2007 Wildfires

UNIFIED COMMAND UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFINGBRIEFINGMay 22, 2007May 22, 2007

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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

Amy Frank

Tuesday Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Red Flag Warning

Fire Weather Watch

Small Craft Advisory

Forecast Wind Speed and Direction

Forecast Wind Gusts

8 AM TUESDAY

12 PM TUESDAY

Thursday

Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Wed

Panhandle & North Florida

• Dry, breezy this afternoon

• Smoke moves west and northwest

• No rain until Sunday/Monday

Central Florida

• Onshore winds keep humidity up (E coast)

• Windy

• Dry (interior, West Coast)

South Florida

• Rain

• Windy

Division of Forestry

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Planning

Up Next – Planning

Esther Johnson

Plans

Up Next – Operations

PlansPlanning Assumptions

• Fire related surge on hospital & pre-hospital systems will increase• Wildfires in SE US are limiting available mutual aid resources for

suppression activities in Florida• Eastern winds 10-20MPH, with higher gusts; Chance of lighting

induced wildfires in South Florida; Red Flag Warnings are in effect for all northern Florida and the western Peninsula

• 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

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

Bob Howard

Operations

Up Next – Operations Support

Operations Support

Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services

• Current Issues • Tracking 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

Human Services

Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES

• Current Situation • No sheltering operations at this time• ARC had no feeding activity yesterday

• No Unmet Needs

• Future Operations • Continue to monitor the situation• Provide support if needed• ARC remains on alert and can respond if needed

HUMAN SERVICES

Infrastructure

Up Next – Logistics

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

SERT Chief

David Halstead

Next Briefing

May 23 1030 HrsBranch Briefing