VOLUSIA COUNTY SITUATION REPORT # 47
(status changes made since last report shown in bold black type)
EVENT: WILDFIRES 1998
DATE / TIME: July 2, 1998 @ 21:00 hrs
EOC ACTIVATION LEVEL : 4
LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION : ISSUED JUNE 22, 1998 AT 1 P.M. RETROACTIVE TO JUNE 20, 1998
DATE OF EXPIRATION : Was extended for another seven days. Effective now until July 3, 1998
CONTACT NUMBERS FOR COUNTY EOC AND PIO: (904)254-1500
COUNTY ESF-5 FAX : (904) 258-4096
SUMMARY OF FIRE ACTIVITY
NUMBER OF FIRES TO DATE: 69
LOCATION(S) OF FIRES TO DATE : FIRES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
DUE TO NUMBER OF FIRES AND FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE, THIS REPORT FOCUSES UPON NEW FIRE EVENTS ONLY AND WILL REFER TO THEM IN GENERAL TERMS OF LOCATION..
Numerous outbreaks are occurring throughout the county but these are the major areas of utmost concern at this time:
South of S.R. 40 and West of U.S. 17. Large uncontrolled fire. No crews.
City of Pierson to Seville community. East of U.S. 17 and approximately 2,000 acres in size. Moving east. No crews.
South county line/Stacy Grove Road. No lines around the fire. No crews.
Crane Swamp (Edgewater area). No lines around the fire. Crews are present.
S.R. 442 & I-95. 90% contained with control lines.
Indian Lake Road area fire(s). Not contained.
Ranchette Road fire has jumped S.R. 44 traveling north to south.
Volusia/Flagler fire is approximately 1/4 mile northwesterly of Hunter’s Ridge.
Rodeo Road area fire. Threatened homes were saved.
Lake Woodruff area fire. Begun by lightning 30 Jun 98; it is allowed to burn.
Plantation Pines fire. Not contained.
Shunz Road fire broke out to the south this afternoon.
S.R. 44/Pioneer Trail. Fire crossed S.R. 44.
NUMBER OF MAJOR/SIGNIFICANT FIRES PRESENTLY ACTIVE: 13
ACREAGE OF FIRES CURRENTLY ACTIVE: ESTIMATED TOTAL ACREAGE, APPROXIMATELY 140,000 - 150,000
SUPPRESSION EFFORTS UNDERWAY : The policy is to protect life first. Protection of structures will be prioritized based on field conditions. A unified command consisting of Volusia and Flagler Counties and the City of Ormond Beach has been coordinated with DOF. It has been determined that some fires may be suspicious in nature. Air reconnaissance flights are being done by the U.S. Forest Service out of New Smyrna Beach and DeLand airports. Firefighters plan a controlled burn around the Indian Lake Road area fire(s). Continued monitoring of the Ormond Beach area fire.
MUTUAL AID:
- Resources from other states are present.
- State ESF 4 and 9 have 107 firefighters through the Fire Chief’s Association. An additional 92 mutual aid firefighters were requested and have arrived. 199 are confirmed here with additional fire personnel continuing to arrive.
- The State Fire Marshal’s Office has sent 8 people.
- A total of 32 National Guard personnel and 15 vehicles are present and in the direct control of the County Emergency Operations. 2,988 MREs have arrived.
- Federal Incident Command (Blue Team) has provided a 38 person overhead team that arrived on Saturday (6/27). They brought 5 "hot shot" teams which consist of 20 personnel per team, and included a Type I helicopter equipped with a 2000 gal water tank, 2 Type II helicopters and 1 tactical aircraft for aerial spotting. The U.S. Forest Service/DOF sent 104 firefighters and an additional 164 firefighters will be arriving Sunday. They have provided 16 tractor plow units and 30 engines.
- 11 PIO’s have arrived to assist with media inquiries.
- The Salvation Army has undertaken all field food as of Monday, 6/29/98. A new warehouse for storage & distribution has been established at the Daytona Mall (Nova Road).
- A Fire Behavior Analyst has arrived.
- A large tent is going to be set up by the Florida National Guard just west of I-95 on State Road 40 as a rest area and food only.
