May 3, 2013 Wildfire Response & Recovery SWEDE Austin, Texas

Overview SWEDE Recovery Zone Operations Restoration Efforts Debris Management Environmental Requirements FEMA Coordination Lessons Learned/Challenges

Bluebonnet’s Service Territory SWEDE  3,800 square miles  11,000 miles of line  +82,000 meters

Bastrop Complex Fire SWEDE

Initial Response and Coordination Day 1 – Communication and Coordination with Local officials SWEDE

Restoration Structure Day 2: Planning – Fire Team Tactics Level of containment Commanders of Fire lines – BEC Team Tactics Superintendents of Zones Estimated miles of line damaged Percent of Restoration SWEDE

Make Safe & Damage Assessment Day 3 – Damage Assessment and Make Safe Crews – Communication and coordination with Partners SWEDE

Field Challenges SWEDE Damaged street signs Destroyed mailboxes and physical addresses Melted pole numbers

First Steps in Restoration SWEDE Restoring Load outside the burn area Communication to our members

Power Restoration started on September 7 th Restoration Maps were updated daily Prioritization of remaining load SWEDE Restoration Map

Fire perimeter was mostly secure Areas were opened to the public where power was restored SWEDE

Power Restoration Complete Line Material Clean up Vegetative Debris SWEDE Restoration Map

Tree Survival Assessment Utilizing Arborists Identifying dead or dying trees for removal Coordinating with members Single vs. Double Stripe trees Removal progression and permissions SWEDE

Tree Removal Member Ticket Requests began on 9/17/2011 Debris Zones were set up Environmental Requirements SWEDE

Tree Survey Identification & Tagging Process Tagging Crew Requirements Survey Timeline SWEDE

Tagged Tree Circuit Map SWEDE 10 Circuits Surveyed Over 40,000 trees identified Over 17,000 identified on a single circuit

FEMA SWEDE

FEMA Overview SWEDE FEMA Categories Endangered Species Act Communication Technology Lessons Learned/Challenges

FEMA Categories SWEDE Cat B: Emergency Work – Assisting Firefighters De-energizing circuits – Food/Lodging Cat F: Permanent Work – Technology – Field Analysis Cat A: Debris Removal – Stump Count started October 18, 2011 – Survey Work

Technology SWEDE

Endangered Species Houston Toad Breeding Season Training Requirements Biologists SWEDE

Debris Work SWEDE

Debris Work SWEDE

Lessons Learned/Challenges SWEDE Emergency Period/Bidding Process FEMA & TDEM Rotation Documentation

Questions SWEDE