STATE EMERGENCY OPERTIONS CENTER ESF17 SITREP 10/26/05

CURRENT SITUATION:

1. The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is at a Level One activation in response to Hurricane Wilma..

2. Contact information provided below:

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) ESF17 Ready Room

Phone: (850) 921-0326 /(850) 922-7087, FAX: (850) 414-0962, E-mail: ESF17@fleoc.org
SEOC ESF17 Contacts: Dr. Greg Christy (850) 251-2841, Dr. Sam Lamb (850) 251-2398
SEOC State Warning Point phone number - (850) 413-9900

Division of Emergency Management web site - www.floridadisaster.com

ESF17 Incident Command Post phone 321-697-3000, ESF17 Incident Command Post FAX 321-697-3010

Incident Commander is Mr. David Perry. Contact phone is 407-908-0562
Deputy Incident Commander is Mr. Gary Painter. Contact phone is 863-698-6377

CURRENT OPERATIONS:

1. ESF17 Incident Command Post established in Kissimmee at Osceola IFAS Extension Office

2. Assessment and Response teams deployed into impacted area

3. State Agricultural Response Team (SART) partner agencies assisting with damage assessments and response activities

4. Assessments from dairy industry report all SMI dairies are up and running, except two at this time.

5. Assessments from producers of ornamental plants, cold weather crops, sugar cane and avocados indicate severe damage. Over one billion dollars in damage.

6. Severe fuel shortages. Matching fuel suppliers with veterinary hospitals animal shelters and dairy producers on generator power

7. Miami SPCA destroyed. Rescued 18 horses and assisting with relocation.

8. FDACS, Agriculture Environmental Services establishing Incident Command Post for mosquito spraying issues

9. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assessing captive wildlife/exotic animal facilities

10. Monitoring Tracker for information and resource requests

FUTURE OPERATIONS:

1. Continued crop damage assessments

2. Continued veterinary facilities assessment and support

3. Support feed mills in Okeechobee area. Only one in three operational at this time.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

USDA, Farm Service Agency

Currently, the assistance available for agriculture disaster includes Emergency Loans, Noninsured Crop Insurance Loans, the Emergency Conservation Program and Tree Assistance Program. For more information on emergency loan programs, contact the FSA state office at (352) 379-4500 or FSA County Offices at:

Broward County 561-683-2285
Collier County 863-983-7250
Glades County 863-983-7250
Hendry County 863-983-7250
Holmes County 850-547-2850
Indian River County 772-461-4546
Lee County 239-997-7331
Martin County 352-732-7534
Miami-Dade County 305-242-1197
Monroe County 305-252-1197
Okeechobee County 863-763-3345
Palm Beach County 561-683-2285
St. Lucie County 772-461-4546

FEMA Assistance

To register for federal disaster assistance, residents are urged to call the Federal Emergency Management Agency at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585 for the speech and hearing impaired.

For Local Animal and Agriculture Issues and Human Issues contact your county Emergency Operations Center:

Broward County 954-831-3905
Collier County 239-774-8444
Glades County 863-946-6020
Hendry County 863-675-5255
Holmes County 850-547-1112
Indian River County 772-567-2154
Lee County 239-335-1600
Martin County 772-288-5694
Miami-Dade County 305-468-5400
Monroe County 305-289-6018
Okeechobee County 863-763-3212
Palm Beach County 561-712-6400
St. Lucie County 772-461-5201

STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION

Florida Emergency Information Hotline 800-342-3557
Florida Department of Emergency Management: Floridadisaster.org

REPORTING OUTAGES

Bellsouth Telephone 1-800-216-5688
Florida Power & Light (FPL) 1-800-226-3545
Progress Energy Florida 1-800-700-8744
Kissimmee Utility Authority 407-933-7777
Sprint United Telephone 611 or 1-800-788-3600
Peoples Gas 1-877-832-6747
Florida Water Services 1-800-432-4501
Comcast 1-800-2662278, 352-787-7875
Bright House Networks

CONSUMERS

Get help with insurance claims
Department of Insurance: 1-800-227-8676
Apply for federal disaster assistance
FEMA Disaster Hotline: 1-800-621-3362 TTY: 1-800-462-7585
Report price gouging
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Hotline at 1-800-HELPFLA
See if a contractor is licensed
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation 1-800-487-1395
File a complaint against a licensed or unlicensed contractor
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation 850-488-6602

ADDITIONAL RESPONSE AGENCIES

American Red Cross 1-866-438-4636
United Way 1-800-435-7352
Salvation Army 1-800-725-2769
Catholic Charities 1-800-919-9338
United Methodist Committee on Relief 1-800-554-8583
State of Florida Elder Services 1-800-963-5337