The Public Sector Show by TechTables ep.164 Deploying 800 Starlink Kits in 56 Hours: Inside Florida’s Digital Hurricane Response with Keith Pruett, Emergency Support Function (ESF) 20 Coordinator at Florida Digital Service
Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digital Service earlier this year (2023). This is Part 4 of 5.
In this episode, we speak with Keith Pruett, Emergency Support Function (ESF) 20 Coordinator at Florida Digital Service, about Florida's digital response efforts during Hurricane Ian, including the rapid deployment of over 800 Starlink kits.
Connect with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-pruett-298542129/
In this episode, you’ll discover:
0:00 - Intro
05:25 - How organized sports build the foundations for government service
07:02 - What the “Last Dance” reveals about leadership and team dynamics
14:03 - Reliving FL[DS]’s digital response efforts when Hurricane Ian hit
17:18 - The inside story of how Starlink was acquired and deployed
19:30 - How Starlink connectivity aided search/rescue and infrastructure teams
21:12 - Expanding Starlink for hospitals, pharmacies, banks and more
23:09 - Coordinating across agencies for procurement, tracking, and more
25:38 - Comparing emergency procurement to normal legislative processes
29:24 - Applying lessons learned to prepare for the 2023 hurricane season
31:52 - The integrated effort across FL[DS] to drive the response
34:59 - Unified leadership in FL[DS]'s response
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