Warning Order
Operation Moonshot – Houston, Texas
Prepared by: Evan Koepke – Operations Planning Associate
April 21, 2016 (1600 Hrs)
Reference Maps: Montgomery County; Harris County; City of Houston; Texas
Time Zone: Central Standard Time (CST)
Task Organization: TR National Operations Center; TR IMT; All TR Regions
Situation:
On April 17, 2016, a major system of severe storms hit most states across the region the resulting deluge caused significant flooding in Houston and surrounding counties. Emergency management entities remain focused on life safety operations in areas still affected by flooding and still at risk. In areas that have drained (to the North West and North of the City) recovery operations are still early in the planning stages as assessment continue. Assistance requests are being compiled from across the Houston area in Crisis Cleanup. Volunteer organizations are registering in a virtual volunteer reception center (Volunteer Houston) to coordinate. The Gulf Coast VOAD is providing general coordination.
Mission:
Team Rubicon will plan and conduct a Type 2 response to Houston to assist in ongoing flooding response and recovery efforts. Team Rubicon’s task force will provide: damage assessment, debris management, house muck-out, and sawyer services to affected communities in coordination with local and state authorities. Operations will continue until all tasks within mission scope are complete; the assigned mission duration lapses; or available personnel, resources, and incident management assets are no longer adequate to support safe and effective operations (unless otherwise directed by the TR Deputy Director of Response).
Goals:
- Safely, rapidly, and efficiently deploy response resources and personnel to Houston
- Effectively integrate into the overall disaster response and recovery effort
- Assist in protection of life, preservation of property, incident stabilization, and speed the transition to recovery by providing damage assessment, debris management, house muck-out, and sawyer services
- Ensure continual and complete accountability of all resources, personnel, and funds deployed to disaster area
- Effectively and efficiently transfer provision of services and safely demobilize from area of operations when a demobilization trigger is activated (see mission statement)
Execution:
Mission Planning Concept:
A Mission Planning Team (MPT), led by the TR NOC, will develop incident information and a course of action for response. Upon selecting a course of action, the MPT will define a concept of operations, determine the support and sustainment concept, and identify task force leadership. These will be condensed into an Operations Order. The OPORD is approved by the Deputy Director of Response.
Coordinating Details:
Target deadline for OPORD development and submission is: 04/23/2016 (19:00 Hrs)
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Focus |
Responsible Parties |
Task |
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Planning (MPT) |
Evan Koepke (MPTL) A.Tzovaras (Info Coord) J. New (Res. Coord) S. Brokenshire (Assist RC) |
· Collect essential element of information and guide field information collection · Finalize mission intent, goals, and develop course of action into concept of operations · Finalize area of operations, scope of work, and special planning considerations · Consolidate incident, operations, and logistics information - produce OPORD |
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Logistics |
John New with support from Cal Verdin |
· Confirm logistics needs according to mission scope, goals, and information · ID local vehicle, supply, facility, and medical/security support sources · Develop Support and Sustainment Concept · Finalize key facility and field transportation arrangements · Acquire and prepare necessary supplies and equipment for deployment |
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Personnel/ Dispatch |
Kate Browne with support from Regional Membership Managers |
· Coordinate availability collection and vetting with applicable Regional Leaders · Determine number of personnel available to respond from: o All Regions between 4/24 and 5/13 · Identify available TR volunteers that fit the following baseline mission requirements: o Available to deploy for 1-7 days. (Within 400 miles of AO) o Available to deploy for 7+ days. (Outside 400 miles of AO) o Have fulfilled all domestic deployment requirements · Identify 20 personnel to fulfill the following position/function slots for week of 4/24: o (5) Incident and volunteer management o (15) Damage assessment and effective team leaders |
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Finance |
Jessica Greene with support from Evan Koepke |
· Identify best methods of transporting, and converting funds for mission support · Determine operational funding requirements · Determine necessary financial tracking requirements |
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Recon & Liaison |
Carol McCoy (Recon TL) |
· Determining safe routes of ingress/egress · Liaise with local government, community, and responding NGO entities · Confirm community needs, the scope and amount of work to be done, and where · Identify at-risk or disproportionately impacted populations in need of rapid assistance · Locate and secure facilities for billeting and a forward operations base · Develop infrastructure for feeding, water, hygiene, fuel, power, comms, etc. · Determine specific mission support needs |
Support and Sustainment:
- Communications (Blue Jeans):
- Recon and MPT Sync (RECON AND MPT ONLY): 18:00 CST
- General Situation Update (all interested parties: 19:30 CST
- Facilities:
- Rally Point/Office for Recon: 5959 Corporate Drive; Houston, TX 77036 (Joe Quinto is POC)
- Info Management:
- Operation Folder: https://teamrubiconusa.box.com/s/px7izxyck2akb6gbtvyc6q2m5nf9h0k8
- MPT will coordinate use as directed by the MPTL
Command, Coordination, and Communication:
Overall responsibility for mission planning will be with the Operations Planning Associate/MPTL (Evan Koepke). Final response go/no go decision will be made by the Deputy Director of Response (Dennis Clancey) upon review of the OPORD. National Communications and affected Regional, Divisional, and National leaders will be regularly updated regarding planning efforts and integrated in key communications.
