State of Connecticut

Situation Report
Department of Emergency Services
Dannel P. Malloy, Governor & Public Protection

Hurricane Irene Report Period: 27 August 2011 1200-1600 HRS

Situation Report #9

State Emergency Operations Center Activation Level: Full Activation

On Thursday August 25, 2011 at 4:55pm Governor Dannel Malloy proclaimed a state of civil preparedness
emergency pursuant to CGS 28-9 relating to Hurricane Irene’s expected landfall on Sunday August 28,
2010. The State EOC is fully staffed with additional partners.

History Summary
A WebEOC Incident has been opened "24 Aug 2011 Hurricane Irene”.
Since early Thursday August 25, 2011 planning and preparation efforts have been occurring to prepare for
the adverse effects of Hurricane Irene. Weather forecasts are monitored for changing conditions and
updates issued.

DEMHS and other State agencies are reviewing and implementing the tasks outlined in the Natural Disaster
Plan, and the State Response Framework. Partner agencies have and are planning for the assignment of
liaisons to the SEOC and extended operations related to the storm. Debris management is being organized.

General Preparedness Information

All DEMHS Regions are preparing for shelter openings and CERT activations. Many towns have requested
Red Cross support for local shelters.
Some of the preparation activities undertaken by the State of Connecticut are:
Governor Malloy is emphasizing communities plan for the evacuation of portions the most severely
threatened Connecticut coastal communities.
Staging area are being established for equipment and commodities
Readiness of hospitals, universities, nursing homes in low lying areas are being confirmed
Discussions are ongoing with state agencies regarding possible transportation bans on highways and
public transportation during peak storm conditions
State Urban Search and Rescue team on stand-by as of 1200 hours 8/27/2011

Utility and communications entities have been developing contingency plans and are pre-staging assets for
recovery efforts.

MUNICIPALITIES WHICH HAVE DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY

Stratford North Branford Naugatuck
Rocky Hill East Lyme Norwalk
Old Saybrook Hartford North Stonington
Fairfield Westport Watertown
Bridgeport Plymouth
Waterford Greenwich

EVACUATIONS
Darien – low lying areas North Branford - Voluntary
Tolland – Mandatory at Noon Guilford – Voluntary
New Haven – Mandatory -Underway Madison - Voluntary
Old Saybrook – Voluntary Waterford – Voluntary
West Haven – Voluntary
Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center
Milford – Voluntary
West Haven – Voluntary
New Haven – Mandatory for low lying areas Groton City – Voluntary
Clinton – Voluntary
Greenwich – Mandatory (Coastal)
Westport – Voluntary
Plainville – Voluntary
Fairfield – Mandatory
Stamford – Voluntary
New London- Voluntary
Old Lyme - Voluntary
Stonington – Mandatory
East Lyme - Voluntary
Bridgeport – Mandatory
Stratford – Voluntary
Westbrook – Voluntary
Newtown – Voluntary Low lying areas
Norwalk – Mandatory
Groton Town – Mandatory

WEATHER INFORMATION:
HURRICANE IRENE HEADING UP THE EAST COAST…
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…
MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE…
MODERATE TO MAJOR INLAND FLOODING POSSIBLE…
At 11:00 AM the center of Hurricane Irene was located at 35.2 North 76.4 West (Approximately 120 Miles
South of Norfolk, VA). Irene has maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH and is moving to the North
Northeast at 15 MPH.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to forecast that Irene will remain a Category I hurricane
today and remain a Category I hurricane as the storm moves up the East Coast tonight and into New
England tomorrow morning.
Irene is forecast to move up along the New Jersey Coast early Sunday morning and make landfall in the
Stamford area around 11:00 AM as a Category I hurricane. The first effects from Irene are still expected to
begin this evening with heavier rain and tropical storm force winds moving into Connecticut between 10:00
PM and Midnight. Hurricane force winds are forecast to arrive along the coast at 7:00 AM Sunday
morning. Very heavy rain at times (especially in Western Connecticut) is expected to continue from
midnight tonight through the passage of the center of Irene around 11:00 AM tomorrow morning and into
the mid-afternoon.
River flooding from Irene is forecast to be moderate to major with the more severe flooding on smaller
rivers and in urban areas. Major coastal flooding is possible with storm surges of 4 to 7 feet possible in
Western Long Island Sound during high tide Sunday morning at 11:00 AM.
Irene is 23 hours from landfall and forecast confidence is high. Some small changes to the track forecast
are still possible. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection will issue another update
on Irene at 5:15 PM.

