1, 2, 3 A Whole Community Recovery. YAVAPAI COUNTY June 18 th through July 7 th, 2013

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1 1, 2, 3 A Whole Community Recovery YAVAPAI COUNTY June 18 th through July 7 th, 2013 An Exposition of the Doce, Yarnell Hill Wildfire, and the Fallen 19 Emergency Management simplified always equals People Doce Fire June 18 th,

2 Fire Name: Doce Start Date: 6/18/13 Acres: 6,700 8 miles northwest of Prescott, AZ Lat/Lon: , AZ State Forestry and USFS Chaparral and pinyon juniper fire. Fire Name Start Date Acres State/ Pvt Fed/Tribal Contain % Brief Location Jurisdiction 6/18/ ,700 40% 8 miles northwest of Prescott, AZ Lat/Lon: , AZ State Forestry and USFS Doce Chaparral and pinyon juniper fire. Prescott National Forest and Central Yavapai Fire District. Resources: 3 camp crews, 2 dozers, 33 engines, 188 overhead, 9 type 1 crews (Black Mesa IHC, Blue Ridge IHC, Flagstaff IHC, Granite Mt IHC, Mormon Lake IHC, Navajo IHC, Pleasant Valley IHC, Prescott IHC, and Sacramento IHC), 10 type 2 crews, 4 type 1 helicopters, 1 type 2 helicopter, 2 type 3 helicopters, and 5 water tenders. Total personnel: 771. Sciacca s Type 1 Incident Management Team. Human caused. 2

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9 Two DC-10 jets (called VLATs or Very Large Air Tankers) painted nearly 12,000 gallons of retardant on the western and eastern flanks of the blaze during each drop. Other large air tankers carry 2,000-3,000 gallons. "There's only two DC-10s in the nation (fighting wildfires), and to have both of them on one fire is pretty amazing," said Pete Schwab, air operations branch director on Sciacca's Type I team. 9

10 One of the DC-10 VLAT pilots, Kevin Hopf, grew up in Prescott DC-10 air tanker Captains Jack Maxey (left) and Kevin Hopf Doce Facts: Fire Cause: Man Caused (possibly Tannerite) Fire Size: 6700 Acres IMT Configuration: Type 1, Tony Sciacca Manpower: 771 Threats: Iron Springs Club, Highland Pines, Alto, Granite Basin Summer homes, Williamson Valley Corridor, Sundown Acres, American Ranch, American Ranch Areas North, Basin East of Highland Pines Evacuated: 660 displaced ARC/ADS: Shelters Active 10/25 Homes Lost: 0 Post Fire Mitigation: Treat watercourse south side of burn area which impact Iron Springs (NRCS/EWP, BAER, and FCD). Treat watercourses north for brush removal enhance flow. Preposition water rescue assets. Public Outreach Program (Station 57) Historical Mitigation: Firewise program, massive hazardous fuels mitigation program for the Basin, PAWUIC 10

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12 Yavapai County Emergency Operation Center WICKENBURG (July 23, 2013) Karen Patterson stayed at an American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter shelter at Wickenburg High School this month with her husband, James Bonde, and her three children after the Yarnell Hill Fire nearly burned their home. The painful memories are still fresh. First, it was black smoke, and then a black, red glow, Bonde said. I was being the optimist that it wasn t going to come. Patterson had time to pull brush away from their house, as they watched the wildfire about two miles west of them. However, the blaze changed direction, heading their way. It was the scariest thing I ve ever had to deal with, Patterson said. It was terrifying (Upwards to 35) 12

13 PRESCOTT ( The American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter has opened a shelter at Yavapai College in Prescott for residents who were evacuated Sunday by the Yarnell Hill Fire. The Red Cross has the capacity to shelter as many as 330 people inside the gymnasium at 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ Red Cross volunteers have set up cots and blankets for overnight stays, and evacuated residents can come to the shelter for meals, snacks, water and coffee. Evacuated residents also can receive aid from Red Cross nurses and mental health volunteers. (upwards to 60). Animal Disaster Services Large animals are evacuated to the Hidden Spring Ranch 13

14 ADS ran shelters for both the Yarnell and Doce Fire Evacuations Arizona Humane Society Animal Rescue Team Disaster Preparedness HSVMA-Rural Area Veterinary Services Sanctuaries and Wildlife Care Centers Humane Society International: Street Dog Welfare Humane Wildlife Services 14

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16 Sunday, June 30 7 a.m.: Logs indicate aircraft are ordered. 7:54 a.m.: The fire has grown to 300-plus acres and a state-supervised Type 2 short team is activated. Such a team is slightly smaller than a full Type 2 team. 9:20 a.m.: Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention group announces that an Arizona State Forestry wildland-firefighting team will assume command of the Yarnell Hill Fire at 10 a.m. 16

