2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING June 1, 2007

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 2 12 Hour Operations

EOC Staffing STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate SERT CHIEF – David Halstead OPERATIONS CHIEF – Jim Roberts PLANS CHIEF – Capt Jeffrey Hancock LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone RECOVERY – Marcia Chiricos

Coordinating Officers Craig Fugate Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead SERT Chief Up Next – Meteorology

Up Next – Forestry Meteorology Ben Nelson Up Next – Division of Forestry

Weak Low Pressure Moving into the Gulf of Mexico

Significant Wind Shear in the Gulf of Mexico

Computer Models

Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Saturday

Wind Speed and Direction: 5 PM Fri

Forecast Weather Map: Saturday AM

Forecast Rainfall: 8 AM Sat – 8 AM Sun

Forecast Weather Map: Saturday Evening

Good News: Rainfall Outlook for June

Division of Forestry Up Next – Operations Up Next – Planning Matt Weinell

Capt. Jeffrey Hancock Plans Up Next – Operations

Plans Planning Assumptions Eastern winds MPH through the day Tonight winds will shift to the northeast for North Florida and the southeast for South Florida Heavy rains expected in South Florida with light rains across the rest of Florida Chance of lighting induced wildland fires throughout the state Florida roads still subject to frequent closure in impacted areas. Driving conditions remain dangerous in the effected areas; driving conditions can change rapidly. Drought effects to continue through immediate future.

Plans Roadway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports) Glades County: SR 78 to CR 71 Evacuations (Per County Situation Reports) No evacuations at this time

Plans Plans Chief Notes Clean up area Ensure files are ready for archiving and backed up Update standard operating procedures and distribute IAPs on even number days unless otherwise necessary

Leo Lachat Operations Up Next – Operations Support

Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

Up Next – Human Services Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services Current Issues Fulfill resource requests Continue to track deployed resources Monitor potential road closures Unmet Needs None Future Operations Continue to fill and complete resource requests Continue to demobilize resources Continue to monitor complex fires and individual fires throughout state Up Next – Human Services

Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES Current Situation The American Red Cross continues to provide meals, snacks and hydration in impacted areas Martin County 115 meals served 1 ERV 50 snacks and hydration Glades County Standby shelter opened: 5/30/07 Maple Grove Baptist Church, 120 E SR78, Moore Haven

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Up Next – Logistics Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire) Providing support for roadway safety Providing signs for rapidly changing road conditions due to large brush fire and/ or due to Smoke hot spots No unmeet needs, at this time Future Operations Continuing to support the necessary temporary road closure & detour advisory signage for FHP and ESF 16

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Up Next – Logistics Current Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Monitoring deployed communications resources Closeout /complete resource requests Future Operations Continue to support SERT missions

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Up Next – Logistics Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Electric utility companies report the grid is not endangered by Wilfires, at this time No unmeet needs, at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Up Next – Logistics Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Provide ongoing support for increasing fuel needs of Fire Suppression strike teams working fire hot spots No unmeet needs, at this time Future Operations Continue to support SERT missions

Logistics Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration

Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

Public Information Up Next – Recovery

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

RECOVERY Current Issues Three CR Teams on standby Twelve DRC Managers on standby Future Operations Continue to track Housing, Business & PA eligible damages to justify requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration Continue to gather economic injury disaster loan applications to support Governor’s request for a SBA Declaration

SERT Chief David Halstead

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