This email is being issued by the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group (FRWG) to the following organizations:
· Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group Members
· EC3 (East Coast Corridor Coalition) Working Group Members
· States Operations Professionals in the Central, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Southeast Regions
· FEMA Leadership and Private Sector Liaisons on Regions 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6
· US Department of Transportation Liaisons
· US Department of Energy Liaisons
· Private Sector Electric Utilities & Trade Groups
PURPOSE:
1) This communications is for the purpose of regional, multi-state situational awareness.
2) This information is for operational use ONLY.
3) Action IS BEING REQUESTED below from states who have declared emergencies or plan to declare emergencies. See details below.
SUBJECT:
Electric sector fleet movement coordination with states on the East Coast and Central U.S. for the upcoming winter storm JONAS for January 21-24, 2016.
CURRENT DATE/TIME:
Sunday, January 23, 2016 at 6:30pm ET
MESSAGE:
All,
This is the update for the electric sector mutual assistance fleet movement underway for winter storm JONAS for the Eastern U.S.
The purpose of this email and information is to give you the “regional, multi-state view” of private sector resource movement for Jonas as now.
For this update:
1) Electric sector resources that were still en-route to parts of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia have been released to return home, some from as far away as Texas.
2) Additional RMAG (Regional Mutual Assistance Group) calls are not needed since all requests have been met.
The attached UPDATED spreadsheet has two tabs:
1) Tab 1 - illustrates the estimate fleet movements from the origination states, the “pass through” states be driven though, and the “impacted” states where these resources are ultimately headed.
a. PLEASE NOTE - These are the initial assigned movements but they are very fluid and will change as the weather impact begins without notice.
b. Any assistance you are willing to render to reduce possible delays would be appreciated.
c. There may also be some movement from Canadians companies across the US/Canadian border to support this response but has not been confirmed yet
2) Tab 2 - shows provides a list of the state declarations, state of emergencies, and/or special instructions to the private sector on how to handle possible travel delays such as weight stations. This information is also maintained and updated on the All Hazards Consortium website at http://www.ahcusa.org/jonas-1212016.html
ACTION REQUESTED
Any information that states or other organizations may supply to support this effort can be sent to flee...@fleetresponse.org.
FLEET RESPONSE WORKING GROUP (FRWG) RESOURCES
1) Declarations & Waivers:
a. A website is running that centralizes all state emergency declarations and waivers for this incident at: http://www.ahcusa.org/jonas-1212016.html
2) Open/Closed Businesses:
a. If you are looking for Open or Closed private sector businesses who provide essential services (e.g. food, coffee, hotel rooms, fuel, supplies, pharmacies, medicines, etc…visit www.fleetopenclosed.org and simple register for free 30 day access
3) For state entrance and pass through requirements:
a. If you are looking for various state transportation related requirements, visit http://www.fleetresponse.org/productsservices/multi-state-movement/
4) For expedited EZPASS toll process for emergency use
a. If you want get through EZPASS toll stations faster, visit http://www.ahcusa.org/e-zpass-tolls.html
5) For expedited US/Canadian Border crossing guidance
a. If you want to get across the border faster, http://www.fleetresponse.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/07-03-13-USCANADA-BorderGuidance-Only.pdf
6) For update traffic conditions, visit the state 511 websites
7) For All Disaster Response Tools:
a. To see all of the FRWG disaster tools, http://www.fleetresponse.org/resources/hurricane-season/
FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS
The Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group will provide updates as needed.
As a reminder, these email updates DO NOT REPLACE local jurisdictional calls with states and their local private sector utilities and are for regional multi-state situational awareness purposes only.
FEEDBACK
To provide state guidance / feedback or add names to these email updates, please send an email to: flee...@fleetresponse.org
LEGAL DISCLAIMERS
As with all disasters, this information is subject to change without notice. The All Hazards Consortium, the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, the utilities involved, and the states, expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever, for any usage of this information by its recipient. Recipient’s usage of this data constitutes a waiver of any claim it may have with respect to its use of the data. Please consider all information operationally confidential.
Respectfully,

John Shaner
Chair, Fleet Response Working Group
Retired, PEPCO Holdings, Inc.
See the AHC’s Fleet Response Working Group Disaster Response Solutions in Action. Visit: www.fleetopenclosed.org
About the AHC
The All Hazards Consortium (AHC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization focused on disaster management, business continuity, homeland security and supply chain issues. The focus of the AHC is to improve public/private planning and operational information sharing in order to get business back to business faster following disruptions and/or disasters.