- 33 US Marine Corp personnel are en route from Camp Lejuene are replacing a bridge on Rima Ridge Road. The intent of the bridge is to facilitate heavy equipment traffic between US 92 and State Road 40 in the event I-95 and other north-south arteries are congested with traffic. - Temporary bridge was installed on July 2, 1998; however, the bridge had to be removed due to impending fires.
- The Salvation Army has requested State assistance for "ice" provisions. Additional staff arriving from the panhandle area.
- An additional 25 National Guardsmen and 10 Humvees are being requested.
OTHER:
- Two State Division of Emergency Management liaisons are on the scene.
- State Division of Forestry liaison present in Fire Command
- National Guard liaison present as ESF 13 in CEOC.
- FDLE, FHP and FDOT all have liaisons present in the CEOC.
INJURIES / CASUALTIES
INJURIES (MINOR) TO DATE : 9 (firefighters) +1 fire contractor
FATALITIES TO DATE : 0
MISSING PERSONS TO DATE : 0
STATUS OF MISSING PERSONS : N/A
PROPERTY / INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTED
HOMES THREATENED : ±29,000 homes threatened in various areas around Volusia County including 20,000 homes in the Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach area. Until reports start coming from the field, exact damages will remain unknown.
HOMES DESTROYED/DAMAGED : 2 homes destroyed and 10 mobile homes damaged in Ormond Beach.
BUSINESSES THREATENED : 5
BUSINESSES DAMAGED/DESTROYED : 4 businesses in the Ormond Beach area were destroyed.
OTHER STRUCTURES THREATENED : Unknown
OTHER STRUCTURES DAMAGED : Unknown
OTHER STRUCTURES DESTROYED : 15 (miscellaneous hunting camp structures)
VEHICLES DAMAGED : 3 (two automobiles and a boat)
VEHICLES DESTROYED : Unknown
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTED: City of Ormond Beach Airport has been closed. The Daytona Beach Water Plant located on LPGA Blvd. may be operating on generator power. A regional FPL switching dispatch facility is in harms way. In addition an FPL substation which serves as a primary facility for Daytona Beach is of concern. Telephone communications are very congested. In addition, traffic on communication radios is very heavy. FPL has reported that 3649 customers in the Flagler and north Volusia area without power.
ROADS CLOSED:
I-95, Brevard to Jacksonville.
Tymber Creek north of S.R. 40 to end of road.
US 1 Southbound, South of Kennedy Parkway
Clyde Morris between SR 40 to LPGA Boulevard
LPGA, between I-95 to US 92 (Daytona Beach)
Willamson, between US 92 to SR 40
Clyde Morris, between Jimmy Ann and SR 40
U.S. 17 from Washington Street in Pierson to county line
S.R. 40 between Williamson Boulevard and S.R. 11
EVACUATIONS / SHELTERS
AREA(S) EVACUATED: No re-entry into any mandatory areas at this time.
Voluntary Evacuation Areas:
Cow Creek Road from SR 442 South to Volco Road
Rodeo Road, West of Ormond Beach
Daytona Pines, West end of Fleming Avenue
Ormond Lakes (Ormond Beach)
Quail Ranch Road (Lake Ashby Area)
Hunting Camp/Rasley/Archie Road (Lake Ashby Area)
Durrance Lane, Durrance areas west of Ormond Beach
Florida Shores Sub., Edgewater, S of SR 442/Hibiscus west to City Limits
Plantation Pines off S.R. 40
Derbyshire Road/Jimmy Ann Drive area (Daytona)
Mandatory Evacuations:
Ormond Beach
Airport Road North to Durrance Lane
Tymber Creek Road, west to the Powerline
Breakaway Trails
All of Ormond Beach, west of Nova Road
Aberdeen subdivision (Willamson/Hand Avenue)
River Bend, (South of SR 40/Booth Road)
North of Airport incl. Pineland Trails by Hope/Timothy Street
Ormond Green Subdivision
Spring Meadow subdivision
Broadwater Subdivision
Bear Creek Subdivision
Hunters Ridge
Tymber Creek subdivision
Daytona Beach
LPGA residential community
Mason Avenue, north side only Bill France Boulevard to Williamson Boulevard
West of Derbyshire, North of LPGA
Indigo Lakes Subdivision
North Tomoka Farms Road off US 92
Unincorporated Areas
Ranchette Road, South of SR 44 near New Smyrna
Evacuation of Hunting Camp Road near New Smyrna Beach
Rima Ridge, west of Ormond Beach
Sunshine Campground U.S. 1 and I -95 north of Ormond Beach
Evacuation of 6 homes along North Pine and Burnsed Road in Pierson.
