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SWEDE Austin, Texas. Wildfire Response & Recovery. May 3, 2013. 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
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SWEDE Austin, Texas Wildfire Response & Recovery • May 3, 2013
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 SWEDE • Day 1 • Communication and Coordination with Local officials
Restoration Structure SWEDE • 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
Make Safe & Damage Assessment SWEDE • Day 3 • Damage Assessment and Make Safe Crews • Communication and coordination with Partners
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
SWEDE Restoration Map • Power Restoration started on September 7th • Restoration Maps were updated daily • Prioritization of remaining load
Restoration Map SWEDE • Fire perimeter was mostly secure • Areas were opened to the public where power was restored
Restoration Map SWEDE • Power Restoration Complete • Line Material Clean up • Vegetative Debris
Tree Survival Assessment SWEDE • Utilizing Arborists • Identifying dead or dying trees for removal • Coordinating with members • Single vs. Double Stripe trees • Removal progression and permissions
Tree Removal SWEDE • Member Ticket Requests began on 9/17/2011 • Debris Zones were set up • Environmental Requirements
Tree Survey SWEDE • Identification & Tagging Process • Tagging Crew Requirements • Survey Timeline
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 SWEDE • Houston Toad Breeding Season • Training Requirements • Biologists
Debris Work SWEDE
Debris Work SWEDE
Lessons Learned/Challenges SWEDE • Emergency Period/Bidding Process • FEMA & TDEM Rotation • Documentation
Questions SWEDE