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New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #18 CONF DEMAL DATE TIME PREPARED INCIDENT OPERATIONAL PERIOD September 11, 2001 9/20/2001 0600 to 9/20/2001 12:52 PM World Trade Center (WTC) Disaster 9/20/2001 1800 PPREPARED BY: APPROVED BY: B.Johnson/R.Marton DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT OEM Doc./Sit. Assessment Unit EOC Podium Manager CURRENT INCIDENT OBJECTIVES: Current weather: Temp 68°F, raining. Winds from the SW at 5 mph. DEP inspected and cleared all catch basins in area of West and Vesey. "Ground zero" has been divided into 4 "sectors" or quadrants; agencies will use these quadrants to regionalize their operations (see Attachment 1). Fire/EMS continuing field search and rescue operations (FDNY, FDNY EMS). Law Enforcement maintaining secure perimeter of the affected area; continue investigation of the WTC crime scene. Credentialing is becoming more effective and efficient (see "Law Enforcement "below). Human Services continues to work on several functional areas: donations, volunteers, services, and special needs (see "Human Services" below). All public inquiries regarding any type of donation(s) must be directed to the NY Donations Hotline staffed by SEMO (800) 801-8092. Mental health counseling and services to the community are being provided around the clock. Debris removal and sorting remain on going (see DSNY "debris management" below). PROJECTED INCIDENT OBJECTIVES: • Continue to assist in the debris removal and logistics required by the recovery effort. • DoITT developing a capability for aggregating detailed engineering drawings of all infrastructure organizations with facilities in or around the disaster site. • Public Works coordinating inspection protocols and re-occupancy criteria. • Educate all agencies on the badge and access procedures. • Complete inventory of all equipment and consumables in staging areas. • Emergency Mapping and Data Center will add more layers of data for analysis purposes. PROBLEMS/CONCERNS: • Significant rain. CONFIDENTIAL THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTERNAL EOC USE ONLY; DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE Page 1 of22 New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #18 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE NYC Mayor's OEM/EOC Organizational Structure 9/20/2001 0600-9/20/2001 1800 PODIUM MANAGER uu Eddie Gabriel FEMA LIAISON SEMO LIAISON Kathryn Humphrey Rick French I I 1 PLANNING OPERATIONS ADMIN/FINANCE RECOVERY Bill Johnson R, Nardella/T. Winters Henry Jackson MariAnn Marrocolo 1 1 1 II1 1 EMS & FIRE HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH & MEDICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS Pete McQuillan Elizabeth Davis Sam Benson Michael Berkowitz Rob Marlon George Krock John Carisen FDNY Adventist Comm Srvcs. CDC Amtrak Police Battery Park Authority NYS DOT City Legislative Affairs Cpt. Meehan Benitez vacant Meyer Vera Trivedi vacant FDNY EMS American Red Cross EPA DOC J ConEd NYC Transit 1 Consumer Affairs Frick Bunzick Solecki Middleton Tetlow Ester 1 vacant State Fire ASPCA GNYHA FBI DSNY NYC Sheriff DCAS LaTourette vacant vacant/pager Cassidy Byrnes Scali Board of Education Health/Hospital Corp _ New Jersey State Police NYC DOB NYC TLC EDC R. Dreyer vacant Sorchik Laurasoho Mangum vacant City Harvest NYC DMH NYPD NYC HPD TBTA Intergov Affairs vacant Esposito Joseph Davis vacant CUNY NYC DOH NYPD Intelligence NYC DOITT USCG Mayor's CAU Muyr Nagy Cohen Leoce vacant DHS NYS DOH NYCDOI NYDEP Mayor's Office of Ops Newman Holland Bennet vacant Human Resources Ad. NYS DEC NYC Probation Dept. NYC Housing Authority NYC City Council Bender Pender-Robert Edwards McAlevey J Mayor's CAU NYS EMS NYS MTA Police Parks NYC DDC | vacant Carroll Barthold J NY Cares NYS OWE NYS DEC Time Warner NYC DOT I vacant Smith Forcina Salvation Army OCME NYSP Trade Waste Comm Office Labor Relations Bauer vacant Gulley 1 VOAD/CWS OSHA NY State Courts Verizon UN Commission vacant Catalano Niles USPHS I Parole Commission Freeman J USCG HazMat Port Authority NY S NJ Caroleo USPS Ecker POMnn ""k fTTI Jj 1 THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTERNAL EOC USE ONLY; DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE Page 2 of22 New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #18 EMS AND FIRE: CONFIDENTIAL CURRENT OBJECTIVES: • EMS command post now co-located with Fire at Duane Street between Broadway & Church. PROJECTED OBJECTIVES: • FDNY cleaning of filters from MSA respirators. PROBLEMS CONCERNS: • Rats and spoiling food at DMAT site located at Liberty Street near Ladder 10. FDNY • Emergency response continues. • Looking into obtaining Tyvek suits for on-scene rescue operations. • Fire department mobilization and demobilization points: o West Street between Warren and Chambers streets CONFIDENTIAL o Southwest comer of Rector and West streets. FDNY EMS • Arranged for their contract vendor, Healthcare Waste Management, to pick up the medical/hazardous wastes from the DMATs and DMORTs at a specified location. State Fire Statewide Mutual Aid and Mobilization plan remains in effect. The OFPC Command post is being operated on a 24-hour basis in Albany. Providing assistance to FDNY to the NYS RRT #1 UTSAR Team by providing relief coverage for