1. 2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 25, 2007

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

3. Safety Briefing Fire Medical Stress Severe Weather Parking

4. SEOC LEVEL 2 12 Hour Operations

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

6. Coordinating Officers Craig Fugate Up Next – SERT Chief

7. David Halstead SERT Chief Up Next – Meteorology

8. Up Next – Forestry Meteorology Brian Richardson

10. Surface Map

12. Wind Forecast…2 PM

13. Wind Forecast…11 PM

14. Friday’s Rainfall Forecast

15. Friday’s Weather Breezy/Gusty East Winds Continue RFW: Most of NW FL and Western Peninsula Isolated Fast-Moving Showers (Eastern Peninsula) Smoke/Haze West of Any Fires

16. Division of Forestry Up Next – Operations Up Next – Planning

17. Capt. Jeffrey Hancock Plans Up Next – Operations

18. Plans Planning Assumptions Eastern winds 10-25 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

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

21. Mark Fuller Operations Up Next – Operations Support

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

23. Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

24. Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

25. 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

26. Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

27. HUMAN SERVICES Current Situation American Red Cross providing meals, snacks and hydration in Sarasota and Palm Beach Counties 100 meals served by ARC 05-24-07 320 snack/Hydration 4 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) 2 Emergency Response Teams (ERT) I Shelter open in Sarasota County 15 sheltered Shelter closing this morning Shelter Teams remain on Standby Future Operations Continue to monitor the situation Support SERT Operations

28. Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

29. 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

30. Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications Current Operations ESF – 2 ( WildFire ) Demobilized Teleconferencing link-up for briefing of applicants seeking Fire Management Grant Assistance Program (FMAGP) Public Assistance. Future Operations Continue to support SERT missions Monitoring deployed communications resources

31. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Electric utility companies report the grid is not endangered by Wildfires, 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.

32. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Up Next – Logistics Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) No unmeet needs, at this time Future Operations 4,000 gallon tanker on standby for quick deployment, if needed, for refueling the fire suppression strike team’s vehicles 25 others gas & diesel tankers available 8 – 1,500 gal to 4,000 gal fuel tenders available 17 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders available

33. Logistics Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

34. Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations Logistics

35. EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration

36. EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations

37. Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

38. 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

39. Public Information Up Next – Recovery

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

41. Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

42. 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 Continue preparation for Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) Conference Call with County EMs for May 23 at 3:00 pm

43. SERT Chief David Halstead

44. Next Briefing May 26 1030 Hrs Branch Briefing