SITUATION REPORT No. 5 Hurricane Irma The Florida State Emergency Response Team September 9, 2017 - Published at 1300hrs State Emergency Operations Center Activation Level: 1 Reporting Period: Sept. 9, 2017 0700hrs – Sept. 9, 2017 1900hrs Information Current as of 1230hrs *Updated Information in Red* ______

CURRENT SITUATION/ WEATHER SUMMARY:

At 11 am EDT, the center of Major Hurricane Irma was located about 175 miles southeast of Key West, FL. Irma has maximum sustained winds of 125 mph which makes Irma a category three hurricane. Irma is moving to the west at 9 mph along the northern coast of Cuba. Hurricane Warnings are in place for nearly all of the Florida Peninsula, from Fernandina Beach on the East Coast around to the Aucilla River in the Big Bend. This includes inland counties. A Hurricane Watch remains in place for the western Big Bend from the Aucilla River to Indian Pass. Tropical Storm Watches are in effect from just west of Indian Pass to the Okaloosa/Walton County line. Storm Surge Warnings are in place from the Suwannee River around the Peninsula to the Volusia/Brevard County line. In the Big Bend, a Storm Surge Watch is in effect from the Suwannee River to the Ochlockonee River. In Northeast Florida, a Storm Surge Watch is in effect from the Volusia/Brevard County line to the Florida/Georgia border. Nearly the entire Florida Peninsula is in the forecast error cone, along with the Big Bend and the eastern Panhandle. Tropical storm conditions are already starting in the Florida Keys and will be shortly in South Florida. Isolated tornadoes continue to be a concern.

COUNTY ACTIONS: REGION 1 EOC Level Local State Evacuation Open School Open County of Order Shelters Government Emergency Closing Bay 3 N N N N N Calhoun 3 Y N N N N 1 Escambia 3 Y N Y N N Gulf 2 Y Y N N N Holmes 2 Y N Y N N Jackson 2 Y N N N N Okaloosa 2 N N N N N Santa Rosa 3 N N Y N N Walton 2 N N Y N N Washington 2 Y N Y N Y REGION 2 EOC Level Local State Evacuation Open School Open County of Order Shelters Government Emergency Closing Columbia 2 Y N Y N N Dixie 1 Y N Y N Y Franklin 1 Y Y N N N Gadsden 2 Y N N N N Hamilton 2 Y N Y N N Jefferson 1 Y Y Y N N Lafayette 1 Y Y Y N Y Leon 2 Y N Y N N Liberty 2 Y N N N N Madison 3 Y N Y N N Suwannee 2 Y N Y N N Taylor 2 Y N Y N N Wakulla 3 Y N N N Y REGION 3 EOC Level Local State Evacuation Open School Open County of Order Shelters Government Emergency Closing Alachua 1 Y N Y N Y Baker 1 Y N Y N Y Bradford 1 Y N N N N Clay 1 Y Y Y N Y Duval 1 Y Y Y N Y Flagler 2 Y N N N Y Gilchrist 1 Y N N N Y Levy 1 Y Y Y N Y Marion 2 Y N Y N Y Nassau 2 Y Y Y N N Putnam 1 Y N N N Y St Johns 1 Y Y Y N Y Union 2 Y N N N N REGION 4 EOC Level Local State Evacuation Open School Open County of Order Shelters Government Emergency Closing Citrus 1 Y Y Y N Y Hardee 1 Y Y Y N Y Hernando 1 Y Y Y N Y Hillsborough 1 Y Y Y N Y Pasco 1 Y Y Y N Y

