1. 2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 14, 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 1 12 Hour Operations

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

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

7. David Halstead SERT Chief Up Next – FEMA

8. Jesse Munoz (ERT-A TEAM LEADER) FEMA

9. ERT-A (Light) in place at SEOC MEOV Deploying Monday to SEOC for ERT-A support No significant issues

10. FEMA Up Next – Meteorology FMAGS: 2684-FM-FL Big Pine (Polk) 2687-FM-FL Deland Complex (Lake, Flagler, Volusia and Seminole) 2689-FM-FL Suwannee Complex (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee and Union) 2690-FM-FL Black Creek/South (Walton) 2692-FM-FL Caloosahatchee Complex (Collier and Lee)

11. Meteorology Brian RIchardson

12. Radar-Estimated Rainfall for Sunday

17. Wind Forecast…2 PM

18. Wind Forecast…8 PM

21. Weather Today…To Sum It Up Higher Humidity…But Breezy East Winds Scattered Thunderstorms in Central Florida (AM) Scattered to Numerous Thunderstorms in Peninsula Later This Afternoon Up Next – Division of Forestry

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

23. Angela Osceola Paul Aadnesen-FEMA Planning Up Next – Operations

24. Plans Planning Assumptions  Fire related surge on hospital & pre-hospital systems will increase  Wildfires in SE US are limiting available mutual aid resources for suppression activities in Florida  Afternoon sea breezes will impact smoke movement  Front will increase northeasterly winds in north FL on Monday  Road Closures at I-10 / I-75; more road closures expected

26. Plans Changes: Alachua, Bradford and Walton are not activated

27. Plans Roadway/Railway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports)  Baker County: SR- 2 closed from CR-127 to Georgia state line. I-10 West closed at US-90 (Sanderson), Mile Marker 324  Columbia County: US-441 from Georgia state line to SR- 100. I-75 North shutdown at US- 90 (Lake City)  Escambia County: Hurst Hammock Road (Residents Only)  Hamilton County: I-75 South at Florida/Georgia line  Suwannee County: I-10 East at US 90 (Live Oak), Mile Marker 275; CR 129, 136 and 137, north of US 90 are closed

28. Plans Evacuations:  Columbia County: Mandatory east and west of US-441, north of I- 10; 150 homes and 570 people affected Shelters:  No shelter populations at this time Up Next – Operations

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

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

31. Operations Support Up Next – Emergency Services

32. Emergency Services Up Next – Human Services

33. 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 Monitor road closures Unmet Needs None

34. Emergency Services Future Operations Continue to fill resource requests Demobilize and/or rotate staff Support evacuation efforts Continue working complex fires and individual fires throughout the state Planning for hospital & pre-hospital surge in future areas of operations Up Next – Human Services

35. Human Services Up Next – Infrastructure

36. Human Services Current Situation Supporting Shelter Operations 1 Shelter Open in Columbia County (0) 1 Shelter on Stand By in Baker County 1 Shelter on Stand by in Suwannee 1,702 meals served by ARC 5-13-07 DCF crisis counselors on Stand By Monitoring Shelter’s for sudden surges in population ARC Identified resources for Traditional and Non-Traditional shelter resources. 51 facilities have currently been identified USDA obtaining inventory in State Wide Warehouses for Mass Sheltering Operations. No Unmet Needs

37. Human Services Future Operations Continue to monitor the situation and maintain response levels as appropriate USDA will obtain an inventory that will indicate the number of meals available in State Warehouses Continue to monitor State Agricultural Response Team activities via daily conference call Up Next – Infrastructure

38. Infrastructure Up Next – Logistics

39. Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 ( WildFire ) Activated Traffic Counters FDOT Gainesville Maintenance Provided 5,000 gal water truck in Hampton city fire vicinity Variable Message Boards: see Info message #324 for details Pre-staged 12 to Columbia County subyard area Unmet Needs None at this time

40. 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) Supporting local traffic control and local potential evacuation needs

41. 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 deployed to Baker County (for DOF) Unmet Needs ESF – 2 None at this time

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

43. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Monitoring impact to power grid Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

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

45. Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel Current Operations ESF – 12 ( WildFire ) Monitor current operations Retail fuel vendors polled report plenty of Motor vehicle gas & diesel available as of 600pm yesterday- new polling today 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

46. 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- next poll due by noon. Unmet Needs ESF – 12 None at this time

47. Logistics Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

48. Current Issues Unmet Needs Future Operations Logistics

49. EMAC Mutual Aid Up Next – Finance & Administration

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

51. Finance & Administration Up Next – Public Information

52. Finance & Administration Current Issues Provide support for purchases and/or deployment Meals - lunch & dinner (Monday – Tues) Unmet Needs None Future Operations Continue to track costs Continue to provide purchasing and deployment support. State agencies should report updated costs by 3:00 p.m. each day Up Next – Public Information

53. Public Information Up Next – Recovery

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

55. Recovery Up Next – SERT Chief

56. RECOVERY Current Issues (20%) Three CR Teams on standby Twelve DRC Managers on standby Four housing staff deployed as SERT Liaisons One Housing staff deployed as part of IMT 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 preliminary damage assessment Develop an operational plan to provide recovery assistance without a Presidential Declaration.

57. SERT Chief David Halstead

58. Next Briefing May 15 1030 Hrs Branch Briefing