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State Watch Office
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Eric K. Conklin
Deputy Chief of Operations
850-528-7526
eric.conklin@em.myflorida.com
Watch Office OperationsBrief background for non-activation operations:
• Formerly, State Warning Point (SWP)
• 24-7-365
• Weekday staffing 0700 to 1800: Duty Officer; Plans Officer; Meteorologist; Operations Officer/Operator; Operations Supervisor
• Weekend staffing 0700 to 1800: Duty Officer; Operations Officer/Operator; Operations Supervisor
Watch Office Operations
• From 1800-0700 minimum of one Operations Officer/Operator in Watch Office at all times
• After 1800: the Duty Officer is On-Call
• (Watch Office activation staffing level varies depending on level and/or requirements: for example, two 12 hour shifts (A/B); multiple Operations Officers/Operators)
Situational Awareness
• Daily: Operations Staff monitor major television networks, online news websites, online radio news stations, and email-based “Breaking News Alerts”
• Also monitor other websites of interest related to EM, Domestic Security, and potential threats to the State
• Draw information from Regional Coordinators, County Warning Points, other field employees, and other State/Federal agencies
Situational Awareness
• Meteorology Staff: monitor the weather and produce a variety of weather products for the SERT
• All SWO staff ensure emergency notifications are made to the Division, SERT, County EM Officials, and others
• Operations Staff also produce a Daily Situation Report, which is not to be confused with the Situation Report produced during activation times by ESF 5/Plans
DAILY SITUATION REPORT• Published daily, normally between 0900-1000, depending on
workload
• Target audience is the Florida EM community
• Distributed via email to County EM Directors, other SERT members, and Division staff
• Also posted on www.floridadisaster.org
• THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; NOT A VENUE FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION
DAILY SITUATION REPORT
Content:1. Contact Information for Duty Officer, Plans Officer, PIO2. Executive Summary 3. Weather Products (vary depending on season)4. EMAC5. Significant Events (political rallies, large gatherings)6. Open Source News (only reliable sources….)
• Content can change depending on the needs of the day (for example, we do not always have EMAC missions)
Open Sources
My Opinion
• There is quite a bit of free Open Source news on the internet; you can pay for it if you like
• You do not have to have access to classified information to have actionable intelligence
• Open source news/intelligence needs to be taken for what it is—unvetted/non-ground truthed information; it’s a starting point, a red flag
BBC News Americas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/default.stm
An objective, free, international online news website.
DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report
http://www.dhs.gov/xinfoshare/programs/editorial_0542.shtm
Free subscription service; report is emailed to you (Sun, Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs).
Please Contact Me
Eric Conklin, Deputy Chief of Operations
Cell: 850-528-7526
eric.conklin@em.myflorida.com
Let me know what type of content you want to see in the Situation Report; suggestions/comments.
Please Contact the SWO
1-800-320-0519 or
850-413-9900
swp@em.myflorida.com
Let us know about any significant events that will occur in your county; or anything that should have statewide visibility. We will put them in the Situation Report, with your approval.
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