Report on February 2008 Storm Response - Wisconsin Emergency ...

Appendix 2-2
Department of Military Affairs
Wisconsin National Guard (Joint Operations Center)
Event Timeline
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ITEM AGENCY DATE TIME
EVENT - INCIDENT - INFORMATION - INQUIRY - ACTION -
MESSAGE
ACTION TAKEN
WHO
001 WING 5-Feb 1300 WEM teleconference for winter storm is in progress. Operations NCO, JOC
NCOIC, Public Affairs
JOC NCOIC
Officer, SJA Representative
attended conference.
002 WING 5-Feb 1345 Prepare Commander's Assessment Element (CAE) for winter
storm response in the event that element is requested.
CAE Expedition moved to
drill floor.
Watch NCO #1
003 WING 5-Feb 1400 Operations NCO drafted Executive Summary for distribution
to WING Senior Leadership and Staff
004 WING 5-Feb 1430 WEM requests the JOC notify WEM personnel via 3N of
partial activation of EOC at 2000 on 05 FEB 08.
005 WING 5-Feb 1446 Provide situation awareness to Senior Leadership,
Operations personnel, and MSCs by distributing Executive
Summary #2
006 WING 5-Feb 1515 Warning Order #1 to OPORD 08-04 is received from
Operations NCO - awaiting approval from acting Joint Chief
of Staff, acting JCofS
007 WING 5-Feb 1520 Watch NCO #6 contacted WI-JOC confirming that he did
receive the request from JOC NCOIC to report for his shift
early.
008 WING 5-Feb 1545 Designated Watch NCO #7 as standby person for second
shift.
Reviewing and editing Watch NCO #1
3N Notification message
sent out to WEM group.
Publish and distribute
EXSUM #2
Preparing WARNO for
distribution.
Watch NCO #2
Watch NCO #1
Operations NCO
Logged Watch NCO #1
Logged Watch NCO #1
009 WING 5-Feb 1600 Warning Order #1 to OPORD 08-04 is sent out to Senior
leadership, Operations personnel, and MSCs.
010 WING 5-Feb 1600 Shift change. WI-JOC was directed to increase routine
manning to elevated operations by maintaining two watch
NCO's on 2nd and 3rd shifts
011 WING 5-Feb 1610 acting JCofS called WI-JOC to inform that COL Carriello will
be the JTF Commander.
012 WING 5-Feb 2010 WEM PIO called to inform us that the EOC has partially
activated.
WARNO is sent out via e-
mail; notified senior
leadership and staff via 3N
of publication
Brief Watch NCO #3 on
current conditions,
forecasted conditions, and
actions taken.
Inform Operations NCO
and Operations Officer of
this by contacting them at
1645
013 WING 5-Feb 2100 Operations NCO contacted WI-JOC requesting status update. Nothing Significant to
<strong>Report</strong>. Call logged.
014 WING 5-Feb 2130 Prepare for tracking Winter Storm II information, reports,
orders, operations, and traffic.
Watch NCO #1
Watch NCO #1
Watch NCO #3
Notified JOC personnel Watch NCO #3
Watch NCO #3
Created folder for Winter Watch NCO #3
Storm II on Joint Staff share
drive under Current_OPS
015 WING 5-Feb 2150 NGB called to inquire about WI-JOC status concerning Winter Informed NGB that WI-JOC Watch NCO #3
Storm II.
has not activated. Will
contact NGB if status
changes.
016 WING 5-Feb 2200 Watch NCO #6 reported to the JOC for staffing plus. Logged Watch NCO #4
017 WING 6-Feb 0230 Watch NCO #4 arrives at JOC for staffing plus. Logged Watch NCO #4
018 WING 6-Feb 0430 acting JCofS arrives at WI-JOC to receive weather update
and status.
Provide acting JCofS with
weather update via NOAA.
Watch NCO #4
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