1. It is expected the individuals, families, and organizations within the City be prepared for a minimum of 72 hours of total self sufficiency in regards to food, water, and ice.
2. All organizations that support this ESF are responsible for developing their respective SOG/Ps to carry out food, water, and ice procurement and distribution during emergency operations in the City.
3. All organizations that support this ESF in the City are responsible for
coordinating with other organizations from which they require local support to develop letters of understanding or mutual aid agreements for that support.
4. All organizations supporting this ESF in the City will coordinate their plans and operations with HCEOC.
Office of Emergency Management
1. Develop emergency food, water, and ice procurement and distribution strategies and procedures with the support agencies to this ESF.
2. Assist HCEOC, where required, in coordinating the overall effort to satisfy the countywide emergency food, water, and ice requirements during an emergency situation.
3. Request outside assistance for emergency food, water, and ice supplies when local resources do not exist or have been exhausted.
CITY OF TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
Annexes ESF #11d CEOP 2007
4. Notify all Emergency Response Center (ERC), TFR and TPD commanders that MREs are ready to be picked up from the Supply Division. The notification will be distributed via Reverse 911 to cell phones and pagers.
5. Receive information from all feeding sites on the name and title of the Meal Coordinator that has been appointed for each feeding location.
ERC, TFR, and TPD Command Centers
1. Ensure that OEM has cell phone and pager contact information for each ERC, TFR and TPD Commander. The contact information will be done each year at the start of hurricane season with a re-verification as a storm approaches.
2. Upon receipt of OEM notification, call OEM and provide the name and title of the Meal Coordinator for the facility.
3. When the Meal Coordinator arrives at their facility, he or she should make arrangements to pick up their allotted amounts of MREs and water and designate an individual to sign and date the TFR Supply Issue Form acknowledging receipt of the MREs and water. They will sign a supply issue form before they get their allotment from TFR fire supply.
ACTIONS Preparedness
Office of Emergency Management will:
1. OEM will, in conjunction with the American Red Cross the Salvation Army and ESF
#11 staff, make estimates of the needed quantities of food, water and ice and requests the needed supplies.
2. OEM and/or ESF #11 staff will alert County and State agencies. They will also alert ESF #7 so that ESF #7 may alert vendors and others who will provide food, ice, water, and access to refrigerated and non-refrigerated storage space.
3. The American Red Cross the Salvation Army will inventory food, water and ice supplies.
4. ESF #11 staff will prepare and transmit requests for food and water to HCEOC.
Response
There are numerous humanitarian organizations that may provide meals or food/water in bulk commodities to disaster victims. Among these are the following:
CITY OF TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
Annexes ESF #11e CEOP 2007
1. American Red Cross – in its mass care role, provides feeding at public shelters. It also provides meals infield locations from its Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV). In addition, once their service centers are established, they can provide vouchers for food to disaster victims. (Note: Red Cross is authorized to obtain food from the USDA at no cost. In some cases, this food can be channeled to faith-based groups/churches for distribution to disaster victims).
2. Salvation Army – provides feeding at its fixed sites, which provide food on daily basis to the homeless. It also provides meals in field locations from its canteens. In addition, the Salvation Army sets up comfort stations, by agreement with the State of Florida, in disaster areas. Comfort stations provide meals to disaster victims, but not food commodities.
3. There are numerous religious based organizations that are involved with providing food on a regular basis for homeless and low-income individuals. During disasters, there are organizations with resources that provide food to disaster victims. Among these are Second Harvest and Share, which provide food commodities to religious based groups/churches throughout the county for distribution to the needy. Metropolitan Ministries is another organization, which provides food to the homeless. In addition, these are several religious denominations, which have food programs for the poor.
The American Red Cross and/or the Salvation Army will:
1. Provide both fixed and mobile feeding capabilities.
2. Will help with the distribution of water.
3. Coordinate with ESF #6 to identify the number of people in city shelters and others in need of food and water.
Office of Emergency Management will:
1. Coordinate with ESF #6 to identify the locations of mass feeding and food distribution sites.
2. Coordinate with ESF #12 to monitor power outages to project ice needs.
3. Coordinate with ESF #14 to disseminate public information.
4. Assess warehouse space and needs for staging areas. Secure additional refrigerated and non-refrigerated space if needed.
5. Monitor and coordinate the flow of food, water and ice supplies into the City.
6. Coordinate with ESF #15 to integrate donated supplies into mass feeding, bulk distribution and related activities.
CITY OF TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
Annexes ESF #11f CEOP 2007
7. Coordinate with ESFs #3 and #8 to monitor water contamination and estimate water needs.
8. Manage the feeding requirements of the City EOC staff.
Recovery
Office of Emergency Management Department will:
1. Maintain communications and coordination with the County for food, water and ice until the appropriate Recovery services, e.g., American Red Cross Disaster Services, FEMA, Social Services, are in place to assume responsibility.
2. Continue to monitor food, water and ice needs.
3. Monitor the number and location of community-based feeding sites, soup kitchens, and food pantries and determine their plans to assist disaster victims in the long-term.
4. Assess and request “Comfort Stations” from the State.
5. HCEOC will provide rolling stock and equipment for bulk food and water transport and handling.
6. The State Fire Chief’s Association will provide water tenders, upon request, to be sanitized for potable bulk water distribution.
Department of Health will:
1. Monitor nutritional concerns and assess special food concerns of the impacted residents.
2. Provide technical assistance to disinfect bulk water tenders for potable water distribution.
3.
Assess the need for and feasibility of issuing emergency food stamps.
INTERFACE
ESF #3, Pubic Works and Engineering ESF #6, Mass Care & Shelter
ESF #8, Health & Medical ESF #12, Energy
CITY OF TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
Annexes ESF #11g CEOP 2007
ESF #14, Public Information
ESF #15, Volunteers and Donations
CITY OF TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
Annexes ESF #12a CEOP 2007
ESF #12: ENERGY