Wildfires Morning Briefing May 19, 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 Amy Godsey

Current Watches / Warnings Dense Smoke Adv. (Lake O, SE FL) Red Flag Warning (NE FL) Special Weather Statements (C FL)

Monday

Tuesday…Winds Pick Up

Wednesday…Winds Still Up, But Slightly Lighter Than Tuesday

Lighter Winds Thursday / Friday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday / Friday

9.83’

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday / Friday

Summary Scattered Showers for Central / South FL Mon-Wed. Rainfall amounts light (<0.5”) Dry across North FL until Wed High Temps in the U80s/L90s statewide thru Fri Marginal Red Flag conditions Mon/Tue Higher Winds Tue/Wed Better fire weather conditions Thu/Fri\ This Powerpoint in EM Constellation by 10am

Ira Jolly Forestry Up Next – Operations Up Next – Fire Services

Sherm Sasser Fire Services Up Next – Operations Up Next – Information and Planning

Michael Icardi Information & Planning Up Next – Operations

Eric Conklin Operations Up Next – Operations Support Up Next – Ops Support

Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

Ops Support Current Issues: SERT Personnel in the field: - SERT Liaison in Brevard ? (Roberts) - SERT Liaisons (3) at DOF Red Team Command – 2 demob 5/18 & 1 demob 5/20 Unmet Needs: none Future Operations: monitoring Up Next – Military Support

Military Support Up Next – Public Information

ESF 13 – Military Support Current Issues (20%) 25 personnel in support 2 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters dropping water in southern Brevard Co. 2 X 2500 gallon aviation fuel tanker trucks in support of FNG helicopters Unmet Needs none Future Operations (80%) Maintaining 2 UH-60 Blackhawks for water drops Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services Current Issues 15 brush Engine Companies (3 Strike Teams) 10 (2 Strike Teams) Demobilized and enroute home 7 Command Vehicles 40 Personnel 2 MARC Units 1 Demobilizing Today Dept of Agriculture Law Enforcement investigating alleged arson FDLE investigators providing surveillance. Unmet Needs None at this time Future Operations Support current missions Demobilize resources as possible Up Next – Human Services

Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES Current Issues No reported change Unmet Needs None at this time Future Operations Monitor and be prepared to: Support Forestry Support Local Government Support Responders/Survivors Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure Current Issues ESF-1&3: supporting all SERT missions ESF-2: Cell phones for DOF Red Team ESF-2: Air Cards for DOF Red Team ESF-12-POWER: 4,500 customers power outages; all that can safely take power to be restored by Friday 16May. 350 (60’) feeder poles must be replaced. 550 FPL personnel working on restoration ESF 12-FUEL: plenty of FUEL available, and tankers ready to support SERT missions. Future Operations Support SERT and Local fire suppression missions Up Next – Logistics

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

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

Recovery Current Issues All Individual Assistance and Public Assistance Teams demobilized. No Assistance requested. Unmet Needs None Future Operations Monitor and be prepared to respond to D.O.F. and local governments. Up Next – SERT Chief

SERT Chief David Halstead

Schedule Branch Briefing 0830 SitRep - Update1030