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Senior Leadership Briefing

Hurricane Matthew Friday, October 7, 2016 (5:00 a.m. EDT)

Current Situation (NOAA LNO, 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

As of 2:00 a.m. EDT, Major Hurricane Matthew was located 80 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, FL, moving

northwest at 14 mph. Matthew is expected to turn toward the north-northwest later this morning and will be

close to or over the east coast of Florida through Friday night. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to

near 120 mph with higher gusts (Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale). Although some

additional weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, Matthew is expected to be a powerful Category 3

hurricane as it moves near the coast of Florida.

Impact Summary: (NOAA LNO, 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

Hurricane wind conditions are expected today along the east coast of Florida and are likely to spread

northward throughout the day, where widespread extensive to devastating impacts will be felt. Wind effects

such as these have not been experienced in central and northeast Florida in decades.

The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be

flooded, with potentially devastating impacts due to rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The

danger exists for life-threatening inundation during the next 36 hours along the Florida east coast, Georgia

coast, and portions of the South Carolina coast. Water could reach 7 to 11 feet in depth above ground at

times of high tide from Sebastian Inlet, FL to Edisto Beach, SC. This is where the most extreme conditions

are possible.

Total rainfall of 6 to 12 inches with isolated amounts up to 15 inches are forecast along coastal east-central

Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, mainly today through October 8. Significant flooding is expected over

portions of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia today into the weekend as a result of the combination of

both storm surge/tidal flooding and freshwater impacts.

Declaration Activity: (Emergency Declaration Summary, 11:00 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2016) Emergency Declaration FEMA-3377-EM-Florida effective October 6, 2016 (FCO: Terry L. Quarles):

o Public Assistance (PA) approved for 28 counties.

Emergency Declaration FEMA-3379-EM-Georgia effective October 6, 2016 (FCO: Warren J. Riley):

o PA approved for 30 counties.

Emergency Declaration FEMA-3378-EM-South Carolina effective October 6, 2016 (FCO: W. Michael

Moore):

o PA approved for all 46 counties and the Catawba Indian Nation.

North Carolina requested an emergency declaration.

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FEMA Headquarters NRCC: Activated to Level 1; future planning cells stood up for housing, sheltering, and energy.

National Operations and Assets

o Florida

National IMAT-West has arrived in Florida.

o Georgia

National IMAT-East-1 has arrived in Atlanta, GA and is prepared for onward movement.

Region V DCO/DCE deployed to Region IV.

U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Incident Support Base (ISB) Albany staffed and operational with

one Alpha Pack, one Bravo Pack, and five MCOVs en route.

Establishing Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, Integration (RSOI) / Mobilization Center at the

Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta, GA (FOD Readiness and Availability Report, 2:00 p.m. EDT,

October 6, 2016). o South Carolina

Region IX IMAT-2 and Region V IMAT deployed to South Carolina (Operations Order 17-2016, Amendment 6,

11:15 a.m. EDT, October 6, 2016). Region VIII Defense Coordinating Officer/Element (DCO/DCE) deployed to South Carolina.

South Carolina North Field State Logistical Staging Area (LSA) opened today; FEMA staff being

identified to support.

o North Carolina:

ISB Ft. Bragg staffed and operational with three Alpha Packs and five Mobile Communications

Office Vehicles (MCOVs).

Region IV IMAT-2 deployed to North Carolina.

FEMA HQ Recovery (FEMA Recovery Report, 2:00 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2016) o National Processing Service Centers (NPSCs) are operational and personnel are on standby to take

Hurricane Matthew registration intake phone calls.

o Recovery activated Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Agreement for agents to assist with Individual

Assistance (IA) registration intake; agents will be online by October 8 with up to 1,200 agents.

o Housing Inspection Services (HIS) contractors are on alert to address IA requests. (FEMA Recovery Report, 2:00

p.m. EDT, October 5, 2016)

Incident Workforce Deployments: (FOD Readiness and Availability Report, 1:00 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

State Deployed Deployed

Pending Check-In

Positions Left to Fill on

Standard Open Requests

FL 217 29 33

GA 307 270 200

NC 94 30 20

SC 29 25 14

VA 30 19 3

Grand Total 574 216 144

o FEMA Corps (FOD Update, 2:20 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

4 FEMA Corps teams are supporting response efforts at Distribution Centers (DCs) in Winchester,

VA, Frederick, MD, and Atlanta, GA.