2 Pinellas 1 Y Y Y N Y Polk 1 Y Y Y N Y Sumter 1 Y N Y N Y REGION 5 EOC Level Local State Evacuation Open School Open County of Order Shelters Government Emergency Closing Brevard 1 Y Y Y N Y Indian River 1 Y Y Y N Y Lake 1 Y N Y N Y Martin 1 Y Y Y N Y Orange 1 Y Y Y N Y Osceola 1 Y N Y N Y Seminole 2 Y N Y N Y St. Lucie 1 Y Y Y N Y Volusia 1 Y Y Y N Y REGION 6 EOC Level Local State Evacuation Open School Open County of Order Shelters Government Emergency Closing Charlotte 1 Y Y Y N Y Collier 1 Y Y Y N Y DeSoto 1 Y Y Y N Y Glades 1 Y Y Y N Y Hendry 1 Y Y Y N Y Highlands 2 Y N Y N Y Lee 1 Y Y Y N Y Manatee 1 Y Y Y N Y Okeechobee 1 Y Y Y N Y Sarasota 1 Y Y Y N N REGION 7 EOC Level Local State Evacuation Open School Open County of Order Shelters Government Emergency Closing Broward 1 Y Y Y N Y Miami-Dade 1 Y Y Y N Y Monroe 1 Y Y N N Y Palm Beach 1 Y Y Y N Y Seminole 2 Y N N N N Tribe

STATE ACTIONS:  SEOC is activated to a Level 1 with 24-hour operations.  Conference call with counties is being conducted daily at 1115 and 1715

Executive Orders:

Executive Order Number Date Signed Purpose EM-3385 09-05-2017 Emergency Declaration

STATE OFFICE CLOSURES: 3

 State Offices in all 67 counties are close.

OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

1. Implement evacuation procedures and mass care services including sheltering and feeding.

2. Refine and implement concept for response operations, search & rescue, and responder safety.

3. Conduct comprehensive and inclusive public messaging to provide timely, targeted, and accessible disaster-specific information to the disaster survivors, stakeholders, and the general public.

4. Finalize an air operations concept and airspace plan for the Peninsula and Florida Keys Task Force.

5. Refine and prepare to implement a concept for re-entry operations of public safety employees, health and medical staff, utility restoration workers, and other prioritized workers required to support disaster survivors and return critical services.Continue to issue emergency public affairs information concerning the situation in coordination with Florida counties.

EMERGENCY SERVICES BRANCH:

ESF 4&9 Firefighting/Search and Rescue

 Finalize Plan Development of USAR Team Distribution via Air Operations  Finalize Plan Development of USAR Team Distribution via Land Operations  Finalize multi location Staging Plans  Awaiting responses for (4) EMAC USAR Type II Teams and (1) Federal IST Type I Team  Planning and Issuance of Activation Order to response teams for forward staging.  Coordination of logistical needs for staging areas.  Modification of EMAC and Federal request to address unmet needs  Reconsideration of First Responders safety has dictated that they hold teams in place until landfall.  Coordinating with SAR in mobilizing and staging of four (4) Type 1 FEMA USAR and (one)1 Type 3 FEMA USAR. Staging will take place at Orange County Convention Center.

ESF 8 Health & Medical Services

 Currently working on SAT Team to assist with discharge of evacuees out of shelters to be transported to hospitals  Requesting 2 DMATS: RFD for 90-100 special needs personnel and 1 for Keys reentry

4  Requesting 2 additional DMATS for Field Mobile Shelter that has a capacity for 250 evacuees  Trucks staging out of Florida 5 Special Needs Shelters open  Supporting Special Needs Sheltering operations  Supporting Healthcare Facility evacuations  Federal Medical Station supporting shelter operations  Public Health Service teams supporting shelter operations  Disaster Medical Assistance Teams supporting healthcare facility evacuations and ED augmentation  USAR staging in Tallahassee, Perry and Georgia will deploy to South Florida for response  Coordinating with FHCA Liaison in assisting several nursing homes with evacuations.  Continuing with patient movement  61 medical personnel are currently relocating to FIU  Preordered pharmaceuticals for shelters  Assisting with evacuations  Securing transport of medical personnel assets  Securing additional volunteers for special needs shelters  Finalizing post-impact assessment plans  Prepare for post impact needs  Developing sheltering plan for State ESF8 staff and families  Coordinated with ESF 12 & 16 for fuel to assist in ambulance missions for evacuations

