Hurricane Irma vs. Florida Keys Steven Hudson Deputy Chief, MCFR, EFO
HURRICANE IRMA EOC • Emergency Operations Building • Rated Category 3 • Relocation of EOC • Transitional Operation • Region 7 Plan • Contracted IMT’s
HURRICANE IRMA RE-ENTRY • Assessing infrastructures • Assembling pieces of organization back together • Clearing highway • All local hospitals damaged and closed • Water and electricity off for 10 days
HURRICANE IRMA EMERGENCIES • No Domestic Water Supply • No Utilities • Sparse Communications • Clearing Dry Wells • Dehydration • Trauma Alerts • D-Mat • Fire
Trailer LP Fire
Air Rescue Support
HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY • Employees with Damaged Homes • SERP 7 Assistance • Yard Clearing Activities • Customer Service “New Level” • USAR Activities and Coordination • Donations
Firefighters Going Above & Beyond
HURRICANE IRMA LESSONS • Communications Plan • “Practice Practice Practice” • Satellite Phones Coverage • Closer Supervision From Senior Fire Officers • Too Many Out-of-County Resources Arriving Same Time • Framework to Track Requested Resources • Standardized USAR data capturing system
POST STORM IMAGES
We’ll be back…Florida Keys Strong!
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