Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation

Part of the Legislative intent for the designation of the Florida Keys as an Area of Critical State Concern was to "ensure that the population of the Florida Keys can be safely evacuated" before a hurricane storm event. The state and local governments of the Florida Keys have had a long history regarding hurricane evacuation modeling in response to constraints faced by these local governments not seen anywhere else in the state. In 2011, the Governor and Cabinet, seated as the Administration Commission, directed the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Florida Division of Emergency Management to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Monroe County, Village of Islamorada, and the Cities of Marathon, Key West, Key Colony Beach, and Layton regarding hurricane evacuation modeling.

The Memorandum of Understanding will address the input variables and assumptions, including regional considerations, to depict hurricane evacuation clearance times for the population of the Florida Keys. The Memorandum of Understanding will be the basis for an analysis of the maximum build-out capacity in the Florida Keys while maintaining the ability of the permanent population to evacuate within 24 hours. In order for this Memorandum of Understanding to be formulated, the Department conducted a series of meetings for those chosen to represent their agencies and/or local governments on the 2012 Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time Work Group.

Memorandum of Understanding

• Florida Keys Hurricane Clearance Time Memorandum of Understanding

Agendas

• Summary of Agendas for 2012 Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time Work Group Meetings
• Hurricane Evacuation Work Group Agenda - Meeting 2 - February 27, 2012
• Hurricane Evacuation Work Group Agenda - Meeting 3 - April 30, 2012
• Hurricane Evacuation Work Group Agenda - Meeting 4 - June 8, 2012

Meeting Minutes

• Hurricane Evacuation Workshop Minutes - January 30, 2012
• Hurricane Evacuation Workshop Minutes - February 27, 2012
• Hurricane Evacuation Workshop Minutes - April 30, 2012
• Hurricane Evacuation Workshop Minutes - June 8, 2012

Materials Submitted by Work Group Members and Department Staff

• Questions Submitted by John Hammerstrom - April 6, 2012
• Revisions to MOU by John Hammerstrom - May 14, 2012
• Evacuation Work Group Comments by Annalise Mannix - May 22, 2012
• Scenario Summary by DEO Staff - June 8, 2012
• Updated Unit and Vehicle Information from Naval Air Station Key West by Ashley Monnier - June 7, 2012
• DEO Request for Additional Information from Naval Air Station Key West - June 12, 2012

Presentations

• Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation Presentations

Background Materials

1. Table of Contents
2. Behavioral Information
3. Vehicle Usage Rates
4. Number of Vehicles per Evacuating Household
5. Maximum Probable Evacuation Rates
6. Excerpts from Section 163.3178, Coastal Management
7. Excerpts from Section 380.0552, Florida Keys Area; protection and designation as area of critical state concern
8. Table 18 - Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation Study - Individual Improvements Scenario (Year 2005) Normal Response Curve and Hurricane Category 3-5
9. Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Program - Monroe County - Dwelling Unit, Population and Vehicle Estimates and Projections
10. Actual Response Curves, from Volume 2-11 of the Statewide Regional Evacuation Studies Program for South Florida Region
11. Monroe County Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time - Final Report
12. Florida Keys Local Government Policies Related to Hurricane Evacuation
13. Glossary of Terms
14. Hurricane Evacuation Administrative Proceedings Findings of Fact and associated Local and State Government Policies
15. Behavioral Assumptions for Hurricane Evacuation Planning in Monroe County
16. Hurricane Memorandum of Understanding Tasks (Rule 28-20.140(5)(a), Florida Administrative Code)
17. Section 252.35, Florida Statutes - Emergency Management Powers; Division of Emergency Management
18. 2008 South Florida Behavioral Study Table, Section 3.7.3
19. Monroe County Dwelling Unit Estimates and Projections Table
20. Hurricane Model Assumption Comparisons
21. Regional Behavioral Analysis
22. Statewide Regional Evacuation Study Parameters Letter to the Division of Emergency Management 
23. Florida Department of Transporation Letter Regarding Revised Roadway Lanes  - October 28, 2010
24. Florida Department of Transporation Technical Memorandum for Florida Keys Site-Specific Capacity Study - April 21, 2010
25. Florida Department of Transporation Technical Memorandum for Maximum Sustainable Flow Rates - June 17, 2010
26. Monroe County Hurricane Evacuation Clearance Time - Final Report - November 1, 2010
27. Emails for Hurricane Evacuation Update - November 2, 2010
28. Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation Data Sheet - April 30, 2012