ESF 10 Environment

 ESF 10 & state parks is working with Army Corps of Engineers potentially fortify: o Washington Oaks State Park o Hammock Beach o St. Johns County  DEP staff is currently conducting baseline shoreline assessment to help evaluate beach impacts.  Working on EMAC for volunteers for response with HART Teams  Putting Hazardous Assessment and Recovery Teams (HART) on standby  Dune fortification for Flagler and Saint John’s Counties coastline  The South Florida Water Management District has already begun lowering water levels in canals  Expecting mandatory park evacuations in DEP Park District 5 as early as 9/6.  All DEP Guides developed after the 2016 Hurricane Season are posted for county use: o Air Curtain Incinerators Guide – Info Tab# 60 o Post Emergency Asbestos Cleanup Guide – Info Tab# 61 o Post Storm Open Pile Burning Guidance – Info Tab# 62 o Post Storm Coastal Construction Control Line – Info Tab# 64 o Local Government Guide for Emergency Temporary Coastal Armoring Seaward of the CCL – Info Tab# 68 o Management of Storm Hazardous Waste – Info Tab# 69 o General Waste Debris Guidance – Info Tab# 70  56 State Parks are closed  Marathon Branch continues to be closed through 9/11  Southeast, South, Northeast District Office to be closed 9/7-9/11 5 o Pre-authorization for DDMS in Indian River was issued 9/6/17  Northeast District Actions: o Post event beach surveys expected the week of 9/11 o Storm Preparation Guide sent to all contacts in the WAFR database.  Northwest District Actions o Mission Critical personnel remain working despite state office closures, as the Southeast, South, and Northeast Districts phones are forwarded to this location.  South District Actions District o staff have reached out directly to vulnerable/problematic facilities (Everglades City, Forest Utilities) to ensure proper preparations are being made.  Ongoing Missions: o #212- FDEP request for USACE to oversee Flager county coastal fortification o FlaWARN Generator Mobilized for Staging and Deployment o #331 FDEP to build Washington Oaks has been completed o #342 FDEP REQUEST DOT fortify A1A Flagler o #483, 486 - ESF10 tasked FDEP to build berms in St. Johns & Volusia counties . ESF-10 has identified Anderson Columbia as the contractor for this mission o #609 – ESF10 tasked FDEP to fortify A1A in Flagler County  Focus remains on beach fortification and sand distribution  Resource Request Form for EPA HART Team; 15 teams, 45 EPA personnel total  Dune fortification for Flagler, St. Johns, and Volusia county coastline; Washington Oaks Garden State Park  Working with US ACE, FEMA, USCG, and various state agencies on a Debris Removal Work Group

ESF 13 Military Support

 Florida National Guard (FLNG) currently has over 2000 personnel on or coming onto state active duty today. The FLNG is planning for activation of additional personnel as needed.  At the SEOC FLNG personnel are staffing ESF 13, the Logistics Desk, ESF 5 (Planning), and ESF 5 (RECON), meteorology, and Air Operations Branch. ESF13 and the Logistics Desk will be staffed 24 hours beginning SEPT 7 at 1900. Staffing at ESF5 and Recon Planning begin today (SEPT 7).  Missions to staff the SLRC and county liaisons (SERT LNO) are being activated. Current mission requests have 1500 FLNG personnel commited to shelter staffing.  FLNG headquarters and major command units are actively planning for future operations.  SERT LNO Teams are integrating into their assigned counties.  Staffing of up to 109 separate sheltering locations.  Continue logistics support to the SLRC and LSA locations.  Establish JRSOI location and prep to receive EMAC forces.  SAR teams integrating with ESF 4, 5, and 9 for post landfall.  Continue to shape the JOA and posture for post landfall mission assignment.

ESF 16 Law Enforcement

 Identifying resources to be used to support state and county needs  Coordinating multiple FHP escorts for multiple convoys of fuel tankers  Post storm mission requests for LSA security on hold  Providing fuel escorts when requested

6  Supporting evacuation efforts  Prepositioning resources for post landfall response  Currently working on Emergency Shoulder Use for roadways  Working on emergency shoulders use  FHP escorts for 60 FL National Guard vehicles to Camp Blanding  LEO evac assistance  Future LEO deployments to shelter operations  Assist with evacuation of Flagler barrier islands  Traffic control for Flagler/Volusia A1A  Performing armed security for Manatee Hospital  Ensuring RLECTS are staffed with representatives from the Florida Sheriff’s Association and Florida Chiefs Association

