2007 Wildfires

UNIFIED COMMAND UNIFIED COMMAND BRIEFINGBRIEFINGMay 27, 2007May 27, 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 – Bob Howard• PLANS CHIEF – Carla Boyce• LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan• FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor• PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone• RECOVERY – Bart Frost

David Halstead

SERT Chief

Up Next – Meteorology

Up Next – Forestry

Meteorology

Ben Nelson

Current Weather Map

Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today

Red Flag Warnings Today : North Florida

Forecast Rainfall through 8 AM Wed.

Critical Fire Weather Conditions Tues/Wed

Forecast Rainfall: Wed - Fri

Forecast Weather Map: Saturday AM

Up Next – Forestry

Division of Forestry

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Planning

Up Next – Planning

Matt Weinell

Carla Boyce

Plans

Up Next – Operations

PlansPlanning Assumptions

• Eastern winds 10-25 MPH, with higher gusts; Slight chance of lighting induced wildfires in extreme South Florida; Red Flag Warnings are in effect for all west Central Florida, Southwestern Florida, Big Bend, and Panhandle

• 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 • Emergency Presidential Declaration submitted to FEMA

Plans

Rainfall Needed to Approach Normal

Up Next – Operations

Bob Howard

Operations

Up Next – Human Services

Human Services

Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES

Current Situation • American Red Cross providing meals, snacks and

hydration in Sarasota and Palm Beach Counties • 100 meals served by ARC 05-23-07• 295 snack • 4 ERV’s• 2 ERT Teams

• I Shelter open in Sarasota County• Shelter Teams on Standby

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

Up Next – SERT Chief

SERT Chief

David Halstead

Next Briefing

May 28 1030 HrsBranch Briefing