45 FEMA Corps teams trained in Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) moving to stage in Vicksburg,

MS, Baltimore, MD, and Atlanta, GA beginning October 7, with all teams available to deploy by

October 10.

4 additional teams will receive Just in Time Training in DSA at the Atlanta mobilization facility

beginning October 10 with anticipated arrival in the field on October 16.

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o U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Surge Capacity Force (SCF) (FOD Update, 2:20 a.m. EDT, October 7,

2016) Meeting with DHS SCF components at 9:00 a.m. October 7 EDT to coordinate Mission Assignment

processing and deployment support.

1,500 SCF personnel will be requested for NPSC support; mobilization (training and equipping) will

take place at each of the NPSCs.

700 SCF personnel will support Mass Care; teams will receive training and equipment at the

National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmittsburg beginning October 10 at 3:00 p.m.

EDT.

700 SCF personnel will support DSA; teams will receive training and equipment at the NETC in

Emmittsburg after Mass Care personnel are mobilized.

o Mobilization Center in Atlanta, GA prepped for soft opening October 7. Mission Support staff and

deployment staff in place to process responders and support on-ward movement.

o Submitted request for information to DOD, NORTHCOM, and Maritime Reserve Fleet on their ability

support housing for FEMA employees, FEMA Corps Teams, and DHS SCF personnel deploying to

Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

o Six Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) Task Forces, including one task force re-deployed from

Louisiana will deploy to Atlanta mobilization center arriving Friday, October 7 and with anticipated

arrival in field as early as Saturday, October 8.

FEMA Region IV: (FEMA Region IV Update, 1:00 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

RRCC Status: Level I (24/7); RWC Status: Enhanced Watch.

Region IV IMAT-1: Deployed to North Carolina EOC.

Region IV IMAT-2: Deployed to Florida EOC.

Region V IMAT: En route to South Carolina EOC.

Region IX IMAT-1: On ground at South Carolina EOC.

Liaison Officers (LNOs) deployed to the Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina EOCs and Georgia

Emergency Management Agency.

Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT) deployed to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Florida

o EOC at Full Activation.

o Governor declared State of Emergency for all 67 counties.

o Operational Objectives: Ensure basic needs are met and promote coordination between State, Local, and

SERT partners.

o Mandatory evacuations issued for 10 counties (FEMA RIV Leadership Event Summary, October 6).

o St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant shut down reactor-2 due to Hurricane Warning; St. Lucie reactor-1 is shut

down for refueling.

Georgia

o EOC at Full Activation.

o Governor declared a State of Emergency for 30 counties.

o Operational Objectives: Mandatory evacuations east of I-95, sheltering, rostering and staging of teams,

and adequate space for air bridge in Savannah.

o Mandatory evacuations for six coastal counties east of I-95 were issued and voluntary evacuations remain

in effect west of I-95.

o Glynn County implementing curfew extending throughout the event; in effect until October 7

o Liberty County Emergency Management Agency will begin shuttling survivors to Red Cross Sheltering

locations for those who have no other means of evacuating to a safe location. o University Medical Center in Chatham County making preparations to evacuate high-risk patients.

South Carolina

o EOC at Full Activation.

o Operational Objectives: Evacuations, shelters, and swift water search and rescue.

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o Mandatory evacuations:

Mandatory evacuation for Charleston, Beaufort, Horry, Georgetown, and Colleton (Zone B) counties.

Over 175,000 evacuated.

A mandatory medical evacuation by executive order was executed for Beaufort, Charleston,

Dorchester, Berkeley, Colleton, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties.

North Carolina

o EOC at Level II (Full Activation).

o Governor declared a State of Emergency and requested an Emergency Declaration on October 4, 2016.

o Operational Objectives: Saturation of eastern North Carolina, coordination with mass feeding

organizations, and having all resources in place.

o 247 National Guard members activated.

o Activated and pre-deployed four Swift Water Rescue Teams and three Urban Search and Rescue (US&R)

Teams.

o Evacuations:

Evacuation order for Ocracoke Island has been suspended for residents and non-residents.

Voluntary evacuations ongoing today in Pender County.