AIR OPERATIONS

 Collecting airport information in at-risk areas  Staging air assets for movement post-impact  Organize fuel staging for distro post-impact  Stage teams at Moody, Eglin, Albany  FAA Airspace Planning  Stage Marathon airfield manager for check post-impact  Track CAP asset movement  Plan SAR Staging for Keys/Marathon - Prepare for SAR operations (SAR planning, request resources) - Specifically taskforce access to the Keys using airlift

INFRASTRUCTURE BRANCH:

 ESF 1/3 – Transportation & Public Works o FDOT staff deployed to SEOC • ESF room set up and staffed o Weigh station bypass authorization granted to our emergency response vehicles o Issued overweight transportation waivers o ALL TOLLS have been suspended  Deploying county liaisons  Activated traffic counters  Working incoming missions  Interstate coordination o Evacuation Liaison Team (ELT) calls o Monroe County Task Team  Publishing updates to Florida 511  Closed construction zones  Preparing for key evacuation routes for possible shoulder use  Verifying status of contractors  Contractors activated & staging  Preparing agency infrastructure for possible impacts  Florida Turnpike SunPass strike teams  Toll suspension expected statewide in effect  For Road Closures see: o Florida 511: http://www.fl511.com/ o Florida Hwy Patrol: http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/traffic/ 7  Bridge Closures o Monitoring  Key evacuation complete, emergency hard shoulder use available on I-75 from wildwood to Ga Line.  Coordinating receiving major assets from Federal.

 Sea Port Status (As of 9 Sep/8:50AM EMCONSTELLATION Info Message 494)

Whiskey - Winds >39mph within 72 hours X-Ray - Winds >39mph within 48 hours Yankee - Winds >39mph within 24 hours

 Port Manatee Yankee  Port Everglade Zulu  Port of Palm Beach Zulu  Port of Fort Pierce Zulu  Port Canaveral Yankee  Port Miami Zulu  Port of Key West Zulu  Port Tampa Bay Yankee  Port Saint Pete Yankee  Port of Fernandina Yankee  Jacksonville Yankee  Ft Pierce Zulu  Panama City X-Ray  Pensacola X-Ray

Airport Status

Airport Name Status Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport Closed Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport Closed Everglades Airpark Closed Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Closed Immokalee Regional Airport Closed Key West International Airport Commercial Service Terminated Marco Island Airport Closed Miami Executive Airport Closed Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport Closed Miami Seaplane Base Closed Naples Municipal Airport Closed

8 North Perry Airport Closed Opa-Locka Executive Airport Closed Palm Beach International Airport Commercial Service Terminated Punta Gorda Airport Commercial Service Terminated Southwest Florida International Airport Commercial Service Terminated St Pete-Clearwater International Airport Closed Tallahassee Commercial Airport Closed The Florida Keys Maraton International Airport Closed Vero Beach Municipal Airport Commercial Service Terminated

 FAA major airport status: http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/semap.jsp

ESF 2 Telecommunications

 Communicating with Telcom partners for communication status on wireline, data, and wireless services support agencies and resource providers  Monitoring SEOC bandwidth on MFN Public DMS  Assessing Operational Status of SLERS and availability of Teleco’s Service Resources.  Preparing to assist and support County & SEOC missions, as needed  Coordinating satellite communications for post-landfall  Identified Telecom resources and preparing for deployment if needed  Assessing fuel / generator status for cell towers and central offices.  Coordinating delivery of mobile devices for responders.

ESF 12 Energy

 Monitoring electric transmission, grid and power production,  Tracking and Reporting power outages and estimated restorations, when appropriate.  Electric utilities coordinating with mutual aid restoration resources  In contact with all affected utilities to obtain needs and place needs requests into missions  Working with utilities to establish staging and lodging for restoration personnel.  Powering down Turkey Point Nuclear Plant at midnight.  ELECTRIC & NATURAL GAS UTILITIES (Public Service Commission) Utility providers are working on staging and asset allocation so they can return power as quickly as possible following the storm and are prepared to start reporting outage and restoral information when notified to begin. The state is monitoring the power grid for sufficient power and the natural gas infrastructure for any damages that can cause a loss of service to power plants. The state is coordinating with utilities to identify and resolve fuel, equipment, and resource needs. Memos for several gas companies to have access to their facilities have been issued.

