2007 wildfires unified command briefing may 22, 2007
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2007 Wildfires
UNIFIED COMMAND UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFINGBRIEFINGMay 22, 2007May 22, 2007
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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 – Capt Jeffrey Hancock• LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan• FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor• PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone• RECOVERY – Marcia Chiricos
Tuesday Warnings, Watches and Advisories
Red Flag Warning
Fire Weather Watch
Small Craft Advisory
Forecast Wind Speed and Direction
Forecast Wind Gusts
8 AM TUESDAY
12 PM TUESDAY
Thursday
Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Wed
Panhandle & North Florida
• Dry, breezy this afternoon
• Smoke moves west and northwest
• No rain until Sunday/Monday
Central Florida
• Onshore winds keep humidity up (E coast)
• Windy
• Dry (interior, West Coast)
South Florida
• Rain
• Windy
Division of Forestry
Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Planning
Up Next – Planning
PlansPlanning 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• Eastern winds 10-20MPH, with higher gusts; Chance of lighting
induced wildfires in South Florida; Red Flag Warnings are in effect for all northern Florida and the western Peninsula
• Frequent road closures on various roads in impacted area, including I-10/I-75; more road closures expected
• Driving conditions remain dangerous in the effected areas; driving conditions can change rapidly.
• Effects of drought may potentially impact fire suppression
Plans
Plans
Roadway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports)
Columbia County: US 441 from CR-246 to FL-GA state line
Open but Subject to Closure:US-441 from I-10 to SR-2I-75 from GA/FL Border to Lake CityI-10 from Live Oak to Sanderson
Bob Howard
Operations
Up Next – Operations Support
Operations Support
Up Next – Emergency Services
Emergency Services
Up Next – Human Services
Emergency Services
• Current Issues • Tracking deployed resources • Monitor potential road closures
• Unmet Needs• None
• Future Operations• Continue to fill and complete resource requests• Continue to demobilize resources• Continue to monitor complex fires and individual fires
throughout state
Human Services
Up Next – Infrastructure
HUMAN SERVICES
• Current Situation • No sheltering operations at this time• ARC had no feeding activity yesterday
• No Unmet Needs
• Future Operations • Continue to monitor the situation• Provide support if needed• ARC remains on alert and can respond if needed
HUMAN SERVICES
Infrastructure
Up Next – Logistics
Logistics
Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid
EMAC Mutual Aid
Up Next – Finance & Administration
Finance & Administration
Up Next – Public InformationUp Next – Public Information
Public Information
Up Next – RecoveryUp Next – Recovery
Recovery
Up Next – SERT ChiefUp Next – SERT Chief
SERT Chief
David Halstead
Next Briefing
May 23 1030 HrsBranch Briefing