Emergency Preparedness and Response

The Clan is in directly contact with various state agencies also as FAC Corporate Partners to aid provide the nigh up to appointment data on response and services bachelor to Florida's communities.  This page will be updated regularly with whatever information we receive that will be useful earlier, during and afterward the bear on of Hurricane Michael.

State of Emergency:

As of Sun, Oct 7, Governor Rick Scott issued Executive Order 18-276 declaring a state of emergency in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Freedom, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette, Dixie, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy and Citrus counties, as the state continues to monitor and fix for Hurricane Michael. As of Mon, October 8, the Governor has besides expanded the Executive Gild to include Bradford, Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Alachua, Wedlock, and Baker Counties. With these additions, the state of emergency includes 35 Florida counties in total.

Evacuation Lodge:

Locally-order evacuations have started ahead of Hurricane Michael in some Florida counties. Certain areas in the following counties are nether a mandatory evacuation: Bay County, Dixie Canton, Gulf Canton, Jackson County, Okaloosa County, and Wakulla County. Areas in Calhoun, Franklin, Hernando, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Pasco, Santa Rosa, and Taylor counties have initiated voluntary evacuations. For a more detailed list, please click here.

Major Disaster Declaration:

Following Governor Rick Scott's request, President Donald Trump issued a Major Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Michael. See the declaration here. The following counties have been canonical for FEMA individual help: Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Taylor, Wakulla, Calhoun, Libery, Jackson, Gadsden, Washington, and Holmes. To view those declarations, please click here.

General Information from Florida DEM & FEMA

Contacting & Procurement Information

Prior to landfall, please ensure your pre-disaster contracts are compliant with two CFR 200 and the FEMA PAPPG. The Division and FEMA have made several references bachelor concerning contracting, procurements, and pricing to help you make sure your contracts are in accord with federal law. Failure to practice so may jeopardize your reimbursement.

Debris Removal Information

FDEM has provided several references produced past either the Division or FEMA concerning debris removal. The information includes guidelines regarding general debris removal eligibility requirements, individual holding debris removal, and impacts to ecology and historic preservation assets. Failure to follow guidelines may jeopardize your reimbursement.

Disaster Programming and Fraud Precautions

Below is FEMA guidance and data regarding private disaster programming and fraud precautions.

State Disaster Recovery Coordinator Contact

Equally the bureau with statutory authorisation for leading the state's response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Michael, the Sectionalisation of Emergency Management (Sectionalization) is helping Florida's impacted communities transition from life-safety response activities to long term recovery efforts. Just as with the response to the tempest, the Division is directing and coordinating the state agencies and all associated programs involved in the recovery process.

As part of this process, the Director of the Division will serve as the State Disaster Recovery Coordinator (SDRC). Under FEMA's National Disaster Recovery Framework, the SDRC will work closely with the Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (FDRC) to support, manage and organize recovery efforts on behalf of the country and federal governments.

If you have questions or concerns about your community'due south recovery from Hurricane Michael, please reach out to the Florida Partitioning of Emergency Management's Deputy Bureau Chief of Recovery Carter Mack at Carter.Mack@EM.MyFlorida.com.

FEMA Assist

Please see beneath for status and eligibility information for FEMA programming available to Florida counties afflicted past Hurricane Michael. For Public Assistance, the federal cost share is 75%, while the country and local cost shares are 12.5%.

Transitional Sheltering Assistance, Individual Assistance, Public Help (Categories A and B): Bay County, Jackson Canton, Gulf County

Private Assistance, Public Assistance (Categories A and B):Holmes Canton, Washington County, Calhoun County, Gadsden Canton, Liberty County, Franklin County, Wakulla County, Taylor Canton, Leon County

Public Assistance (Categories A and B):Jefferson County, Madison County, Hamilton County, Suwannee County

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program:All counties in the Country of Florida are eligible to employ for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

https://floridapa.org/ is now accepting Requests for Public Assistance (RPA) for Hurricane Michael. Please contact the Partitioning's Deputy Recovery Bureau Primary Carter Mack at Carter.Mack@EM.MyFlorida.com with any questions or comments.

