Urban Forest Strike Team

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Urban Forest Strike Team Team Leader Response
Protocols Review
Eric Kuehler, USDA Forest Service Brooksville,
FL July 20-21, 2009
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UFST Current Response Protocols

• Storm Damage Assessment Protocol
• Pre-storm debris potential assessment
• Post-storm debris estimation assessment
• Risk Assessment Protocol
• Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol

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Disaster Response Timeline
Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol
Risk Assessment Protocol
SDAP Pre-
SDAP Post-
3-60 days
gt2 years
12-72 hrs
2 24 months
Federal Disaster Declaration
Disaster Strikes
Response and Recovery Phase
SDAP pre-storm Not currently in SGSF/Region 8
plan for UFST SDAP post-storm FEMA debris
management standards apply Risk Assessment
Protocol FEMA standards may or may not
apply Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol
Local planting guidelines apply
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Storm Damage Assessment Protocol
Post-storm debris Municipalities need to
Estimate amounts Estimate clean-up costs
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Storm Damage Assessment Protocol

• What information does Pre-storm provide?
• Estimates on potential debris amounts
• Potential costs
• What information does Post-storm provide?
• An estimate of the number and size of trees in
  the affected area requiring removal/pruning
• Estimates vegetative debris that has been
  generated
• Cost estimates for tree removal/pruning
• Cost estimates of vegetative debris removal

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Storm Damage Assessment Protocol
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• SDAP
• What information to collect? Pre-Storm

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• SDAP
• What information to collect? Post-Storm

Removal Per FEMA Criteria impacting ROW
Debris Pile
Hazard Prune Per FEMA Criteria
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A tally sheet for each street segment will be
needed This form documents removals, pruning,
and debris in urban areas Fill out plot
information as completely as possible (you may
want to use from and to street rather than
address) Tally the number of trees on the
right-of-way that you believe should be removed
or pruned by size class Estimate the amount of
debris in cubic yards on the ROW and out 50 feet
from the ROW (by 100 foot segments)
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24 cubic yards of debris
Debris Estimation yd3 24 15 person van 20 4
door full size SUV 15 Dodge Magnum S.W. 9
std 6x6X7 dumpster 5 port-o-john 1 dog
house Consult Whole Tree Volume tables for
wind-thrown trees
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Storm Damage Assessment Protocol
For Pre-Storm
For Post-Storm
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Storm Damage Assessment Protocol
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Storm Damage Assessment Protocol
Set total street miles and costs
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Disaster Response Timeline
Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol
Risk Assessment Protocol
SDAP Pre-
SDAP Post-
3-60 days
gt2 years
12-72 hrs
2 24 months
Federal Disaster Declaration
Disaster Strikes
Response and Recovery Phase
SDAP pre-storm Not currently in SGSF/Region 8
plan for UFST SDAP post-storm FEMA debris
management standards apply Risk Assessment
Protocol FEMA standards may or may not
apply Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol
Local planting guidelines apply
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Risk Assessment Protocol

• Basically determines if tree stays or goes
• Highly variable
• Depends on what community needs
• Can use FEMA-325 standards
• Can use local standards
• Used to negotiate FEMA settlement
• Used to develop interim management plan

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Risk Assessment Protocol

• Basic components of data collection
• Species (can be to genus)
• DBH
• Location (preferably spatial)
• Remove entire tree or prune hazard limbs
• Justification
• Immediate action required
• Not storm related
• Notes (make it brief)

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Risk Assessment Protocol

• Other components as needed
• Physical address
• on street, from street, to street
• Location on parcel
• Public or private tree
• Inspect further
• Corrective prune or other action
• Etc. (to meet communities needs)

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Risk Assessment Protocol

• How to set it up
• Determine what the city wants (needs)
• What will city do with the data
• FEMA reimbursement
• UF interim management plan
• What is the extent of the damage
• What are the areas of prime interest
• What are the time constraints
• Know the limits of your resources

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Risk Assessment Protocol

• How to set it up
• Secure scaled maps and/or GIS layers of impacted
  area
• Recommended GIS layers
• Street (edge of pavement or centerline)
• Right-of-way
• Parcels with addresses
• Set-up GPS equipment or paper data sheets
• Feature File for GPS
• Excel spreadsheet for paper data collection

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Risk Assessment Protocol
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Disaster Response Timeline
Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol
Risk Assessment Protocol
SDAP Pre-
SDAP Post-
3-60 days
gt2 years
12-72 hrs
2 24 months
Federal Disaster Declaration
Disaster Strikes
Response and Recovery Phase
SDAP pre-storm Not currently in SGSF/Region 8
plan for UFST SDAP post-storm FEMA debris
management standards apply Risk Assessment
Protocol FEMA standards may or may not
apply Potential Tree Planting Site Protocol
Local planting guidelines apply
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Tree Planting Site Protocol

• Used to help communities re-establish the urban
  forest
• Usually there is no FEMA financial assistance for
  tree planting
• Funding could come from other governmental
  agencies (US Forest Service)
• Most likely not an ICS-type function

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Tree Planting Site Protocol

• How to set it up
• Identify communities wants (needs)
• Obtain local tree planting criteria (if
  available)
• Public/private planting
• Minimum planting space
• Spacing requirements
• Planting under utilities
• Site triangles
• Etc.

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Tree Planting Site Protocol

• Obtain scaled maps or GIS layers
• ROW and/or publicly-owned property
• Parcel boundaries with address
• Develop GPS Feature File or paper data sheet
• Street and address
• Public or private property
• Tree lawn size
• Utilities present
• Recommended tree size
• Notes

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Reporting

• Block report
• Location maps
• GIS layer

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Urban Forest Strike Team Team Leader Response
Protocols Review
Eric Kuehler, USDA Forest Service Brooksville,
FL July 20-21, 2009