Florida National Guard began executing security missions throughout southwest Florida, including curfew enforcement (Sarasota), checkpoint and access control (Pinellas), and site security (Lee).Florida National Guard engineering resources were deployed to assist with route clearance in Pinellas and Lee Counties.Florida National Guard members are conducting Liaison missions in 20 counties to support and coordinate emergency response missions and requests in those counties.There are 8 USAR teams with more than 800 team members performing search and rescue.

State preparation and response efforts include: If you need to report a missing person, fill out the form on behalf of “Someone Else.” You can also fill out the form on behalf of yourself if communications are limited. The state website for reporting missing persons related to Hurricane Ian is. The Federal Government has also added the following counties to the major disaster declaration, meaning they will receive individual assistance and category A (debris removal) funding at 100% for 30 days: Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Polk. To contribute, please visit or text DISASTER to 20222. In partnership with public, private, and other non-governmental organizations, the Florida Disaster Fund supports response and recovery activities. The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to provide financial assistance to our communities as they respond to and recover from times of emergency or disaster. They have already restored power to more than 700,000 accounts in Southwest Florida.įirst Lady Casey DeSantis also announced that donations have poured in to the Florida Disaster Fund, surpassing $10 million in just 24 hours of being activated.

There are currently 42,000 linemen responding to the more than 1.9 million reported power outages. Today, Governor DeSantis is traveling to Fort Myers and St. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - This morning, Governor Ron DeSantis issued updates on Hurricane Ian at the State Emergency Operations Center with Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell.

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