hurricane daily summary report - animals - NC Dept. of Environment ...

Priority Items:
No significant changes from yesterday’s report at this time.
Pest Management Section
Contact: Nolan Newton. Contact Number: 919-733-6407
Current Situation: Mosquito populations survived Isabel in most of the affected area. New broods of
mosquitoes will be produced by flooding from Isabel. Mosquito-borne arboviral activity is at an all time high in
eastern NC and is expected to increase, perhaps catastrophically, without intervention.
Priority Items: We are dealing with FEMA on their approval for cost share of aerial spraying. Some reluctance
on their part has been noted.
Public Water Supply
Contact: Jessica Miles. Contact Number: 919-715-3232
Current Situation: Field staff continue their contact and water system assistance. Today's watch list has 103
water systems. The list has been changing continuously. WE have been able to clear many community systems
and give more attention to the non-community systems, which shows that the situation is improving.
We are continuing to coordinate with Infrastructure regarding systems that we identify that may need
generators. We count 75 systems that are dependent on generated power as of their last assessment. The EOC
power folks say that power is coming back in some areas and we should expect more systems' power to return.
EPA has sent some people from Atlanta. They will coordinate directly with our Washington Regional office so
that if they offer assistance to us we can have them go somewhere where they can help without duplicating our
efforts.
DFR:
NCDFR has issued a Notice of Compliance with local Burn Bans that have been placed by county Fire
Marshals. According to tate law does not give the authority to cancel permits or implement a burn ban unless
conditions warrant. By standards outlined in As of 1500 hours (3pm) The Incident Management Team in Butner
has demobilized. A new DFR Incident Management Team has arrived and officially taken over operations of
the Kinston Incident Command Post. Chainsaw response continues and is expected to continue until the end of
the week. Three special teams continue working in Hyde, Tyrrell and Bertie counties to coordinate response
efforts because the extensive amount of damage there. All DFR chainsaw crews are currently committed in
assisting with road clearing and power line clearing. The division will continue with these efforts. Division
personnel are also assisting in distribution of food and supplies to citizens who do not have electricity at this
time. Two pumps were requested for Hyde County. There are currently 300 NCDFR personnel working Isabel
response.
DFR Operational Priorities:
IMT Operations Chain Saw Response Aerial Reconnaissance Timber Damage Assessment
Estimated 9/30 Estimated 9/26 Estimated 9/19 – 9/20
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These priorities expected to remain during the next X hours/days
Estimated 10/3