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2007 Wildfires

2007 Wildfires. UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 11, 2007. Silence All Phones and Pagers. Please move conversations into ESF rooms and busy out all phones. Thanks for your cooperation. Safety Briefing. Fire Medical Stress Severe Weather Parking. SEOC LEVEL 1 24 Hour Operations.

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2007 Wildfires

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  1. 2007 Wildfires UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFING May 11, 2007

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

  3. Safety Briefing • Fire • Medical • Stress • Severe Weather • Parking

  4. SEOC LEVEL124 Hour Operations

  5. 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 – Marcia Chiricos

  6. State Coordinating Officer Craig Fugate Up Next – SERT Chief

  7. SERT Chief David Halstead Up Next – Meteorology

  8. Meteorology Ben Nelson

  9. Forecast Weather Map: Sun 8 AM

  10. Forecast Rainfall through 8 PM Mon

  11. Forecast Weather Map: Mon 8 AM

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

  13. Planning Angela Osceola Up Next – Operations

  14. Plans

  15. Plans • Roadway/Railway Closures • (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports) • Alachua County: CR 1471 from US 301 to the Alachua/Bradford Line • Baker County: State Road 2 from County Road 127 to Florida/Georgia Line; County Road 122 at County Road 125 • Bradford County: County Road 21B from SE 8th Avenue to SE 43rd Street • Columbia 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

  16. Plans • County Closures • Baker County: Schools Closed • Bradford County: Cancer Walk on 11th and 12th cancelled with 500 participants expected. Hope Academy School closed. • Columbia County: Schools and Courthouse Closed; North-central Fish and Wildlife Commission Region Office Closed. Quilt Walk on 11th and 12th was cancelled. • Suwannee County: Schools closed early for the day.

  17. Plans • Planning Assumptions • The remains of Andrea off the E coast of Florida may affect fire weather conditions. • 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.

  18. 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 Up Next – Operations

  19. Operations Leo Lachat Up Next – Operations Support Up Next – Operations Support

  20. Operations Support Up Next – ESF 1&3

  21. ESF 1&3 Transportation & Public Works Up Next – ESF 2

  22. ESF 2 Communications Up Next – ESF 4&9

  23. ESF – 2 Communications • Current Operations ESF – 2 • Monitor Communications support • Phone lines installed for Keystone Air Park, Suwannee Co. • DSL data comm. lines installed for Stark Fl. Fire Fighting command located at Keystone Air Park • EDICS package deployed to Columbia Co. ESF 16-FDLE team on-scene • Phone lines operational for DOF Unified Command at Betty Easley • Partial EDWARDS package mobilizing for deployment to Baker County for DOF

  24. ESF – 2 Communications • Unmet Needs ESF – 2 • None at this time • Future Operations ESF – 2 • Bi-directional amplifier installation @ Betty Easley rm. 420 for DOF wireless usage • Deploy partial EDWARDS package to Baker County-coordination w/State Logistics Chief • Stand-up additional room for DOF Unified Command • Continue monitoring and supporting communications as needed. • Up Next – ESF 4&9

  25. ESF 4&9 Firefighting and Search & Rescue Up Next – ESF 6

  26. ESF 4&9 Current Issues • Tracking Fire Department Deployments • Monitoring existing fires with Division of Forestry • Unmet Needs • None at this time • Future Operations • Continue working complex fires and individual fires throughout the state. Up Next – ESF 6

  27. ESF 6 Mass Care Up Next – ESF 8

  28. ESF 6 • Current Issues • 5 shelters presently open with 37 occupants • 2 in Baker Co – 14 including 2 Special Needs • 2 in Columbia County – 23 • 1 in Suwannee County- 0 • 1055 meals served in the last 24 hour period • Unmet Needs • None • Future Operations • Identify resources for possible surge in sheltering and mass feeding operations • Continue to document and coordinate shelter and mass feeding operations • Respond to missions as needed

