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Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis has tapped state Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Broward County Democrat who serves as general counsel for a major disaster-recovery…
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There's a new person in charge of emergency management in Broward County.Tracy Jackson started as the director of regional public safety and emergency…
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Gov. Rick Scott offered resources and assistance Monday to the governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia as powerful Hurricane Florence...
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The newspaper headline for August 28, 2019, reads: “Category 5 Hurricane Expected to Hit Homestead, South Miami in Three Days.”It’s a prop, part of a…
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People living in Palm Beach County have a new way to reach 911 in an emergency: by text message.Anyone in the county with a cell phone can send a text to…
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In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the federal government signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Carnival Corporation to help house federal…
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If you judge Wes Maul by his online résumé, his tenure at the state Division of Emergency Management has seen the full spectrum of natural and human…
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Monroe County has an offer for those who want to return home right away after a hurricane: Take a 32-hour training course and get a special pass that will…
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Before Sept. 10, the last Category 4 storm to cross the Florida Keys was Donna in 1960 — 57 years ago."A community loses its institutional knowledge over…
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Hurricane Irma was over and the Monday after the storm all Leola Maedell wanted to do was go home.The elderly Little River resident had been at the red…
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Two weeks after Hurricane Irma’s horrific pounding, and with two months left in the Atlantic Hurricane season, Florida’s emergency management chief is...
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As homebound evacuees clog interstates, Gov. Rick Scott says food, water and fuel are also heading to South Florida.Scott told reporters Tuesday afternoon…