State Watch Office
The State Watch Office operates 24/7, 365 days a year as a daily extension of the Florida State Emergency Operations Center. The State Watch Office monitors local, state, and national media as well as communicates with Florida’s counties and state agencies to ensure that the State Emergency Response Team is aware of any on-going or developing situations. The SWO maintains communications systems and warning capabilities to ensure that the state’s population and emergency management agencies are warned of developing emergency situations and can communicate emergency response decisions as mandated by § 252.35 F.S.
The full list of reportable incidents are as follows:
|
CATEGORY |
INCIDENT TYPES |
|
FIRE / SEARCH & RESCUE |
|
|
LAW ENFORCEMENT INCIDENTS / SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY |
|
|
NATURAL HAZARDS |
|
|
POPULATION PROTECTIVE |
|
|
TECHNICAL HAZARDS / ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS |
|
|
TRANSPORTATION INCIDENTS |
|
|
UTILITIES / INFRASTRUCTURE |
|
|
CYBER INCIDENTS |
|
|
MILITARY / SPACE |
|
|
Last update: May 2024 |
|
View the State Watch Office Flip Book
§252.351 F.S. requires the Division create a list of reportable incidents and requires political subdivisions to report incidents contained on the list to the State Watch Office. The Division is required to update and distribute this list to political subdivisions by December 1 of each year. The below documents are formal notices of updates and additions to the list of mandatory reportable incidents.
2023: Reportable Incident Criteria Amendments
2022 Update: Reportable Incident Criteria Amendments
2021 Update: Reportable Incidents
To reach the State Watch Office, please call:
- 1-800-320-0519
- 850-815-4001
Or email:
Sam Walters
State Watch Office Supervisor/Deputy Operations Section Chief/Safety Officer
Woody Harvey
State Watch Office Supervisor/Deputy Operations Chief/Mass Notification Specialist
Caitlyn Gillespie
Deputy State Meteorologist
State Watch Officer
Jeremy Whitt
Operations Duty Officer
Benjamin Mauro
Operations Duty Officer
