VOLUSIA COUNTY SITUATION REPORT # 48
(status changes made since last report shown in bold black type)
EVENT: WILDFIRES 1998
DATE / TIME: July 3, 1998 @ 9:00 hrs
EOC ACTIVATION LEVEL: 4
LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION: ORIGINALLY ISSUED JUNE 22, 1998 AT 1 P.M. RETROACTIVE TO JUNE 20, 1998
DATE OF EXPIRATION: Extended an additional seven days. Revised date of expiration is now July 11, 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: 48
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..
The major areas of utmost concern at this time are as follows:
Pierson Area. East of U.S. 17 and approximately 2,000 acres in size. Moving southeast. Presently no structures are in immediate danger. Crews are present. 2 tankers enroute.
Ormond Beach Area. (S.R. 40, West of Interstate 95) Vicinity of Hunter’s Ridge Subdivision will be the focus of attention. Crews are present.
Edgewater/Oak Hill Area. Fire at Volusia/Brevard line is now heading north. Fire breaks are to be created south of Florida Shores Subdivision. Crews are present. Fires in vicinity of S.R. 442 & I-95 are 90% contained with control lines.
Daytona Beach Area. Areas in the western portions of the city are still a concern. Possible controlled burns in the vicinity of Indian Lake Road.
Other fires that are under surveillance:
County line/Stacy Grove Road. No lines around the fire. Two crews are present.
Indian Lake Road area fire(s). Small fires, not contained.
Ranchette Road fire has jumped S.R. 44 traveling north to south.
Lake Woodruff area fire. Begun by lightning 30 Jun 98. Crews are present.
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. Crews are present.
ACREAGE OF FIRES CURRENTLY ACTIVE: ESTIMATED TOTAL ACREAGE, APPROXIMATELY: Currently being calculated.
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 municipalities has been coordinated with Division of Forestry. It has been determined that some fires may be suspicious in nature. Air reconnaissance flights are being flown 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).
MUTUAL AID:
- State EOC: 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.
- State Fire Marshal’s Office: 8 people on duty.
- National Guard: 1-265th ADA Battalion will be activated today; 230 personnel total--190 available for immediate duty; 40 are enroute to Camp Blanding for fire training. A large tent is available just west of I-95 on State Road 40 to provide rest and food for guardsmen.
- Federal Incident Command (Blue Team): 38 person overhead team 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.
- PIOs: Three new PIO’s have arrived to replace those currently on duty to assist with media inquiries. The BBC started telecasting the Volusia County Web Page as of last night. Need has been expressed for individuals who can speak French.
- Salvation Army: Responsible for all field food as of Monday, 6/29/98. A warehouse for storage & distribution has been established at the Daytona Mall (Nova Road).
- US Marine Corp: 33 personnel from Camp Lejuene replaced a bridge on Rima Ridge Road. The intent of the bridge was 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.
OTHER:
- CEOC currently has personnel from State Division of Emergency Management; State Division of Forestry; National Guard; FDLE; FHP; and FDOT.
- Stetson University continues to provide shelter for firefighters.
- SBA and FEMA will be in today to conduct damage assessment
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 remains closed. The Daytona Beach Water Plant located on LPGA Blvd. is 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. Conditions around a Bellsouth telecommunications tower in the Ormond Beach area is being monitored. Overall, telephone communications are very congested. Additional telephone lines are being installed at the CEOC. Radio communications continues to be very heavy. FPL has reported that power has been restored to most customers in the north Volusia area. 250 customers remain without power.
ROADS CLOSED:
I-95, Brevard (Beeline Expressway) to St. Augustine.
Tymber Creek north of S.R. 40 to end of road.
US 1, South of Kennedy Parkway
Clyde Morris between Jimmy Ann andSR 40
LPGA Blvd., between I-95 to US 92 (Daytona Beach)
Willamson Blvd., 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
U.S. 1, from I-95 north to county line???
Mason Avenue, between Fentress and Williamson Blvd.
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)
Aberdeen Subdivision (Ormond)
Bear Creek Subdivision (Ormond)
Mandatory Evacuations:
Ormond Beach
Airport Road North to Durrance Lane
Tymber Creek Subdivision, west to the Powerline
Breakaway Trails
River Bend, (South of SR 40/Booth Road)
North of Ormond Beach Airport including Pineland Trails by Hope/Timothy Street
Ormond Green Subdivision
Broadwater Subdivision
Hunters Ridge
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
Jimmy Ann Drive area, from Mason Ave. To LPGA Blvd.
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
Mount Bethel Baptist, Daytona Beach
Mainland High School, Daytona Beach (Special Needs)
Atlantic High, New Smyrna Beach (Special Needs)
County Fairgrounds, DeLand (Pet Shelter)
NSB Recreation Center
DeLand YMCA
First Baptist Church of Pierson
SHELTER POPULATION: 513 as of 10:00 - July 3
SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION: 129
NUMBER OF SHELTERS ON STANDBY: 3
First United Methodist Church, Ormond Beach
First Baptist Church of Oak Hill
Sugar Mill Elementary
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 and evacuees.
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, hot with areas of smoke. A chance of afternoon thunderstorms. High in the mid to upper 90s. Winds at 10:30 are WNW at 10 mph with expected gusts up to 15mph. Seabreeze from the east expected along the coast in the afternoon.
DONATIONS: All First Union Banks are taking monetary donations for Volusia County. Cash donations will be put directly into a special account specifically for firefighting efforts.
ESTIMATED LOSS: Estimated value of loss structures (residential and commercial) to date is $2 million dollars.
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