Hurricane Frances Evening Briefing September 4, 2004

Hurricane FrancesHurricane FrancesEvening BriefingEvening BriefingSeptember 4, 2004September 4, 2004

SEOC LEVEL

124 Hour Operations

Briefing Distribution

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• Channel 15 in Capital Circle Office Complex

• Video Conference to DOH, DOACS, FDLE and others

Up next – SCO & FCO

State Coordinating Officer & Federal Coordinating Officer

Craig FugateBill Carwile

Up next – SERT Chief

SERT Chief

Mike DeLorenzoSteve Glenn

Up next – Meteorology

Meteorology

Ben Nelson

Category 2 Hurricane Frances – 50 Miles East of West Palm Beach

5 PM Wind Field

Wind Field Analysis – Saturday Afternoon

5 PM Advisory

Forecast Landfall

Forecast Wind Swath

Forecast Second Landfall

5 Day Rainfall Forecast

Tropical Storm Ivan in the Eastern Atlantic

Up next – Information & Planning

Information & Planning

David CrispRodney Melsek

New Helpdesk Button

Up next – Operations Chief

Operations Chief

Leo LachatGinger Edwards

Up next – ESF 1&3

ESF #1 – TransportationESF #3 – Public Works

ESF #1 – TransportationESF #3 – Public Works

• Current Operations –– Final Preparedness Requests

• Unmet Needs –– None at this time

• Future Operations –– Support Immediate Response Requests

ESF #1 – TransportationESF #3 – Public Works

Civil Air Patrol• Current Operations –

– Forward Control Team and 2 RECON Teams with A Team in Collier County

– RECON Strike Team Staged in Miami for rapid Response– Two Mission Air Bases NAPLES with nine aircraft and Jacksonville with

four aircraft– Three SDIS photo-RECON aircraft staged in South Carolina (Charleston

AFB)– Ten additional aircraft in state on standby– Supporting Duval, Broward and Indian River counties with EOC and

shelter support• Unmet Needs –

– None at this time• Future Operations –

– Perform SAR as required– Perform Ground and Air RECON and Impact Assessment– Support other ESF's as required– Mobilize Human Services Mission Support Team

ESF #1 – TransportationESF #3 – Public Works

Up next – ESF 2

• ESF 1, USDOT at ROC in Atlanta, USCG on scene POC in SEOC

• ESF 3, USACE

ESF #2 – Communications

ESF #2 – Communications

Up next – ESF 4&9

• Current Operations –– Coordinating cell phone requests and deliveries, phone line

installations and set up for FEIL and Volunteer Florida Call Center @ Shared Resource Center (SRC)

– Supporting communications set up for LSA's staging– Monitoring 800 MHz State Law Enforcement System

(experiencing some tower/communications problems in Jupiter and Ft. Pierce)

– Approx 2200 customers wireline outages reported in South Florida

– 2% cell phone coverage outage reported• Unmet Needs –

– Need more information of specific locations and personnel numbers for communications set up

• Future Operations –– Continue to support communications needs of LSA's, EOC,

state, and county agencies

ESF #4 – Fire FightingESF #9 – Search & Rescue

Up next – ESF 6

ESF #4 – Fire FightingESF #9 – Search & Rescue

• Current Operations –– # of missions on hold, and will be reconsidered after

storm passes.– Assessment teams are staged or in route.

• Unmet Needs –– None at this time

• Future Operations –– Monitor, evaluate, and respond to request as

received.

