2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 13, 2007

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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 Chiricos

SEOC LEVEL 1 24 Hour Operations

Coordinating Officers State Officer /Craig Fugate Federal Officer /Jesse Munoz Up Next – SERT Chief

SEOC LEVEL 1 24 Hour Operations

David Halstead SERT Chief Up Next – FEMA

SEOC LEVEL 1 24 Hour Operations

Up Next – Meteorology FEMA

Meteorology Brian Richardson

Daytime Dispersion Indices Courtesy DOF Meteorologist Region 1: Region 2: Region 3: Region 4: 55-65

Weather Today…To Sum It Up Little Rain…Lots of Smoke Lighter Winds & Generally Higher Humidity Isolated Sea Breeze Storms Panhandle and Southern Florida

Jim Karels Division of Forestry Up Next – Operations Up Next – Planning

Angela Osceola Paul Aadnesen-FEMA Planning Up Next – Operations

Plans

Roadway/Railway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports)  Baker County: State Road 2 from County Road 127 to Florida/Georgia Line; County Road 122 at County Road 125  Columbia County US441 from Georgia state line to SR100. I75 shutdown at GA/FL line, I10 shutdown at US90 and US 129, and northbound I75 at US90Columbia County: US 441 from Georgia Line to State Road 100, including the I-10 Interchange  CSX Railroad: Closed from Jasper to US 90 and US 90 to Macclenny  Florida Northern Railroad: Closed from Fargo, GA to Moniac, GA

Plans Evacuations:  Columbia County: Mandatory east of 441, Voluntary west of 441 to the river,  23 persons.

Plans Planning Assumptions  Fire-related sickness and injuries may cause a surge on hospital & pre-hospital systems  Winds from the NE at 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts are expected.  Wildfires in SE US are limiting available mutual aid resources for suppression activities in Florida; Out-of-state wildland burners need to be Florida certified.  No significant rainfall anticipated over the next 24 hours, except in the Panhandle. Scattered Showers are expected throughout the state on Sunday. Dispersion rates in the peninsula should be moderate on Saturday and move to high on Sunday. The panhandle will stay at high all weekend.  Weather events and ground conditions may lead to unexpected changes in fire patterns and paths.

Plans Red Flag Warnings  Inland Eastern Panhandle  Big Bend  Suwannee Valley  Northeast Florida, portions of Areas of Operations (Per DOF Release, 5/11/07, 0800)  Bugaboo Fire – Tripled in size since yesterday, heading toward Lake City  Dairy Road Fire – 18,000 acres and only 35% contained in Bradford  Balsa Fire – 15,913 acres and 65% contained in Collier

Leo Lachat Barbara Sanders- FEMA Operations Up Next – Operations Support

General Operating Objectives Continue to support evacuations/ sheltering Monitor fuel situation Monitor progress of storm Maintain communications with counties

Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services Current Issues Tracking deployed resources Finalized transportation plan for evacuating medical management facilities Continue to work with ESF 14 to provide health & safety messages Monitor potential surge to medical system Unmet Needs Staff

Emergency Services Future Operations Continue to fill resource requests Demobilize and/or rotate staff Support SpNs in Baker County (evacuation, long-term needs, etc.) Support evacuation efforts Continue working complex fires and individual fires throughout the state Planning for hospital & pre-hospital surge in future areas of operations

Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

Human Services Current Situation Supporting Shelter Operations 2 Shelters open in Columbia County (Open) 2 Shelters open in Baker County (Stand By) DCF crisis counselors on (Stand By) DOE has identified local and university system resources for mass sheltering ESF 17 established 11am briefing call with selected SART members Released USDA commodities in various effected counties No Unmet Needs

Human Services Future Operations Continue to monitor the situation and maintain response levels to meet the needs Identify resources for possible surge in sheltering and mass feeding operations Continue to document and coordinate shelter and mass feeding operations

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Activate Traffic Counters FDOT Gainesville Maintenance Provided 5,000 gal water truck in Hampton city fire vicinity On scene seven Variable Message Boards Pre-staged 12 to Columbia County substation area Unmet Needs None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Future Ops ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Providing additional advisory, detour or road closures signs as needed Identifying Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) districts’ equipment & personnel to support Florida Division of Forestry (FDOF) & Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Deploying Traffic Maintenance resources Variable Message Boards (VMB’s) & temp. warning “Smoke on Road” signs Supporting local traffic control and local potential evacuation needs

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Current Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Monitor Communications support Communication support for Stark Fl. Fire Fighting command located at Keystone Air Park- installed. EDICS package deployed to Columbia County- ESF16-FDLE team- on scene Phones lines operational for DOF Unified Command at Betty Easley Partial EDWARDS package mobilized for deployment to Baker County (for DOF) Unmet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Future Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Bi-directional amplifier installation at Betty Easely. (rm 240) for DOF wireless Deploying partial EDWARDS package to Baker County Stand-up additional room for DOF Unified Command. Unmeet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Up Next – Logistics Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Wildfires are not a threat to power grid. Number of reported customer outages linked to Wild Fires events are, at this time, no greater than a typical operations normal day’s service outage report Power providers working to reconnect customers with out power at this time Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Up Next – Logistics Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Continuing to monitor fire path damages, customer impacts and restoration

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Monitor current operations Retail fuel vendors polled report plenty of Motor vehicle gas & diesel available On Stand-by available 12 Hrs. status: 8 – 1,500 gal to 4,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel) 17 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders available (for gas & diesel)- 1 deployed to Columbia County to support fire fighting operations Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Up Next – Logistics Future Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Supporting SERT response operations Continue polling retail fuel vendors to determine Motor vehicle gas & diesel availability Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

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 & Admin Current Issues Provide support for purchases and/or deployment Meals - lunch & dinner (Saturday & Sunday and Monday State Agency Conf Call today – need to submit costs daily by 3:00 p.m. DEM’s costs approaching $100K Unmet Needs None Future Operations Continue to track costs Continue to provide purchasing and deployment support.

Public Information Up Next – Recovery

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

Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

RECOVERY Current Issues (20%) Three CR Teams (30 reservist) on standby Twelve DRC Managers on standby Six housing staff deployed as SERT Liaisons Future Operations (80%) Tracking Housing, Business & PA eligible damages Continuing to monitor damages in preparation of requesting a Joint PDA for a Presidential Declaration Draft Presidential Declaration waiting on damage preliminary assessment Develop a operational plan to provide recovery assistance without a Presidential Declaration.

SERT Chief David Halstead

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