For the second time in a week, Gov. Charlie Crist received a
briefing from state emergency response officials on what to expect if
Fidel Castro dies. Emergency response plans center around three
potential reactions to the Cuban leader's demise -- civil unrest in
South Florida cities, a flood of Cuban refugees attempting to reach
Florida, and boaters from Florida attempting to bring Cubans here.

Major Gen. Douglas Burnett, adjutant general of the Florida National
Guard, briefed Crist last week on Florida's so-called mass migration
plan. Burnett and Craig Fugate, director of the Florida Division of
Emergency Management, met again with Crist on Monday to discuss further
details.

It is a lot of cramming in a short time. "Remember, Gov. Bush had
eight years. Gov. Crist is trying to take all this in a short time,"
Fugate said.

As officials talk about the potential for detention centers in South
Florida or on Guantanamo Bay, the lines between Florida's state plan and
that of federal defense agencies are beginning to blur.

Fugate said Coast Guard officials want to be able to "task" Florida's
resources, to fill in any holes that crop up in the federal response.
The state will remain involved in the "humanitarian" side of a national
defense issue, Fugate said.

"We're sticking to our mission, which is health and welfare of the
public," he said.