Tropical Storm Ernesto Morning Briefing August 29, 2006

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

Safety Briefing Fire Medical Stress Severe Weather Parking

SEOC LEVEL 1 24 Hour Operations

EOC Staffing STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate SERT CHIEF – David Halstead OPERATIONS CHIEF – Leo Lachat ESF 5 CHIEF – Carla Boyce LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone RECOVERY – Marcia Chircos

State Coordinating Officer Craig Fugate Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead Up Next – Meteorology SERT Chief

Meteorology Ben Nelson

Tropical Storm Ernesto – 45 mph

Steering Currents – 5 PM Monday

Steering Currents – This Morning

Morning Radar Loop

Water Temperatures

Overnight Computer Models

Tropical Storm Ernesto – 5 AM Advisory

TS Force Wind Speed Probabilities

Hurricane Force Wind Speed Probabilities

Exit of Tropical Storm Force Winds

How Dry / Wet Are We?

Forecast Rainfall – Through Fri AM Up Next – Information & Planning

Forecast Rainfall – Sat AM through Sun AM

Patrick Odom Information & Planning Up Next – Operations

Information & Planning Coordinate IAP, Branch/Section specialty plans, ESF/Branch Briefings –Communicate accomplishments, movements and information on scrolling displays. –Evening briefing 80% of what’s planned and 20% of accomplishments –Continue to focus on activities planned in the next 12 hours. Common Operational Picture

Vulnerable population estimated at 1.6 Million –From Monroe to Flagler and includes populations living in coastal surge zones, low lying areas and manufactured housing Planning for a paralleling category 1 storm Track & intensity are still uncertain Tropical Storm warnings posted from Vero Beach South on the East Coast and Chokoloskee south on the West Coast including the Florida Keys and Lake Okeechobee Planning Assumptions

Plans Planning for support of elections is continuing Next SERT IAP meeting at 4:00PM 1 additional planner expected Tuesday from Santa Rosa County Reports Situation report published at 1:30PM and 7:30PM Intel Forecast report published at 10:30AM, 4:30PM and 11:30PM Intel Critical Information published at 10:30AM, 4:30PM and 11:30PM Media Briefing report published at 9:00AM and 3:00PM Plans and Reports

Escambia Santa Rosa Walton Okaloosa Washington Bay Holmes Jackson Calhoun Liberty Leon Franklin Wakulla Gadsden Gulf Jefferson Madison Taylor Suwannee Hamilton Lafayette Dixie Columbia Gilchrist Levy Nassau Duval Baker ClayUnion Bradford Alachua Marion Pasco Orange Seminole St. Johns Flagler Putnam Volusia Brevard Lake Hernando Citrus Pinellas Hillsborough Osceola Polk Sumter Charlotte Desoto Lee Collier Hardee Hendry Highlands Okeechobee Indian River Palm Beach Martin Broward Miami-Dade Monroe Glades Manatee Sarasota St. Lucie Ernesto Evacuations Voluntary Evacuations Mandatory Evacuations Total Estimated at risk population:1.1 million Broward effective Tuesday – MH and LLA and previously Impacted homes from 2004/2005

Total PopulationWhiteBlackAsianOtherMult-RaceHispanic Age Under 5 Age over 65 Miami- Dade147,236131,1154,6381,9624,7814,38467,4676,29429,422 Broward50,56648, , ,376 Palm Beach100,24895,9881, ,5862,83636,684 Martin14,19613, , ,246289,7976,8923,1835,8405,90476,40910,29493,428 Up Next – Operations

Leo Lachat Operations Up Next – Emergency Services

Up Next – Operations Support General Operating Objectives 1.Evaluate vulnerable populations and the demographics/impacts of/to those populations (i.e. special needs, economics, ethnicity) 2.Determine potential impacts or consequences 3.Determine affects on early elections already underway 4.Continue staffing and deployment plans 5.Support Evacuations 6.Prepare for Impacts from Ernesto 7.Continue financial management of operations 8.Initiate Primary Response Operations

Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

Operations Support SERT Liaisons have / or will be deployed to: Monroe County (on scene) Miami-Dade County (enroute) Palm Beach County (enroute) Broward County (enroute) Collier County (enroute) SERT Liaison information can be found at Tracker # 160. Have other SERT Liaisons on stand-by for possible deployment to other counties as needed.

Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services Current Issues ESF 4 & 9 Requested FEMA to federalize 2 USAR Task Forces Other USAR teams have been identified as state assets and are on standby pending storm development ESF 8 One shelter (FIU) open 9000 dialysis patients (keys to Volusia - of which 2792 are in Miami) being dialyzed on a regular schedule - no problems anticipated Some hospitals seeing slight surge in Asthmatic and respiratory distress 2 DMAT's and 2 NDMS Strike Teams on alert

Emergency Services Current Issues ESF 10 Haz-Mat team members have been identified Communicating with EPA and U.S. Coast Guard Contacting FlaARN for Water Facility Response Network Monitoring GYP Stack Impoundment Status ESF 16 LE-MAC established for Mutual Aid response identified and prepare to respond State parks in the Keys are closed and secured Unmet Needs None at this time

Up Next – Human Services Emergency Services Future Operations Support local response as needed Begin to move medical assessment teams forward to Orlando on 29 August Respond to resource requests U.S. Coast Guard Representatives to ESF 10 on August 29 Respond to and secure impacted areas Assist with search and rescue

Human Services Up Next – ESF 4&9 Up Next – Infrastructure

Human Services ESF 11 is uploading 50 trucks of water this morning 39 are staged at White Springs 11 are staged at Orlando Another 40 trucks will be uploaded this morning 15 loads of ice are staged at Plant City Will order more as needed ESF 15 coordinating with Florida VOAD Activated and staffed Volunteers & Donations Hotline ESF 17 IMT activated Pet shelters identified in Broward, Palm Beach & Highlands County 63 shelters on standby 1 shelter open – Florida International University Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure Current Issues ESF1&3 Sandbag inventory est: 2,000,000 small (5 & 10 lbs.) available from DOT 450,000 small (5 & 10 lbs.) available from Army Corps 1,000 Large (4000 lbs.) available from Army Corps Homestead Extension Florida Turnpike (HEFT) north bound tolls suspended 12:00 PM. August 28 Florida Turnpike south of Ft. Pierce, Alligator Alley and Sawgrass tolls for north and south bound traffic suspended 6:00 AM, August 29 Motorist Assistance Plan has been activated Contracting for debris clearance from state maintained highways 3 CAP fixed wing aerial photo recon teams identified and standing up to aerial corridor missions 1. Florida Keys to Miami Dade 2. Broward and Palm Beach 3. Indian River to Palm Beach 2 DOT rotary wing aerial recon teams identified and standing up to storm impacted counties

Infrastructure Current Issues ESF2 - Contacted resource suppliers to supply availability of standard items (cell and satellite phones, COWs, COLTs, trac-stars, etc.) - Communications Service Authorization (CSA) for LSAs at Homestead & West Palm Beach Fair grounds - Next operational time period: Pending installations of CSAs, 3 for ESF 13 and for DEM - Nextel COW for South Florida Fair Grounds & Homestead Air Force Reserve Base, Logistical Staging Areas - Secured cache of cell and satellite phones. Have ordered an additional 500 cell ph., 20 sat phones, 10 COWs, 2 COLTs, and trac-stars.

Infrastructure Current Issues ESF12 FUEL Monitoring statewide fuel supply situation (ports, evacuation routes, etc) Long lines at fuel stations due to hording: Miami-Dade – 3% report out of mogas, 39% low Monroe – 12% report out of mogas Broward – 38% report out of mogas; 34% low Palm Beach – 14% report out of mogas; 41% low Fuel Stations with backup emergency power: Florida Turnpike Service Plazas, 100 % of surveyed Monroe County – 13 facilities, 27 % of surveyed Dade County – 10 facilities, 15 % of surveyed Broward County – 18 facilities, 3.2 % of surveyed Palm Beach County – 2 facilities, 10 % of surveyed Have located ,000-gallon tanker fuel tenders and 7 smaller tenders with 12-hour activation time

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics ELECTRIC - Normal operations / monitoring storm. - No power generation problems per the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council. - Crews identified for deployment as needed, out-of-state crews stand ready. Unmet Needs None at this time Future Operations Support county evacuations Flood control missions Fuel support missions Monitor impacts to critical infrastructure

Military Support Up Next – Logistics

Military Support Up Next – Logistics Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

Unified Logistics Section Up Next – Recovery Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

Continuing to upload water, ice and tarps from state warehouses. State LSA at Palm Beach Fairgrounds (PRIME POWER TASK FORCE with USACoE) opening Wednesday AM Establishing a joint State / Federal LSA / FOSA at Homestead ARB. Opening Wednesday AM Heavy equipment package ordered and enroute Prepared to support county PODs. Will deliver commodities to CSAs in most counties vs POD direct Total of 46 PODS identified by counties 3 Monroe 3 St Lucie 1 Highlands 14 Dade 9 Broward 16 Palm Beach Unified Logistics Section

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid FLNG to directly support 7 PODs 2 Type I Base Camps and 1 Type V Mobile Base Camp on stand-by Working close with FEMA on pre-staging additional resources for the State. State and the USACoE will establish a State / Federal Prime Power Task Force as in the past. 10 Each Mobile DRC packages available Unified Logistics Section

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 Continue to assist with purchases to support Logistics Remember to sign for each meal on the sign-up sheet Meals will be served at 8am, 12noon and 5:30pm Unmet Needs None at this time Future Operations Continue to support EOC operations

Public Information Up Next – Recovery

Public Information Up Next – Recovery Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

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

SERT Chief David Halstead

Next Briefing August 29 at 1830 PM ESF Briefing