9 ESF 12 Fuels

 Monitoring EM CONSTELLATION missions, monitoring Bulk Fuel Supply, monitoring Fuel Supply along evacuation route(s), monitoring USAR needs. Coordinating emergency fuel resupply. o Preparing to survey Fuel supply along evacuation routes for US1 Turnpike, I-75 “from Ft Lauderdale to Tampa”, and I-95 “from Miami to Palm Beach”. o Coordinating with State emergency fuel vendor, “Emergency fuel contractor has secured 1.5 million gallons of fuel for initial delivery and confirmed that additional fuel supply for future deliveries. Also, they have sent us a list of available equipment resources available”. o Fuel equipment assets available • Working with fuel industry to get more fuel into the state • Working with power companies to get fuel. • Working on entry plan in the Keys.

HUMAN SERVICES BRANCH:

 ESF 6 is working with support agencies to identify state mass care resources.  ESF 6 coordinating with counties’ ESF 6 counterpart using our situational awareness unit to communicate with each county.  Mass Care Calls are ongoing  All Human Services Branch supporting staff and ESF’s have reviewed the catastrophic plan and applicable annexes.

ESF 11 Food & Water  Checking availability of food, water, and ice supplies.  Updating food, water, and ice need projections, along with the affected population, are posted under info-messages 171, and 244.  SLRC has been tasked with sending out: o 229 trucks of water o 79 trucks of shelf stable meals  SLRC still has available: o 71 trucks of water o 33 trucks of meals  FEMA Resource Requests forms have been submitted for: o 11 million shelf stable meals o 4.1 million liters of water (1,083,105 gallons) o 668 cases of baby supplies (infant and toddler kits)  Continuing to adjust projection model as projected path updates become available.  Continuing to contact shelf-stable meal providers.  Monitoring EM Constellation for missions involving USDA foods

ESF 15 Volunteers & Donations  Conducting conference calls FVOAD and county ESF 15 calls and assessing volunteer assets  Working with CERT teams across the state on county EOC support  A-DART on standby  Coordinating messaging for donations & volunteer management  Volunteers and Donation Call Center is activated

10  Coordinating with ARC and DMS on shelter support operations to place and use state workers as shelter workers  Working with Coca Cola to obtain water for distribution in the impacted area  Working on providing ESF 8 with volunteers that have a medical background  Identifying state employee volunteers to assist in host shelters  Identifying bi-lingual speakers to work the call center  Establishing Crisis Cleanup  Focusing on shelter support  Providing donation support  Coordinating with all teams currently on standby  Providing county volunteer support

ESF 17 Animal & Agricultural Issues  Incident Management Team (IMT) activated.  Locating Incident Command Post in Kissimmee/Osceola County at UF/IFAS Extension Office.  Vector Control: Mosquito Control Incident Response Team (MCIRT) has contacted two vendors to aid counties that qualify under the presidential declaration for assistance with mosquito control during recovery efforts.  Dairy: Coordinating with ESF1 (Transportation) to prioritize dairy feed currently in rail transit from Tennessee and expedite feed to dairy locations in Florida.  Continuing to coordinate with State Agricultural Response Team (SART) partners, Florida State Animal Response Coalition (FL SARC) and University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine on requests for assistance and anticipated needs from counties on pet sheltering, staffing and pet sheltering equipment.  Actively collecting list of pet-friendly shelters for pets, horses and livestock sheltering in Florida. Making phone calls to counties requesting information on open pet friendly shelters.  Gathering information on horse shelters in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.  Posting emergency animal sheltering and evacuation information on the Department website.  Coordinating with ESF6 (Mass Care) for listing of pet-friendly shelters in the state.  Locating alternate ICP locations due to change in hurricane path; coordinating with UF/IFAS on location  Establishing a staging area at the ICP for accepting donations of pet crates and animal supplies  SART has deployed all 14 Mobile Animal Response Equipment (MARE) units across the state to 14 Florida counties  FL SARC deployed 3 pet shelter staffing teams to 3 Florida Counties  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) mobilizing exotic captive wildlife teams to deploy Sunday.  FWC contacting class 1 facilities and venomous reptiles facilities for emergency preparedness and future needs.  Expedited executive order to waive citations for overweight trucks hauling livestock and agricultural commodities.  Exhausted state ESF-17 resources and SARC resources of animal crates/cages for requesting counties. Working with SART partners for available animal crates  Scheduling conference calls with SART partners and ESF-17 IMT to coordinate IMT today to arrange resources for deployment to ICP and requesting counties. Discussing

