2007 Wildfires

UNIFIED COMMAND UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFINGBRIEFINGMay 11, 2007May 11, 2007

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• Fire

• Medical

• Stress

• Severe Weather

• Parking

Safety Briefing

SEOC LEVEL

124 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

State Coordinating Officer

Craig Fugate

Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead

Up Next – Meteorology

SERT Chief

Meteorology

Ben Nelson

Forecast Weather Map: Sun 8 AM

Forecast Rainfall through 8 PM Mon

Forecast Weather Map: Mon 8 AM

Jim Karels

Division of Forestry

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Planning

Angela Osceola

Planning

Up Next – Operations

Plans

Plans

Roadway/Railway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports)

Alachua County: CR 1471 from US 301 to the Alachua/Bradford Line

Baker County: State Road 2 from County Road 127 to Florida/Georgia Line; County Road 122 at County Road 125

Bradford County: County Road 21B from SE 8th Avenue to SE 43rd Street

Columbia County: US 441 from Georgia Line to State Road 100, including the I-10 Interchange

CSX Railroad: Closed from Jasper to US 90 and US 90 to Macclenny

Florida Northern Railroad: Closed from Fargo, GA to Moniac, GA

Plans

County Closures

Baker County: Schools Closed Bradford County:Cancer Walk on 11th and 12th cancelled with 500

participants expected. Hope Academy School closed. Columbia County: Schools and Courthouse Closed; North-central Fish

and Wildlife Commission Region Office Closed. Quilt Walk on 11th and 12th was cancelled.

Suwannee County: Schools closed early for the day.

Plans

Planning Assumptions

The remains of Andrea off the E coast of Florida may affect fire weather conditions. 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 PanhandleBig BendSuwannee ValleyNortheast Florida, portions of

Areas of Operations(Per DOF Release, 5/11/07, 0800)

Bugaboo Fire – Tripled in size since yesterday, heading toward Lake CityDairy Road Fire – 18,000 acres andonly 35% contained in BradfordBalsa Fire – 15,913 acres and 65%contained in Collier

Up Next – Operations

Up Next – Operations Support

Leo Lachat

Operations

Up Next – Operations Support

Operations Support

Up Next – ESF 1&3

ESF 1&3Transportation & Public Works

Up Next – ESF 2

ESF 2Communications

Up Next – ESF 4&9

ESF – 2 Communications

• Current Operations ESF – 2• Monitor Communications support• Phone lines installed for Keystone Air

Park, Suwannee Co.• DSL data comm. lines installed for Stark Fl.

Fire Fighting command located at Keystone Air Park

• EDICS package deployed to Columbia Co. ESF 16-FDLE team on-scene

• Phone lines operational for DOF Unified Command at Betty Easley

• Partial EDWARDS package mobilizing for deployment to Baker County for DOF

ESF – 2 Communications

• Unmet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

• Future Operations ESF – 2• Bi-directional amplifier installation @ Betty

Easley rm. 420 for DOF wireless usage• Deploy partial EDWARDS package to

Baker County-coordination w/State Logistics Chief

• Stand-up additional room for DOF Unified Command

• Continue monitoring and supporting communications as needed.

Up Next – ESF 4&9

Up Next – ESF 6

ESF 4&9Firefighting and Search & Rescue

ESF 4&9

Current Issues•Tracking Fire Department Deployments•Monitoring existing fires with Division of Forestry

Unmet Needs•None at this time

Future Operations•Continue working complex fires and individual fires throughout the state.

Up Next – ESF 6

ESF 6Mass Care

Up Next – ESF 8

ESF 6• Current Issues

• 5 shelters presently open with 37 occupants• 2 in Baker Co – 14 including 2 Special Needs• 2 in Columbia County – 23• 1 in Suwannee County- 0

• 1055 meals served in the last 24 hour period

• Unmet Needs• None

• Future Operations • Identify resources for possible surge in sheltering and mass

feeding operations• Continue to document and coordinate shelter and mass feeding

operations• Respond to missions as needed

• As needs arise, the American Red Cross chapters in Florida who are responding to the wildfires, have begun the casework process. Home visits, case management, and direct emergency financial assistance to individuals and families has begun.

• Request if anyone has information on families affected by the wildfires with emergency disaster caused needs, to please contact the American Red Cross (either ECO at State EOC or the local chapter).

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Up Next – ESF 8

ESF 8Public Health & Medical

Up Next – ESF 10Up Next – ESF 10

ESF 8 – Public Health & Medical

Up Next – ESF 10

• Current Issues (20%)

• Identifying hospital & pre-hospital surge resource needs in impacted counties

• Continuing health & safety messaging with ESF-14

• Unmet Needs• No unmet needs

ESF 8 – Public Health & Medical

Up Next – ESF 10

• Future Operations (80%)

• Planning for hospital & pre-hospital surge in future areas of operations

• Reviewing health care facility evacuation plans

• Developing Type 1, 2, & 3 Medical Support Unit to support Forestry IMT

ESF 10Hazardous Materials

Up Next – ESF 11

ESF 10

• Current Issues • High particulate concentrations in

Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, DeSoto, Pasco counties (Tampa Bay Area).

