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Morning BriefingMorning BriefingMay 19, 2008May 19, 2008

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• Fire

• Medical

• Stress

• Severe Weather

• Parking

Safety Briefing

SEOC LEVEL

224 Hour Operations

EOC Staffing

• STATE COORDINATING OFFICER – Craig Fugate• SERT CHIEF – David Halstead• OPERATIONS CHIEF – Eric Conklin• ESF 5 CHIEF – Susan George• LOGISTICS CHIEF – Chuck Hagan• FINANCE & ADMIN CHIEF – Cherie Trainor• PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER – Mike Stone• RECOVERY – Brad Merkhofer

State Coordinating Officer

Craig Fugate

Up Next – SERT Chief

David Halstead

Up Next – Meteorology

SERT Chief

Meteorology

Amy Godsey

Current Watches / Warnings

• Dense Smoke Adv. (Lake O, SE FL)

• Red Flag Warning (NE FL)

• Special Weather Statements (C FL)

Monday

Tuesday…Winds Pick Up

Wednesday…Winds Still Up, But Slightly Lighter Than Tuesday

Lighter Winds Thursday / Friday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday / Friday

9.83’

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday / Friday

Summary

• Scattered Showers for Central / South FL Mon-Wed. Rainfall amounts light (<0.5”)

• Dry across North FL until Wed• High Temps in the U80s/L90s statewide thru Fri• Marginal Red Flag conditions Mon/Tue• Higher Winds Tue/Wed• Better fire weather conditions Thu/Fri\• This Powerpoint in EM Constellation by 10am

Ira Jolly

Forestry

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Fire Services

Sherm Sasser

Fire Services

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Information and Planning

Michael Icardi

Information & Planning

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Operations

Eric Conklin

Operations

Up Next – Operations SupportUp Next – Ops Support

Operations Support

Up Next – Emergency Services

Ops Support

• Current Issues:

• SERT Personnel in the field:

• - SERT Liaison in Brevard ? (Roberts)

• - SERT Liaisons (3) at DOF Red Team Command – 2 demob 5/18 & 1 demob 5/20

• Unmet Needs: none

• Future Operations: monitoring

Up Next – Military Support

Military Support

Up Next – Public Information

ESF 13 – Military Support

• Current Issues (20%)• 25 personnel in support • 2 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters dropping

water in southern Brevard Co.• 2 X 2500 gallon aviation fuel tanker trucks in

support of FNG helicopters

• Unmet Needs none

• Future Operations (80%)• Maintaining 2 UH-60 Blackhawks for water

drops

•Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services

• Current Issues• 15 brush Engine Companies (3 Strike Teams)

• 10 (2 Strike Teams) Demobilized and enroute home• 7 Command Vehicles• 40 Personnel• 2 MARC Units

• 1 Demobilizing Today• Dept of Agriculture Law Enforcement investigating

alleged arson • FDLE investigators providing surveillance.

• Unmet Needs• None at this time

• Future Operations • Support current missions • Demobilize resources as possible

Up Next – Human Services

Human Services

Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES

• Current Issues • No reported change

• Unmet Needs • None at this time

• Future Operations• Monitor and be prepared to:

• Support Forestry• Support Local Government• Support Responders/Survivors

Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure

• Current Issues • ESF-1&3: supporting all SERT missions• ESF-2: Cell phones for DOF Red Team• ESF-2: Air Cards for DOF Red Team• ESF-12-POWER: 4,500 customers power

outages; all that can safely take power to be restored by Friday 16May.

• 350 (60’) feeder poles must be replaced.• 550 FPL personnel working on restoration• ESF 12-FUEL: plenty of FUEL available, and

tankers ready to support SERT missions.

• Future Operations• Support SERT and Local fire suppression missions

Up Next – Logistics

Logistics

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

• Current Issues

• Unmet Needs

• Future Operations

Logistics

EMAC Mutual Aid

Up Next – Finance & Administration

EMAC Mutual Aid

Up Next – Finance & Administration

• Current Issues

• Unmet Needs

• Future Operations

Finance & Administration

Up Next – Public Information

Finance & Administration

Up Next – Public Information

• Current Issues

• Unmet Needs

• Future Operations

Public Information

Up Next – RecoveryUp Next – Recovery

Recovery

Up Next – SERT Chief

Recovery

• Current Issues• All Individual Assistance and Public

Assistance Teams demobilized.• No Assistance requested.

• Unmet Needs• None

• Future Operations• Monitor and be prepared to respond to

D.O.F. and local governments.

Up Next – SERT Chief

SERT Chief

David Halstead

Schedule

• Branch Briefing 0830• SitRep - Update1030