ASSISTANCE

From Feb. 28, 2007

We may have an opportunity to obtain assistance from Episcopal Relief and Development for assisting in the recent disasters in Central Florida.

To assist us in valuating the situation, it would be very helpful if you would furnish us information on the losses of individuals for losses not covered by insurance or other disaster relief. This assistance is not intended as a replacement for insurance but to supplement any insurance or disaster assistance the individual has on the loss or to assist those with no insurance or disaster relief from other sources.

Please break down the information in the following categories:

FOOD $_________________

TEMPORARY SHELTER $_________________

CLOTHING $_________________

FIRST AID SUPLIES $_________________

TRANSPORTATION $_________________

COMMUNICATIONS $_________________

EMERGENCY REPAIR MEASURES $_________________

OTHER EMERGENCY MATERIAL/SERVICES $_________________

EMERGENCY RELATED OFFICE EXPENSES $_________________


TOTAL EMERGENCY SERVICES EXPENSES $_________________

Please supply the name and address of each Individual to assist us in avoiding duplication.

Please give us a contact person, telephone number, and e-mail address (if available). This will assist us in reviewing any questions.

After receiving your information, we will review all the requests and determine how we should proceed.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Chuck Dunlap
Chuck Dunlap, Relief Coordinator
Diocese of Central Florida
1017 East Robinson St.
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407-423-3567
800-299-3567
Fax: 407-872-0006
cdunlap@cfdiocese.org
 

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FLORIDA GROUNDHOG DAY TORNADOES (2)

From Feb. 6, 2007

Here is the latest update on the situation. Instead of trying to summarize it I thought it would be more informative for you if I sent the entire report.

I will keep you updated from time to time.

If you have any questions, please let me know but keep in mind this is a very fluid and dynamic situation which changes almost hourly.
Have a super day.

Chuck Dunlap
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ESF 15 Update (10)

Ground-Hog Day Tornadoes (Central Florida)
February 6, 2007
5:00 PM

CURRENT SITUATION:

The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is at Level 2 (8 - 5 operations). The Joint Field Office is anticipated to be fully operational this afternoon. Planning operations will be assumed by JFO planning staff no later than Thurs Feb 8th with support from the SEOC. Public safety announcements are being successfully carried over major media routes. Public safety announcements are being successfully carried over major media routes.

FEDERAL ACTIONS:

FEMA-1679-DR - Federal Assistance has been approved for the following counties: Individual Assistance - Lake, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia;

Public Assistance (Category A and B) - Lake Seminole, Sumter, Volusia; all counties in the State are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

* Victims can register on line at FEMA.gov or (800) 621-FEMA (3362)
* The Joint Field Offices is operational.

COUNTY UPDATES:

Sumter, Lake and Volusia counties
Total number of households with Major Damage/Destroyed: 890
 

CONTACT INFO:
Lake County:

· Citizen information and Volunteer/Donation line - (352) 343-9732
· Coordination of long term recovery issues

Volusia County

· Volunteer/Donation line - (386) 226-1400
· ESF 15 contact number: (386) 253-0563 ext. 239
· Coordination of long term recovery issues

Sumter County

· Coordination of long term recovery issues

STATE ACTIONS:

· The State Emergency Operations Center (SECO) is currently at a Level 2 (8 to 5 operational hours)

· Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) is operational in Lake County and reducing hrs of operation to 0700 hrs thru 2100 hrs through Friday

· SERT staff deployed to support Joint Field operations in Orlando
· Conference calls with counties conducted daily at 1115
· Crisis Counseling: arrived on February 5, 2007

Joint Field Office (JFO)

12151 Research Pkwy
Orlando, FL 32826-3222
(Phone TBA)

Disaster Recovery Centers (others to be identified)

The following Disaster Field Recovery Centers are open with hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.:

DRC #1 - Volusia County

New Smyrna Beach (Volusia County)
Atlantic Coast Baptist Church
1212 Conrad
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169

DRC #2 - Volusia County

DeLand

Victoria Square
1706 S. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, FL 32720

DRC #3 - Sumter County

Lady Lake

The Villages
Laurel Manor Recreation Center
1985 Laurel Manor Dr.
Lady Lake, FL 32612

DRC #4 - Lake County

Lake Mack
31039 Lake Mack Rd
Lake Mack, FL 32720

DRC #5 - Lake County

Lady Lake

38521 Lake View Drive
Lady Lake, FL 32159
Points of Distribution (PODS) and Logistical Staging Area (LSA)

POD #1:

Lady Lake American Legion
State Route 466 and Rolling Acres Road
Lady Lake, FLORIDA
No POC

POD #2:

Paisley Fire Station
25310 County Road 42
Paisley, FLORIDA
POC: Robert Fikett
352-669-6376

POD #3:

Lack Mack (Old Fire Station)
3103 Lake Mack Road
DeLand, FLORIDA
POC: Robert Wiggin
352-357-1888

County Staging Area (CSA):

Florida Natural
38851 State Route 19
Umatilla, FLORIDA
POC: Ed Luning
352-516-9950 or 352-434-7206

County Donations Staging Area

Lake County Fair Grounds
2101 County Road 452
Eustis, FL 32726
POC: Jane Allen
407-367-8124

STATE ESF 15:

· Conducted a conference call to identify problems, solutions and organizations to address migrant farm workers needs

· Conducted a conference call with the Florida Volunteer Center members

· Conducted the Florida VOAD Conference call

· The Volunteer and Donation Hotline remains operational in the Betty Easley Center -

1-800-FL HELP1 (354-3571)

