External Affairs Information

The Florida Division of Emergency Management's Office of External Affairs exists to facilitate the use of divisionwide resources to support existing partnerships, as well as to educate and engage new partners in contributing to the overall mission of the Division and the State Emergency Response Team.

The Office of External Affairs works to build effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external partners to advance the mutual needs of the emergency management community and to enhance our ability to serve the residents of Florida.

Visit the External Affairs WebPage at: http://www.floridadisaster.org/externalaffairs/

Contact Information

William Booher, External Affairs Director
William.Booher@em.myflorida.com

Phone: 850-413-9969
Fax: 850-488-1016

News Clips

I-75 ACCIDENT
Funds set up to benefit I-75 crash victims
Gainesville Sun - 3 hours ago

No explanation given for why semis stopped on I-75 before wrecks
Gainesville Sun - 1 day ago

WEATHER
Editorial: Our Queer Winter
Chestertown Spy - 02/3/2012 10:43

February 6 Kicks Off Severe Weather Awareness Week
Patch.com - 40 minutes ago

WILDFIRES
State orders halt to all prescribed burns in Brevard County
Florida Today - 7 hours ago

Sunny weekend good for fun, bad for fire safety
Gainesville.com - 02/3/2012 10:17

TERRORISM
Egyptian kidnappers reportedly free 2 American tourists
Fox News - 2 hours ago

Cyber Terrorism Biggest Threat to US?
Indiana's NewsCenter - 1 hour ago

Dear DHS: My Husband Is Not a Terrorist -- Can He Come Home?
Huffington Post - 3 hours ago

Hague: 'There is an opportunity' to end piracy and terrorism in ...
Telegraph.co.uk - 5 hours ago

NUCLEAR ISSUES
U.S. Should Bring an End to the Nuclear Era
U.S.News & World Report (AP) - 02/3/2012 12:58

We Must Include Nuclear Power in the Energy Discussion
U.S. News & World Report - 3 hours ago

Analysis:Nuclear crisis bolsters Japan push for utilities reform
Reuters - 1 hour ago

No definite plans for nuclear power plant
Namibia Economist - 1 hour ago

Blue Ribbon Commission: Disposing of our nuclear waste
The Hill (blog) - 3 hours ago

OIL ISSUES
Judge: Halliburton cement specialist can testify
CBS News - 24 minutes ago

New Cuban Crisis Threatens Florida's Coasts
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) - 20 minutes ago

NASA
NASA flooded with applications for next class of astronauts
msnbc.com - 38 minutes ago

NASA sheds light on tech needed for space travel
CNET (blog) - 4 hours ago

FLORIDA POLITICS
Florida Welfare Drug Testing Law, Governor Rick Scott Targeted By ...
Huffington Post - 4 hours ago

Bill puts new restrictions on Workforce Florida boards
Orlando Sentinel - 44 minutes ago

MISCELLANEOUS
Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study
BBC News - 3 hours ago

Spectacular High-Res Image of Earth: The Other Side
Wired News - 3 hours ago

Does the Milky Way galaxy have an evil twin?
Christian Science Monitor - 35 minutes ago

Reefer container complies with explosives directive
Refrigerated Transporter - 6 hours ago

Outdoors: Invasive species can cause animals to disappear
SoMdNews.com - 02/3/2012 13:11

Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.3%; Payrolls Jump
Bloomberg - 22 minutes ago

Updated:
September 12, 2011 17:58