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Governor DeSantis Announces U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loans Available to Residents Impacted by Southwest Florida Tornadoes
Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) granted the State's request for a Disaster Declaration, which makes disaster loans available to individuals and businesses impacted by the January 2022 Southwest...
Governor DeSantis Announces SBA Disaster Loans Available for Florida Businesses and Residents Impacted by Central Florida Tornado
Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida businesses and residents affected by the tornado on March 12, 2022, may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA disaster declaration issued includes Marion County and the adjacent counties of...
Executive Order 22-56 (Emergency Management- Severe Weather in Northeast and Central Florida)
Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-56 (Emergency Management- Severe Weather in Northeast and Central Florida), which declares that a state of emergency exists in Clay, Highlands, Marion, and Putnam Counties. A copy of Executive Order 22-56 is provided below. A PDF copy is available...
Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Nine to the State Emergency Response Commission
Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Frances Coyle, Tracie Crawford, Michael Davis, Sam Graves, Sasha Jones, Adam "Shayne" Morgan, Dharma Ramos, Holland Thompson, and Colonel James Wiggins to the State Emergency Response Commission. Frances Coyle Coyle, of Tallahassee, is a Policy...
Governor Ron DeSantis Provides Relief to Lee and Charlotte Residents Impacted by Tornadoes
Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) distributed $430,000 to 43 households impacted by the Southwest Florida tornadoes through the State of Florida’s tornado donation portal. Within less than a month of launching the portal, more than $1.1 million has...
State of Florida Issues Updates on Chipola Complex Response
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis, Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Director Kevin Guthrie, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Secretary Dane Eagle and the Florida...
State of Florida Issues Updates on Chipola Complex State Response, State Emergency Operations Center Activated to Level 2
Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) activated the State Emergency Operations Center to a Level 2 in response to the Chipola Complex. The Chipola Complex includes the Bertha Swamp Road Fire and the Adkins Avenue Fire in Bay County. In response to the Chipola Complex, Governor...
Executive Order 22-54 (Emergency Management - Bay County Wildfires)
Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-54 (Emergency Management - Bay County Wildfires). The Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) is actively communicating with local law enforcement and response teams in surrounding areas. Earlier today, FDEM requested a Fire Management Assistance...
State of Florida Requests Additional Fire Management Assistance Grant for Northwest Florida Fires
Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) requested an additional Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the Northwest Florida fires in Bay, Gulf and Calhoun counties. At the time of the request, the Bertha Swamp...
Florida Division of Emergency Management Requests Fire Management Assistance Grant, Monitors Adkins Road Fire in Bay County
The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) requested a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to the Adkins Road Fire in Bay County. FDEM requested a FMAG in coordination with the Florida Forest Service. The Adkins Road Fire...
Governor Ron DeSantis Launches Donation Portal for Southwest Florida Tornado Survivors Following Federal Government’s Decision to Deny Assistance
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, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) launched a donation portal to...
Governor DeSantis Urges Biden Administration to Reverse Individual Assistance Denial for Residents Impacted by Southwest Florida Tornadoes
Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Division of Emergency Management Director (FDEM) Kevin Guthrie met with disaster survivors impacted by the recent Southwest Florida tornadoes and urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reverse their decision to deny the State's Individual...
