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1970 Conran, Olwen From: Wheatley, Janelle Sent: Tuesday, 26 May 2020 5:34 PM To: Michael Mahy; Malcolm Brailey Subject: ESA Operational Review data - 21/1/20 Attachments: ACT State of Alert - Jan 2020 IMY briefing Tuesday 21 Jan 20 as at 1500.docx; ACT State of Alert 21012020; ACT State of Alert - Jan 2020 SEMSOG briefing Monday 6 Jan 20 as at 1200.docx; ACT State of Alert - Jan 2020 SEMSOG briefing Tuesday 21 Jan 20 as at 1500.docx; FW: Update - Storm Damage - 5pm 21 January 2020 UNCLASSIFIED For‐Official‐Use‐Only 1 1971 Date: 21/01/2020 IC: Matt Mavity Venue Fairbairn, ACT Secretariat: N/A Start time: 1100 Finish time: 1218 • Situation (a) Incident Overview (including likely developments/ key risk exposures) • NEW INCIDENT: o SIG was deployed at 0900hrs to monitor the Mary’s Hill fire and then complete a reconnaissance of lightning strikes in the ACT region. The priority will be areas to the Northwest of the ACT. o The Mary’s Hill fire is currently 2127 Hectares and has been benign over the last couple of days, which has allowed crews to address hot spots and monitor containment lines. o There is currently no direct threat to life or property. o PCS have strike teams based at Tumut until Thursday. The ACT RFS strike team is returning today (21/1/20). o There is currently no formal request to replace these resources from Tumut. o Weather conditions are favourable for a direct attack on this fire. Winds are expected to increase to 25km/hr at 1400-1500hrs from the West- Northwest; current humidity 40%. Current FDI in area is 12 (Low). o The terrain is accessible for entry on foot, however difficult for vehicles to approach directly due to the recent rain. o An ACTAS vehicle is in the area to provide support to crews if required. • Keys fires around ACT: Dunns Road (Tumut), Adaminaby Complex and Mary’s Hill. o Firebird 100 deployed to Mary’s Hill and to the Northwest of the ACT. • Conditions have eased in Adaminaby. Control lines have been improved and contingency lines have been developed. ACT RFS crews are patrolling these containment lines in support of the NSW RFS. • Storm activity has created approximately 2000 RFAs of which 479 are completed including all life and safety hazard incidents. There are currently 1485 incidents outstanding 1972 • SES currently have 11 crews working across Canberra with a further 2 crews commencing work at 1200. • SES are arranging more crews to continue working into the night • SES are in the process of making a request to NSW for SES crews to assist in the ACT. • Due to storm damage in Sydney it is unclear currently if this request for assistance can be met. (b) Current & Expected Weather Predictions for 21 January 2020 weather as of 08:00. • FDI of 12, temp 26deg, chance of showers, winds 15 to 25 west Northwest. • The seven (7) day outlook of fire danger may see the ACT reach ‘very high’ by Wednesday 22 Jan 2020 following some strengthening westerly winds. • There is a very slight chance of less than 1 mm of rain today. (c) Life & Property at Risk • Nil currently for the ACT. • Planning has completed contingency planning for any potential fires, considering assets at risk and identifying mitigation strategies. Currently looking at least 24 - 48 hours ahead for plans and resources. • SES and ACTFR have completed all the urgent safety related storm incidents. • ACTAS reported two incidents from yesterdays storm that required medical attention. (d) Resources Available Summary • Deployments: o 2 ACT Strike teams remain in the Tumut area including ACTAS support. No significant extensions are evident. o An IMT and ECC roster for the coming days completed. Resourcing of the IMT will be reviewed during the week to ensure suitable capability. The next review is planned for Thursday 23/1/20 o LOs for Cooma and Tumut are still in place and maintaining contact with the IMT. o 1973 • EC Objectives • Continue to monitor and maintain readiness for the ACT. • Maintain crew and community safety at fires and storm incidents • Inform the community of progress and conditions • Consider winding down support to NSW as fire activity decreases to prepare for worsening fire conditions in the ACT from Wednesday • Execution (e) Strategies (f) Tactics (g) Constraints • Terrain restrictions will limit access for crews in vehicles and by foot due to recent rain. • Adverse weather conditions with rain will affect access for crews. (h) Planning • SES are planning for extended operations, including a night shift to work through the outstanding storm incidents. • Fire planning is focussing on assistance to NSW and maintaining readiness for the ACT as the fire danger increases during this week. • The SIG helicopter is checking for any ignitions due to lightning. • Administration (Logistics) • An IMT will remain stood up 24 hours until the next review • IAP has been distributed for 21 January. • IMT will develop IAPs for 22/1/20 • The IMT has created a storm division to run parallel to the Fire division. • Command and Communication (Incident Management Structure/ Communications and Public Messaging) • The Mary’s Hill fire is being controlled. The warning is at ADVICE level. • Smoke has diminished as an issue but public health messaging continues. 