2007 wildfires unified command briefing may 14, 2007
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2007 Wildfires
UNIFIED COMMAND UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFINGBRIEFINGMay 14, 2007May 14, 2007
Please move conversations Please move conversations into ESF rooms and busy out into ESF rooms and busy out
all phones.all phones.
Thanks for your cooperation.Thanks for your cooperation.
Silence All Phones and Pagers
Safety Briefing
• Fire
• Medical
• Stress
• Severe Weather
• Parking
EOC Staffing
• STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate• SERT CHIEF – David Halstead• OPERATIONS CHIEF – Leo Lachat• PLANS CHIEF – Angela Osceola• LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan• FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor• PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone• RECOVERY – Marcia Chiricos
Coordinating Officers
Craig FugateState Coordinating Officer
Jesse MunozFederal Coordinating Officer
Up Next – SERT Chief
FEMA
• ERT-A (Light) in place at SEOC
• MEOV Deploying Monday to SEOC for ERT-A support
• No significant issues
FEMA
Up Next – Meteorology
FMAGS:• 2684-FM-FL Big Pine (Polk)• 2687-FM-FL Deland Complex
(Lake, Flagler, Volusia and Seminole)• 2689-FM-FL Suwannee Complex
(Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee and Union)
• 2690-FM-FL Black Creek/South (Walton)• 2692-FM-FL Caloosahatchee Complex
(Collier and Lee)
Radar-Estimated Rainfall for Sunday
Wind Forecast…2 PM
Wind Forecast…8 PM
Weather Today…To Sum It Up
• Higher Humidity…But Breezy East Winds
• Scattered Thunderstorms in Central Florida (AM)
• Scattered to Numerous Thunderstorms in Peninsula Later This Afternoon
Up Next – Division of Forestry
Matt Weinell
Division of Forestry
Up Next – OperationsUp Next – PlanningUp Next – Planning
Plans
Planning Assumptions
Fire related surge on hospital & pre-hospital systems will increase
Wildfires in SE US are limiting available mutual aid resources for suppression activities in Florida
Afternoon sea breezes will impact smoke movement Front will increase northeasterly winds in north FL on
Monday Road Closures at I-10 / I-75; more road closures expected
PlansRoadway/Railway Closures
(Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports)
Baker County: SR- 2 closed from CR-127 to Georgia state line. I-10 West closed at US-90 (Sanderson), Mile Marker 324
Columbia County: US-441 from Georgia state line to SR-100. I-75 North shutdown at US- 90 (Lake City)
Escambia County: Hurst Hammock Road (Residents Only) Hamilton County: I-75 South at Florida/Georgia line Suwannee County: I-10 East at US 90 (Live Oak), Mile
Marker 275; CR 129, 136 and 137, north of US 90 are closed
Plans
Evacuations: Columbia County: Mandatory east and west of US-441, north of I-
10; 150 homes and 570 people affected
Shelters: No shelter populations at this time
Up Next – Operations
Leo LachatBarbara Sanders-FEMA
Operations
Up Next – Operations Support
Operations Support
Up Next – Emergency Services
Emergency Services
Up Next – Human Services
Emergency Services
• Current Issues • Tracking deployed resources • Finalized transportation plan for
evacuating medical management facilities• Continue to work with ESF 14 to provide
health & safety messages• Monitor potential surge to medical system• Monitor road closures
• Unmet Needs• None
Emergency Services
• Future Operations • Continue to fill resource requests• Demobilize and/or rotate staff• Support evacuation efforts• Continue working complex fires and
individual fires throughout the state• Planning for hospital & pre-hospital surge
in future areas of operations
Up Next – Human Services
Human Services
Up Next – Infrastructure
Human Services
• Current Situation • Supporting Shelter Operations
• 1 Shelter Open in Columbia County (0)• 1 Shelter on Stand By in Baker County• 1 Shelter on Stand by in Suwannee• 1,702 meals served by ARC 5-13-07
• DCF crisis counselors on Stand By• Monitoring Shelter’s for sudden surges in
population• ARC Identified resources for Traditional and
Non-Traditional shelter resources. 51 facilities have currently been identified
• USDA obtaining inventory in State Wide Warehouses for Mass Sheltering Operations.
• No Unmet Needs
Human Services
• Future Operations
• Continue to monitor the situation and maintain response levels as appropriate
• USDA will obtain an inventory that will indicate the number of meals available in State Warehouses
• Continue to monitor State Agricultural Response Team activities via daily conference call
Up Next – Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Up Next – Logistics
Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation
• Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire)
• Activated Traffic Counters• FDOT Gainesville Maintenance Provided
5,000 gal water truck in Hampton city fire vicinity
• Variable Message Boards: see Info message #324 for details
• Pre-staged 12 to Columbia County subyard area
• Unmet Needs• None at this time
Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation
• Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire)
• Providing additional advisory, detour or road closures signs as needed
• Identifying Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) districts’ equipment & personnel to support Florida Division of Forestry (FDOF) & Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)
• Supporting local traffic control and local potential evacuation needs
Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications
• Current Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire)• Monitor Communications support• Communication support for Stark Fl. Fire
Fighting command located at Keystone Air Park- installed.
• EDICS package deployed to Columbia County- ESF16-FDLE team- on scene
• Phones lines operational for DOF Unified Command at Betty Easley
• Partial EDWARDS package deployed to Baker County (for DOF)
Unmet Needs ESF – 2 • None at this time
Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications
• Future Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire)
• Bi-directional amplifier installation at Betty Easely. (rm 240) for DOF wireless
• Stand-up additional room for DOF Unified Command.
• Unmeet Needs ESF – 2 • None at this time
Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power
• Current Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire)
• Monitoring impact to power grid
• Unmet Needs ESF – 12 • None at this time
Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power
• Future Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire)
• Continuing to monitor fire path damages, customer impacts and restoration
Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel
• Current Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire)• Monitor current operations• Retail fuel vendors polled report plenty of
Motor vehicle gas & diesel available as of 600pm yesterday- new polling today
• On Stand-by available 12 Hrs. status:• 8 – 1,500 gal to 4,000 gal fuel tenders
available (for gas & diesel)• 17 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders available (for
gas & diesel)- 1 deployed to Columbia County to support fire fighting operations
• Unmet Needs ESF – 12 • None at this time
Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel
Up Next – Logistics
• Future Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire)• Supporting SERT response operations • Continue polling retail fuel vendors to
determine Motor vehicle gas & diesel availability- next poll due by noon.
• Unmet Needs ESF – 12 • None at this time
Logistics
Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid
EMAC Mutual Aid
Up Next – Finance & Administration
Finance & Administration
Up Next – Public Information
Finance & AdministrationCurrent Issues
• Provide support for purchases and/or deployment• Meals - lunch & dinner (Monday – Tues)
Unmet Needs• None
Future Operations • Continue to track costs • Continue to provide purchasing and deployment
support.• State agencies should report updated costs by 3:00
p.m. each day
Up Next – Public Information
Public Information
Up Next – Recovery
Recovery
Up Next – SERT Chief
RECOVERY
Current Issues (20%)• Three CR Teams on standby• Twelve DRC Managers on standby• Four housing staff deployed as SERT Liaisons• One Housing staff deployed as part of IMT
Future Operations (80%)• 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 preliminary
damage assessment• Develop an operational plan to provide recovery
assistance without a Presidential Declaration.
SERT Chief
David Halstead
Next Briefing
May 15 1030 HrsBranch Briefing