Florida’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is scheduled to reopen today after a recent closure due to 12 positive COVID-19 tests among its personnel. The state Division of Emergency Management began testing EOC personnel about three weeks ago as part of its precautionary measures. When 12 of the 150 employees tested positive, the EOC quickly moved […]
June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, although tropical storms Arthur and Bertha chose to not follow arbitrary calendar dates. Forecasters warn that the United States will have a more active hurricane season than usual this year. This prediction would cause concerns in any year. This is especially the case in […]
Florida’s Division of Emergency Management is revisiting hurricane response plans in light of the potential continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Atlantic Hurricane Season begins in a little over a month, so the state faces a likelihood that its hurricane response efforts might need to be adjusted this year compared to prior years. In […]
With hurricane season now being only a month away, the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) has taken the opportunity to remind licensees of unique claims adjusting requirements that apply during states of emergency. The Governor typically will declare a “state of emergency” during a hurricane affecting Florida. Among other things, the declaration of an emergency invokes […]
Hurricane Matthew brushed by most eastern parts of Florida, bringing strong winds, a wall of water, and a wake of damage. Floridians braced for Matthew for days as forecasts showed the major hurricane to be heading toward Florida’s coastline and likely impacting most areas from Miami to Jacksonville. Ultimately, the storm stayed slightly offshore as […]
Floridians received some good news Saturday morning as Erika began to dissipate. Even so, storm paths and storm strengths can be difficult to predict, so many us will keep watching the Weather Channel this weekend. It’s hard to believe that ten years have passed since Florida saw the unprecedented series of hurricanes in 2004 and […]