TALLAHASSEE- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday expanded a declaredstate of emergencyto 61 of the state's 67 counties with only some counties in Southeast Florida excluded asTropical Storm Heleneheads toward Florida and is expected to rapidly grow into a powerful hurricane Wedne...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency in 41 of the state's 67 counties and Attorney General Ashley Moody activated the state's Price Gouging Hotline in those areas because of a storm that could hit the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Helene. Monroe ...
In Miami, Mayor Francis X. Suarez also released a statement declaring astate of emergencyon June 1. This order enforced that the city manager must take action “to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.” Given that early June is usually when residents decide to embark...
Counties represent the oldest form of local government – first established in 1617 in Jamestown, Virginia – and serve the individual needs of regions within a state. The origin of Florida’s counties begin when it was just a territory, divided between two counties: Escambia and St. Johns. ...
Vet Care Express is an Animal Ambulance service that provides emergency and non-emergency transport for pets throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties in Florida
Florida has a tough new law aimed at getting the homeless off the streets. Under a statute that took effect Tuesday, it is now illegal in Florida to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, on beaches or in other public spaces.
Using data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Roof Gnome compared 950 counties with moderate to very high tornado risk to determine which counties in the United States are most at risk. According to their findings, two Michigan counties are among the country's 15 most vulnerabl...
In the absence of an Agency Representative or Agency Administrator, the appropriate State Region Command Center (RCC) will determine and authorize the State’s fiscal responsibility. The responsibility and authority for any expenditure of State emergency funds must rest with a State forest officer, ...
Hurricane Charley as passing right on by the Democratic counties of Osceola, Orange, and Volusia, even though many sources, including the Florida State Emergency Operations Center,indicatedthat it hit all of them (note that the city of Orlando is in Orange County, and Daytona Beach is in ...
Oneida County would also share its backup 911 center and Nurse Navigation Program, where licensed nurses can respond to non-emergency calls, with Herkimer. A first in the state To start, this wouldn't be the first time Oneida County joined forces with another county's 911 system. The City ...