Virtual Application Briefings regarding Requests for Public Assistance (RPAs)

The Florida Division of Emergency Management will conduct preliminary Virtual Applicant Briefings for Hurricane Michael on Monday, October 29, 2018, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, and Wednesday Oct 31, 2018. These briefings will exist held on these 3 days at 10 AM and 2 PM each twenty-four hour period, Eastern Time. Please register for the date and time that works best for y'all. To participate you will demand internet access and a phone.

To register for the webinar:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/6810865798997514753

After registering, you volition receive a confirmation electronic mail containing information nigh joining the webinar, which will include organisation requirements to view and dial in # for the presentation.

Attendee Telephone Number for the presentation: 1-888-670-3525, Passcode: 8304804869#

Future Bidder Briefings are being scheduled at this fourth dimension, upcoming releases will provide more information.

State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center

Thirteen Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are open in counties impacted past Hurricane Michael. DRCs are readily accessible facilities or mobile offices where impacted residents tin go for information well-nigh disaster assist programs, and to enquire questions well-nigh individual assistance applications. Representatives from FDEM, FEMA, U.S. Pocket-size Business organization Administration (SBA), volunteer groups and other agencies are at the centers to answer questions about disaster help and depression-involvement disaster loans for homeowners, renters and businesses. They can also help survivors employ for federal disaster assistance. A map of open up DRCs is available HERE.

Accessing Resources

The Florida Partitioning of Emergency Management (DEM) is actively communicating with our land and private sector partners to ensure individuals and communities impacted by Hurricane Michael are receiving the resource they need.

The Land Emergency Response Team (SERT) has coordinated the establishment of 25 Points of Distribution (POD) in counties hitting hardest by Hurricane Michael. PODs are places where the public tin can choice up emergency supplies post-obit a disaster. These sites have food, water and other critical supplies. Click Here for a complete map of POD locations.

In improver, major retailers in impacted communities have re-opened and are stocked with nutrient, water and other of import commodities. eighteen Walmart, 24 Publix and l Dollar General stores are among the more than 400 individual retail locations currently in operation in impacted communities. Click HERE for a listing of open up businesses where food, water and other necessities are available for purchase.

A Bulletin from SERT regarding Generators:

During the response to Hurricane Michael, the State Emergency Response Squad (SERT) purchased 5500kw generators for the purpose of running traffic signals throughout impacted areas. In an effort to maximize their utilization, we would like to partner with yous to position and maintain these disquisitional assets where they will be most needed when disaster inevitably strikes.

Our offer is the following: to draft a memorandum of understanding that outlines land ownership of avails that are housed and maintained past local communities. This mutually benign agreement would detail that:

  1. The generator(s) will be land tagged;
  2. The generator(south) is/are subject to relocation and redeployment in a future disaster, paid for by the state (transportation, logistics, etc);
  3. The county tin utilize the generator(s) equally they deem necessary during bluish and grey heaven scenarios;
  4. The county will test and maintain the generator(s) to ensure functionality and readiness; and
  5. When the county deems the generator(s) is/are no longer serviceable, they will coordinate with the Division of Emergency Direction in completing the paperwork for removing the generator(s).

Information technology is my understanding that nosotros take nigh 700 generators available for your use. If you are interested in partnering with the SERT to house and maintain these units in substitution for their use during bluish and gray sky events, please contact your Emergency Management Manager beginning or FDEM Communications Director and advise how many generators y'all are interested in accepting. Delight encompass whatsoever and all potential uses when determining how many y'all need; we tin then effectively triage the total number of requests based on the full number on hand.

Federal Disaster SNAP Food Assistance Programme:

The Department of Children and Families (DCF), in partnership with the U.Southward. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has initiated the federal Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) in 12 counties to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Michael. DCF anticipates serving approximately 130,000 families through the federal DSNAP program as a effect of Hurricane Michael. DCF served more 1.2 million households for Hurricane Irma disaster food assistance concluding year.

Post-obit DCF'due south request, the federal government has granted permission to conduct phone applications for those individuals in all 12 counties who may non exist able to attend the in-person events. Families in these counties, and those who are displaced as a result of the storm, are strongly encouraged to pre-register and take advantage of the phone application choice.

DCF volition host D-SNAP events in iii phases, based on the order in which they were alleged eligible for Individual Help past the Federal Emergency Direction Bureau (FEMA).