  29. AMERICAN RED CROSS • As needs arise, the American Red Cross chapters in Florida who are responding to the wildfires, have begun the casework process. Home visits, case management, and direct emergency financial assistance to individuals and families has begun. • Request if anyone has information on families affected by the wildfires with emergency disaster caused needs, to please contact the American Red Cross (either ECO at State EOC or the local chapter). Up Next – ESF 8

  30. ESF 8 Public Health & Medical Up Next – ESF 10 Up Next – ESF 10

  31. ESF 8 – Public Health & Medical • Current Issues (20%) • Identifying hospital & pre-hospital surge resource needs in impacted counties • Continuing health & safety messaging with ESF-14 • Unmet Needs • No unmet needs Up Next – ESF 10

  32. ESF 8 – Public Health & Medical • Future Operations (80%) • Planning for hospital & pre-hospital surge in future areas of operations • Reviewing health care facility evacuation plans • Developing Type 1, 2, & 3 Medical Support Unit to support Forestry IMT Up Next – ESF 10

  33. ESF 10 Hazardous Materials Up Next – ESF 11

  34. ESF 10 • Current Issues • High particulate concentrations in Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, DeSoto, Pasco counties (Tampa Bay Area). • Continuing evaluation of coastline affected by Andrea. • Unmet Needs • None at this time. • Future Operations • Continued monitoring of air quality statewide.

  35. ESF 11 Food & Water Up Next – ESF 12

  36. ESF 11 • Current Issues • Delivering water as requested • Released USDA commodities in various affected counties • Supporting wildfire operations in the field • Assessing situation • Unmet Needs • None • Future Operations • Provide USDA commodities for shelter feeding, as needed • Respond to mission requests • Support activities of ESF 6 and the disaster feeding organizations • Monitor situation Up Next – ESF 12

  37. ESF 12 Energy Up Next – ESF 13

  38. ESF 12 FUELS • Current Issues • The following fuel tenders are available to be sent to any area within 12 hours: • 17 – 9,000 gal fuel tenders (gas or diesel) • 8 – 1,500 to 4,000 gal fuel tenders available (gas or diesel) • One of the tenders has already been deployed to the area. • The retail gas stations in the affected areas have been surveyed and there are no fuel shortages being reported.

  39. ESF 12 FUELS • Unmet needs. • None at this time. • Future Operations • Continue current operations. • Continue surveying retail gas stations to determine fuel availability.

  40. ESF 12 ELECTRIC POWER • Current Issues • For safety reasons, 2 substations north of Lake City may have to be taken off line if fire gets too close. 400 customers would lose power. • FP&L is proactively applying fire retardant coatings to some power poles in the path of the wildfire. 3 trucks in the region are the gel. • Monitoring outage status with electric utilities. • In St. Augustine, FP&L crews are replacing 2 poles and 1,000 feet of distribution line. 6 customers without power. • Unmet Needs • None at this time. • Future Operations • Continue current operations.

  41. ESF 12 ELECTRIC POWER • Current Issues • For safety reasons, 2 FP&L substations north of Lake City may have to be taken off line if fire gets too close. 400 customers would lose power. • FP&L is proactively applying fire retardant coatings to some power poles in the path of the wildfire. 3 trucks in the region are applying the gel. • Monitoring outage status with electric utilities. • In St. Augustine, FP&L crews are replacing 2 poles and 1,000 feet of distribution line. 6 customers without power. • Unmet Needs • None at this time. • Future Operations • Continue current operations.

  42. ESF 13 Military Support Up Next – ESF 14

  43. ESF 13 • Current Issues • Continue to provide aviation support • Mop up crew training • Unmet Needs • None • Future Operations • EMAC Aviation support being coordinated (stand by only) • Additional mop up crews being alerted Up Next – ESF 14

  44. ESF 14 Public Information Up Next – ESF 15 Up Next – ESF 15

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