FLORIDA EMERGENCY INFORMATION

• The changing face of hurricane fatalities June 23, 2022 5:00 pm It’s time to revisit how we see Americans falling prey to hurricanes, according to new data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). There’s always the risk of a storm-surge catastrophe like 2005’s Katrina, or of Category 5 winds slamming into poorly …
• Governor Ron DeSantis Awards More Than $28.4 Million in Funding for Economic Growth to 23 Florida Communities June 21, 2022 7:58 pm TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $28.4 million in funding for economic growth and community resiliency to 23 Florida communities through the Community Development Block Grant – CV (CDBG-CV) program, and the Community …
• 50 Years After Hurricane Agnes: What Have We Learned? June 21, 2022 6:02 pm The Chemung River (a tributary of the Susquehanna) inundates downtown Elmira, NY, during Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. Wikimedia Commons image, shared under CC-BY-SA-4.0. Hurricane Agnes—which caused devastating floods across the Mid-Atlantic states 50 …
• Hurricane Agnes and the Susquehanna: How devastation inspired mitigation June 19, 2022 1:08 pm Placeholder while article actions load The mighty Susquehanna meanders down the Appalachian Plateau, shuttling water from the highlands of New York and Pennsylvania hundreds of miles toward the Chesapeake Bay. The waterway has long proved a valuable …
• How to Prepare for a Hyperactive Hurricane Season June 17, 2022 1:32 am A house in Houston, Texas, with windows boarded up ahead of Hurricane Ike in 2008. Photo: Sirtrentalot It could be a busy hurricane season in the Atlantic this year. Between June 1 and November 30, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) …
• LAST CHANCE: Save money on last-minute disaster prep items June 10, 2022 3:56 pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The two-week tax-free holiday is coming to a close Friday. Take advantage of the savings and pick up last-minute items you may need to complete your disaster preparedness kit. The Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday started May 28, …
• Gov. Ron DeSantis: Partisan political positions could keep Florida from receiving money for emergency responders June 9, 2022 10:37 pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla – In Jacksonville Monday, firefighters and first responders were honored along with teams needed in disaster areas after catastrophic storms. During a visit to JFRD Fire Station 50 on Tamaya Boulevard near Beach and Kernan, Governor Ron …
• Climate-driven floods heighten US well water contamination risks June 8, 2022 7:37 pm ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a record-setting Midwestern rainstorm that damaged thousands of homes and businesses, Stefanie Johnson's farmhouse in Blandinsville, Illinois, didn't have safe drinking water for nearly two months. Flood water poured into her …