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Florida FWC’s role in the response
Not lead state agency– Staff at JIC, EOC
locations (~220; 10% of total staff)
Fish/wildlife impacts – Pre-impact, baseline
sampling– Assist w/critter rescues,
etc.
Florida FWC’s role in the response
Law enforcement support – Aircraft (~5) and – Vessels (~45) provide
reconnaissance, security – ATVs (~7) for beach patrol
Volunteer support Communication support
FWC + other state agencies
Ad campaigns – Have you seen them?
Free fishing weekends Extend renewal period
for commercial fishing licenses
Modify season dates, relax regulations
Troubles and Annoyances
Bureaucracy– More agencies involved – state & federal– Extra steps/approvals to get news releases
approved– Process inhibits our ability to respond
quickly to media inquiries; damages our reputation
– Paperwork; documenting our time/expenses for reimbursement
Hassles and Cranial Discomforts
Excess urgency; adrenaline overload; “haste makes waste”– “This news release has to go out
right away.” Approvers unavailable. “Hurry!”
– “Oops, wewe need to correct something in that news release we just sent.
Everyone’s a communications/marketing expert.
Things that make you go postal
Version control– Executive director shows draft of news
release to counterpart at EOC. – Counterpart likes it. – Gives to EOC staff to issue. (It was
supposed to come back to us for editing.)– Chock-full of errers and misteaks, and our
name is on it.
But wait! There’s more!
Burnout Pace yourselves; it’s a
marathon, not a sprint. We still have our “day
jobs” to do. No office director from
January-June Summer vacations =
short-handed
Please, God – not…