texas esf-9 bastrop fire complex search response september 7, 2011 to september 12, 2011
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Texas ESF-9 Bastrop Fire Complex Search Response September 7, 2011 to September 12, 2011. Chuck Jones Task Force Leader, TX-TF1 Susann Brown Search Team Manager, TX-TF1. Mission Overview. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Texas ESF-9 Bastrop Fire Complex Search Response
September 7, 2011 to September 12, 2011
Chuck JonesTask Force Leader, TX-TF1
Susann BrownSearch Team Manager, TX-TF1
Mission OverviewTo assist the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Department, and Emergency Manager in the search for possible missing persons and property damage assessment, by conducting a wide area search through the affected area(s).
The fire, which began on September 4, 2011 would consume more than 34,000 acres, destroy more than 2500 structures and claim two lives.
Unique DeploymentTraditional Mission• Post incident response • Urban areas• Search to rescue• Collapse structures
Bastrop Fire Complex• Fire still ongoing• Forested rural area• Search for HR• Damage assessment• Locate missing pets/ injured
animals• Report active burning
Timeline09/06/11- SOC request for TX-TF1 to send representatives to Bastrop EOC for planning meeting with Bastrop S.O. and EM.
09/07/11- TX-TF1 deployed to Bastrop to assist SO with HR search. Base of Operations setup at Camp Swift by 1230 hours. Forward command post established at Hwy 71 and FM 1441. Search grids assigned and search begun in Wagon Wheel addition at 1330.
09/08/11- Search grids assigned or continued
09/09/11- Search grids assigned and final search completed in Wagon Wheel area.
09/10/11- Search moved to Tahitian Village area, forward command moved to Hwy 95 and Ponderosa Rd.
09/11/11- Search continued
09/12/11- Search completed at 1330
Operations• Wide Area Search strategy• Co-located with response partners• On-site support of canine teams
Specialty Canines• Trained to locate human remains• Able to work in unnatural environment of
disaster• Tested to certification standards
Canine Search Operations• 6 HR canines• 12 hour shifts• Covered 16,000 acres of
area• Each canine team
searched more than 300 structures
• Medical support critical for completion of mission
Lessons Learned• Evacuation List• Unified Operations• Need for Local Area Knowledge• Medical Support for Canine Operations