2017 Flood Recovery

Joint Emergency Operations Centers

Mutual Aid

Chris Engelbrecht, CSP

Emergency Management Liaison

2017Flood Recovery

National Issue• Floods are the leading cause of natural-disaster

losses in the US

• More than 75 percent of declared Federal disasters are related to floods

• Annual flood losses average nearly $8 billion

• Over 90 fatalities per year.

Missouri’s History

• 1785, Ste. Genevieve completely inundated by Mississippi River, precipitating its move inland from the flood plain

• 1844, Considered the greatest ever on the Missouri River, the flood crested at 41.32 feet in St Louis

Missouri’s History• 1927, Most destructive flood in U. S. history,

the Mississippi River inundated 27,000 squares miles

• 1993, Flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers precipitated the largest economic disaster in Missouri history

Missouri’s History

Great Flood of 1993

– Affected nine states

– 50 lives lost

– 70,000 people homeless

– Lasted 2 months

– $12 billion in property and agricultural damage as reported in 1993

A New Normal?

Exceeded Major Flood Stage

– May 2017

– January 2016

– December 2015

– August 2013

A New Normal?

Estimated Cost

– 2017 - $56 million

– 2016 - $86 million

Situation 2017

Precipitation Storm Totals – 14 Day

Impacts

Flooding in 85 of 114 Missouri Counties

Impacts

384 simultaneous road closures April 30

1636 point closures on these 384 routes

– Interstate 44 closed in 4 counties

– Interstate 55 closed south of St Louis

– US50, US60, US61, US63, US67, and US160

– 74 Missouri routes

– More than 300 minor routes

Transportation Impacts

Transportation Impacts

Transportation Impacts

Record Flooding

April 2017 Period of Record (POR) Peaks

2017 Peak POR Peak POR Peak (yr)Peak

DifferenceRecord (yrs)

Current River at Van Buren, MO 37.2 29 1904 8.2 105

Meramec River at Steelville 28.7 27.22 1998 1.48 101

Current River at Doniphan 33.13 25.49 1982 7.64 100

Meramec River at Eureka 46.11 46.06 2015 0.05 99

Gasconade River at Jerome, MO 34.88 31.92 2015 2.96 98Eleven Point River near Bardley, MO 28.06 21.64 1982 6.42 96

Jacks Fork Eminence 22.98 17.82 1993 5.16 95St. Francis River near Patterson, MO 37.05 35.77 1982 1.28 95

James River Galena 36.03 35.96 2008 0.07 95

Meramec River at Sullivan 36.52 33.5 1915 3.02 86Gasconade River at Rich Foutain, MO 37.46 34.56 2015 2.90 77North Fork River near Tecumseh, MO 41.82 28.1 1985 13.72 72

Gasconade River Hazelgreen 39.74 34.92 2008 4.82 72

Big River Richwoods 33.39 30.33 1993 3.06 67

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, MO 33.07 26.74 1982 6.33 62

Showcase Events

• 105 Years of Record

• Exceeded POR peak beyond 8 feet

• Approximately twice annual flow on the Missouri River

Current River – Van Buren

Showcase Events

• 100 Years of Record

• Exceeded POR peak beyond 7 feet

• Approximately twice annual flow on the Missouri River

Current River - Doniphan

Showcase events

• 72 Years of Record

• Exceeded POR peak nearly 14 feet

• Indirect determination of peak discharge underway

North Fork River - Tecumseh

North Fork River

Initial Damage Assessments

3 Bridges Destroyed

Roads & Bridge Approaches Washed Out

Initial Damage Assessments

Undermining and Scouring

Initial Damage Assessments

Slides

Initial Damage Assessments

Stranded on the Island

Looters ?

Opportunities?

Mitigation and Resiliency

Silver Jackets teams across the United States

bring together multiple state, federal, tribal and

local agencies to learn from one another in

reducing flood risk and other natural disasters

By applying shared knowledge, the teams

enhance response and recovery efforts when

events do occur

In Missouri, the State Risk Management Team

(SRMT) is the recognized entity for hazard

risk reduction collaboration initiatives

Under the umbrella of the State Emergency

Management Agency (SEMA), the SRMT

functions as a Silver Jackets team,

coordinating across federal and state

agencies, as well with external partners

Team Priorities

• State Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates

• Inundation Mapping & LiDAR Sharing

• Working Disasters & Exercises

• Research showed multiple roadways which have

been closed over 100 times in the last 9 years

• Repetitive losses to the state taxpayers

• Identifies roadways at highest risk of flooding

• Identifies projects to reduce flood risk and

incorporate resiliency into Missouri roadways

• Life loss data, economic loss data, as well as

repair costs and estimates are also incorporated

Flood Inundation Mapper

The USGS Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM)

program helps communities protect lives and

property by providing tools and information to

help them understand their local flood risks and

make cost-effective mitigation decisions

The USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Program

has two main functions:

• Partner with local communities to assist with

the development and validation of flood

inundation map libraries

• Provide online access to flood inundation

maps along with real-time streamflow data,

flood forecasts, and potential loss estimates.

