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Urban Forest Strike Team www.UFST.org. Task Specialist Training Brooksville, FL July 22-24, 2009. Dudley R. Hartel, Center Manager Urban Forestry South Athens, GA. Tree Risk Assessments. Objectives of UFST Assessments Risk & Debris Making UFST Risk Assessments. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
www.UrbanForestrySouth.org
www.UFST.org
