FLORIDA EMERGENCY INFORMATION

• The Buzz 5/13/21 12 May 2021 16:32 Eat, Drink, Shop to Win The Pensacola Beach and Gulf Breeze Chambers of Commerce are working in partnership to host “Beach to Breeze Bingo,” a promotional gaming event, from May 14-28 at about two dozen participating businesses around both communities. The …
• Important numbers & websites 10 May 2021 20:27 WINK NEWS Contact phone numbers, online information, and resources you’ll need most before, during, and after a hurricane. Emergency Operations Centers Lee: (239)533-0622 Collier: (239)252-3600 Charlotte: (941)833-4000 DeSoto: (863)993-4831 Glades: (863) …
• COVID, a border crisis, now hurricane season: Is FEMA ready? 07 May 2021 00:02 WASHINGTON — As thousands of workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the border crisis, staffing is at record lows.  What You Need To Know Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1; expected to be active FEMA …
• Former head of FEMA takes on new role at Indian River State College 04 May 2021 21:30 FORT PIERCE, Fla. — He's been at the forefront of disaster preparedness on both the state and federal levels. Now, Craig Fugate is bringing his expertise to the Treasure Coast to help shape how to best teach and train for emergency situations. Fugate …
• Good grief, it’s almost hurricane season 02 May 2021 19:31 Let me be the first to welcome you to the 2021 North Atlantic hurricane season. Technically, it doesn’t start until June 1, however, based on what we lived through last hurricane season in the middle of a 100-year pandemic, you can’t start too early to …
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joins FEMA in volunteer effort 30 Apr 2021 15:02 Mikaela Ellenwood, Federal Emergency Management Agency mass care branch director, and April Lipinski, FEMA mass care specialist, first approached Aaron Titus, of Longmont, on March 16. They needed volunteers, and they needed them by March 23 to staff the …
• New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid 22 Apr 2021 22:19 The administration of former President Donald Trump obstructed an investigation looking into why officials withheld about $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, one of the deadliest U …
• City won't pay for removal of boats sunk by Hurricane Sally behind Joe Patti's 22 Apr 2021 20:59 Ever since Pensacola fisherman Linh Tran lost his livelihood when his shrimping trawler sank seven months ago during Hurricane Sally, his days have been plagued by anxiety and dread over how to retrieve the vessel. Earlier this week, he got more bad news. …