UTSAR members and staff. Supporting on-site rescue /recovery operations as directed by FDNY and performing other duties appropriate for the situation. Projected objectives include an improvement in communication with NYC OEM and SOC. THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTERNAL EOC USE ONLY; DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE Page 3 of22 New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #18 HUMAN SERVICES: CURRENT OBJECTIVES: • Continued work and oversight of the following functional areas: o Donations management o Volunteers: • Individuals/spontaneous • Organized groups o Feeding o Services: • Compassion Center at Pier 94 • Sheltering • Workers' respite centers • Displaced persons service centers • American Red Cross service centers o Special needs. PROJECTED OBJECTIVES: • Reorganizing feeding stations. • BMCC considering re-opening on 10/01. PROBLEMS CONCERNS: • Concern as to safety of donated perishable food. • The Mayor's Voluntary Action Center, 49-51 Chambers Street, suite 1231, has no telephone or computer service. The staff has been relocated to building 3, Brooklyn Navy Yard at MVAC's Clothing Bank satellite office. Adventists Community Services • No significant information reported at this time. ARC - American Red Cross • ARC closed three shelters by 2300hrs 9/19 - current residents will be relocated to Chelsea (26 people) and Comprehensive (20 people) shelters by bus. • Mass Feeding # fixed feeding sites 23 # of mobile feeding sites 0 # of meals served 9/18/2001 135,940 # of meals served since 9/1 1/2001 897,573 THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTERNAL EOC USE ONLY; DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE Page 4 of22 New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #18 Sheltering # sites open Census 105 o Catherine St. Family shelter remains without telephone service. • Mental Health Services # people served 9/18/2001 68 CONFIDENTIAL # people served since 9/1 1/2001 360 ASPC A —American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals • Assist with recovery and medical care of stranded and injured animals. BOB (Board of Education) • Eight (8) schools remain closed. 83 3M cannot be reopened as requested by Chancellor Levy. City Harvest • No significant information reported at this time. CUNY - City University of NY • BMCC has no outgoing phones and no hot water. • BMCC housing military, Port Authority and Red Cross personnel and being used for triage. DHS - Department of Homeless Services • Will dispatch outreach vans to ARC shelters. • All homeless centers open. Catherine Street still without phones. HRA - Human Resources Administration CONFIDENTIAL • Working with ARC to provide sheltering. • Providing shelter to rescue workers. Mayor's CAU (Community Assistance Unit) • No significant information reported at this time. NY Cares • No significant information reported at this time Salvation Army # fixed feeding sites 2 # of mobile feeding sites 15 # of meals served 9/18/2001 23,365 # of meals served since 9/1 1/2001 847,526 THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTERNAL EOC USE ONLY; DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE Page 5 of 22 New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #18 Mental Health Services # people served 9/19/2001 228 CONFIDENT AL # people served since 9/1 1/2001 5,743 • Staffing Family Center with caseworkers for immediate unmet needs at Pier 94 • Coordinating possible housing of rescue workers in Time Square Coordinating shipment of donations to warehouses VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters)/ CWS Church World Services • Coordinating efforts for unsolicited donations. HEALTH AND MEDICAL: CURRENT OBJECTIVES: • Five (5) DMATs (Disaster Medical Assistance Teams) providing coverage at various locations including "ground zero" see the USPHS report below. • • Two (2) Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT) are positioned at Vesey Street and Trinity and Liberty. • DoH addressing environmental issues such as food, water, and air safety, as well as, rodent control. • Ensuring safety of on-site workers with PPE, feeding and sanitary facilities. • Conducting hospital, rescue worker, syndromic, and initial injury surveillance; working to obtain number of response personnel on-scene at "ground zero" to serve as baseline. • Distributing fact sheet for individuals and rescue workers on issues including asbestos, respiratory, issues, blood-borne pathogens, and re-occupation. PROJECTED OBJECTIVES: • NYU Downtown Hospital on generator power; restoration in process. • NYS and NYC DOH working to address food issues and re-opening of restaurants in lower Manhattan. • Freon testing to be conducted daily in WTC area. No current problems reported. Up to 160,000 Ibs of liquid freon was stored in the basement area between WTC Towers 1&2. • OSHA will take over fit testing at PS 89 on 9/20 aic £ lt i|i ITt E S!; THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTERNAL EOC USE ONLY; DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE Page 6 of22 New York City Mayor's OEM/Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #18 PROBLEMS CONCERNS: ^ • Availability, inventory and distribution of respirators OVAG P-100's and other PPE.
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