fema daily ops briefing for oct 14, 2013
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Operations Briefing for Monday, October 14, 2013TRANSCRIPT
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•Daily Operations Briefing Monday, October 14, 2013
8:30 a.m. EDT
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Significant Activity: Oct 13 – 14 Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
• Atlantic – Area 1 (Low near 0%)
• Eastern Pacific – Tropical Storm Octave; Tropical Storm Priscilla
• Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected through Tuesday evening
• Western Pacific – No tropical activity threatening U.S. territories
Significant Weather:
• Severe thunderstorms possible - Central Plains
• Rain & thunderstorms – Southern/Northern Plains to Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley
• Heavy rain with flash flooding possible – Southern Plains; Northern Plains & Upper Mississippi Valley
• Heavy snow possible – Central/Northern Rockies & High Plains
• Critical Fire Weather Areas / Red Flag Warnings: None
• Space Weather: Past 24 hours – no activity observed; next 24 hours – no activity predicted
Earthquake/Volcanic Activity: Veniaminof Volcano – Alaskan Peninsula
Declaration Activity: None
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Updates at 2:00 am/pm and 8:00 am/pm EDT
Atlantic – Tropical Outlook
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Atlantic – Area 1 (Invest 98L) As of 8:00 a.m. EDT
• Disorganized showers & thunderstorms several hundred
miles E of Lesser Antilles
• Moving WNW at 10 mph
• Strong upper-level winds expected to prevent significant
development over next several days
• Probability of tropical cyclone development:
• Next 48 hours: Low chance (near 0%)
• Next 5 days: Low chance (10%)
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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_epac.shtml
This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and
11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. Special outlooks may be
issued as conditions warrant.
Eastern Pacific – Tropical Outlook
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Eastern Pacific – Tropical Storm Octave
As of 5:00 a.m. EDT
• Located 245 miles SSW of Cabo San Lazaro Mexico
• Moving NNW at 14 mph
• Turn N with decrease in forward speed expected later today;
• Additional decrease in forward speed & turn NE forecast Tuesday
• Maximum sustained winds 65 mph
• Weakening forecast next 48 hours
• Expected to become a tropical depression on Tuesday as it nears Baja
California Sur
• Tropical storm force winds extend out 70 miles
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Eastern Pacific – Tropical Storm Priscilla
As of 5:00 a.m. EDT
• Located 705 miles SW of southern tip of Baja California Mexico
• Moving NNE at 12 mph
• A N to NNE motion with some decrease in forward speed expected
next day or so
• Maximum sustained winds 40 mph
• Some strengthening forecast in the next day or so
• Tropical storm force winds extend 70 miles
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http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/
This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and
11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. Special outlooks may be
issued as conditions warrant.
Central Pacific – Tropical Outlook
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http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/noaa/noaad1.pdf
National Weather Forecast
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Active Watches/Warnings
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php
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http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-3.shtml
Precipitation Forecast – 3 Day
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
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Excessive Rainfall – 1 Day
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/94ewbg.gif
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http://water.weather.gov/ahps/forecasts.php?current_color=flood¤t_type=all&fcst_t
ype=fcst&conus_map=d_map
River Forecast – 7 Day
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Convective Outlooks Days 1 – 3
Day 1 Day 2
Day 3
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Critical Fire Weather Areas Days 1 – 8
Day 1 Day 2
Day 3-8
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http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats_ie.php
Hazard Outlook: Oct 14 – 18
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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://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/global.html http://spaceweather.com/
HF Communication Impact
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• The Veniaminof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula has again become
active, with a trace of ash falling on communities up to 35 miles away
• Mount Veniaminof Volcano resumed its 2013 eruption last
weekend after being dormant for about a month
• Eruption in June was marked by lava flows, fountaining, &
intermittent but small ash, steam & gas plumes
• Current ash fall from the volcano, located 480 miles southwest of
Anchorage, is not considered to be significant
• Ash plumes usually only travel a few miles from the volcano, but the
communities of Chignik Lake & Chignik Lagoon (pop. 92), about 35
miles away, reported trace ash on Friday
• Volcano remains under a "watch" alert level, according to the Alaska
Volcano Observatory
Source: Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report and
Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED)
Veniaminof Volcano – Alaskan Peninsula
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Declaration Requests in Process Requests
APPROVED (since last report)
Requests DENIED
(since last report)
1 Date Requested
KS – DR Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding September 25, 2013
Disaster Requests & Declarations
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Open Field Offices as of October 14, 2013
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Deployed Detailed Available Not Available Total
30 1 7 1 39
OFDC Cadre Member Status
Total Available Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4
8* 1 4 2 1
As of: 10/11/2013
* All Type 1 FCOs are available unless deployed to a Level 1 event
Deployed Available Pending Hire On Board Positions
8 1 1 9 10
Federal Coordinating Officer
Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator
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FEMA Corps Team Locations as of Oct 14
Starting Monday, info will be provided
for Monday Briefings from now on
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MCOV Fleet / Deployment Status
Fully Mission Capable 52 Partially Mission Capable 0 Non-Mission Capable 3 Total Not Deployed 34
MCOV FLEET STATUS MCOV DISASTER SUPPORT DEPLOYMENTS
Location Units
Assigned Available
FMC Deployed
Committed PMC Unavailable DR-State OPCON
En
Route Unit Prep
Open
Request Notes:
MERS Maynard 3 3 0 0 0 DR-4145-CO 21 0 0
MERS Frederick 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Thomasville 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 0
DC Ft Worth 20 6 14 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Denver 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Bothell 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Sacramento 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 55 31 21 0 3 TOTAL 21 0 0 0
Included in above totals, units in route for turn-in. 0 0
Data as of: 10/10/13 @ 1500
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IA Registration Statistics
IA Registrations and IHP Amounts as of October 10, 2013 @ 1500
DR/EM # - State Registrations Approved
Applicants Total HA Approved
Total ONA
Approved Total IHP Approved
4145 - CO 23,945 13,697 $38,303,154 $2,701,577 $41,004,731
Totals 23,945 13,697 $38,303,154 $2,701,577 $41,004,731
24 hour change +228 +176 +$664,814 +$74,246 +$739,060
NPSC Call Data for October 9, 2013
Total Calls Answered (Help Line + Registration Intake) 2,231
Average time to answer call 14 seconds
Maximum / Minimum time to answer a call 1 minute, 13 seconds / 8 seconds
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Housing Inspection Statistics
Inspection Data as of October 10, 2013 @ 1500
DR #-State Inspectors Inspections
Assigned
Inspections
Completed Inspection % Complete
Turnaround Time
(Days)
4145 - CO 27 20,793 20,292 97.59% 2.4
TOTAL 27 20,793 20,292 97.59% 2.4
24 hour change -2 +232 +299 +0.35% -0.0
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IMAT Status National Teams
Team Status Team Status Team Status
Blue/White East West CO
Regional Teams Team Status Team Status Team Status
Region I Region V Region VIII
Region II Region VI-1 Region IX-1
Region III Region VI-2 Region IX-2
Region IV-1 Region VII Region X
Region IV-2
= Assigned/Deployed
= Not Mission Capable
= Available/Mission Capable
= Available/Partially Mission Capable
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Urban Search & Rescue INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAMS (Red-White-Blue) – Monthly On Call Rotation
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
WEST CENTRAL EAST
Team Status Team Status Team Status
CA-TF1 Available AZ-TF1 Available FL-TF1 Available
CA-TF2 Available CO-TF1 Available FL-TF2 Available
CA-TF3 Available IN-TF1 Available MA-TF1 Available
CA-TF4 Available MO-TF1 Available MD-TF1 Available
CA-TF5 Available NE-TF1 Available NY-TF1 Available
CA-TF6 Available NM-TF1 Conditional PA-TF1 Available
CA-TF7 Available NV-TF1 Conditional VA-TF1 Available
CA-TF8 Available TN-TF1 Available VA-TF2 Available
WA-TF1 Available TX-TF1 Available OH-TF1 Available
UT-TF1 Available
= Assigned/Deployed = Out-of-Service
= Available/Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable
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Region RRCC Regional Watch Center
I Not Activated Maynard MOC (24/7)
II Not Activated 24/7
III Not Activated 24/7
IV Not Activated 24/7
V Not Activated 24/7
VI Not Activated Denton MOC (24/7)
VII Not Activated 24/7
VIII Not Activated Denver MOC (24/7)
IX Not Activated 24/7
X Not Activated Bothell MOC (24/7)
RRCC / Regional Watch Center Status
= Not Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable = Available/Mission Capable
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National Team Status
Team/Status Current Location Remarks
National Watch Center Washington, DC Enhanced Watch (Day only)
NRCC Washington, DC Not Activated
HLT Miami, FL Activated
DEST Washington, DC Not Activated
Mission Capable Partially Mission Capable Not Mission Capable
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