fema operations brief for dec 5, 2013
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Operations Briefing for Thursday, December 5, 2013 Presented by Homeland Security Jobs HQ at http://homelandsecurityjobshq.comTRANSCRIPT
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•Daily Operations Briefing Thursday, December 5, 2013
8:30 a.m. EST
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Significant Activity: Dec 4 – Dec 5 Significant Events: Winter storm – Southern Plains to Lower Ohio Valley
Significant Weather:
• Freezing rain – Middle/Lower Mississippi Valleys
• Heavy snow – Great Lakes
• Thunderstorms – Ohio Valley to Southeast, Mid-Atlantic
• Snow – Rockies, Southwest, Northern Plains to Great Lakes
• Critical Fire Weather Areas/Red Flag Warnings: None
• Space Weather: No space weather storms observed or predicted
Tropical Activity:
• Atlantic: Area 1 - 20% chance of development
• Western Pacific: No activity threatening U.S. territories
Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity:
• Appeal for Major Disaster Declaration for California
• Request for Major Disaster Declaration for Indiana
• Amendment No. 2 to FEMA-4149-DR-Pennsylvania
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Total Snow Forecast
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/gis/images/CONUS_Snow.png
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72-hour ice accumulation
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/pwpf/wwd_accum_pro
bs.php?ftype=probabilities&fpd=72&ptype=icez
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72-hour ice accumulation > 1.00 inch
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High / Low Temperatures
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/gis/images/
CONUS_AptMin.png
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Winter Storm System Response State Response • All State EOC remain at Normal Operations with the exception of KY
• KY - Level 1 (EOC standard with hot standby mode)
• There are no unmet needs or requests for FEMA assistance
Federal Response
FEMA HQ
• FEMA NRCC – Not Activated; NWC at Watch/Steady State (24/7), maintain contact with FEMA Regions
FEMA Region IV
• RRCC not activated; RWC at Watch/Steady State (24/7)
• Generators prepared for transport (standby)
• IMAT-1 deployed to KY EOC; SLNO deployed to TN EOC
• IMAT-2 deployed to NC JFO and can re-deploy to TN if required
• USACE light PRT deploying to Ft Campbell
FEMA Region VI
• RRCC activated to Level II (with ESF 1, 3, 6, and DCE); MOC Denton at Watch/Steady State (24/7)
• 1 54-pack Generators deploying to Muskogee, OK and Camp Robinson AR (ETA 7:00 p.m. EST)
• 2 person team deployed with MERs support to Davis Field for Generator staging
• 3 person Type 3 IMAT deployed to Little Rock, AR JFO, will support AR SEOC if needed
• USACE Power Mission Support Team deploying from Tulsa to Oklahoma City
FEMA Region VII
• RRCC not activated; RWC at Enhanced Watch;
• No unmet needs; no requests for FEMA assistance
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Atlantic Tropical Outlook
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Atlantic Tropical Outlook
As of 12:50 p.m. EDT, Dec 4
• Showers & thunderstorms have increased
• Associated with a non-tropical low
• Located about 450 miles south of the Azores
• Producing winds near 60 mph
• Some additional development possible
• Low chance (20%) of developing into a
tropical cyclone next five days
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http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/noaa/noaad1.pdf
National Weather Forecast
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Active Watches/Warnings
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php
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http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-3.shtml
Precipitation Forecast – 3 Day
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
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http://water.weather.gov/ahps/forecasts.php?current_color=flood¤t_type=all&fcst_t
ype=fcst&conus_map=d_map
River Forecast – 7 Day
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Convective Outlooks Days 1 – 3
Day 1 Day 2
Day 3
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Critical Fire Weather Areas Days 1 – 8
Day 1 Day 2
Day 3-8
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http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats_ie.php
Hazard Outlook: Dec 7 - 11
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NOAA Scales Activity (Range: 1/minor to 5/extreme)
Past
24 Hours Current
Next
24 Hours
Space Weather Activity: None None None
• Geomagnetic Storms None None None
• Solar Radiation Storms None None None
• Radio Blackouts None None None
Space Weather
Sunspot Activity
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drapglobal.html http://spaceweather.com/
HF Communication Impact
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Major Disaster Request – Indiana
Indiana
• The Governor requests a Major Disaster Declaration
• For Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, and Tornadoes on
November 17, 2013
• Requesting:
• Individual Assistance for Howard county