Flood Inundation Mapper

USGS Flood Inundation Mapper

++USGS Real-time

streamgage

NWS Flood

ForecastFlood Library

Flood Inundation Maps translate hydrograph into

maps to communicate risks

Preparedness

• “What-if” scenarios

Response

• Real-time gage & forecast data

Recovery

• Damage assessment

Mitigation & planning

• Flood risk analyses

Environmental assessments

• Hazardous spill cleanup

FIM becomes a tool for flood…

Blue River, Kansas City, MissouriHistorical Flooding

Blue River, Kansas City, MissouriHistorical Flooding

HAZUS – Building / Vehicle loss…

WaterAlert formSite number, sent by mapper

Threshold level, selected by mapper

Personal info

FloodCast

New Building Codes

Recovery Support Functions

RSFs created within the NDRF bring together

the core recovery capabilities of Federal

departments and agencies and other

supporting organizations — including those not

active in emergency response — to focus on

community recovery needs.

Recovery Support Functions

• RSFs are organized into six manageable

components

• Identify and resolve recovery challenges

• Organize, request assistance, contribute resources

and develop solutions

• Help promote intergovernmental and public-private

partnerships

Recovery Support Functions

• Community Planning & Capacity Building RSF

• Economic RSF

U.S. Department of Commerce

• Health & Social Services RSF

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Housing RSF

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Infrastructure Systems RSF

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Natural & Cultural Resources RSF

U.S. Department of Interior

Joint Emergency Operations Centers

Governor Eric Greitens

Duke University

Rhodes Scholar – Oxford

Champion Boxer

US Navy Seal

Founder of The Mission Continues

State Emergency Operations Center

State Emergency Operations Center

State Command Staff

Emergency Support Functions

State Agencies

State-Level Associations and Private Partners

Integration of FEMA Personnel

MoDOT Emergency Operations Center

Mutual Aid

Missouri Systems Concept of

Operational Planning for Emergencies

(MoSCOPE)

All emergencies and disasters start and end locally.

But what happens when an event gets too big for a

jurisdiction to handle on its own?

In the event of a major emergency or a statewide

disaster, all public safety agencies in the state

become an organizational part of the

Missouri Statewide Mutual Aid System.

Neighbors helping neighbors…..

….all you have to do is ask.

• Simple

• Cost effective

• Efficient

How it works

Local affected jurisdiction

Departments from around Mo

Neighboring department

Neighboring department

Regional departments

State Coordinator

Regional Coordinators

Area Coordinators

Local Incident Commanders

Organizational Structure

Why a Mutual Aid Plan?

Lesson learned…

All disciplines have been - and will be - needed to provide

mutual aid assistance in times of disaster.

Do we want to respond haphazardly…or with a plan?

Why do we need a plan??

Incident management

• Unity of command

• Elimination of freelancing

• Avoid duplication of effort

Accountability

• Safety of responders and citizens/victims

Fiscal management

ParticipantsFire Service

• Suppression• Search and Rescue• Hazmat

K9 detection assetsEMS

• Private• Public• Air services

Law EnforcementIncident Support TeamsCoroners

MoSCOPERESPONSE REGIONS(all disciplines)

Consistent with MO State Highway Patrol Troops and Homeland Security Regions

Basic Aspects of MO Mutual Aid

•Authorized by MO statutes

•Does not deplete home jurisdiction

•Provides what is requested

•Self-sufficiency

•ICS, ICS, ICS

•NO SELF DEPLOYING

•No freelancing!!

•Go home when you are asked to

•Play nice with others (insert more ICS here!)

Provides COMMON OPERATING PICTURE

Requestor and responder both know what the expectations are.

All emergencies start at the local level and will end at the local level.

Resources will operate at the direction of the local jurisdiction.

Liability?

Liability of all types remains the responsibility of each participating

organizationIf a jurisdiction chooses to participate in

giving and receiving mutual aid, the organization agrees it will maintain liability

over its people and equipment.

Certifications?

Any entity or individual that holds a license, certificate, or other permit issued

by a participating political subdivision, public safety agency, or state shall be

deemed licensed, certified, or permitted in the requesting political subdivision or

public safety agency’s jurisdiction for the duration of the emergency.

Reimbursement?

Any response coordinated through theStatewide Mutual Aid System should beconsidered an unreimbursed responseunless an agreement is arranged betweenthe requesting and responding entities.

Missouri Task Force One – MOTF-1

• Managed by Boone County Fire Protection District

• One of 28 Urban Search and Rescue teams in US

• Assist agencies facing a disaster response

• Supplements local emergency response

• 18 distinct job functions ranging from canine search

specialist to physicians, rescue specialists and

heavy equipment operators

• 17,000 equipment items maintained in inventory

and sent when deployed

• Designed to be self-sufficient for up to 72 hours