Wildfires Morning Briefing May 13, 2008

Please move conversations into ESF rooms and busy out all phones. Thanks for your cooperation. Silence All Phones and Pagers

Fire Medical Stress Severe Weather Parking Safety Briefing

SEOC LEVEL 2 24 Hour Operations

EOC Staffing STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate SERT CHIEF – David Halstead OPERATIONS CHIEF – Eric Conklin ESF 5 CHIEF – Susan George LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone RECOVERY – Brad Merkhofer

State Coordinating Officer Craig Fugate Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead Up Next – Meteorology SERT Chief

Meteorology Ben Nelson

Brevard Smoke Plume As Seen in Radar Imagery

Rainfall – Percent of Average During the Past Month

Drought is Worsening in Southwest Florida

Keetch Byram Drought Index

Tuesday Morning Weather Map

Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today

Tuesday PM Humidity Forecast

Tuesday PM Wind / Direction Forecast

Red Flag Warnings Through 7 or 8 PM Tonight

Wednesday PM Humidity Forecast

Wednesday PM Wind / Direction Forecast

Severe Weather Threat in the Panhandle – Late Thursday / Friday

Thursday PM Humidity Forecast

Thursday PM Wind / Direction Forecast

Rainfall Forecast Through Sunday AM Up Next – Info and Planning

Susan George Information & Planning Up Next – Operations

Mark Fuller Operations Up Next – Operations Support Up Next – Ops Support

Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

Ops Support Current Issues SERT Personnel in the field – 0 (today? – see Info Message # 1805) Unmet Needs “A Team” missing - key personnel at the Hurricane Conference Future Operations Adjust staffing levels to match events Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services Current Issues Volusia County 10 Engine Companies 2 Command Vehicles 45 Personnel Brevard County 30 Engine Companies 8 Command Vehicles 130 Personnel 1 Liaison w/1 Command Vehicle Unmet Needs Rain Future Operations Possible Demobilization from Volusia County Support current missions Up Next – Human Services

Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES Current Issues 2 Shelters Open in 2 Counties Brevard County (1) Our Lady of Grace 110 sheltered Volusia County (1) Palm Bay 7 people sheltered Unmet Needs None at This Time Future Operations Continue to Monitor Respond to missions as requested. Human Services coordinating with ESF via phone and due to GHC travel. Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) FDOT Maintenance set to provide 5,000 gal water trucks to support fire suppression teams, as needed. FDOT & partners organizing to deploy Variable Message Boards and Traffic Cones to impacted counties, as needed. Unmet Needs None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Support local evacuations/road closures Provide Traffic Maintenance with Variable Message Boards (VMB’s) & Temporary “Smoke on Road” signs Re-supply DOT Fuel Farms, Maintenance facilities & equipment Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Continue to Support SERT Missions

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Current Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Monitor Communications support Contact/ Coordinate with Florida telecommunications vendors (FL. Teleco’s) for emergency response as needed. Comm. equipment & teams on standby Unmet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Future Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Standing up Communication Resources. Continue monitoring fire suppression efforts, SEOC missions, provide comms resources for request in emconstelation, as needed. Future Ops ESF – 2 (WildFire) Continue to Support SERT Missions

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) No customers with out power due to isolated utility poles burning, at this time. Chance of customer’s outage not grater in magnitude than normal daily outages. Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Power companies (FP&L in Brevard report) applying “Barricade” water absorbing fire retardant gel to power poles in the expected path of fires Continue to monitor fire path damages, customer impacts and restoration Future Ops ESF – 12 Continue Supporting SERT Missions

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Continue support of current SEOC ops Determined availability of: 7 – 1,500 gal to 4,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel) 15 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel) Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Polling retail fuel providers for mogas availability Future Ops ESF – 12 Continue Supporting SERT Missions

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

Logistics Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations Logistics

EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration

EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

Public Information Up Next – Recovery

ESF14 Current Issues Monitoring local activity Supporting Executive travel into area Fielding media requests for info Unmet Needs None at this time Future Operations Support Executive operations Field Deployment PIO team on standby Up Next – Recovery

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

SERT Chief David Halstead

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