• Continuing evaluation of coastline affected by Andrea.

• Unmet Needs• None at this time.

• Future Operations• Continued monitoring of air quality

statewide.

ESF 11Food & Water

Up Next – ESF 12

ESF 11

• Current Issues • Delivering water as requested• Released USDA commodities in various affected

counties• Supporting wildfire operations in the field• Assessing situation

• Unmet Needs• None

• 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

Up Next – ESF 12

ESF 12Energy

Up Next – ESF 13

ESF 12 FUELS

• Current Issues• The following fuel tenders are available to

be sent to any area within 12 hours:• 17 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders (gas or diesel)• 8 – 1,500 to 4,000 gal fuel tenders

available (gas or diesel)• One of the tenders has already been

deployed to the area.• The retail gas stations in the affected areas

have been surveyed and there are no fuel shortages being reported.

ESF 12 FUELS

• Unmet needs.• None at this time.

• Future Operations• Continue current operations.• Continue surveying retail gas stations

to determine fuel availability.

ESF 12 ELECTRIC POWER

• Current Issues • For safety reasons, 2 substations north of Lake City

may have to be taken off line if fire gets too close. 400 customers would lose power.

• FP&L is proactively applying fire retardant coatings to some power poles in the path of the wildfire. 3 trucks in the region are the gel.

• Monitoring outage status with electric utilities.• In St. Augustine, FP&L crews are replacing 2 poles

and 1,000 feet of distribution line. 6 customers without power.

• Unmet Needs• None at this time.

• Future Operations • Continue current operations.

ESF 12 ELECTRIC POWER

• Current Issues • For safety reasons, 2 FP&L substations north of Lake

City may have to be taken off line if fire gets too close. 400 customers would lose power.

• FP&L is proactively applying fire retardant coatings to some power poles in the path of the wildfire. 3 trucks in the region are applying the gel.

• Monitoring outage status with electric utilities.• In St. Augustine, FP&L crews are replacing 2 poles

and 1,000 feet of distribution line. 6 customers without power.

• Unmet Needs• None at this time.

• Future Operations • Continue current operations.

ESF 13Military Support

Up Next – ESF 14

ESF 13

• Current Issues • Continue to provide aviation support• Mop up crew training

• Unmet Needs• None

• Future Operations • EMAC Aviation support being coordinated

(stand by only)• Additional mop up crews being alerted

Up Next – ESF 14

Up Next – ESF 15

ESF 14Public Information

Up Next – ESF 15

ESF 15Volunteers & Donations

Up Next – ESF 16

ESF 15Situation Report ESF 15 - (5/11/07 – 4:15 PM) Current Issues

Developed staffing roster for the weekendResponding to mission requestReceiving updates from ESF 15 partners on contact information and operations

(if any)Conducted a conference call with ESF 15 state; county; and volunteer

organizations (10:00 AM)Contacted the FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL)Monitoring ESF 15 partners and County ESF 15 operational activities

Unmet Needs

None Future Operations

· Evaluating staffing for next week ( staff attending the Gov Hurr Conf)· Supporting evacuation and sheltering

Up Next – ESF 16

ESF 16Law Enforcement

Up Next – ESF 17

ESF 16 – Law Enforcement

• Current Issues

• 171 Law Enforcement Officers deployed

• Unmet Needs

• None at this time

• Future Operations

• Continue to monitor and respond

Up Next – ESF 16

ESF 17Animals & Agriculture

Up Next – Finance & Administration

ESF-17

• Current Issues • Established 11 a.m. daily briefing call with

selected SART members

• Unmet Needs• None

• Future Operations • Continue to monitor the situation and

maintain response levels to meet the needs

Up Next – ESF 18

ESF 18Business & Industry

Up Next – Finance & Administration

Finance & Administration

Up Next – Logistics

Finance & AdminCurrent Issues

• Provide support for purchases and/or deployment• Meals - lunch & dinner (Saturday & Sunday and

Monday• State Agency Conf Call today – need to submit

costs daily by 3:00 p.m. • DEM’s costs approaching $100K

• Unmet Needs• None

Future Operations • Continue to track costs • Continue to provide purchasing and deployment

support.

Logistics

Up Next – Recovery

Recovery

Up Next – SERT Chief

RECOVERY

• Current Issues • Three CR Teams (30 reservist) on standby• Twelve DRC Managers on standby• Six housing staff deployed as SERT Liaisons

• Unmet Needs - None at this time

• Future Operations• 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 damage preliminary assessment

SERT Chief

David Halstead

Next Briefing

May 12 @ 1030 HrsBranch Briefing