ESF #1- Transportation (ESF #1 Update, 12:48 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

o Road Status:

Motor carrier safety waivers remain in effect for the following states: Florida, Georgia, South

Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Contraflow operations have been implemented for I-16 in Georgia to facilitate evacuation from

Savannah and I-26 in South Carolina to facilitate evacuation from Charleston.

o Public Transportation Status:

Miami-Dade Transit and Palm Tran (Palm Beach County) transportation systems ceased operations

effective October 6. Connexion, Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) paratransit service will be available on

October 7 for life-sustaining travel only.

The St. Johns River Ferry, fixed JTA route bus service, and Skyway (monorail service) are

expected to operate on a Sunday schedule (limited service hours) on October 7.

o Railway Status:

Tri-Rail and Orlando Sun Rail Service were suspended October 6.

Amtrak is temporarily suspending train service in the south through October 8. The Silver Star and

Silver Meteor (New York to Miami) and the Auto Train are cancelled. The Palmetto (New York to

Savannah) will operate between New York and Washington, DC.

o Airport Status:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established a process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

operations in the affected areas; please contact the Systems Operation Support Center at 202-267-

8276 or 202-385-4403 to receive an emergency Certification of Waiver or Authorization Operations

(COA).

Airspace Coordination Areas implemented by the FAA notifying pilots to exercise extreme caution.

Closed with air traffic control operational: North Perry Hollywood (WHO), Ft. Lauderdale (FLL),

Pompano Beach (PMP), Witham Field (SUA), Palm Beach International (PBI), Treasure Coast

International Airport (FPR), and Melbourne International Airport (MEL).

Closed without operational air traffic control: Orlando International Airport (MCO), Boca Raton

Airport (BCT), Flagler (FIN), New Smyrna Beach (EVB), Miami International Airport (MIA),

Miami-Opa-Locka Executive Airport (OPF), and Ft. Lauderdale Executive (FXE).

o Port Status:

Closed: Jacksonville, FL; West Palm Beach, FL; Miami/Port Everglades, FL; Key West (middle

Keys to northern Keys), FL; Savannah, GA.

Open with restrictions: Charleston, SC; St. Petersburg, FL, North Carolina.

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ESF #2- Communications (ESF #2 Update, 3:57 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

o Shared Resources High Frequency Radio Program (SHARES) Southeast and national networks activated.

o Mobile Communications Office Vehicles (MCOVs): three in Florida; five at Fort Bragg ISB and five more

en route to arrive October 7; one at Albany ISB and four en route to arrive October 7; one en route to South

Carolina.

ESF #3- Public Works and Engineering (ESF #3 Update, 3:50 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016) o Lake Okeechobee is currently 15.86 ft. (17.5 ft. critical level) National Geodetic Vertical Datum

(NGVD); USACE continues water management by reducing levels in canals.

o Herbert Hoover Dike inspection/response team (5 PAX) arrived in FL and will begin assessments

October 7; coordinating Army National Guard air support.

o USACE has identified Temporary Roofing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for Florida, Georgia and

South Carolina.

o USACE is preparing for multi-state power outage impacts and has activated its Temporary Emergency

Power teams, the Prime Power 249th Engineering Battalion, and other teams and resources to prepare for

generator installation requirements for critical public facilities.

ESF #4- Fire (ESF #4 Update, 12:06 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2016)

o ESF #4 staff mobilized to Region 4 RRCC October 5, 2016; currently supporting requests for ESF #4

coordination assistance at State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, FL.

ESF #6- Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services (ESF #6 Update, 3:09 a.m. EDT, October 7,

2016) o Total projected shelter population in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina: 1 million affected.

o Number of shelters open:

144 in Florida with a population of 7,414.

42 special needs shelters in Florida with population of 155.

18 in Georgia.

32 in South Carolina.

1 State Medical Support Shelter in Goldsboro, NC.

o USACE project a total of 32,900 housing units for temporary roofing, which include:

29,100 housing units in Florida.

1,900 housing units in Georgia.

1,900 housing units in South Carolina.

o Total projected pet population in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina: 546,046 pets (237,835 dogs,

259,827 cats, 29,915 birds, and 16,046 horses).

o FEMA is assisting the Red Cross and Volunteer Agency Partners to deploy 1,400 staff to support

sheltering and feeding operations.