Visit the D-SNAP website for more information on pre-registration, site locations, and hours of performance.

Florida NFIP Communities that May be Affected by Hurricane Michael:

The State Floodplain Management Office is reaching out to provide data on activities that should be performed by floodplain administrators immediately following a storm to help ensure that communities recover faster and meet their minimum NFIP requirements.  That being said, it is expected that piece of work required post-disaster may exceed the capacity of existing customs staff, and therefore will need assistance.   At that place are several sources of assistance that may be available, and are described in the Post-Disaster Toolkit for Floodplain Administrators that tin be downloaded from our website with the links provided below.

Post-Disaster Toolkit for Floodplain Administrators

Florida Floodplain Management Quick Guide

General Floodplain Management Webpage

Blue Roof Right of Entry

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers volition relocate most Blue Roof Right of Entry collection centers to FEMA disaster recovery centers beginning Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, at viii a.thou. Collocating with FEMA disaster recovery centers will give survivors a "one-stop-shop" for disaster aid programs including Operation Bluish Roof.

"Our squad is constantly reviewing the best options and locations for Functioning Bluish Roof, in coordination with FEMA, in order to streamline services for those affected by Hurricane Michael," said Lt. Col. Richard Gussenhoven, USACE Job Force Michael Commander. "Nosotros are proud to take installed over 500 bluish roofs, at no toll to homeowners, since the programme began and volition continue to install hundreds daily every bit long equally there is a need."

The schedules will remain 8 a.m. to half-dozen p.grand. (local fourth dimension for their location).

  • Bay County DRC - Bay County Public Library, 898 Westward 11th Street, Panama Metropolis, FL 32401
  • Bay County - Walmart Supercenter, 2101 Due south FL-77, Lynn Haven, FL 32444
  • Bay County - Walmart, 15495 Panama Urban center Beach Parkway, Panama Metropolis Beach, FL 32413
  • Calhoun Canton DRC - Sam Atkins Park, NW Silas Green Street, Blountstown, FL 32424
  • Gadsden County DRC - (Old) Gretna Elementary School, 706 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Gretna, FL 32332
  • Gulf County DRC - Port Saint Joe Library, 110 Library Drive, Port Saint Joe, FL 32456
  • Gulf Canton, Wewahitchka Data Eye, 211 Northward Land Road 71,Wewahitchka, FL 32465
  • Jackson County DRC - Academy Extension Office, 2737 Penn Artery, Marianna, FL 32448

The Blue Roof program provides a temporary covering of blue reinforced plastic sheeting to help reduce further harm to belongings affected past Hurricane Michael until permanent repairs tin can be made. This programme is available at no toll to eligible master homeowners and landlords. For photos and video of the program, visitwww.dvidshub.net/unit of measurement/usacesad.

Current information is available at www.usace.army.mil/blueroof and at 888-ROOF-BLU (888-766-3258). Information is available in both English and Castilian through this unmarried number.

FDOT Debris Removal Assist to Fiscally-Constrained Counties:

To reduce the administrative, operational and financial burdens on counties most impacted by the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Michael, FDOT will assist fiscally-constrained counties with all remaining droppings removal and emergency road clearance. In Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin and Wakulla counties, FDOT is offer, post-obit the county's voluntary request, to take on responsibility for each county's existing pre-tempest emergency debris removal contract at the existing approved contract charge per unit. For more information, please click hither.

Information on County-to-County Mutual Assist:

Nosotros capeesh all the assistance being offered by counties across the state. In order to facilitate assistance, please make sure you lot are following the procedure outlined below.

For those counties requesting and providing county-to-county assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, the following procedure should exist followed to ensure reimbursement:

  • The requesting canton should identify a mission request in WebEOC for the specific aid requested.
  • One Form B to the State-wide Mutual Agreement specifying the type of aid should be completed between the two entities. Section I & Three should be completed by the requester, and Section 2 should be completed by the entity providing assist. A completed re-create of Class B should be provided to Alonna Vinson at alonna.vinson@em.myflorida.com and attached to the mission on WebEOC.