ESF #6 – Mass Care

Up next – ESF 8

ESF #6 – Mass Care

• Current Operations –– Coordinating with Counties on Mass Care Operations for

initial 48 hours– Updating shelter database– Developing MRE distribution plan– Developing cot distribution plan

• Unmet Needs –– Procedure to access MRE's and cots positioned in Federal

Staging areas• Future Operations –

– Continue monitoring and updating shelter database– Coordinate and publish MRE distribution plan

ESF #8 – Health & Medical

ESF #8 – Health & Medical

• Current Operations –– 15 DMATs either staged or on alert.– 2 DMORTS on alert.– 1 VMAT on alert.– 45 Special Needs Shelters open with 9851 residents.– 3915 patients/residents evacuated from 111 health care facilities.– Responding to the county requests for medical staff and health related

supplies and equipment prior to storm impact.– Developing air-med response plan in coordination with EMS air

providers and Florida National Guard.– Coordinating with FEMA in the identification of future medical staffing

needs.– Assessing the readiness of the medical assets of the state.– Coordinating the accumulating of current special needs shelter data.– Pre-staging 6 portable clinics at LSA s to augment damaged health

care facilities.

ESF #8 – Health & Medical

Up next – ESF 10

• Unmet Needs –– None identified at this time.

• Future Operations –– Evaluation of the health care infrastructure damage due to

the storm.– Response to local health care services experiencing surge

capacity overload.– Deployment of overhead assessment and response teams

following the path of the storm.– Determination of preventative health care measures.

ESF #10 – Hazardous Materials

Up next – ESF 11

ESF #10 – Hazardous Materials

• Current Operations –– Maintaining communication with phosphate industry regarding

freeboard at gypsum stacks and expected rainfall.– Assisting ESF12 with fuel resource availability for emergency

responders and post storm public needs.– Responding to a request from ESF3 on projected drinking water needs

due to flooding of drinking water facilities.• Unmet Needs –

– None at this time• Future Operations –

– Working on disposal options for animal carcasses on conjunction with ESF17.

– Identifying staffing resources for possible Forward SERT deployment.• Federal Issues –

– All remain in place from 9-3-04 (Friday).

ESF #11 – Food & Water

Up next – ESF 12

ESF #11 – Food & Water

• Current Operations –– Working with Army Corp of Engineers to obtain sufficient

amounts of water and ice.– Baby food and formula enroute to designated mobilization

area.– LSA staffing placed on standby.– Order placed with USDA for commodity foods for mass/

congregate feeding efforts of disaster relief organizations.– Adult liquid supplement food ordered.

• Unmet Needs –– None at this time

• Future Operations –– Supporting Mass Care needs– Monitoring inventories and reordering as necessary– Deploy LSA team(s) as needed

ESF #12 – Energy

Up next – ESF 13

ESF #12 – Energy

• Current Operations –– Power outages in excess of 1,200,000.– Power restoration will start after storm passes. Out of state

crews are staged and ready to come in after the storm,– Working with fuel vendors and suppliers to supply fuel to

emergency facilities.• Unmet Needs –

– Working with fuel vendors and suppliers to bring fuel into the state.

• Future Operations –– Work with fuel vendors and suppliers to supply fuels to critical

areas.– Start restoration of electrical power after the storm passes.– Implementation planning meeting for fuel distribution at 9am

tomorrow morning.

ESF #13 – Military Support

Up next – ESF 14

ESF #13 – Military Support• Current Operations –

– 3736 Soldiers and Airmen activated – Organized into two Task Forces:

– Task Force 53rd (TF-53rd) – 5 Security TF w/ embedded Engineering Mob Cap

– Task Force 83rd (TF-83rd) – Support 2 LSA’s plus 3 Security Force Elements

– Prepositioned:– TF-53rd Miami 3 Elements – TF-83rd CBJTC 1 Element – RECON 2& 3 in Hanes City– RECON 4 & 5 w/ C2 and GST Orlando– RECON 1 Ft. Pierce

