FEMA Urban Forestry Task Team Report: Hurricane Lilli (Draft)
"FEMA “Tasked” the USDA Forest Service to assist them with hazard tree identification on private land as a result from Hurricane Lilli storm damage.
"The Forest Service was “Tasked” under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288, as amended), which provides the authority for the Federal government to respond to disasters and emergencies in order to provide assistance to save lives and protect public health, safety, and property.
"The Urban Forestry Task Team is tasked under Operations Public Assistance, Deputy Public Assistance Officer (PAO) for Debris.
"FEMA requested five Federal Urban Foresters from Region 8 that were familiar with Southern tree species and knowledgeable in how urban and natural conditions affect tree biology and structure. A combination of these environmental factors could potentially create a hazardous condition for the public health, safety, and, welfare.
"This is the first time FEMA has “Tasked Out” the Forest Service for this purpose and requested this type of technical specialty. The Southern Region has only four (4) Federal Urban Foresters that assist the thirteen (13) Southern States. Only one to two of these Urban Foresters were available to assist in the recovery efforts. None of the Federal Urban Foresters had any training with the basic Incident Command System (ICS)." [from Incident Overview]
N. Stremple
2006
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