· Two additional staff deployed to the Joint Field Office (JFO) to serve as volunteer liaisons

· The Christian Contractors have set-up a volunteer # (352) 799-7856 and a web link - www.ccaministry.org - for individual that would like to assist the tornado survivors

· American Red Cross has set up a website for persons and families affected by a disaster: disastersafe.redcross.org

* Supporting county ESF 15 operations
* Support clean-up and recovery operations
* Monitor long term recovery needs

Future Operations:

· 2:00 PM Thursday FACE to FACE meeting in Lady Lake, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, to discuss solutions and identify resources to address problems facing the migrant farm workers

FACE to FACE Meeting
Thursday Feb. 8th, 2 pm
Seventh Day Adventist Church
231 Lake Griffin Road in Lady Lake

(for add't info, email LRemaly@churchworldservice.org <mailto:LRemaly@churchworldservice.org> )

Directions
If you are traveling from the south on US 441/27 to the intersection of
CR466 going west and Lemon Street going right. Turn right on Lemon St.,
go one block to the stop sign, and turn left onto Lake Griffin Road.
The church is on the right, one and one-half block from the stop sign.

· Mobilizing and deploying the 100 AmeriCorps members to support recovery operations

* Continue to identify vulnerable populations in the impacted areas
* 2:00 PM Florida VOAD conference call (800) 320-4330 Pin number 049682#

Deployed Personnel:

· Two additional staff deployed to the Joint Field Office (JFO) to serve as volunteer liaisons

· Staff deployed to the JFO

· Staff on location in Lake and Volusia County.


ESF 15 Volunteers and Donations - Partners Activities: (2-6-07, 4:30pm)

Salvation Army and American Red Cross establishing feeding and sheltering operations in the impact area. Red Cross has (38 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) were deployed in the state to support the disaster relief effort) with feeding and casework.


Adventist Community Services
Estimated 350 volunteers
Feeding emergency workers and victims
Site up the big tent in the Lady Lake area
Food distribution to victims
Debris removal - chain saw crews
Volunteers from Nebraska participating (came up from the Keys)

Florida Baptist Disaster Relief
140 homes completed debris removal, (30 homes - installed tarps)
Estimated 220 volunteers
22 clean-up crews

Partner with Operations Blessings - new Crane/debris removal

Latter Day Saints
Initially 850 volunteers, as of 2/5/07 (545 volunteers assisting)
45 teams/10 in Lake County and 40 teams/10 in Volusia County
Meeting needs of parishioners and neighbors community
Providing tarps, conducting debris removal and helping with cleaning and dry out operations
Additional (5) tractors for chainsaw work
400 Tarps installed / 4,000 volunteer hours to date!

Catholic Charities
Estimated 200 volunteers working
Providing meals ready to eat, additional on hand for future needs
Coordinating with farm workers point of contacts to identify needs
 

Christian Contractors
Up to 75 homes - completed Tarps & Debris Removal
Estimated 14 volunteers team leaders
Meet with Lake County EOC to identify needs and potential work sites
Partner with Southern Baptist - on future debris removal

Christian Disaster Response
Three volunteers deployed
Deliver MREs & personal health kits
Damage assessment to assess the needs
On standby until needs and missions are identified

Convoy of Hope
3 staff deployed
Provided 2 trucks of food to Lady Lake & Deland
Partnered with volunteers with two churches in area
Verifying needs with County ESF 15s

Compassion Alliance
Estimated 100 volunteers working
Started working 3 points of distributions, now working 2 distribution points
Managing Lake County Donations Center, close end of day (2/5).
Providing ice and water
Expecting baby supplies and meals ready to eat
Conducted damage assessment in Lake and Sumter counties

Nightrunners
Deployed staf and resources to affected area


Operation Blessings
Provided much need large crane and volunteers to assist
the FL Baptist Disaster relief and their debris work crews.

Second Harvest
Send a truck loaded of food to Lake County on Sunday
Collecting food donations
Making warehouse space available as needed

Alex Amparo

ESF 15 ECO

Director of Emergency Management
Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service
850-510-0801 cell
850-413-9243 SEOC (main room)
850-921-0473 ESF 15 room

Merrilee White - (850) 528-9058 cell

Cicero Hartsfield - (850) 519-1209 cell

Doug Ott - (850) 510-6698 cell

De Flounlacker - (850) 284-9042 cell

Sheree Fugate (850) 251-3265 cell

 

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Chuck Dunlap reports

From Feb. 2, 2007:

I have just finished a conference call with FEMA, the Red Cross, and about 39 relief agencies concerning the situation resulting from the storms last night.

The information is still very sketchy since search and rescue teams are still out reviewing the damage and others are not permitted in the area. This much appears to be verified so far:

-  about 13,000 homes remain without electricity out of the approximately 20,000 that lost electricity

-  11 fatalities have been confirmed in Lake county alone

-         the Red Cross is activated and on location and shelters are open

-  the Florida Baptist have 10 canteens in place and presently feeding people with 14 more being  activated. They are sending 16 recovery teams in to assist

-  it seems that most damage is to trailers and there is little need for items such as chain saws

-  Second Harvest has 2 semi-trailers ready to roll with food and another 4-5 being loaded now

-  Catholic Charities have several thousand "full day" meals that they can have on location in 3 hours to  assist while more permanent feeding facilities are put in place

-  Disaster Child Care is sending counselors to keep children while parents go back to their home to look for items or to go to fill out papers

-  a request was made for any church that would be willing to offer its facilities as a "comfort center," distribution center, child care center, etc