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Huricane

A violent storm originating over tropical waters with winds at its center reaching at least 74 mph

Category one

Wind velocity 74 to 95 mph



Tides are 4 to 5 feet above normal

Category two

Wind velocity 96 to 110 miles an hour


Tides 5 to 7 feet above normal

Category 3

Wind velocity 111 to 129 mph


Tides 7 to 10 feet above normal

Category four

Wind velocity 130 to 156 mph



Tides or 9 to 13 feet above normal with areas less than 10 feet above sea level flooded as far as 6 miles inland

Category 5

Wind velocity greater than 157 mph



Tides are more than 15 feet above normal. Evacuation may be required as far inland as 10 miles

Florida disaster assessments system

Snapshot assessment is a tool of emergency response personnel to report to preliminary and intermediate assessments during the sustained emergency phase of a disaster was uncommon measuring device

Snap shot score one

Little or no damage

Snap shot score 2

Structure is damaged but habitable while being repaired

Snapshot score 3

The structure is damage and inhabitable

Snapshot Score 4

The structure is damaged and totally destroyed

Flooding score 0

Flood water that does not need access to the structure

Flooding score 5

It's floodwater but does indeed access to the structure

Flooding score 6

Any flood water that is inside the structure

Primary function of fire rescue personnel in wake of a disaster incident

Conduct search and rescue activities

The foremost task

Limit the impact of injury and loss of life

Hurricane Watch

May threaten an area within 48 hours

Hurricane warning

Eminent and expected to affect area within 36 hours

Incident command at the Administration complex

Fire chief, assistant fire chief, deputy chiefs, division chiefs, fire training officers, 4 officers to include 1 special Ops officer, 1 tele communicator

Planning section at administrative complex

Fire Marshal, fire prevention staff

Logistics at administrative complex

Deputy or division chief, communications, logistics, fleet maintenance, information technology, buildings and grounds

Finance at administrative complex

Clerk-treasurer

Emergency operation center staffing

Chief of Operations, PIO, FTC

Communications division

FTC, telecommunicator supervisor, 3 telecommunicatons

Staging in EOC

FTC, firefighter

District chief at station one

2 battalion chiefs, 2 FTO, one tele communicator/ 1,2,4,7,9,15

District chief at station 3

2 battalion chiefs, 2 FTO, one tele communicator, 3,5,6,8,12,13

District Cheif at station 17

2 Battalion Chief, 2 FTO, 1 telecommuincaters

Updates on search and rescue

Every 4 hours