Voting:

Gov. Rick Scott issued Executive Order 18-283 on October 18th which eases voting restrictions in Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty and Washington counties. According to Scott'due south order, these 8 counties accept the ability to extend early voting days and to designate more early on voting locations despite the deadline having passed. In add-on, the society also allows counties to send post ballots to an address other than the accost of the voter requesting a election and to provide mail ballots to a voter's firsthand family unit member on ballot day without the demand for a signed affidavit declaring an emergency. Lastly, the order also directs the state Division of Elections and counties to piece of work together to ensure delivery of mail ballots to the thousands of displaced emergency workers and so that they tin vote.

NACo Resource

As Hurricane Michael has passed, NACo is providing a suite of county-specific natural disaster resource through the NACo Disaster Resilience Toolkit for Counties, available equally part of the IBTS Online Help and Communication for Natural Disasters (OnHAND) website.

Country Updates

October 14, 2018: Gov. Scott & CFO Patronis: Consumers Must be Protected Following Hurricane Michael

October 11, 2018: Gov. Scott Offers Utility Companies Boosted Push Crews to Assistance in Power Restoration

October 11, 2018: Gov. Scott: President Trump Declares Major Disaster in Florida as State Responds to Hurricane Michael

Oct 10, 2018: Gov. Scott Problems Updates on Hurricane Michael as Storm Continues to Impact Florida

October 10, 2018: Gov. Scott Requests Presidential Major Disaster Announcement

October 10, 2018: Gov. Scott Issues Updates on Hurricane Michael every bit Tempest Impacts Florida

October 10, 2018: Gov. Scott Activates Florida Disaster Fund for Hurricane Michael

October 9, 2018: Gov. Scott: Federal Pre-Landfall Emergency Declaration Signed by the President

October 8, 2018: Gov. Scott Issues Updates on Hurricane Michael

October 8, 2018: FDOT Map of Tempest Surge

Oct 8, 2018: Situation Study

October 8, 2018: FDOT Emergency Order

Oct viii, 2018: Gov. Scott Requests Pre-Landfall Disaster Declaration, Extends Emergency Guild

Oct 8, 2018: SERT Tropics Update

October 7, 2018: Gov. Scott Declares Country of Emergency for Tropical Storm Michael

October 7, 2018: SERT Torrid zone Update

FAC Updates

October 29, 2018: Hurricane Update

October 24, 2018: Hurricane Update

October 22, 2018: Hurricane Update

October xx, 2018: Hurricane Update

October xix, 2018: Hurricane Update

October 18, 2018: Hurricane Update

October 17, 2018: Hurricane Update

October sixteen, 2018: Hurricane Update

October 15: 2018: Hurricane Update

October 14, 2018: Call with Governor Rick Scott

October 12, 2018: Hurricane Update

Oct 10, 2018: Hurricane Update

October ix, 2018: Phone call with Governor Rick Scott

Oct viii, 2018: Hurricane Update

Oct 8, 2018: FAC Emergency Contact Information Requested

Federal Updates

In preparation for the potential impacts of Hurricane Michael, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs has requested the contact data for commissioners and administrators.  In lodge to facilitate open up communication with the White House, the Governor's office, and state agencies, we enquire that you take a moment to update your contact information.  If your county should be impacted by a storm, jail cell phones are often the commencement and simply mode to communicate  with 1 some other.  Please take a moment to log in to your member portal and make certain your contact data is accurate. If you need aid updating your information please contact  Milan Clayton at (850) 922-4300.

In addition, of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs encourages you to reach out to their team with any questions and/or concerns but know that they – and the appropriate federal agencies (contact information beneath) – are monitoring the hurricane'south development and path. While the Florida Division of Emergency Management is the first line of contact, contact information for the agency (including by county), as well as for FEMA Region IV, is below.

Agency Intergovernmental Affairs

  • Health & Man Services (HHS) – Darcie Johnston
    • Phone: 202-690-1058
    • Electronic mail: Darcie.Johnston@hhs.gov
  • Housing & Urban Development (HUD) – Stephanie Fila
    • Phone: 202-402-6471
    • Electronic mail: stephanie.c.fila@hud.gov
  • Section of Agriculture (USDA) – Jordan Bonfitto
    • Telephone: 202-720-4031
    • E-mail: Jordan.Bonfitto@osec.usda.gov
  • Small Business concern Assistants (SBA) – George Brownish
    • Phone: 202-205-6972
    • E-mail: George.Brown@sba.gov

