Hurricane Irma Mosquito Control Response Team Deployment in Florida

Davis H. Daiker Bureau Chief

Bureau of Scientific Evaluation and Technical Assistance Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

Purpose

• DescribetheAES’IRTstructure•  Identifyallthemovingpartsoftheresponseandillustratewhyittakesavillage• Conveythestep-wiseprogressionforasingleresponse•  ToottheDepartment’shornforabigjobdone!!!

FDACS Emergency MC Response

• WNVintroductiontoFlorida,2001•  WideareasprayingforCulexvectorspecies

•  Aerial&truckadulticideapplications

• Responsetofloodingfromhurricanes•  Wideareasprayingtocombatpestiferousspecies

•  Aerial&truckadulticideapplications

• MosquitoControlIncidentResponseTeam•  Activated8timessince2001

•  Organizedtreatmentofover11millionacres

• 2016–ZikaVectorControlTaskForce•  DeployedtoTaylor,Okeechobee,andBroward•  Highlandscounty(DENVcasein2017)

MCIRT 2004 CharleyAug.13FrancisSept.4JeanneSept.25

Incident Command System

ICS Benefits

•  Deployedrapidly•  AllowscoordinationwithStateandFederalAgencies•  Assistancewithconcurrencyrequirements•  Standardized-languageandstructure•  Everyoneknowstheirroles•  Everyonestayswithintheirroles•  Scalable-Expandable/Contractible

•  ConceptisapplicableforabirthdaypartytothewildfiretotheSuperbowl

Ground Zero for Mosquito Abatement

•  Everythingbeginsatthelocallevel!

Local State Federal

Declarations and Public Assistance

•  StateofFL-Governor’sexecutiveorder17-235•  DeclarationofaStateofEmergency•  Providesavailabilityoffundingforrelief&recoveryefforts

•  PresidentialMajorDisasterDeclaration•  InitiatesavailabilityofFEMAPublicAssistanceProgramprovidingforreimbursementforresponseandrecoveryexpenses•  https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/111781

Emergency Response- FDACS role

•  10-14dayspost-storm-IdentifytheIC/deployMCIRT•  Why2weekslater?

• MonitorEMConstellationformosquitocontrolrequests•  Establishcontactwiththerequestingcounty•  PrioritizeCountyrequests(basedon?)•  Facilitategettingrequiredelementsfortreatmentandreimbursement•  Developatreatmentmapwiththecounty•  Collect3-yearsofbaselinemosquitodata•  Requiredtodemonstrateincreasefromstorm

•  Post-storm,pre-treatmentmosquitosurveillance•  FDACScanassistiflocalMCPcannot

•  SeekconcurrencewithCDC/FWS/FDEP

•  Supportlocalpublicnotificationandensurecompliancewithlocalregulations/policy

•  Contractapplications-aerialandground

•  Post-treatmentmosquitosurveillance•  Pre-treatmentpopulationiscomparedtopost-treatmenttodemonstrateefficacyofapplication

Emergency Response- FDACS role

Local Request

• CountyHealthDepartmentletterofsupport•  Documentationrequiredforreimbursement

• Requestfortreatmentindesignatedareas•  Statecoordinateswithlocalentitiestocreatesprayzonemaps

•  Traplocations

Checklist Items Governor/Presidentialdeclarations Notifychemically-sensitive

RequestthroughEMConstellation Notifypublic/beekeeperassn.

3yearsbaselinedata Notifyorganicgrowers

Mappreparedandapproved ConcurrencefromFWS

Pre-treatmentsurveillance ConcurrencefromCDC

LetterofsupportfromlocalDOH ConcurrencefromFDOH

LetterofsupportfromBOCC ConcurrencefromFDEP

P.O.,contractor,andchemical Post-treatmentsurveillance

Logistics(hotels)andfinances(p-cards,timesheets,etc.)

Notifications

Federal Partners

•  FEMA•  RequestsconcurrencybyCDCandUSFWS

• CDC•  ProvidesconcurrencewithtrapdataandDOH

• USFWS•  Approvesspraymapswithregardtohabitatorspeciesconcerns

Reimbursement

•  FEMAprovidesreimbursement•  VariesbasedonState/FEMAagreement•  RecentexamplefromIrma–75%/25%costshare•  12.5%Stateand12.5%County•  Governor'sofficecovers12.5%ofcostsforfiscallyconstrainedcounties

9/4/17ExecutiveOrder17-235issued9/5/17PresidentialDeclarationordered 9/10/17IrmalandfallintheKeys9/14/17MCIRTactivatedinTallahassee9/18/17ICPestablishedinAlachua9/18/172EmergencyPOsapproved9/20/17ICPestablishedinOkeechobee9/25/17ICPestablishedinBartow10/5/17Lasttreatmentperformed

MCIRT- Irma Summary

•  31countiesrequestedassistance•  Treatmentsin25counties•  FDACSconductedsurveillancein18counties

•  49Divisionpersonnelparticipated•  15,655gallonsofDibromaeriallyapplied•  3,036,092acrestreated

•  3,648milestreatedbygroundusingMalathion•  $6,005,980expended

Alachua Okeechobee

Potential Challenges

• Misguidedcontrolrequests/limitedlocalknowledgeoftheprocess•  Aerialvs.groundapplication•  Publicresistancetopesticides•  Chemicalavailabilityandtransport•  Contractoravailability(HurricaneHarvey)•  Applicationoverstatelands•  Riskstobee•  Longdeployment(2weeks);longdays(7to7)

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Thank you!

Davis H. Daiker

Davis.Daiker@FreshFromFlorida.com 850-617-7919

Bureau Chief Bureau of Scientific Evaluation and Technical Assistance

Division of Agricultural Environmental Services