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•Daily Operations Briefing Tuesday, November 25, 2014
8:30 a.m. EST
Significant Activity: Nov 24 – 25 Significant Events:
• Flooding potential – Western New York
• Power outages in Regions III and V
Tropical Activity:
• Atlantic – Tropical cyclone activity not expected next 48 hours
• Eastern Pacific – Tropical cyclone activity not expected next 48 hours
• Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected through Tuesday evening
• Western Pacific – No tropical activity impacting U.S. territories
Significant Weather:
• Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms – Southeast
• Heavy snow possible – Northern Rockies/Central Appalachians
• Elevated/Critical Fire Weather Areas: CA; Red Flag Warnings: CA
Space Weather: past 24 hours – none; next 24 hours – none
FEMA Readiness:
• FEMA Region II activated to Level III (Dayshift only)
Flood Potential – Western New York Situation
• Lake-effect snow events brought heavy snowpack to portions of western NY
• There had been the potential for significant flooding due to warmer weather
Cooler temps overnight are slowing the melting process
• Flood threat reduced; minor urban/river flooding remains possible (WFO Buffalo)
• Flood Warning remains in effect through 4:15 p.m. EST today
• 2 shelters open with 6 (-2) occupants (Midnight Shelter Report, Nov 25)
Impacts
• Heavy snowpack caused localized property damage
o 7 major, 18 moderate, 62 minor (Preliminary, local damage assessments)
Response:
• NY State EOC remains Fully Activated
• FDNY IMT elements (US&R) are deployed to support, as needed
• FEMA Region II RRCC remains activated to Level III (Dayshift only)
• FEMA Region II IMAT will demobilize from Albany, NY today
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Power Outages – Midwest/Mid-Atlantic Situation
• Strong winds downed trees and power lines, leading to significant power
outages across FEMA Regions III and V
• No major property damage reported or identified
Impacts: As of 7:00 a.m. EDT
• Approx. 112k customers remain without power (peak 380k)
• Most heavily impacted is Region V-99k (majority in MI-88k; peak 191k)
• Restoration operations are ongoing
Response:
• All State EOCs remain at normal operations
• No shortfalls reported; no requests for FEMA assistance
• FEMA Regions III and V remain at Watch/Steady State
Note: Customer outage data and graphics are provided by the Department of Energy’s
EAGLE system. Comprehensive National coverage of all electrical service providers is
not available.
2 Day Tropical Outlook – Atlantic
2 Day Tropical Outlook – Eastern Pacific
2 Day Tropical Outlook – Central Pacific
Open Field Offices as of November 24
Declaration Requests in Process Requests APPROVED
(since last report)
Requests DENIED
(since last report)
1 Date Requested 0 0
ND – DR (Appeal) Severe Storms and Flooding November 18, 2014
Disaster Requests & Declarations
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php
National Weather Forecast Day 1
Day 1 Day 1
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-3.shtml
Precipitation Forecast – 3 Day
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Total Forecast Snowfall
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/crh/DHS_NOC_Briefing_Graphics/wpc_snow.png
River Forecast
Convective Outlook, Days 1 – 3
Day 1 Day 2
Day 3
Fire Weather Outlook, Days 1 – 8
Day 1 Day 2
Days 3-8
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats_ie.php
Hazard Outlook: Nov 27 – Dec 1
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/global.html
NOAA Scales Activity (Range: 1/minor to 5/extreme)
Past
24 Hours Current
Next
24 Hours
Space Weather Activity: None None None
• Geomagnetic Storms None None None
• Solar Radiation Storms None None None
• Radio Blackouts None None None
Space Weather
Sunspot Activity
http://spaceweather.com/
HF Communication Impact
Public Assistance Grant Program
PA Highlights
• On 11/18 the Township of Long Beach, NJ was obligated
approximately $3 Million in Public Utilities costs under PA
Category F to replace sewer lines damaged as a result of
Hurricane Sandy, DR-4086
PA Project Worksheets Obligated
in past week, as of 11/24/2014 at 1400 EDT Emergency Work Permanent Work
PA Category A - Debris
Removal
B - Protective
Measures
C - Roads &
Bridges
D - Water
Control
Facilities
E - Public
Buildings
F - Public
Utilities
G -
Recreational
or Other
H - Fire
Management
Z - State
Management Total
Number Of PWs
Obligated 24 23 48 1 7 9 8 0 0 120
Federal Share