Requests for assistance from the State Emergency Operations Center:

Regional Coordinators have received requests from local EMDs and Municipalities for resources, primarily
consisting of sandbags.
August 24, 2011
7,000 sandbags
August 25, 2011
24,750 sandbags
August 26, 2011 August 26, 2011
29,040 sandbags 1890 Cots
August 27, 2011 – As of 1100 hrs August 27, 2011 – As of 1100 hrs
100 sandbags 4277 Cots
Currently Represented at State Emergency Operations Center:

Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

DEMHS continues to coordinate SEOC operations. Regional Coordinators receive and forward requests to
the SEOC for relay to appropriate agency. Scheduling for the next 3 days has been established.
Approval has been received for the activation of the State Urban Search & Rescue Team (USAR) to deploy
at 12:00 noon at Brainard facility. An EMAC request has been submitted for Swift Water Rescue Team
assistance. A Unified Command Meeting with the Governor was held at 0900 hrs. The main focus during
this time period is on identifying shortfalls in capabilities and evacuations considerations.

Division of State Police

Connecticut State Police Statewide Activity:
Friday 08/27/11 0730 hours – Saturday 08/27/11 1530 hours
Calls for Service: 488
Accidents: 39
Accidents with Injuries: 3
Fatalities: 0
DUI- 0
Motorist Assists: 47
Non-Reportable: 388
Troops Contacted:
No issues
Major Highway Corridors:
Minor accidents being reported statewide
Secondary State Roadways:
No issues
Weather Related Activity:
None
Significant Active Incidents:
None
Running Event Totals:
Friday 08/26/11 1530 hours through Saturday 08/27/11 1530 hours
Calls for Service: 1601
Accidents: 997
Accidents with Injuries: 17
Fatalities: 0
DUI- 05
Motorist Assists: 126
Non-Reportable: 1129

Commission on Fire Prevention and Control

Call received from Colchester EOC looking for advice on how to handle 911 calls when emergency services
do not respond due to severe weather / winds in excess of 50 MPH.
Discussed with PIO and IAFC "GO" Team, a final answer to be provided back to Chief Walter Cox from ESF
4 Coordinating with Indiana for Swift Water rescue asset's
Administrator Morrissette coordinated with the PIO on PSA messages for use during / after storm safety
Coordinating requests for specialized high gallonage water pumps
Working with county coordinators for the next operational period staff assignments
Connecticut Army National Guard
CTNG / Military Department has one (1) representative in the SEOC. The CTNG Joint Operations Center
(JOC) is currently in a partial activation posture. The CTNG/Military Departments full-time Federal and
State employees have been alerted for possible mission sets, to be executed at the direction of the
Governor, and are planning for those mission sets. Currently 125 traditional Guardsmen are on duty
conducting pre-alert activities. CTNG has begun receiving request for assets and are staffing those
requests. Units of the CTNG are assisting in local evacuation efforts.

Department of Health
Partial activation of DPH ECC.Internal DPH Conference call held. Another internal call set for
1900.Dan Warzoha in Greenwich is working with Local Health and Greenwich hospital to
accommodate the out of hospital ventilator patients. They are no longer in need of DPH
assistance for their ventilator dependent patients. Message was left for Anthony Shirillo, in
Stratford.
CT Children’s Medical Center activated their Emergency Operations Center.FEMA Disaster
Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) is in state. They were briefed and are being provided with just
in time training. FEMA DMAT will be reporting to Bradley Air National Guard base tomorrow.
Jean Speck, EMS Regional Coordinator is working out of the Region 1 office and Tom Lenart,
EMS Regional Coordinator is working out of the Region 2 office.Mobile Field Hospital is ready for
deployment if needed.
Department of Corrections
DOC staff is assisting DEMHS Regional Offices and at the SEOC. Prisoners in custody at DOC facilities will
not be transported to court on Monday August 29, 2011. The Department of Correction is moving male
inmates which are housed in a low lying building in the Niantic area, to a higher ground building on the
same grounds for precaution of flooding.

