2007 Wildfires

UNIFIED COMMAND UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFINGBRIEFINGJune 1, 2007June 1, 2007

Please move conversations Please move conversations into ESF rooms and busy out into ESF rooms and busy out

all phones.all phones.

Thanks for your cooperation.Thanks for your cooperation.

Silence All Phones and Pagers

Safety Briefing

• Fire

• Medical

• Stress

• Severe Weather

• Parking

SEOC LEVEL

212 Hour Operations

EOC Staffing

• STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate• SERT CHIEF – David Halstead• OPERATIONS CHIEF – Jim Roberts• PLANS CHIEF – Capt Jeffrey Hancock• LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan• FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor• PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone• RECOVERY – Marcia Chiricos

Coordinating Officers

Craig Fugate

Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead

SERT Chief

Up Next – Meteorology

Up Next – Forestry

Meteorology

Ben Nelson

Up Next – Division of Forestry

Weak Low Pressure Moving into the Gulf of Mexico

Significant Wind Shear in the Gulf of Mexico

Computer Models

Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Saturday

Wind Speed and Direction: 5 PM Fri

Forecast Weather Map: Saturday AM

Forecast Rainfall: 8 AM Sat – 8 AM Sun

Forecast Weather Map: Saturday Evening

Good News: Rainfall Outlook for June

Division of Forestry

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Planning

Up Next – Planning

Matt Weinell

Capt. Jeffrey Hancock

Plans

Up Next – Operations

PlansPlanning Assumptions

• Eastern winds 10-20 MPH through the day • Tonight winds will shift to the northeast for North Florida and

the southeast for South Florida• Heavy rains expected in South Florida with light rains across

the rest of Florida • Chance of lighting induced wildland fires throughout the state• Florida roads still subject to frequent closure in impacted areas.• Driving conditions remain dangerous in the effected areas;

driving conditions can change rapidly.• Drought effects to continue through immediate future.

Plans

Roadway Closures (Per DOT, FHP and County Situation Reports)

• Glades County: SR 78 to CR 71

Evacuations (Per County Situation Reports)

No evacuations at this time

Plans

Plans Chief Notes• Clean up area• Ensure files are ready for archiving and backed up• Update standard operating procedures and distribute • IAPs on even number days unless otherwise necessary

Leo Lachat

Operations

Up Next – Operations Support

Operations Support

Up Next – Emergency Services

Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services

Up Next – Human Services

Human Services

Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES

Current Situation • The American Red Cross continues to provide meals,

snacks and hydration in impacted areas

Martin County• 115 meals served• 1 ERV• 50 snacks and hydration Glades County• Standby shelter opened: 5/30/07Maple Grove Baptist Church, 120 E SR78, Moore Haven

Infrastructure

Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation

Up Next – Logistics

• Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire)

• Providing support for roadway safety• Providing signs for rapidly changing road

conditions due to large brush fire and/ or due to Smoke hot spots

• No unmeet needs, at this time

Future Operations • Continuing to support the necessary

temporary road closure & detour advisory signage for FHP and ESF 16

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications

Up Next – Logistics

• Current Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire)

• Monitoring deployed communications resources

• Closeout /complete resource requests

• Future Operations

• Continue to support SERT missions

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Power

Up Next – Logistics

• 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

Infrastructure ESF – 12 Fuel

Up Next – Logistics

• Current Operations ESF – 12 (WildFire)

• Provide ongoing support for increasing fuel needs of Fire Suppression strike teams working fire hot spots

• No unmeet needs, at this time

• Future Operations

• Continue to support SERT missions

Logistics

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

EMAC Mutual Aid

Up Next – Finance & Administration

Finance & Administration

Up Next – Public InformationUp Next – Public Information

Public Information

Up Next – RecoveryUp Next – Recovery

Recovery

Up Next – SERT ChiefUp 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 to gather economic injury disaster loan applications to support Governor’s request for a SBA Declaration

SERT Chief

David Halstead

Next Briefing

June 2 1030 HrsBranch Briefing