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FDEM Recovery staff are conducting rapid damage assessments in Charlotte, Flagler, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Putnam and Osceola counties to expedite available federal assistance for disaster recovery.Residents and visitors can call this toll-free hotline at 1-80. FDEM has activated the State Assistance Information Line (SAIL) to provide an additional resource for Floridians to receive up-to-date information regarding Hurricane Ian.Through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), more than 1,800 personnel from 26 states have deployed to Florida to assist in response and recovery efforts.On Saturday, October 1, more than 69,700 hot meals were served on-scene at food banks in Alachua, Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole and Union counties.

FDEM is working with feeding partners to open kitchens for impacted and displaced residents.

Florida Department of Health in Highlands County.

DeSoto County Department of Emergency Management.

More than 829,000 MREs and 3.8 million bottles of water have been distributed so far.

FDEM is identifying locations and resource needs for Points of Distribution (POD) in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lee, and Sarasota counties.

Several POD sites became operational as of 10/1, distributing food, water, and ice to local populations:įlorida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM).

The Florida National Guard are supporting a total of 152 active missions.

Following Governor DeSantis’ authorization, over 5,200 Florida Guardsmen have been activated to State Active Duty for Hurricane Ian response operations.

Yesterday, 1,000 National Guard were sent to the barrier islands to help expedite efforts.

The National Guard and the Coast Guard are landing helicopters on barrier islands to perform search and rescue.

A Florida Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Team deployed to Central Florida to support state USAR Task Forces and incident assessment.

The Missouri Task Force 1 Disaster Situational Assessment and Reconnaissance (DSAR) Team is deploying to Florida through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to support urban search and rescue efforts and incident assessment.

Florida National Guard engineering resources were deployed to assist with route clearance in Pinellas and Lee Counties.

Florida National Guard members are conducting Liaison missions in 14 counties to support and coordinate emergency response missions and requests in those counties.

There are more than 1,000 team members performing search and rescue.

today, more than 1,600 rescues have been made.

Safe and found persons can be reported safe at. To contribute, please visit text DISASTER to 20222. In partnership with public, private, and other non-governmental organizations, the Florida Disaster Fund supports response and recovery activities. The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to provide financial assistance to our communities as they respond to and recover from times of emergency or disaster. They have already restored power to more than 1.8 million accounts across the state.įirst Lady Casey DeSantis announced that the Florida Disaster Fund has raised over $21 million in the first 48 hours of activation. There are currently 42,000 linemen responding to the more than 840,000 reported power outages. Governor DeSantis also highlighted relief efforts that directly aid Floridians, including the start of the fuel tax holiday, and promoted debris removal in communities where it is safe to do so. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received a briefing at the State Emergency Operations Center and is traveling to North Port and Arcadia to survey the areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, distribute hot food, meet with survivors, and issue updates.