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From: "Bob Pickering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 7:06 PM
Subject: [GMRS] Report of Florida REACT Team activity
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> SITREP # 5 Hurricane Charley
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> DATE
> 8/16/04
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> TIME
> 1900hrs
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> SITUATION
> Widespread catastrophic damage in southwest Florida. The scope of the
> damage is of historic levels.
>
> Hurricane Charley raced across Florida producing a damage swath from
> Ft.Myers to Daytona Beach. The most intense damage was from Ft.
> Myers to just south of Orlando.
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> STATUS OF FLORIDA COUNCIL
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> LEVEL 3
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> RESPONSE ACTIONS
> FCRT Leadership is closely monitoring the situation and monitoring
> reports from REACT Teams and for any Mutual Aid Request.
>
> MUTUAL AID ACTIONS
> The West Central Florida Amateur Radio Club is requesting additional
> ham radio operators for the Punta Gorda area. If your Team is
> available or if any one in your Team is available please contact
> FCRT Coordinator
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> FCRT has been in contact with:
> REACT Int.
> REGION 3
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> STATUS OF DISASTER COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE TEAMS (DCAT)
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> Florida State DCAT
> At last report On Level 1 No update.
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> TEAM ACTIVATIONS REPORTED TO STATE COUNCIL
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> Flagler County Assist
> LEVEL 0 - Members assisted in EOC and Skywarn Operations
> Report -
> Flagler County Assist REACT worked a collective 135 hours from 8/12-
> 14/04 during a full LEVEL 4 operation during Hurricane Charley.
> Members provided support in the following areas.
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> - Skywarn, a full Skywarn Net was in operations from 2200hrs -
> 0200hrs overnight on 8/13/04. Members relayed critical information
> to the National Weather Service and the EOC
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> - EOC Operations, Members staffed the EOC helping with techincal
> issues such as computers, radios, assisting in operations and other
> functions.
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> Notable points in the LEVEL 4 was the fact that a REACT spotter was
> the first to report the hurricane force winds moving into Flagler
> County. Members also worked side by side with ARES personnel. ARES
> members provided help at shelters and were the only method of
> communication to the shelters from the EOC.
>
> Flagler County suffered an 80% power failure and complete failure of
> Nextel service.
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> Dixie County REACT C-610
> LEVEL 0 no effects from storm.
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> Orlando Metro REACT
> LEVEL 3 now back to LEVEL 0 at last report.
> OMR filed this report - As of Saturday 1400 hrs, Orlando Metro REACT
> returned to Level 0. All Members were now doing disaster assessment
> to their own properties.
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> Team Activities include: Shelter Communications, Skywarn, CB
> Monitoring, FRS/GMRS monitoring, and Red Cross communications.
>
> Power remains out in 60% of the city. Power companies hope to have a
> large percentage restored by Monday.
>
> Damage has been received at several members home. ALL members are
> safe. Team GMRS repeater and antenna remain intact and working.
> Although I have not had an opportunity to physically check it out
> myself yet.
>
> Sun Coast REACT
> LEVEL 0 No storm effects.
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> Space Coast REACT
> Reported no problems one tornado near Melbourne LEVEL 0.
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> North Brevard REACT
> Was on LEVEL 4 Activated to support shelter communications during
> Charley. Members helped in the Titusville area.
>
> Distribution:
> Florida REACT Net
> State Council of REACT Teams
> Florida Council Officers
> REACT Int President.
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>
> THIS IS THE LAST SITREP unless a mutual aid action is requested or
> filled.
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