Urban Forest Strike Team UFST

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

Urban Forest Strike Teamwww.UFST.org

Task Specialist TrainingBrooksville, FL

July 22-24, 2009

Dudley R. Hartel, Center Manager

Urban Forestry South

Athens, GA

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

• Objectives of UFST Assessments

• Risk & Debris

• Making UFST Risk Assessments

Tree Risk Assessments

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

Objectives of Risk Assessments

• Provide professional expertise

• Provide additional capacity

• Evaluate trees (during response)– Keep and repair (prune) when appropriate– Remove hazards

• Associate debris with risk mitigation– FEMA reimbursement/contracts

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

Risk Assessments

• During disaster response– Tree Risk

• Pre-debris cleanup– public safety– with or without FEMA debris estimates– potential impact on the debris selection & removal

• Post-debris cleanup– public safety (Ocean Springs, MS)

• During disaster recovery– Tree Risk

• Post-disaster management (short/long-term)– public safety

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

Debris & Risk

• Arborists & Risk– Target– Size of part– Probability of failure– Any cause

• Disaster Debris– FEMA specifications– Disaster related– Risk secondary (distance to public)

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

UFST Assessment Protocol

• ICS Structure– Team Leaders– Crews

• Two experienced arborists (pre-requisites)

• Local briefing by urban forestry staff

• Disaster response = disaster related– Ties back to UFST objectives

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

UFST Assessment Protocol

• Risk

• Debris– Evaluate for FEMA specifications

• Size• Extent• Lean caused by disaster

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

UFST Assessment Protocol

• Remove (orange dot)– Risk may be significant – debris criteria– Can’t be salvaged

• Prune (blue dot)– Any risk can be mitigated – debris criteria– Salvage meets community objectives

• Other Risk (white dot)– Risk observed & assessed– Non-disaster related cause

Dudley R. Hartel

UFST Task Specialist Training

Urban Forest Strike Team

Dudley R. Hartel, Center Manager

Urban Forestry South

320 Green St

Athens, GA 30602

(706) 559-4236 voice

(706) 410-5568 cell

dhartel@fs.fed.us

www.UrbanForestrySouth.org

www.UFST.org