– 14 EMAC's working or in-place with 7 states• Unmet Needs –

– None at this time• Future Operations –

– Conduct Recon and provide Security/Search & Rescue and Humanitarian assistance

ESF #14 – Public Information

Up next – ESF 15

ESF #15 – Volunteers & Donations

Up next – ESF 16

ESF #15 – Volunteers & Donations

• Current Operations –– Public Info Campaign on “How to Help”– Coordinating with ESF’s to support evacuation operations– State Volunteer and Donations Hotline, 1-800-FLHELP1,

open 8AM to 8PM• Unmet Needs –

– Planning the re-entry of Voluntary Agencies• Future Operations –

– Volunteer Center Conference Call – Standby for opening of Volunteer Reception Centers in

affected areas – Opening 2nd Multi-Agency Warehouse, location TBA

ESF #16 – Law Enforcement

Up next – ESF 17

ESF #16 – Law Enforcement

• Current Operations –– Mobilizing all state law enforcement for response to

impacted areas.• Unmet Needs –

– None at this time• Future Operations –

– Respond to impacted areas to support local law enforcement with law enforcement missions.

– Prepare for re-entry of residents to impacted areas.

ESF #17 – Animal Protection

Up next – Finance & Administration

ESF #17 – Animal Protection

• Current Operations –– Animal shelters and feed and medical supplies are coordinated– Animal Industry damage assessment teams arranged.– Staffing assigned and available through Wednesday, 9/8/04.– Incident Command structure and optional ICPs are being established.

• Unmet Needs –– Staff support, supplies and lodging for ICP in Osceola County– Expanded staffing needs in lengthy recovery.

• Future Operations –– Re-deploy to ICP as soon as practical.– Assessment of large animal and small animal needs in impacted

areas.– Implement staging and distribution for animal feeds and medical

supplies.– Call-up of additional pre-identified Veterinary support personnel. – (From UF-CVM, VMAT, USDA, etc.)

Finance & Administration

Up next – Logistics

Finance & Administration

• Current Operations –– Various purchases and lodging requests– Some rooms available in Tallahassee

• Unmet Needs –– None at this time

• Future Operations –– Purchasing and deployment needs– Monitor costs of event– State agencies should track their costs

Logistics

Logistics

• Current Operations –– Resources at Lakeland LSA secured for storm impact– Additional equipment inventory en route

– Proposed LSA #1:– South Florida Fairgrounds- Verbal Ok received for use of 52,000 sq. ft.

East Expo Bldg. (adjoining open special needs shelter), includes use of 10 outlaying buildings of varying sizes and approximately 50 acres of open ground space.

– 1200 person base camp to be located at this site.

– Proposed LSA #2:– Orlando Executive Airport- Contract pending (includes clause prohibiting

media access). Approved use of 4,000 sq. ft. of DOH leased space as well as 60,000 additional sq. ft. of leased DEM space once contract is completed. Airport also approved use of east side paved ramp space and 'back gate' for truck movement.

– 1200 person base camp to be located at this site.

Logistics

• Current Operations (conti– Proposed LSA #3:– Kmart Regional Distribution Center- Verbal approval for yard space

only. Quote coming from vendor to erect structure on site equal to 100,000 sq. ft. Vendor indicates this amount is avail. for shipping immediately. Separate vendor identified for teams to erect structure on arrival.

– 800 person base camp to be located at this site.

– Additionally, County EM directors in Orange, Marion and Palm Beach counties have been advised of proposed locations and timetable.

– Preliminary LSA site support needs are being assessed and procured in advance of set up along with emergency contact numbers for suppliers.

Logistics

Up next – Recovery

Logistics

• Unmet Needs –– None at this time

• Future Operations –– LSA Implementation– Alternate LSA site assessment: Pratt Whitney– Alternate LSA site assessment: Leon County Fairgrounds– Secure fuel distribution sites (4-6) for responder vehicles/

equipment

Recovery

Up next – SERT Chief

Recovery

• Current Operations –– Advanced Recovery Liaisons are:

• also serving as SERT liaisons in selective counties• providing locations for distribution centers• submitting reports (see message 789)

• Unmet Needs –– Continue to seek additional Recovery Staff

• Future Operations –– Continue to develop and implement appropriate Mission

Assignments to capture hazardous storm data for mitigation activities.

– Plan for Hurricane Frances Preliminary Damage Assessments

– Review and revise, where appropriate, the State Mitigation Strategy

SERT Chief

Mike DeLorenzo

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