 3266%010 IMAT East 2 – Reconstituting Green: 3 avail Yellow: 1-2 avail Red: 0 avail (Individual N-IMAT red if 50% of Section Chiefs and/or Team Leader is unavailable for deployment.) Regional IMAT 13862%131 Region II (Yellow) – Personnel shortages Region III (Blue) – Deployed to WV Not Mission Capable (NMC) Regions IV-3, VI-3 & IX-1 Green: 7 or more avail Yellow: 4 - 6 teams available Red: > 8 teams deployed/unavailable R-IMAT also red if TL Ops/Log Chief is unavailable & has no qualified replacement MCOV 605693%040 Green = 80 – 100% avail Yellow = 60 – 79% avail Red = 59% or below avail Readiness remains 95%

20. FEMA Readiness – National/Regional Teams National/Regional Teams ResourceStatusTotal FMC Available Partially Available Not Available Deployed/ Activated CommentsRating Criterion NWC 55100%00Not Activated Green = FMC Yellow = PMC Red = NMC NRCC 234489%044Not Activated HLT 1N/A 00Not Activated DEST Not Activated RRCCs 10 100%00Not Activated RWCs/MOCs 10 100%00Not Activated Region III – Enhanced Watch beginning 5/2

21. TotalDeployedDetailed Not Available AvailableCadre Status 37119116 OFDC Cadre Member Status Total AvailableType 1Type 2Type 3Type 4 18* 3663 As of: 4/24/2015 * All Type 1 FCOs are available unless deployed to a Level 1 event TotalDeployedAssignedAvailableStatus 9009 Federal Coordinating Officer Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator

22. IMAT Status = Assigned/Deployed = Not Mission Capable = Available/Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable National Teams TeamStatusTeamStatusTeamStatus East-1East-2DemobilizingWest Regional Teams TeamStatusTeamStatusTeamStatus Region I Region VRegion VIII Region II Region VI-2Region IX-1 Region III WVRegion VI-3Region IX-2 Region IV-1 Region VII Region X Region IV-3

23. Urban Search & Rescue INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAMS (Red-White-Blue) – Monthly On Call Rotation JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC WESTCENTRALEAST TeamStatusTeamStatusTeamStatus CA-TF1AvailableAZ-TF1AvailableFL-TF1Available CA-TF2Type 3 AvailableCO-TF1AvailableFL-TF2Available CA-TF3AvailableIN-TF1AvailableMA-TF1Available CA-TF4AvailableMO-TF1AvailableMD-TF1Available CA-TF5AvailableNE-TF1AvailableNY-TF1Available CA-TF6AvailableNM-TF1PA-TF1Available CA-TF7AvailableNV-TF1AvailableVA-TF1Type 3 Available CA-TF8AvailableTN-TF1AvailableVA-TF2Available WA-TF1AvailableTX-TF1AvailableOH-TF1Available UT-TF1 Exercising Thru 1800 4/29 = Assigned/Deployed = Out-of-Service = Available/Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable

24. RRCC / Regional Watch Center Status RegionRRCCRegional Watch Center INot ActivatedMaynard MOC (24/7) IINot Activated24/7 IIINot ActivatedEnhanced Watch (beginning 5/2) IVNot Activated24/7 VNot Activated24/7 VINot Activated24/7 VIINot Activated24/7 VIIINot ActivatedDenver MOC (24/7) IXNot Activated24/7 XNot ActivatedBothell MOC (24/7) = Not Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable = Available/Mission Capable

25. National Team Status Team/StatusCurrent LocationRemarks National Watch CenterWashington, DCWatch/Steady State NRCCWashington, DCNot Activated HLTMiami, FLNot Activated DESTWashington, DCNot Activated = Not Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable = Available/Mission Capable