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Morning BriefingMorning BriefingMay 14, 2008May 14, 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

Irene Sans

Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today

ONSHORE FLOW WILL SLOWLY ALLOW

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER ALONG

THE EAST COAST...ALTHOUGH

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL

AFFECT INLAND AREAS ONCE AGAIN.

Wednesday PM Humidity ForecastWinds

shifted=slightly more

moisture coming in to coastal areas

Central Florida still a bit

strong, and gusty at times.

Wednesday PM Wind / Direction Forecast

Thursday PM Humidity Forecast

Thursday PM Wind / Direction Forecast

Severe Weather Threat in the Panhandle – Late Thursday / Friday

Up Next – Forestry

Ira Jolly

Forestry

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Fire Services

Sherm Sasser

Fire Services

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Information and Planning

Susan George

Information & Planning

Up Next – OperationsUp Next – Operations

Mark Fuller

Operations

Up Next – Operations SupportUp Next – Ops Support

Operations Support

Up Next – Emergency Services

Ops Support• Current Issues:

• SERT Personnel in the field

• - 1 SERT Liaison in Brevard (Marian Mosser 850-519-8633) – will change today?

• Unmet Needs: none• Future Operations:

• Rotating staff in for EOC experience

Up Next – Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Up Next – Human Services

Emergency Services• Current Issues

• 40 Engine Companies (additional 25 are being located to fill mission requests)

• 8 Command Vehicles• 130 Personnel• 1 Liaison w/1 Command Vehicle • 2 MARC Units• 3 Assisted Living Facilities evacuated• Dept of agriculture Law Enforcement

investigating alleged arson • Assisted Living Facilities evacuated

• Unmet Needs• None at this time

• Future Operations • Support current missions • Aggressively anticipate resource requirements

Up Next – Human Services

Human Services

Up Next – Infrastructure

HUMAN SERVICES• Current Issues

• Shelters (Brevard County)• OPEN

• Our Lady of Grace (Current Population 68)• CLOSED

• Central Baptist Church @ 9pm 14May• Cocoa West Community Center @ 9pm 14May

• Unmet Needs (None at this time)

• Future Operations: • Support Division of Forestry• Support Local Government• Support Responders

Up Next – Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Up Next – Logistics

Infrastructure

Up Next – Logistics

• Current Issues• ESF 12 (Power): 8094 customers w/o power

in Malabar /Palm Bay area. • Two feeder lines are offline att. • About 300 feeder poles must be replaced.• ESF 12(fuel): standing by to support• ESF 2: Region V EDICs deployed to Palm Bay

EOC.• ESF1&3: Turnpike toll waivers for power

restoration convoys enacted.• Unmet Needs: None• Future Plans: continue to support DOF/local

efforts.

Infrastructure

Up Next – Logistics

• Current Issues

• Unmet Needs

• Future Operations

Military Support

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

ESF 13 – Military Support• Current Issues (20%)

• 24 personnel in support • 2 UH-60 Blackhawks dropping water• Planning for fielding firefighting teams (if

needed)

• Unmet Needs• none

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

drops • Continue planning tasks

Up Next – Logistics

Logistics

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

LOGISTICSCurrent Issues • Follow up on assigned mission(s)

Future Operations • Monitoring requests •sourcing available DRC assets

Unmet Needs • None

Up Next – EMAC Mutual Aid

EMAC Mutual Aid

Up Next – Finance & Administration

Finance & Administration

Up Next – Public Information

Finance & Administration

Up Next – Public Information

• Current Issues

• Unmet Needs

• Future Operations

Public Information

Up Next – Recovery

ESF14• Current Issues

• Monitoring local activity• Supporting Executive travel into area• Fielding media requests for info

• Unmet Needs• None at this time

• Future Operations • Support Executive operations• Field Deployment PIO team on standby

Up Next – Recovery

Recovery

Up Next – SERT Chief

RECOVERY• Current Issues (20%)

• I.A. Manager, Regional Coordinator, State PAC and S.B.A. Rep. in Brevard to determine if S.B.A. or FEMA Declaration is more achievable.

• Unmet Needs• None

• Future Operations (80%)• Deployment of I.A. and Disaster Recovery team as

directed.• Deploy and support I.A. and DRC teams based on

preliminary reported damage and unmet needs. A determination will be made as to deployments this morning after discussions with Brevard E.M.

Up Next – SERT Chief

SERT Chief

David Halstead

Schedule

• IAP 0700• Branch Briefing 0830• SitRep - Executive 1000• SitRep - Update 1900• ESF Branch Briefing 1800