Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 13, 2020
4min443
How does a cool $1 million sound?
Tag: Emergency Operations Center
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 13, 2020
Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2019
4min842
"The fact that this went further east (means) we really are fortunate..."
Jim RosicaSeptember 2, 2019
4min369
"If you're ordered to evacuate, you need to do that."
A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2019
4min444
Expect action once evacuation orders are issued.
Danny McAuliffeOctober 13, 2018
2min274
Tri-Eagle Sales, a leading beverage wholesaler in North and North-Central Florida, will offer cans of water from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The beer distributor intends to help community members who’ve been affected by Hurricane Michael. In Gadsden County, where Tri-Eagle is located, the storm killed at least four, and mandatory curfews remain in effect, according […]
Jim RosicaOctober 9, 2018
3min392
Hurricane Michael, now a category 2 storm, is going to be “devastating” for north Florida, Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday at the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. “It’s going to be historic,” he said at an 8 a.m. press briefing, mentioning that the first effects will begin in about 12 hours. The “massive storm … […]
Jim RosicaMay 26, 2018
4min175
Gov. Rick Scott on Saturday declared a state of emergency in all 67 Florida counties as the state waits for Subtropical Storm Alberto. The declaration makes sure “that our state and local governments are able to coordinate with federal partners to get the resources they need,” Scott said in a statement after signing an executive […]
Bill RuftyOctober 2, 2017
2min292
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, the first congressman of Puerto Rican heritage from Florida, landed in San Juan early Monday. “I am heading to the Emergency Operations Center to get a helicopter tour of the Island and to meet with local elected officials,” the Orlando Democrat said. Many news reports have cited villages and rural areas completely […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 8, 2017
3min212
With tropical storm-force winds less than 24 hours away, Hurricane Irma also is expected to bring storm surge of 6-12 feet to the state’s southern coasts, Gov. Rick Scott said Friday night. “Our state has never seen anything like this before,” he said. The governor spoke at an evening news briefing from the state’s Emergency Operations Center […]
Associated PressMay 21, 2017
4min313
Local officials are raising concerns about drug use at hurricane shelters, saying they aren’t equipped to care for addicts, unaccompanied minors and others with other medical needs. Nearly 16,000 people in nine counties from Indian River to Miami-Dade evacuated to shelters during Hurricane Matthew. Six evacuees seeking refuge at a Delray Beach high school during […]