ESF #7- Logistics Management and Resource Support (ESF #7 Update, 4:05a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016) o Commodities are being shipped to ISB Albany and ISB Ft. Bragg:

25,575 blankets arrived; 13,392 en route.

22 Commonly Used Shelter Items (CUSI) arrived; 29 en route.

536,510 meals arrived; 3,843 meals ordered from Distribution Center (DC).

476,286 liters of water arrived.

o 106 generators arrived; 60 en route from DC Frederick, 58 en route from DC Moffett, and 22 en route

via Mission Assignment (MA) to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to Florida State Staging Area in

Orlando.

o 3.2M liters of water will be shipped to Florida State Staging Area in Orlando each day for ten days

beginning October 8, to meet the requirement of 32M; 9.6M liters of water were procured through

Office of Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) for delivery.

o 390,000 gallons of fuel ordered from DLA; 65,000 of mogas and 65,000 of diesel en route to Albany,

GA and 130,000 gallons of diesel en route to Warren Robbins AFB for push forward at a later date.

o 700 laptops shipped to National Education and Training Center (NETC).

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ESF #8- Public Health and Medical Services (ESF #8 Update, 12:26 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016) o Anniston, AL: 8 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) (OH-1 & 5, CO-2, PA-4, GA-3, FL-1,

MA-1, TX-1) en route for initial staging and 8 additional teams on alert.

o One Disaster Mortuary Response (DMORT) Assessment Team activated and one additional DMORT

Team on alert.

o Tallahassee, FL: 10-person Incident Response Coordination Team (IRCT) Forward en route.

o Florida: Two National Veterinary Response Teams (NVRTs) activated.

ESF #9- Search and Rescue (ESF #9 Update, 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

o Resources en route to Florida: Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia Type 1 Task

Forces and Virginia Type 2 Task Force (80 personnel each) and Indiana Task Force 1 Hazmat

Equipment Push Package Cache (2 personnel); 4 additional Type 1 Task Forces were requested (80

personnel per team).

o Resources en route to Georgia: Incident Support Team Blue (37 personnel), Maryland, New York, and

Missouri Type 3 Task Force 1 (40 personnel), Tennessee Type 1 Task Force 1 (80 personnel), Maryland

Task Force 1 Hazardous Equipment Push Package (4 personnel), Virginia Task Force 2 Incident Support

Team Cache (8 personnel) and Communication Tower Cache (2 personnel).

ESF #10- Oil and Hazardous Materials Response (ESF #10 Update, 2:40 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2016) o The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EOC is in coordination with the EPA Region 4 office,

developing modeling for EPA regulated facilities, Nation Priorities List (Superfund NPL) sites, and

active EPA Removal Actions located within 50 miles inland of the coast.

ESF #11- Agriculture and Natural Resources (DOI Update, 9:33 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2016). o The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has deployed 282 storm surge sensors and rapid deployment gages,

monitoring riverine flooding, and coordinating with other federal agencies.

ESF #12- Energy (ESF 12 Update, 4:30 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016) o Department of Energy National Outage Map reflects approximately 444,646 outages within Region IV

as of 4:30 a.m. on October 7:

Florida: 442,097 outages; 109,134 in Brevard County, 50,077 in Palm Beach County, and 46,202 in

Martin County.

It is anticipated that the number of power outages will increase as Hurricane Matthew moves closer

to the coast.

ESF #13- Public Safety and Security (ESF #13 Update, 12:21 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2016) o ESF #13 activated and initiated deployment of its Field Support Team (FST) and deployment logistics

package.

o ESF #13 requested 375 Federal Law Enforcement Officers to provide Site Security, Force Protection,

and general law enforcement functions within the disaster area.

ESF #15- External Affairs (ESF #15 Update, 1:18 a.m. EDT, October 7, 2016)

o Social Media There are reports of power going off and on repeatedly in some areas. Those affected believe they

will eventually completely lose power and are reminding each other to keep their devices charged.

o Private Sector

Airbnb has activated its Disaster Response Tool in Florida and South Carolina, offering no-cost

housing to displaced survivors and relief workers deployed to help.

A national retailer has moved additional water into Jacksonville, FL and Columbia, SC to replenish

supplies for evacuees and have pre-staged water in other locations for after the storm passes.

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Power Outage Map:

Population Impact Map:

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MERS Deployment Map:

Map of Shelters in Storm Path: Mobile Home Park Locations: