fema daily ops briefing for oct 18, 2013
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Operations Briefing for Friday, October 18, 2013 Presented by Homeland Security Jobs HQ at http://homelandsecurityjobshq.comTRANSCRIPT
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•Daily Operations Briefing Friday, October 18, 2013
8:30 a.m. EDT
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Significant Activity: Oct 17 – 18 Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
• Atlantic – Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during the next 48 hours
• Eastern Pacific – Area 1 (20%)
• Central Pacific – Area 1 (10%)
• Western Pacific – Typhoon Francisco (26W)
Significant Weather:
• Slight risk of severe thunderstorms – west central Texas
• Heavy rainfall – Gulf Coast
• Critical Fire Weather Areas / Red Flag Warnings: None
• Space Weather: Past 24 hours: Minor/R1 radio blackouts observed; 24 hours: None predicted
Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity:
• Amendment No. 3 to FEMA-4129-DR-NY
• Major Disaster Declaration requests for California, Arizona and the Santa Clara Pueblo
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Updates at 2:00 am/pm and 8:00 am/pm EDT
Atlantic – Tropical Outlook
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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 - Area 1
As of 8:00 a.m. EDT
• Located 425 miles south of Gulf of Tehuantepec
• Producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms
• Conducive for slow development during next several days
• Probability of tropical cyclone development:
• Next 48 hours: Low ( 20%)
• Next 5 days: Medium ( 40%)
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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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Central Pacific - Area 1
As of 8:00 a.m. EDT
• Located 1,400 miles SW of Honolulu, Hawaii
• Producing showers and thunderstorms
• Upper lever winds likely to inhibit strong development
• Probability of tropical cyclone development:
• Next 48 hours: Low ( 10%)
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Western Pacific –Typhoon Francisco (26W) As of 5:00 a.m. EDT (Advisory #10)
• Located 200 WNW of Guam
• Moving NW at 6 mph away from Guam
• Maximum sustained winds are near 144 mph with higher gusts (Cat 4)
• Forecast to continue intensifying through Saturday
• Tropical Storm Warning for Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan have been cancelled
• Seven shelters open with 938 occupants (0700 NSS Shelter report, Oct 18)
• No injuries/fatalities or significant impacts have been reported
• Guam EOC and JIC deactivated as of 12:00 a.m. EDT and are at normal operations
• FEMA Region IX remains at Watch/Steady State; no requests for FEMA assistance
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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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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 20 – 24
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http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats_ie.php
U.S. Drought Monitor – as of October 15
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Tsunami Warning Center Name Change
Effective October 1, 2013
• NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center is
known as the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC)
• Intended to better identify the Center's area-of-
responsibility
• Includes ocean coasts:
o U.S. states (except Hawaii)
o Puerto Rico
o Virgin Islands
o Canada
• The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) provides
warnings for Pacific-basin teletsunamis to almost every
country around the Pacific Rim and to most of the Pacific
island states, the Indian Ocean basin and countries, and
Caribbean countries
NTWC
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NOAA Scales Activity (Range: 1/minor to 5/extreme)
Past
24 Hours Current
Next
24 Hours
Space Weather Activity: Minor None None
• Geomagnetic Storms None None None
• Solar Radiation Storms None None None
• Radio Blackouts R1 None None
Space Weather
Sunspot Activity
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/global.html http://spaceweather.com/
HF Communication Impact
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Declaration Requests in Process Requests
APPROVED (since last report)
Requests DENIED
(since last report)
4 Date Requested 0 0
KS – DR Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and
Flooding September 25, 2013
CA – DR Rim Fire October 8, 2013
AZ – DR Flooding October 9, 2013
Santa Clara Pueblo – DR Severe Storms and Flooding October 11, 2013
Disaster Requests & Declarations
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Major Disaster Declaration Request – California
October 8, 2013
• The Governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration
• As a result of the Rim Fire during the period of Aug 20 – Sep 8, 2013
• Requesting:
• Public Assistance for Tuolumne & Mariposa Counties
• Hazard Mitigation statewide
Requested counties
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Major Disaster Declaration Request – Arizona
October 9, 2013
• The Governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration
• As a result of flooding during the period of September 13-17, 2013
• Requesting:
• Public Assistance for Greenlee County
• Hazard Mitigation statewide
Requested county
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Major Disaster Declaration Request – Santa Clara Pueblo
October 11, 2013
• The Governor requested a Major Disaster Declaration
• As a result of severe storms and flooding during the period of
September 13-16, 2013
• Requesting PA & Hazard Mitigation for the Santa Clara Pueblo
Santa Clara Pueblo
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Disaster Amendments
A B C D E F G
Debris Removal Emergency Protective
Measures Road Systems & Bridges Water Control Facilities Public Buildings & Contents Public Utilities Parks, Recreational, & Other
Amendment Effective Date Action
Amendment No. 3 to
FEMA-4129-DR-NY October 17, 2013 • Extend incident period from June 26 through July 10, 2013
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Open Field Offices as of October 18, 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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MCOV Fleet / Deployment Status
Fully Mission Capable 51 Partially Mission Capable 0 Non-Mission Capable 4 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 2 0 0 1 DR-4145-CO 19 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 30 21 0 4 TOTAL 19 0 0 0
Included in above totals, units in route for turn-in.
2 0 0
Data as of: 10/17/13 @ 1500
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IA Registration Statistics
IA Registrations and IHP Amounts as of October 17, 2013 @ 1500
DR/EM # - State Registrations Approved
Applicants Total HA Approved
Total ONA
Approved Total IHP Approved
4145 - CO 24,960 14,445 $41,050,098 $3,041,476 $44,091,574
Totals 24,960 14,445 $41,050,098 $3,041,476 $44,091,574
24 hour change +140 +112 +$450,823 +$58,178 +$509,001
NPSC Call Data for October 16, 2013
Total Calls Answered (Help Line + Registration Intake) 2,228
Average time to answer call 12 seconds
Maximum / Minimum time to answer a call 1 minute, 9 seconds / 9 seconds
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Housing Inspection Statistics
Inspection Data as of October 17, 2013 @ 1500
DR #-State Inspectors Inspections
Assigned
Inspections
Completed Inspection % Complete
Turnaround Time
(Days)
4145 - CO 25 21,901 21,597 98.61% 2.4
TOTAL 25 21,901 21,597 98.61% 2.4
24 hour change -2 +186 +170 -0.06% -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 Watch/Steady State
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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