Florida Division of Emergency Direction

  • County Contact Information : Click here
  • Phone (Tallahassee): 850-815-4000
  • Updates (Twitter): @FLSERT

FEMA Region 4

  • Chief Number: 770-220-5200
  • Fax Number: 770-220-5230
  • Updates: Twitter - @femaregion4 / Weblog - https://world wide web.fema.gov/blog

On October 8th, Governor Scott requested that President Donald Trump declare a pre-landfall emergency for the State of Florida in preparation for Hurricane Michael, which is currently forecast to make landfall as a Category iii hurricane in the Florida Panhandle very soon. This declaration will provide important resources and assistance from the federal government, equally well as gratis upwardly funding sources for emergency protective measures. To view the Governor'south request, click HERE. The pre-landfall declaration request is for 35 Florida counties – Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwanee, Lafayette, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Citrus, Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Alachua, Matrimony, Bradford and Baker counties.

FAC Corporate Partners

During times of distress, FAC is grateful for the support from our corporate partners. We take begun reaching out to corporate partners regarding their efforts to assist counties as Hurricane Michael approaches. As nosotros receive data from them, they volition be posted beneath.

Uber

To back up displaced families throughout the Southeast and disaster recovery efforts following Hurricane Michael, Uber is providing rides, food, and relief to the families and communities affected by the tempest. Our teams are working directly with local government officials and the American Carmine Cantankerous to empathise where these services tin can be nearly helpful. Our current efforts include:

  • Providing free rides up to $25 each to and from state-approved evacuation shelters in Florida then people in impacted areas can admission transportation when they most need information technology. See below for state-specific details on rides in Florida (listing of shelters here ). Terms utilise.
  • Analogous with local partners to evangelize donations of nutrient to volunteers
  • Providing discounted meals to police force enforcement and first-responders working tirelessly to continue our communities condom

Uber is now servicing impacted Florida counties of Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun and Gulf. Exist aware that service may exist suspended nightly to comply with curfews. Cheque official sources for details on nightly curfews. For the latest data on Uber's Hurricane Michael efforts, please admission our web log by clicking here .

In addition, if yous are a government, nonprofit, or other organization with an immediate need for rides or are interested in partnering on other response efforts, please e-mail u.s.a. at SErelief@uber.com .

If yous need to get to or from a shelter in Florida, Uber is here to assistance. Click hither for more details on Uber service in your area post-storm.

How to redeem your five complimentary rides upwardly to $25 each to and from a state-canonical evacuation shelter*

  1. Open your app and tap "Payment" in your app bill of fare
  2. Ringlet down to Promotions
  3. Tap "Add Promo Code"
  4. Enter code MICHAELSHELTER, then tap "Add"
  5. Select whatsoever of the state-approved Florida evacuation shelters listed Here every bit your destination.
U.S. Communities

As you begin clean-up efforts and start to rebuild, U.S. Communities has many suppliers available to help. Working together with U.S. Communities and our suppliers, your agency can access valuable products and solutions to aid with your recovery and rebuilding efforts. In that location are no minimum orders or commitments. All U.S. Communities contracts are competitively solicited by lead public agencies and include FEMA language to accommodate your agencies' requirements to employ these contracts.

Whether you need rental equipment, facilities solutions or building materials, these suppliers offering natural disaster recovery services and support:

  • The Home Depot – Recovery and Rebuilding Supplies and Support
  • Herc Rentals – Equipment Rental
  • Safeware-Mallory – Public Safety Products and Services
  • HD Supply Facilities Maintenance – Recovery and Rebuilding Supplies
  • SupplyWorks – Cleaning Supplies and Maintenance and Hardware Supplies
  • Graybar – Electrical, Lighting and Telecommunications
  • Trane – HVAC Products and Services
  • Garland – Roofing
  • Cintas – Facilities Solutions
  • And more...

These suppliers can too assist with emergency response planning then you are prepared and fix if there is a hereafter situation. For additional information, contact your Program Manager or one of our supplier partners directly to assist with your efforts.

Corporate Support for Counties afterward Hurricane

There are many resources available to counties to help keep the business organization of local government running afterwards a disaster strikes. As Hurricane Michael passes, a listing of corporate initiatives to help counties volition exist fabricated available.