• Hazard Mitigation statewide
= Requested county
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Major Disaster Declaration Request – California
December 4, 2013
• Governor requests a Major Disaster Declaration
• Appeal of original (PA) request denied Nov 4, 2013
• As a result of the Rim Fire during the period of Aug 20 –
Sep 8, 2013
• Requesting:
• Public Assistance for Tuolumne & Mariposa Counties
• Hazard Mitigation statewide
= Requested counties
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Declaration Requests in Process Requests
APPROVED (since last report)
Requests DENIED
(since last report)
3 Date Requested 0 0
Rosebud Sioux Tribe – DR (Appeal) Severe Storms, Straight-line
Winds, and Flooding October 29, 2013
CA – DR (Appeal) Rim Fire December 2, 2013
IN – DR Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes December 3, 2013
Disaster Requests & Declarations
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Disaster Amendments
A B C D E F G
Debris Removal Emergency Protective
Measures Road Systems & Bridges Water Control Facilities Public Buildings & Contents Public Utilities Parks, Recreational, & Other
Amendment Effective Date Action
Amendment No. 2 to 4149-DR-PA November 27, 2013 Appoints Steven S. Ward as FCO
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Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments
Region State /
Location Event IA/PA
Number of Counties Start – End
Requested Complete
V IL Severe Storms and Tornadoes
November 17-18, 2013 PA 15 0 12/2-TBD
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Open Field Offices as of December 5, 2013
Pennsylvania 4149-DR
JFO: Harrisburg, PA
FCO: Steven S. Ward
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IMAT Status National Teams
Team Status Team Status Team Status
Blue/White/
Red East CO West
Regional Teams Team Status Team Status Team Status
Region I Region V IL Region VIII SD
Region II Region VI-1 OK Region IX-1
Region III PA Region VI-2 NM Region IX-2 CO
Region IV-1 KY Region VII KS Region X
Region IV-2 NC
= Assigned/Deployed
= Not Mission Capable
= Available/Mission Capable
= Available/Partially Mission Capable
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Total Deployed Detailed Not
Available Available Cadre Status
40 29 1 2 8
OFDC Cadre Member Status
Total Available Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4
8* 1 5 2 0
As of: 12/4/2013
* All Type 1 FCOs are available unless deployed to a Level 1 event
Total Deployed Assigned Available Status
9 5 4 4
Federal Coordinating Officer
Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator
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MCOV Fleet / Deployment Status
Fully Mission Capable 54 Partially Mission Capable 0 Non-Mission Capable 1 Total Not Deployed 53
MCOV FLEET STATUS MCOV DISASTER SUPPORT DEPLOYMENTS
Location Units
Assigned Available
FMC Deployed
Committed PMC Unavailable DR-State OPCON
En
Route Unit Prep
Open
Request Notes:
MERS Maynard 3 3 0 0 0 DR-4145-CO 2 0 0
MERS Frederick 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Thomasville 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0
DC Ft Worth 20 18 1 0 1 0 0 0
MERS Denver 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Bothell 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sacramento 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 55 52 2 0 1 TOTAL 2 0 0 0
Units in route for turn-in included in above totals.
2 0 0
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Urban Search & Rescue INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAMS (Red-White-Blue) – Monthly On Call Rotation
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
WEST CENTRAL EAST
Team Status Team Status Team Status
CA-TF1 Available AZ-TF1 Available FL-TF1 Available
CA-TF2 Available CO-TF1 Available FL-TF2 Available
CA-TF3 Available IN-TF1 Available MA-TF1 Available
CA-TF4 Available MO-TF1 Available MD-TF1 Available
CA-TF5 Available NE-TF1 Available NY-TF1 Available
CA-TF6 Available NM-TF1 Conditional PA-TF1 Available
CA-TF7 Available NV-TF1 Conditional VA-TF1 Available
CA-TF8 Available TN-TF1 Available VA-TF2 Available
WA-TF1 Available TX-TF1 Available OH-TF1 Available
UT-TF1 Available
= Assigned/Deployed = Out-of-Service
= Available/Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable
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RRCC / Regional Watch Center Status
= Not Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable = Available/Mission Capable
Region RRCC Regional Watch Center
I Not Activated Maynard MOC (24/7)
II Not Activated 24/7
III Not Activated 24/7
IV Not Activated 24/7
V Not Activated 24/7
VI Level III (Level II at 10am EST) Denton MOC (24/7)
VII Not Activated Enhanced
VIII Not Activated Denver MOC (24/7)
IX Not Activated 24/7
X Not Activated Bothell MOC (24/7)
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National Team Status
Team/Status Current Location Remarks
National Watch Center Washington, DC Watch/Steady State
NRCC Washington, DC Not Activated
HLT Miami, FL Not Activated
DEST Washington, DC Not Activated
Mission Capable Partially Mission Capable Not Mission Capable
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