11 unmet needs and anticipating resources and staffing for long-term pet sheltering needs by counties post-impact  Anticipating significant stray animal and pet shelter needs. Discussing future needs for animal medical support in South Florida after storm impact and possible deployment of UF Veterinary Emergency Treatment Services (VETS) Team to impacted locations  Anticipating USAR veterinary needs for canine search teams and damage assessment teams.  Planning deployment activation of MCIRT  Planning a policy for accepting monetary donations and working with the FVMA to liaison this donation effort and policy.  Continuing to lean forward and review possible sheltering needs and management of resources.

Logistics Section  Coordinating procurement of SLRC and LSA support packages (pending PO)  Developed and Requested approval for Heavy Equipment Package  Contracted 300 truckloads of water  Getting Quotes to procure Heavy Equipment Support for SLRC  Procuring shuttle service for SLRC  Requesting Mobile Mini for LSA use  Coordinating with ESF 11 and ESF 6 to procure water and food  Preparing to staff and support 3 LSAs and FEMA ISB a. Coordinating RRF for use of CBJTC b. Coordinating MOU for use of Lease Land in Orlando c. Preparing MOU/Lease for use of West Palm Beach Fairgrounds and Lee County Mosquito Control  Requesting 400 Dry/Reefer Tractors and Trailers for the SLRC  Requesting 4.1 M shelf stable meals and 4.18M bottles of water for the initial push to support county requirements.  Planning LSAs in Lakeland, Homestead ARB, South Florida Fairgrounds, and Lee County Mosquito Control and continue to monitor the storm to determine any additional needs or changes.  Support packages have been ordered for LSAs in Lakeland, Homestead, South Florida and Lee county  Securing NE FL Fairgrounds to temporary stage and lodge assistance teams and first responders. 15 acres of parking and a male and female building with bathroom and shower services.  Coordinating with Dept. of Corrections to ensure water distributers delivered water requirements to support multiple DC facilities.  Completing EMAC/RRFs for multiple functions (including DMAT, NJARNG Truck Unit, and initial water and food)

ESF 14- External Affairs

 Continuing to manage all media inquiries  Continuing to manage ESF 14 email inquiries  Continuing to manage FEIL with support from partner state agency representatives  Updating FEIL talking points and Florida Disaster Info page data as needed  Fielding inquiries for and tracking local county shortages

12  Preparing supplemental messaging for local staff and partners regarding evacuation and life safety  Pushing life safety and protective actions via social media, particularly evacuation and sheltering messaging  Amplifying local and partner messaging via social media  Working with EOG to meet staffing needs  Updating County Citizen Information Line contacts

ESF 18- Business, Industry & Economic Stabilization  Created event in FLVBEOC for Hurricane Irma and currently updating with up to date storm info including press releases/situation reports. FLVBEOC is available atwww.flvbeoc.org.  Activating Private Sector Hotline: 850-815-4925. Hotline is available for business inquiries about the storm, preparedness information and post-impact information.  Conducting Private Sector Coordination Conference Calls.  Working with ESF 12 Fuels in identifying availability, messaging to private sector partners, and working through related issues. Recovery

 Pushing out information on hot topic issues  Continue to assess recovery staffing needs  Working on pushing out new PA Recovery Model via VTC with FEMA.  Working with FEMA Counterparts in planning for post landfall recovery actions  Awaiting information regarding EMAC request for Alabama Public Assistance Team  Individual Assistance Team coordinating with FDEM GIS and Insurance Subject Matter Experts to plot maps for Preliminary Damage Assessment prioritization.  Conduct Debris Task Force Meeting

Internet: http://www.floridadisaster.org

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