Department of Transportation
No road closures at this time. Sandbag requests continued to be filled. The last AMTRAK train departs at by
1000 hrs. Greater Bridgeport Transit has announced it will be terminating service today at 7pm. Windham
Region Transit has announced they will follow the state's lead and terminate service at 8pm today through
Monday morning.

Metropolitan District Commission

The MDC's Emergency Action Plan is in effect. A representative will remain present at the State's EOC for
the duration of the storm. Maintenance and repair crews will remain on-site Saturday night through
Sunday to respond to any issues which may arise. The MDC's Command Center will remain staffed
throughout the storm.

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Continuing with preparations. No requests for assistance. Evacuations of campgrounds are nearing
completion.

Department of Agriculture
No requests for information or change in operations.

American Red Cross (ARC)

Food is prepared for 20,000 people. Preparations are in place for opening 58 shelters.
Region 1 - 8
Region 2 - 18
Region 3 - 9
Region 4 - 12
Region 5 – 11
Additional blood supplies have been pre-deployed to Connecticut

U S Coast Guard
A Coast Guard Liaison is assigned to the SEOC. Assets are pre-positioned and /or on standby.

CL & P
Preparations are complete and crews are on standby. Over 600 crews available for recovery.

Millstone Power Station

A Millstone Power Station representative is staffing the State EOC and keeping State officials
informed of station status.

AT&T
Cellular telephone towers are designed to sustain winds of 150 mph or more
Staging crews in Meriden, Wallingford, and Hartford

Connecticut Insurance Department

Nearby States have offered assistance. Additional adjusters have been licensed in Connecticut and over
1,000 adjusters are available for post storm assignments.

Department of Disability Services

Facilities near the shoreline have been evacuated.

Info Line (2-1-1)

Working with Red Cross for shelter information and information for disabled persons with evacuation
concerns

FEMA
IMAT fully integrated in State. Resources staged around State & surrounding States, DMAT, USAR, SAR
Teams, Etc.

REGION 1
Regional Office opened at 0800 hrs. Coordinators are obtaining town evacuation information and notifying
local CEOs, EMDs, PW Directors of statewide conference call.
EOC STATUS
Darien – Monitoring

REGION 2
Regional Office opened at 0800 hrs. Coordinators are obtaining town evacuation information and notifying
local CEOs, EMDs, PW Directors of statewide conference call.

REGION 3
Regional Office opened at 0800 hrs. Coordinators are obtaining town evacuation information and notifying
local CEOs, EMDs, PW Directors of statewide conference call.
EOC STATUS
Glastonbury – Monitoring
Middletown – Monitoring
East Hartford – Monitoring
West Hartford – Monitoring
Hartford – Monitoring
Windsor Locks – Monitoring

REGION 4
Regional Office opened at 0800 hrs. Coordinators are obtaining town evacuation information and notifying
local CEOs, EMDs, PW Directors of statewide conference call.
EOC STATUS
Groton Town – Open
New London – Partial

REGION 5
Regional Office opened at 0800 hrs. Coordinators are obtaining town evacuation information and notifying
local CEOs, EMDs, PW Directors of statewide conference call.
EOC STATUS
Ridgefield – Monitoring
Middlebury - Monitoring
Plymouth – Open
Goshen – Open
Watertown - Open

Current CERT Team Activation Approvals:

New Canaan Colchester
Milford Waterford
Bristol Ridgefield
Windsor Locks Prospect
East Hartford Groton
Canterbury Fairfield
Lebanon

MRC Activations:
(Pending DPH approval)
Fairfield
Stratford/Trumbull/Monroe

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