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August 15, 2004
1800 hrs
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SEOC
LEVEL
1
24 Hour Operations
SERT CHIEF
Mike DeLorenzo
Up next – FEMA ERT-A
FEMA ERT-A
Up next – Meteorology
METEOROLOGY
Radar Image – 5:38pm
Rainfall Forecast – Next Five Days
(8am Sunday – 8am Friday)
Recovery Forecast
Rest of this afternoon and evening:
Becoming mostly cloudy. Numerous thunderstorms
inland. Scattered thunderstorms near the coast. Chance
of rain 60 percent inland and 50 percent near the coast.
Overnight:
Becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Light
winds.
River Flooding in West Central Florida
River Flooding in West Center Florida
Buildings in Hidden Acres flood, Access road to Hidden Acres
is impassible, Two homes become isolated
Tropical Storm Earl Tracking Towards the Caribbean
Sea and Expected to Strengthen
24 hour Shear Tendency
Computer Models – 2pm
Tropical Storm Earl Moving Into the Warmer Waters of the
Caribbean
Up next – Operations Chief
OPERATIONS CHIEF
Up next – Emergency Services
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Emergency Services
• Current Issues –
– Base Camp to be established tomorrow PM at the Jr High in Hardee
County (DOF)
– Base Camp being established near the Lakeland LSA (USFS)
– SAR primary search to be completed PM today including barrier islands
– LEA establishing rotational plan with local and state agencies for
personnel
– Fatality count: 13
– EPA overflight showed minimal impact to hazmat facilities (Polk to
Charlotte)
• Unmet Needs –
– Comfort needs for responders; establish better communications with
local authorities
• Future Operations –
– Reassess current deployments; personnel replacement / backfill
Up next – Human Services
HUMAN SERVICES
Human Services
• Current Issues –
– 96,192 feedings provided August 13 and 14 occurring at
multiple sites
– Comfort stations open in the following counties: (5) Charlotte
County; (2) DeSoto, (1) Polk, and (1) Hardee
– Shelters still open: 21 (2200 occupancy)
– Trucks with water and ice are arriving LSA #1 at Lakeland
Airport
– 7 trucks of food are at the LSA waiting for deployment and
120,000 meals have been delivered to various sites
– Matching registered volunteers with needs in impacted areas
– Developing a list of churches that will house volunteers
– Establishing ongoing animal treatment and sheltering in
Charlotte County
– Staging resources at LSAs (1 and 2)
Human Services
• Unmet Needs –
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Improving communications
Lodging for volunteers
Working on obtaining various animal feeds
Generators needed to milk dairy cows
• Future Operations –
– Set up additional feeding locations as soon as units arrive on
site
– Monitor inventory of resources and re-supply as needed
– Support efforts of disaster feeding organizations
– Work with USDA regarding supplying of commodities
– Opening a Regional Recovery Center at Tampa Fairgrounds
– Teaching local agencies how to request volunteers from the
Volunteer Reception Center
– Working on issues as they arrive
Up next – Infrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure
• Current Issues –
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Most state and federal highways are clear
859,000 customers without electric service
Peace River Electric Co-op will take weeks to re-build
Fuel support to county operations
Fuel support for state public safety and response
mission vehicles available at following FDOT
maintenance yards: Arcadia, Bartow, Fort Myers,
LaBelle, Okeechobee, and Sebring
– Communications: EDICS to DeSoto and Charlotte
Counties, COWs to Hardee and Charlotte Counties
– Numerous radio, satellite, cell and POTs telecom
requests coordinated
• Unmet Needs –
– Fuel delivery resources
Infrastructure
• Future Operations –
– Continue to support fuel and
telecommunications requests
– Continue to monitor transportation, electricity,
telecom, water and waste water system
restoration
Up next – Operations Support
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Operations Support
• Current Issues –
– Receiving resource requests and informational
updates. The Action Tracking function is up
and running.
• Unmet Needs –
– None
• Future Operations –
– Continue staffing Response Liaison room.
– Monitor missions - don't forget to update your
missions in Tracker as you go. Please do not
“flick” missions without letting your branch chief
know.
Up next – Military Support
ESF 13 – MILITARY SUPPORT
Military Support
• Current Operations –
– 4,218 soldiers on State Active Duty (6223 cumulative man-days)
– Logistics Staging Area Fully Operational in Lakeland (Linder
Regional Airport)
– 5 RECON teams are in Charlotte County
– Rapid Impact Assessment Team (RAIT) and 2 Ground Support
Teams
– 13 Military Aircraft Available, 12 Rotary Wing, 1 Fixed Wing
– National Guard Facilities Damaged: 7
• Unmet needs –
– None at this time
• Future Operations –
– Additional forces forward deployed, ready and postured to move
into effected areas to provide support as required
Up next – Logistics
LOGISTICS
Logistics
• Current Issues –
– LSA #1 (Lakeland) & LSA #2 (Punta Gorda) Operational
• Unmet Needs –
– Count and Destination of Materiel From LSA#1 - Wayne
Jones working.
• Future Operations –
– Increase Output at both LSAs
Up next – Finance & Administration
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Finance and Administration
• Current Issues –
– Ordered mobile offices to be delivered to Charlotte County
– Completed paperwork to hire additional Community
Relations Reservists
– Completed various travel arrangements
– Ordered office equipment for the LSA
• Unmet Needs –
– Propane tanks and fuel request for the Salvation Army
• Future Operations –
– The next State Agency Finance Officers conference call
will be held Monday, 8/16/04 at 2:00pm (850) 410-3600
– Continue to support the SEOC
Up next – Public Information
ESF 14 – PUBLIC INFORMATION
Public Information
• Current Issues –
– Continued responses to Media inquiries
– Four PIO's from the Florida Fire Chiefs Association
deployed to Charlotte County
– Addressing 24/7 staffing roster for the remainder of the
week
• Unmet Needs –
– None at this time
• Future Operations –
– Continued deployment of PIOs to effected areas
– Continued efforts to reach radio broadcast contacts to
relay shelter, food, and health safety information to
affected counties
Up next – Recovery
RECOVERY
Recovery
• Current Issues
– Supporting Recovery Operations in the impacted counties
– Providing support for overall EOC operations through ARLs
– Initiated debris clearance and temporary housing missions with USACE
and FEMA
• Unmet Needs
– Need personnel through RRT and EMAC to backfill in counties and to
provide support to staff
• Future Operations
– Gathering location and quantity information re: DRCs, feeding locations
and related services
– Continue to identify personnel for deployment to the field
Up next – SERT Chief
SERT CHIEF
Mike DeLorenzo
Don’t forget to turn your
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Thanks for your cooperation
NEXT BRIEFING
August 16 at 0730
Branch Chiefs