1974 • Storm incident messaging is focussing on prioritising attendance at storm incidents and explaining delays due to the volume of work. ECC • ADF liaison continues in the ECC. • ECC is not stood up currently but on call arrangements are in place. 6. Safety (Fatigue Management/ Welfare of Staff) • Safety Officer noted that there will be crews working for extended periods for the storm incidents • Weather is influencing fire ground safety due to wind and rain. This is being monitored at the fire sites. The strike team at Tumut is currently not at the fire due to wet conditions. 1975 Date: 21/01/2020 IC: Matt Mavity Venue Fairbairn, ACT Secretariat: N/A Start time: 1500 Finish time: 1530 • Situation (a) Incident Overview (including likely developments/ key risk exposures) • NEW INCIDENT: o SIG was deployed at 0900hrs to monitor the Mary’s Hill fire and then complete a reconnaissance of lightning strikes in the ACT region. No new ignitions were detected from lightning. o The ADF EC135 helicopter will fly a recon route this evening to check for lightning ignitions. Planning for that mission will commence at 1600 today. o The Mary’s Hill fire is currently 2127 Hectares and has been benign over the last couple of days, which has allowed crews to address hot spots and monitor containment lines. o Crews are currently working on this fire to extinguish hot spots that were identified by FB100 this morning. There are 13 hot spots on the Eastern flank of the fire. o There is currently no direct threat to life or property. o PCS have strike teams based at Tumut until Thursday. The ACT RFS strike team is returning today (21/1/20). o There is a request from Tumut for 2 RAFT teams from the ACT tomorrow which will be flown in from Hume each morning. o Weather conditions are favourable for a direct attack on this fire today. Winds are expected to increase to 25km/hr at 1400-1500hrs from the West- Northwest; current humidity 40%. Current FDI in area is 12 (Low). o The terrain is accessible for entry on foot, however difficult for vehicles to approach directly due to the recent rain. o An ACTAS vehicle is in the area to provide support to crews if required. o If fire conditions deteriorate we will re-asses the use of RAFT teams on a day to day basis. 1976 • Keys fires around ACT: Dunns Road (Tumut), Adaminaby Complex and Mary’s Hill. o Firebird 100 deployed to Mary’s Hill and to the Northwest of the ACT. • Conditions have eased in Adaminaby. Control lines have been improved and contingency lines have been developed. ACT RFS crews are patrolling these containment lines in support of the NSW RFS. • Storm activity has created 2018 RFAs of which 550 are completed including all life and safety hazard incidents. There are currently 1468 incidents outstanding • SES currently have 12 crews working across Canberra • SES are arranging more crews to continue working into the night until 2300 • SES have requested 4 NSW SES crews which will commence work at 1600. (b) Current & Expected Weather Predictions for 21 January 2020 weather as of 08:00. • FDI of 12, temp 26deg, chance of showers, winds 15 to 25 west Northwest. • The seven (7) day outlook of fire danger may see the ACT reach ‘very high’ by Wednesday 22 Jan 2020 following some strengthening westerly winds. • There is a very slight chance of less than 1 mm of rain today. (c) Life & Property at Risk • Nil currently for the ACT. • Planning has completed contingency planning for any potential fires, considering assets at risk and identifying mitigation strategies. Currently looking at least 24 - 48 hours ahead for plans and resources. • SES and ACTFR have completed all the urgent safety related storm incidents. • ACTAS reported two incidents from yesterday’s storm that required medical attention. (d) Resources Available Summary • Deployments: o 2 ACT Strike teams remain in the Tumut area including ACTAS support. No significant extensions are evident. o An IMT roster for the coming days completed. Resourcing of the IMT will be reviewed during the week to ensure suitable capability. The next review is planned for Thursday 23/1/20 1977 o LOs for Cooma and Tumut are still in place and maintaining contact with the IMT.