17 Sunday, June 30 10:18 a.m.: Evacuations begin in the Double Bar A Ranch area southwest of Yarnell. 11:05 a.m.: Southwest Coordination Center announces that the Yarnell Hill Fire is exhibiting active fire behavior and has grown to between 800 and 1,000 acres. 2:31 p.m.: Southwest Coordination Center announces that a Type 1 fire team managed by the U.S. Forest Service s Clay Templin has been ordered. Type 1 teams are activated on major fires and have more firefighting resources dedicated to them. Sunday, June 30 continued 3 p.m.: A dispatcher tells Dupuy, a Yarnell resident, that he and his neighbors will be given a one-hour notice to evacuate. 4 p.m.: My wife s looking out the window and sees this wall of fire coming, Dupuy said. We hauled ass out of there. Winds have been blowing from the southwest all afternoon at average sustained speeds of mph, with gusts of about 20 mph. Between 4 and 5 p.m., the winds suddenly turn to the opposite direction and become more powerful, with sustained winds of about 26 mph and gusts of 41 mph. 4:15 p.m.: A stream of cars can be seen leaving the area, including the hard-hit Glen IIah community southwest of Yarnell, and driving south on Arizona

18 Sunday, June 30 continued 4:47 p.m.: Arizona State Forestry s dispatch center in Phoenix is notified that the Granite Mountain Hotshots have deployed fire shelters. 5:33 p.m.: Radio traffic captures local fire chief asking dispatch who is going to help with the downed firefighters. 6:35 p.m.: An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter carrying a medic lands at Ranch House Restaurant in Yarnell. The medic later hikes to fallen firefighters and radios that none survived. 18

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21 RECOVERY ACTIONS Establish life lines for re-entry (Water, Gas, Transportation, Communications, and Power) Preliminary Damage Assessment Implement Recovery Plan Identify Long Term Recovery Group Donations Management Volunteer Management Establish IASC in Yarnell (Capture Insured, Under Insured, and Uninsured) Open Case Files Connect People with VOADS and Government Services (Consistent and Constant Follow-up) Meet the Emotional and Spiritual needs (Chaplains and Crisis Counselors) Immediate Needs and identify long term needs Food Bank, water, gator aid, fuel, generators, tables, chairs, locations, etc Debris Operations (8 Weeks) Hundreds of man-hours Actual Cost $396, Reimbursable Cost 75% of $298, RECOVERY ACTIONS Community Outreach Community meetings (twice weekly reduced to once weekly) Steering Committee Meeting (YHRG, YC OEM, YC DS, YC PW, YC BOS, ADEM) Mitigation NRCS/EWP and FCD Emergency Watershed Grant Hydro-seed West of Yarnell Low water bridge to enhance flow (200%) Clear and clean water courses Remove Debris Chip brush from fire and watercourses Mitigation Effects 200% Enhanced Flow 10/12 houses removed from the 100yr flood plane; the two remaining at reduce risk No household inundation from post fire rains 21

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23 A Quality Water: Pat Carpenter, owner and his Yarnell Team, Derrick Scott and Fletch Wiles who worked tirelessly to deliver water for firefighting efforts and ensure an adequate and safe supply of water for returning residents were assisted by work crews sent by the Cities of Prescott and Prescott Valley/ CH2M Hill OMI to assist with repairs and on-going donated repair materials and work crews from PCL Construction. 23

24 The Disaster Recovery Section's mission is to coordinate state and federal actions with local jurisdictions to assist those impacted communities in recovering from disasters. Through Public Assistance (infrastructure) and Individual Assistance (human services) programs and activities the Recovery Section works to reduce human suffering during disasters and enhance recovery after they occur. 24

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26 Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster Salvation Army United Way of Yavapai County American Red Cross Animal Disaster Services Arizona Humane Society Arizona Baptist Disaster Services Mennonite Disaster Services Samaritan's Purse Church of Christ Disaster Services Presbyterian Disaster Services The Church of the Latter Day Saints Tzu Chi Buddhist Yarnell Hill Recovery Group Yavapai County Community Foundation 52 Club 100 Club Et Al 26

27 Yarnell Hill Wildfire Facts: Fire Cause: Lightening Caused (June 28 th Thunderstorm) Fire Size: 8400 Acres IMT Configuration: Type 1, Clay Templin Resources: 249 Lives Lost 19 Threats: AA Ranch, Peeples Valley, Ruger Ranch, Yarnell, Glen Ilah Evacuated: 1200 displaced ARC/ADS: Shelters Active Wickenburg up to 35, Prescott up to 45 Homes Lost: 122, Structures Lost Total 134, Uninsured 11, Under Insured 25 Post Fire Mitigation: Treat watercourses east side of burn area which impact Yarnell (NRCS/EWP and FCD). Treat watercourses through Yarnell for brush removal enhance flow. Historical Mitigation: Hazardous Fuel Mitigation at the Shrine, with little through town. Questions And Answers??? 27