Jacob OglesSeptember 28, 2022
3min0
The letter supports a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis in the wake of Hurricane Ian making landfall.
Tag: disaster
Jacob OglesSeptember 28, 2022
Anne GeggisDecember 9, 2021
3min940
Florida's eight teams were instrumental in rescue efforts at the Surfside condominium collapse last June.
Staff ReportsJune 17, 2021
6min1354
'There is nothing more important to us than the safety of our fellow residents.'
Associated PressOctober 17, 2019
1min245
Florida is developing a plan to tap into as much as $633 million in federal money to help prepare for future storms. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the Department of Economic Opportunity will coordinate the multi-agency effort to maximize what Florida can receive from $18 billion in disaster mitigation money Congress approved last year to […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 22, 2019
4min573
Fried wants more resources for the Panhandle.
Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018
4min286
A second lawsuit has been filed seeking to force Florida authorities to extend the voter registration deadline further in counties being hit by Hurricane Michael, this time brought by a coalition of groups. Common Cause Florida, New Florida Majority Education Fund and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund filed suit in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee […]
Scott PowersMay 29, 2018
6min760
Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson sat with a room full of public health officials Tuesday morning who declared that Florida is suffering through a crisis of health-care access and he put the blame squarely on his Republican rival in this year’s election, Gov. Rick Scott. Nelson, holding a roundtable on health care in Orlando […]
Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017
3min444
Confusion and concern are mounting as Central Florida governments working with Puerto Rican and Virgin Island evacuees await direction from state and federal officials, leaders of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties warned Wednesday. In a letter Wednesday to Florida Division of Emergency Management Interim Director Wesley Maul and copied to FEMA Administrator William Long and […]
Guest AuthorJuly 13, 2015
3min285
Emergencies and disasters can occur quickly without notice, and can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or be confined to your home. Being ready for a disaster is more than storing water and stocking up on supplies; it is being prepared to handle financial responsibilities and issues should disaster strike. Having a plan to pay […]