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ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Launches Operation Blue Ridge
Deploys Response and Recovery Assistance to North Carolina & Tennessee TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida is rapidly deploying recovery assistance to North Carolina and Tennessee to help with Hurricane Helene's impacts in Operation Blue Ridge. This...
Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on Response and Recovery Efforts to Hurricane Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, and Adjutant General of Florida Major General John D. Haas in Pasco County to provide updates on recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene impacted...
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on Response and Recovery Efforts to Hurricane Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, Adjutant General of Florida Major General John D. Haas, Florida Department of Transportation Secretary (FDOT) Jared Perdue, and FEMA Administrator...
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on Response and Recovery Efforts to Hurricane Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, and FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell in Dekle Beach to provide updates on recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene impacted Florida’s Big Bend...
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on Response and Recovery Efforts to Hurricane Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie in Perry and Cedar Key to provide updates on recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene impacted Florida’s Big Bend region. As of this afternoon,...
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on Response Efforts to Hurricane Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Major General John D. Haas, Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director, Kevin Guthrie, and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Purdue at the State Emergency Operations Center to provide...
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on Preparedness Efforts Ahead of Hurricane Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Major General John D. Haas, Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director, and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Purdue at the State Emergency Operations Center to provide updates ahead of...
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Preparedness Efforts Ahead of Hurricane Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie in Tampa to meet with power and utility linemen staged and ready to respond to power outages caused by Hurricane Helene, and to provide updates on...
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Preparedness Efforts Ahead of Helene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—At 9:30AM today, Governor DeSantis was joined by Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director for the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), for a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center to provide updates on Tropical Storm Helene. Governor DeSantis issued...
ICYMI: Deadline Approaching in Florida to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters in Florida with damage from severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes of May 10, to apply for physical damage disaster loans by the Oct. 7 deadline....
Florida Division of Emergency Management Recognizes September 2024 as Florida Preparedness Month and Encourages Residents to Stay Prepared
TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation declaring September as Florida Preparedness Month. The Florida Division of Emergency highlights the importance of Florida residents and visitors preparing for natural and man-made hazards. “With one named storm...
Florida Division of Emergency Management Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Idalia Landfall
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) commemorates the one-year anniversary since Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida as a strong Category 3 Hurricane. Hurricane Idalia became the first major hurricane on record to hit this...