Urban Forestry Strike Team (UFST) October 6, 2009

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1 Urban Forestry Strike Team (UFST) October 6, 2009 Daniel Westcot Community Forester Georgia Forestry Commission 5960 Hwy 17 S Guyton, GA 31312

2 Objective of UFST Develop a professional response team to assist communities with urban forestry issues following natural disasters Certified Arborists Formal training Provide additional professional opportunities for state agency employees to assist communities following disasters

3 How did it all get started? 2003 Hurricane Isabel hits North Carolina and Virginia Coastline States worked to develop a group of trained professionals to help affected communities

4 First Professional Response Katrina (ISA, SMA, Others) Professional response ISA SMA Davey D Resource Group Certified Arborist volunteers 10 Gulf state communities

5 UFST Disaster Response Timeline Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol Risk Assessment Protocol SDAP Post- SDAP Pre hrs 3-60 days 2 24 months >2 years Disaster Federal Response and Recovery Phase Strikes Disaster Declaration SDAP pre-storm: Not currently in SGSF/Region 8 plan for UFST SDAP post-storm: FEMA debris management standards apply Risk Assessment Protocol: FEMA standards may or may not apply Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol: Local planting guidelines apply

6 UFST Incident Command System Modeled Structure

7 UFST Training and Respond Capacity Training (as of today) (Kinston & New Kent) 9 Team Leaders (TL) NC, VA 31 Task Specialists (TS) AL, AR, KY, NC, TN, TX, SC, VA 5 trained in NA Florida 2009 Training (Brooksville) 9 Team Leaders AR, FL, GA, NC, TX, VA 24 Task Specialists FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, OK, SC, VA 2009/2010 Storm Season Capacity 18 Team Leaders 46 Task Specialists

8 UFST Response Summary 2007 Oklahoma Ice Storm (4 communities) 2008 Baton Rouge Hurricane Gustav 2009 N. Arkansas Ice Storm (6 communities) 2009 W. Kentucky Ice Storm (6 communities)

9 Types of Responses Landscape Scale Urban Damage Assessment Hurricanes & other wind events Ice Storms

10 Post Storm Recovery Estimate of Debris Removal Amounts and Cost Identification/Location of Trees for Removal Identification/Location of Trees to Prune Identification/Location of Non-Storm Hazard Trees Generation of Map and Data for FEMA Reporting

11 Orientation Meeting Initial meeting with UFST team leader and government officials Meeting with team leader, government officials and FEMA officials Changes made to feature file for data collection to address data needs

12 On-Site Training FEMA Specifications Local Jargon Update on Data Recorders Operating Procedures es

13 UFST Feature File Setup Initial Feature File Risk Park - Point Risk Street Point Stump Point Line - Line

14 Data Collected for Risk Street / Park Data Collected on Each Tree Genus DBH Target (Score 0 4) Size Part Probability Failure (Score 0 4) Risk Management Action FEMA Management Hangers (Number) Public Tree or Not Team Crew Field Notes

15 Data Collected for Stumps Data Collected for Each Stump DBH Length of Stump With Tree or Not Team Crew

16 Things To Look For

17 Things To Look For

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19 USFT Baton Rouge Results 500 Miles of City Streets 5,498 Street Trees 1,882 Park Trees 208 Stumps

20 UFST Baton Rouge Results

21 So how does this help the city? Benefits to the City Gives FEMA precise numbers for reimbursements Helps the City negotiate contracts with tree service companies Gives tree service companies detailed information on tree condition and location Not only helps assess the damage in the community but allows the city to get a partial tree inventory Data can be used to estimate percent canopy loss

22 Future of UFST Region 8 Response Funding FEMA Region IV (Atlanta) Scope of Work Task through ACOE & USAD FS (ESF 3) EMAC Packages State EM Coordination Northeastern Area Tree Wardens Consultants

23 UFST Information USFT Website