Obligated $770,208.58 $2,699,286.41 $3,638,286.08 $32,011.94 $5,953,037.63 $3,734,717.89 $1,001,511.62 $23,042.50 $10,004,426.94 $27,856,529.59
Public Assistance Obligated per Category In the Past 2 Weeks – 11/10/2014 through 11/24/2014
$0
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
$30,000,000
$40,000,000
$50,000,000
$60,000,000
$70,000,000 Z - State Management
H - Fire Management
G - Recreational or Other
F - Public Utilities
E - Public Buildings
D - Water Control Facilities
C - Roads & Bridges
B - Protective Measures
Last Week This Week$62,354,235 $27,856,530
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
4175-MS 4145-CO 4086-NJ 4030-PA
4020-NY 1981-ND 1972-MS 1971-AL
Total Households in FEMA Direct Housing per State Past Year per Week, 11/25/2013 –11/24/2014, Projected to 5/25/2015
There are currently 37 Households Occupying 40 Temporary Units
Direct Housing
AL
States with Currently
Occupied Units
† Units are under authority of Department of Justice
CO
MS
NY
DR IA Declaration
Date
Program End
Date
Current # of
Households in
Direct Housing
(Weekly Change)
4175-MS 04/30/2014 10/30/2015 19 (0)
4145-CO 09/14/2013 03/14/2015 16 (0)
4020-NY† 08/31/2011 06/01/2013 1 (0)
1971-AL† 04/28/2011 10/28/2012 1 (0)
Based On Projected Move
Outs per DR
11/24/2014
5/25/2015
37 (0)
6 (0)
NPSC Call Forecasting and Actual Calls Over the Past 4 Weeks
10/26/2014 through 11/22/2014
NPSC Activity
NPSC Call Activity in the Past Week
11/16/2014 through 11/22/2014
Call Type Projected
Calls Actual Calls
Average Answer
Time
Maximum
Answer Time
Minimum Answer
Time
Registration Intake 4,021 4,871 :13 3:01 :06
Helpline 19,413 19,912 :12 :43 :09
All Calls 23,434 24,783 :12 :50 :07
2 Disasters with
Currently Open
Registration Periods
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Forecast RI
Actual RI
Forecast HL
Actual HL
IHP Approved per Category In the Past 2 Weeks – 11/10/2014 through 11/24/2014
Individual Assistance Activity
Individuals and Households Program Activity
as of November 24, 2014 at 1500 EDT
In Past 7 Days Cumulative
Applicants
Approved
Amount
Approved
Applicants
Approved
Amount
Approved
Op
en
Re
gis
trati
on
Pe
rio
d
DR-4193-California | Dec. - 10/27/14 | End of Reg. Period - 12/26/14
Housing Assistance 357 $891,914 1,924 $6,317,573
Other Needs Assistance 208 $124,842 658 $410,085
DR-4195-Michigan | Dec. - 9/24/14 | End of Reg. Period – 12/14/14*
Housing Assistance 1,980 $5,550,101 51,994 $99,744,869
Other Needs Assistance 1,655 $1,282,502 37,827 $28,882,896
Total IHP $7,849,359 $135,355,422
* Extended
$0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
$9,000,000
Housing - Rental
Housing -Repair/Replace
Housing - Other
Other Needs -Personal Property
Other Needs -Medical/Dental
Other Needs -Transportation
Other Needs - Other
Last Week This Week
$7,997,397 $7,849,359
FEMA Readiness – Deployable Teams /Assets
Deployable Teams/Assets
Resource Status Total FMC
Available
Partially
Available
Not
Available
Detailed
Deployed
Activated
Comments Rating Criterion
FCO 40 15 38% 0 2 23 OFDC Readiness:
FCO Green Yellow Red
Type 1 3+ 2 1
Type 2 4+ 3 2
Type 3 4 3 2
FDRC 3 2 1 FDRC
10 6 60% 0 0 4
US&R
28 27 96% 0 1 0 • NM-TF1 (Red - Personnel shortages)
• Green = Available/FMC
• Yellow = Available/PMC
• Red = Out-of-Service
• Blue = Assigned/Deployed
National IMAT
3 1 33% 0 0 2 • IMAT East 1 – Deployed to FEMA HQ
• IMAT West – Deployed to GA
• Green: 3 avail
• Yellow: 1-2 avail
• Red: 0 avail (Individual N-IMAT red if
50% of Section Chiefs and/or Team
Leader is unavailable for deployment.)
Regional IMAT
13 7 54% 1 3 2
Partially Mission Capable (PMC):
• Region VI-1
Not Mission Capable (NMC):
• Regions IV-3, V & IX-1 (personnel shortages)
Deployed
• Region IX-2 to CA
• Region II to NY (demobilizing today)
• Green: 7 or more avail
• Yellow: 4 - 6 teams available
• Red: > 8 teams deployed/unavailable
R-IMAT also red if TL Ops/Log Chief is
unavailable and has no qualified
replacement.
MCOV
60 59 98% 0 1 0
• Green = 80 – 100% avail
• Yellow = 60 – 79% avail
• Red = 59% or below avail
• Readiness remains 95%
FEMA Readiness – National/Regional Teams
National/Regional Teams
Resource Status Total FMC
Available
Partially
Available
Not
Available
Deployed/
Activated Comments Rating Criterion
NWC
5 5 100% 0 0 Activated Enhanced Watch (day only)
• Green = FMC
• Yellow = PMC
• Red = NMC
NRCC
2 344 89% 0 44 Not Activated
HLT
1 N/A N/A 0 1 Activated
DEST
Not Activated
RRCCs
10 10 100% 0 0 Not Activated Region II – Level III (Dayshift only)
RWCs/MOCs
10 10 100% 0 0 Not Activated