2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 26, 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 – Leo Lachat PLANS CHIEF – Carla Boyce LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone RECOVERY – Bart Frost

Coordinating Officers Craig Fugate Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead SERT Chief Up Next – Meteorology

Up Next – Forestry Meteorology Brian Richardson

Surface Map

Wind Forecast…2 PM

Wind Forecast…11 PM

Saturday’s Rainfall Forecast

Saturday’s Weather S.O.S. – Same Old…Stuff!!! Breezy/Gusty East Winds Continue RFW: Most of NW FL and Western Peninsula Isolated Fast-Moving, Quickly-Dissipating Showers (Eastern Peninsula) Smoke/Haze West of Any Fires

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

Carla Boyce Plans Up Next – Operations

Plans Planning Assumptions Eastern winds MPH, with higher gusts; Slight chance of lighting induced wildfires in extreme South Florida; Red Flag Warnings are in effect for all west Central Florida, Southwestern Florida, Big Bend, and Panhandle Frequent road closures on various roads in impacted area, including I-10/I-75; more road closures expected Driving conditions remain dangerous in the effected areas; driving conditions can change rapidly. Effects of drought may potentially impact fire suppression Emergency Presidential Declaration submitted to FEMA

Plans Roadway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports) No road closures at this time Up Next – Operations

Leo Lachet Operations Up Next – Emergency Services

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 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 American Red Cross providing meals, snacks and hydration in Sarasota, Citrus and Hendry Counties 165 meals served by ARC snack/Hydration 4 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) 2 Emergency Response Teams (ERT) I Shelter open in Citrus County 0 sheltered Shelter closing this morning Shelter Teams remain on Standby Future Operations Continue to monitor the situation Support SERT Operations Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire) District 1 and District 6 report recurrent temporary road closure limited to some areas where -visibility- changes rapidly due to smoke Monitoring 35 Variable Message Boards Future Operations Continuing to support the necessary temporary road closure & detour advisory signage for FHP and ESF 16 No unmeet needs, at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Current Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Monitoring deployed communications resources Future Operations Continue to support SERT missions

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power 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 Future Operations Continuing initiatives to have liaisons embedded within Division of Forestry Fire suppression strike teams.

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Up Next – Recovery Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) No unmeet needs, at this time Future Operations Continue to support SERT missions

Logistics Up Next – Finance & Admin

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations Logistics

Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

Finance & Admin Current Issues Provide support for purchases and/ or deployment Meals- lunch & dinner (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) State agency costs currently $8.2 million Please remember to sign for your meals Unmet Needs None Future Operations Continue to assist with purchasing & deployment Continue to monitor & track costs of event. Up Next – Public Information

Public Information Up Next – Recovery

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

Up Next – SERT Chief 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 development of an operational plan to provide recovery assistance without a Presidential Declaration Draft economic injury declaration letter for Governor’s signature Up Next – SERT Chief

SERT Chief David Halstead

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