Town and Country Trailer Park southwest corner of Bellevue and Tomoka Farms Road
North Tomoka Farms Road off US 92
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS EVACUATED: Approximately 29,000
NUMBER OF EVACUEES : Unknown
SHELTERS OPEN :
Sweetwater Elementary, Port Orange
Spruce Creek Elementary, Port Orange
Spruce Creek High, Port Orange
Seabreeze High School
Temple Israel, Daytona Beach
Mount Bethel Baptist, Daytona Beach
Mainland High School, Daytona Beach
Atlantic High, New Smyrna Beach
Fairgrounds, DeLand
NSB Recreation Center
DeLand YMCA
First Baptist Church of Pierson
SHELTER POPULATION : 603 as of 21:00 - July 2
SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION : 129
NUMBER OF SHELTERS ON STANDBY : 4
South Daytona Community Center
First United Methodist Church, Ormond Beach
First Baptist Church of Oak Hill
Sugar Mill Elem(PSN)
BILLETING FOR SUPPORT CREWS :
FEDERAL BLUE TEAM
1. DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL - 104 CREW MEMBERS
2. DELAND HIGH SCHOOL - 200 CREW MEMBERS
3. DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL -STANDBY
4. VOLUSIA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS-FEDERAL OVERHEAD SOUTHERN BLUE TEAM
MUTUAL AID
1. ERAU - 78 CREW MEMBERS
2. STETSON - @ CAPACITY 300+ CREW MEMBERS
MISCELLANEOUS
STATUS OF FIREWORKS BAN AND OTHER BURN CONTROLS: Volusia County passed an ordinance on Thursday, June 25, 1998, banning the sale and use of fireworks in unincorporated and incorporated areas. All vendors including those who sell fireworks in tent sales have voluntarily agreed not to sell any fireworks to individuals in Volusia County. Firework shows have been voluntarily canceled in the cities of DeLand, DeBary, Deltona, Port Orange, Edgewater, Ormond Beach. Holly Hill has issued an emergency order banning fireworks. Pierson has also passed an ordinance to ban fireworks. The Governor has issued a statewide ban on fireworks.
FINANCIAL: Daily costs are estimated at $155,000 per day excluding state-wide mutual aid and additional expenditures from municipalities. Expect operations to continue for a minimum of 2 weeks. The Federal Government has declared Volusia County a disaster area and has pledged to cover 75% of local municipal firefighting cost.
FEDERAL OVERHEAD SOUTHERN BLUE TEAM: Efforts are underway to facilitate the transition from "mutual aid" to the Federal Overhead Team. Resources (food, lodging, etc.) are being secured, in cooperation with federal representatives during this period. Incident Command Post has been established at the Volusia County Fairgrounds on SR 44, east of I-4 and the City of DeLand.
FEEDING: The Salvation Army has continuing responsibility for feeding firefighters.
STATE REQUEST FOR RRT SUPPORT HAS BEEN FILLED - MISSION NO. 1175
SPECIAL EVENTS: The Speedway has decided to postpone the PEPSI 400 scheduled for July 4th until October 17th. The Speedway has been offered as a base camp.
WEATHER REPORT: Volusia County weather observed at 21:00 hrs at the Daytona Beach Airport indicates smoky conditions with winds variable at 4 mph gradually becoming northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday - partly cloudy and hot with areas of smoke. A chance of afternoon thunderstorms. High in the mid to upper 90s. Wind northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming east near the coast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
DONATIONS: First Union Bank of Orange County is taking monetary donations for Volusia County. Winn Dixie supermarket has agreed to deliver the following: ice to every fire station; 48000 snacks, 4000 bottles of water, 2400 rolls of toilet paper, and 1000 bars of soap.
ESTIMATED LOSS - Estimated value of loss structures (residential and commercial) to date is $2 million dollars.
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