Overview National Situation Report As of 3:00 a.m. EDT, Monday, August 28, 2017 Table of Contents Current Operations Monitoring Recovery FEMA Headquarters Status FEMA Region I - X Status NRCC Level I (24/7) RRCCs R-VI Level I (24/7), R-VIII Level III (day shift) NWC Steady State Watches Steady State Common Operating Picture Total Force Available Deployed Other Cadres with less than 25% availability 10,808 4,656 43% 4,434 1,718 Environmental Historic Preservation (23%), Logistics (24%) *N-IMATs Regional IMATs FCOs / FDRCs US&R MERS East 1: Deployed Assigned: 13 Assigned: 36 / 11 Assigned: 28 Assigned: 36 East 2: Alert Available: 0 Available: 9 / 5 Available: 10 Available: 21 West: Deployed PMC/NMC: 0 PMC/NMC: 2 / 2 PMC/NMC: 0 PMC/NMC: 0 Deployed: 13 Deployed: 25 / 4 Deployed: 18 Deployed: 15 *B-2 Status: Assemble < 2-hrs, On Site < 18-hrs; B-48 Status: Assemble & deploy < 48hrs; Charlie Status: No team assemble time requirement (Back to top)
Current Operations FEMA Region VI Tropical Storm Harvey Harvey lingers on, with torrential rain causing catastrophic and life-threatening flooding over southeastern TX. Flash flood emergencies are in effect for portions of this area. Situation: (Advisory 31A as of 2:00 a.m. EDT): Located 20 miles N of Port O Connor, TX Maximum sustained winds 40 mph Moving ESE at 3 mph; torrential rains will continue Primary Hazards: Watches & Warnings: Tropical Storm Warnings and Flash Flooding Emergencies in effect Rainfall: Harvey is expected to produce additional rain accumulations of 15 to 25 inches. Total accumulations may reach 50 inches along the upper TX coast Storm Surge: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by up to three feet of water Wind: Tropical storm-force winds occurring near the center of the storm will persist the next couple of days Surf: Swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the TX/LA coast Tornadoes: A few tornadoes are possible through Monday near the upper TX coast into far southwest LA Impacts: Texas: Widespread wind and flood damage with river flooding at record levels; floodwaters continue to rise No official reports of fatalities or injuries, media reports indicate as many as five deaths Survivors throughout the impacted area require search and rescue via boat or helicopter Power outages: 261k customers without power in Houston and counties along the southeast coast Communications systems are out, including landline, cellular, internet, and mass media platforms Transportation networks are severely impacted; ports, roads, rail systems, and airports remain closed Tornado spotted yesterday in TX with no reported impacts Louisiana: Mandatory evacuation for Cameron Parish (3,500 people); voluntary evacuation for Vermillion Parish (10k people) Three tornadoes reported in LA yesterday, one commercial building damaged FEMA/State and Local Response: FEMA Headquarters: NRCC activated to Level I (24/7); NWC at Watch/Steady State (24/7) National IMAT West deployed to Austin, TX National IMAT East-1 deploying to Houston, TX; planned arrival this evening National IMAT East-2 is on Alert Regional IMATs: R-II, R-V, R-VII, and R-VIII deployed to TX Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) fielded 13 teams and numerous communications capabilities throughout the impacted area 2 (Back to top)
Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) deployed 18 Task Forces (TFs), one Incident Support Team (IST), and six Hazardous Equipment Push Packages (HEPPs) Nearly 633k meals and over 736k liters of water, as well as generators, blankets, cots, tarps, plastic sheeting, and commonly used shelter items are staged in TX; over 152k meals are staged in LA Three staging areas have been established to support rapid distribution in response to state requests: Seguin, TX; DC Ft. Worth, TX; Camp Beauregard, LA DLA Distribution Deployable Capability (DDC) will assume the Staging Area mission at Seguin, TX Two Disaster Housing Assistance Teams (DHATs) en route to TX FEMA Region VI: RRCC activated to Level I (24/7); Watch is at Steady State FEMA Region X staff supporting RRCC Region VI IMAT-1: Deployed to LA EOC Region VI IMAT-2: Deployed to TX EOC LNOs deployed to TX and LA Texas: EOC at Full Activation Governor declared a State of Disaster for 50 counties Governor mobilized 4k TX National Guard Soldiers and asked the Secretary of Defense to establish a Dual Status Commander TX has 34 shelters open with 1,828 occupants (ARC Midnight Shelter Count as of 5:29 a.m. EDT, August 27) Evacuations: o Mandatory: San Patricio, Calhoun, Aransas, and Refugio counties, City of Port Aransas, Victoria and Jackson counties, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi o Mandatory evacuation for Bay City (pop. 17,614) o 787k people are under voluntary evacuation orders o Three hospitals with approximately 200 patients evacuated Louisiana: EOC at Partial Activation with ESFs 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, and DoD Governor declared a State of Emergency for all parishes in LA on August 24 Shelters: One open with eight occupants (ARC Midnight Shelter Count as of 5:29 a.m. EDT, August 27) Voluntary evacuations Cameron Parish FEMA Region VIII: RRCC activated to Level III (day shift) to support Region VIII IMAT deployment 3 (Back to top)
Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments: FEMA Region V State / Location IL Event Severe Storms & Flooding July 11-27, 2017 IA/PA Number of Counties Requested Completed Start-End IA 0 0 N/A PA 4 0 Aug 28 TBD Declaration Activity: Amendment No. 1 to FEMA-4332-DR-Texas Adds 12 counties for Individual and Public Assistance, and 1 county for Public Assistance only Major Disaster Declaration FEMA-4333-DR-Idaho On August 27 the President approved a Major Disaster Declaration as a result of Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides that occurred during the period of May 6 to June 16, 2017 Provides: o Public Assistance for 5 counties o Hazard Mitigation statewide The FCO is Timothy B. Manner Major Disaster Declaration FEMA-4334-DR-Iowa On August 27 the President approved a Major Disaster Declaration as a result of Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding that occurred during the period of July 19-23, 2017 Provides: o Public Assistance for 7 counties o Hazard Mitigation statewide The FCO is Michael L. Parker 4 (Back to top)
Emergency Declaration Request - Louisiana On August 27 the Governor requested an Emergency Declaration as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey beginning on August 27, 2017 and continuing Requesting Emergency Protective Measures (Category B) including Public Assistance for 5 parishes Monitoring / Potential Future Operations Tropical Activity: Atlantic: Tropical Storm Harvey: see above Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten (Advisory #2A as of 2:00 a.m. EDT) Located about 185 miles SSW of Charleston, SC Maximum sustained winds 35 mph Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours Storm is stationary Expected to become a Tropical Storm on Monday Tropical Storm Watches in effect for coastal Carolinas Disturbance 1 (as of 2:00 a.m. EDT) Located near the coast of western Africa Moving W at 20 mph Conducive for slow development by the middle of next week Formation chance through 48 hours: Low (10%) Formation chance through next 5 days: Medium (50%) Eastern Pacific: Disturbance 1 (as of 2:00 a.m. EDT) Located a few hundred miles S of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico Conditions conducive for development of a tropical cyclone by mid-week Formation chance through 48 hours: Low (30%) Formation chance through next 5 days: High (80%) Central Pacific: No tropical cyclones are expected in the next five days Western Pacific: No activity threatening U.S. territories Significant Weather: See Tropical Cyclone Harvey above Space Weather: Nothing Significant to Report Wildfires: Milli Fire (FEMA-5196-FM-OR) Deschutes County, OR Acres Burned: 15,509 (+1,396); Containment: 32% Fatalities: 0; Injuries: 1 Evacuations: Lifted Homes Threatened: 2,055; Damaged: 0; Destroyed: 0 All shelters closed (ARC Midnight Shelter Count) 5 (Back to top)
Lolo Peak Fire (FEMA-5197-FM-MT) Ravalli and Missoula counties, MT Acres Burned: 37,246 (+2,239); Containment: 31% Fatalities: 1; Injuries: 3 Evacuations: Mandatory orders lifted; warnings in effect for some areas Homes Threatened: 0; Damaged: 2; Destroyed: 2 Shelters: 1 (-1); Occupants: 1 (ARC Shelter Website as of midnight) MT EOC at Partial Activation Chetco Bar Fire (FEMA-5198-FM-OR) Curry County, OR Acres Burned: 107,993 (+2,475); Containment: 0% Fatalities: 0; Injuries: 0 Evacuations: Mandatory and Voluntary for 2,167 residences Homes Threatened: 8,425 homes; Damaged: 1; Destroyed: 6 Shelters: 2; Occupants: 21 (ARC Shelter Website as of midnight) OR EOC at Monitoring Earthquakes: No significant activity Recovery Operations (Updated Weekly on Tuesdays) 6 (Back to top)
Acronyms / Abbreviations & Terms ARC DC DDC DHAT DLA DoD DR EM EOC ESF FCO FDRC FMAG FMC HEPP IA IMAT IOF IST JFO LNO MA MERS NHC N-IMAT NMC NOAA NWC NWS PA PDA PMC TF VJFO American Red Cross Distribution Center Deployable Distribution Capability Disaster Housing Assistance Team Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense Major Disaster Declaration Emergency Declaration Emergency Operations Center Emergency Support Functions Federal Coordinating Officer Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator Fire Management Assistance Grant Fully Mission Capable Hazardous Equipment Push Packages Individual Assistance Program Incident Management Assistance Team Initial Operating Facility Incident Support Team Joint Field Office Liaison Officer Mission Assignment Mobile Emergency Response Support Teams National Hurricane Center National Incident Management Assistance Team Non-Mission Capable National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Watch Center National Weather Service Public Assistance Program Preliminary Damage Assessments Partially Mission Capable Task Force Virtual Joint Field Office 7 (Back to top)