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Ron and Casey DeSantis, FDEM Announce Funds to Repair Homes, Meet Needs of Hurricane...
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Director Kevin Guthrie announced that up to $25 million in state funding to purchase building materials and up...
Ron DeSantis Announces $1.3 Million for Apalachicola, $4 Million for St. George Island State...
At the end of last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Apalachicola to announce more than $1.3 million in awards through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida Hazard Mitigation Grant Match Program...
Ron DeSantis Announces Additional Resources for Floridians Impacted by Wildfires
On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced additional state resources through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to support families impacted by the wildfires in Northwest...
Jimmy Patronis Deploys Mental Health Professionals to the Panhandle to Help Firefighters, Responders
This week, in his role as state fire marshal, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the deployment of two mental health professionals from Indian River County Fire Rescue and Iona-McGregor Fire District...
FEMA, State Government Continue Efforts to Battle Fires in Bay County
With more than 10,000 acres in Bay County already impacted by wildfires and more than 1,100 homes evacuated, the federal and state governments continue their efforts to defeat it.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
Ron DeSantis Launches Donation Portal for Southwest Florida Tornado Survivors
Following the federal government’s denial of Florida’s request to provide assistance to individuals impacted by the tornadoes that touched down in Charlotte and Lee counties on January 16, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida...
FEMA Denies Assistance for Floridians Hit by Tornadoes in Charlotte, Lee Counties, FDEM Will...
Last week, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) received notification from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that the state’s request for Individual Assistance for Floridians impacted by recent tornadoes in Charlotte and...
Ron DeSantis Has Officials Tour Florida Farms Hit by Record Freeze
Last week, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Sec. Dane Eagle and Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) Director Kevin Guthrie toured Florida orange groves, vegetable farms, and sugar cane fields to survey damage...
Casey DeSantis, FDEM: Sara Newhouse Takes Over as Florida’s Disaster Recovery Mental Health Coordinator
This week, First Lady Casey DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced the appointment of Sara Newhouse as the State Disaster Recovery Mental Health Coordinator.
“The ripple effect of a disaster goes...
Ron DeSantis Pledges Florida’s Help to States Hit by Tornados
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Director Kevin Guthrie offered Florida’s support in response to the deadly tornadoes that affected nine states in parts of the Midwest...
Ron DeSantis Declares September as Florida Preparedness Month
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation to declare September as Florida Preparedness Month in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) “Ready” Campaign, National Preparedness Month. Florida Preparedness Month focuses on...
Florida Government Helping With Hurricane Ida Recovery Efforts
With Louisiana and Mississippi recovering from being hit by Hurricane Ida, the Florida government is stepping up to help its Gulf Coast neighbors.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced...
