With the Atlantic hurricane season officially beginning two weeks from now, there’s a couple of quick items to share before we take a deeper dive into the FEMA Review Council’s report and its expected impact on Florida, especially with federal flood insurance, plus the latest on the statewide drought and wildfires. Please be sure to …
The long-awaited FEMA Review Council report, originally promised last December, was finally shared with the world on May 7 along with an overview presentation, and included both some expected suggestions and some unexpected twists in the way of emergency management overhaul. Once heralded as …
Contained within the FEMA Review Council’s final report is perhaps one of the most important and far-reaching changes for the Sunshine State – a proposal to jettison National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies to private insurance companies in an effort to shrink federal engagement in disaster …
Florida’s extensive fires and droughts see a slight downtick from recent rains, hurricane season may still pack a punch even with an El Niño in effect, and a survey finds that 1-in-4 Floridians are not prepared for hurricane season. It’s all in this week’s Disaster Management Digest…
When the St. Cloud Police Department received a distress call about a family of six aboard a sinking boat, miles off the shore in East Lake Tohopekaliga, father-son duo Michael and Shane MacDonald immediately fired up the patrol boat. The officers knew there was little time to rescue the family before the boat sank beneath …
