2007 wildfires unified command briefing may 24, 2007

2007 Wildfires

UNIFIED COMMAND UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFINGBRIEFINGMay 24, 2007May 24, 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 – Leo Lachat• 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

Brian Richardson

Surface Map

Smoke Trajectory Forecast

Wind Forecast…2 PM

Wind Forecast…8 PM

Thursday’s Rainfall Forecast

Thursday’s Weather

• Slightly More Humidity…But Still VERY Windy

• RFW: West-Central FL

• Isolated Fast-Moving Showers/Thunderstorms(Northeast Florida and Eastern Peninsula)

Up Next – Division of Forestry

Division of Forestry

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Planning

Up Next – Planning

Capt. Jeffrey Hancock

Plans

Up Next – Operations

PlansPlanning Assumptions

• Eastern winds 10-25 MPH, with higher gusts; Chance of lighting induced wildfires; Red Flag Warnings are in effect for all west Central Florida and west Southern Florida

• 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

Plans

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

Columbia County: US 441 from CR-246 to FL-GA state line

Open but Subject to Closure:US-441 from I-10 to SR-2I-75 from GA/FL Border to Lake CityI-10 from Live Oak to Sanderson

Up Next – Operations

Bob Howard

Operations

Up Next – Operations Support

Operations Support

Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Up Next – Human Services

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

Human Services

Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES

• Current Situation • American Red Cross providing meals, snacks

and hydration in Bay, Martin and Manatee Counties

• 36 meals served by ARC 05-23-07• 160 snack • 3 ERV’s

• Shelter Teams on Standby

• Future Operations•Continue to monitor the situation• Support SERT Operations

Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure ESF – 1 & 3 Transportation

Up Next – Logistics

• Current Operations ESF – 1 & 3 (WildFire)

• Monitor 35 Variable Message Boards

• Support marking areas of local traffic detours or road closures deploying cones to impacted counties

• Future Operations

• Continue to support SERT missions• Provide necessary temporary road closure &

detour advisory signage for FHP and ESF 16

No unmeet needs, at this time

Infrastructure ESF – 2 Communications

Up Next – Logistics

• Current Operations ESF – 2 (WildFire)

• Provided IT coordination to establish Video Teleconferencing link-up with County EMs for May 23 FMAGP grant briefing for PA applicants.

• Activated cell phone numbers for additional communications capacity requested for ESF-13/ DOF SERT missions

• Future Operations

• Demobilize Video conferencing link up resources

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

• Future Operations

• Continuing initiatives to have liaisons embedded within Division of Forestry Fire suppression strike teams.

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

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 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

SERT Chief

David Halstead

Next Briefing

May 25 1030 HrsBranch Briefing