- Over 1.6 million bottles of water
- Nearly shelf1.1 million-stable meals
- Over 17,000 tarps
- Nearly 11,000 hygiene kits
- 156,000 sandbags
- 11,000 flood buckets provided to volunteer organizations
- 120 cots
- Staff to support county shelter operations.
- Over 100 FSG soldiers to support response and recovery operations.
- Assisted with logistics distribution at the State Logistics Response Center.
- Helped with damage assessments and surveys in impacted communities.
- Cut-and-Toss Missions
- Incidental Flood Response
- Worked POD Mission in Perry, FL
- 50 high-water capable four-wheel drive patrol trucks
- 9 airboats
- 12 shallow draft vessels
- 10 high-water capable swamp buggies/Fat Truck/UTVs
- 4 drone teams
- Mobile command unit
- BERG self-sustainment container units
- Fuel trailer
- Generators
- Hygiene trailers
- In Live Oak, approximately 25 people were assisted by FWC officers and evacuated due to high water conditions.
- A family of five (two adults, three children) were rescued from their flooded apartment.
- One adult was rescued from their flooded residence.
- A family of five was seen walking through high water near downed powerlines. FWC officers got them safety.
- FWC officers used a high-water vehicle to rescue a man who was stranded on the top of his car due to high water.
Volunteer Resources
- Disaster Legal Aid
- 833-513-2940
- Disaster survivors anywhere in the state may call to apply for free civil legal services.
- 855-228-3862
- Disaster survivors in the state may call to register for disaster assistance such as debris removal, tarping, muck and gut.
- 844-965-1386
- Disaster survivors in the state may call to register for assistance with debris.
- 850-363-6799
- Assistance with debris removal, tarping and muck and gut.
- 904-252-0502
- Chainsaw and tarping assistance.
- Continued coordination calls with Florida Voluntary Organizations Active in Diesters (VOAD) over 100 participants
- Food Bucket/Cleanup Kit delivery and partner distribution beginning today and will continue
- Supporting FLVOAD members with logistical needs
Health and Human Services
- The Florida Department of Health (DOH) All county health departments are open and have returned to normal operations.
- Currently, there are 18 boil water notices in Columbia (4), Dixie, Hamilton, Hillsborough (2), Lake (2), Lee (2), Marion (2), Orange, Pasco (2), and Suwannee counties.
- DOH is supporting three special needs shelters, which are accepting clients, in the following counties: Columbia, Hamilton and Suwannee.
- DOH continues to distribute information on social media platforms regarding emergency health topics, including flood water safety,special needs shelters, boil water notices, and more.
- The Florida Department of Health (DOH) deployed over 100 emergency vehicles (e.g., ambulances, ambulance buses, paratransit vehicles) to support emergency evacuations and patient transport as needed.
- DOH utilized ambulance strike teams to conduct over 149 home wellness visits in Wakulla, Taylor, Madison, Gilchrist, Dixie, and Levy counties.
- DOH Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Managed Care Plan conducted outreach to providers and high-risk clients, ensuring clients have access to early prescription refills and any additional needs are being met.
- DOH remains in contact with Medical Foster Care families to ensure services and needs are met.
- DOH provided Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clients in affected areas with an early pickup schedule for medical formula. WIC clients are being contacted regarding clinic closures as needed to ensure services are not disrupted.
- DOH and the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) sent information regarding early prescription refills permitted under Executive Order 24-156. This information was sent to the public, health insurers, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacy chains, and health care providers.
- The State Surgeon General signed Emergency Order 24-001, which:
- Waives competitive procurement requirements in order to procure commodities, goods, and services expeditiously in response to the emergency.
- Permits emergency medical transportation services to operate across county lines.
- Permits paramedics and emergency medical technicians licensed in other U.S. states, territories, or districts to practice in Florida in response to the emergency without penalty.
- Taylor Senior Citizens Center is open on August 7.
- The following counties are still without power and will be closed again on August 7: Jefferson and Madison
- Senior Connection Center has resumed normal operations. Senior Connection Center staff has extended their assistance should it be needed at any potential Disaster Recovery Centers.
Infrastructure, Roads, and State Closures
- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) state transportation system sustained minimal damage overall, which includes some isolated areas of wind damage and localized flooding.
- Damage Assessments Complete: 150 crews assessed over 10,000 lane miles.
- All state road traffic signals have been restored except one.
- Bridge Inspections Complete: 69 Bridge Inspector Teams reviewed over 2,000 bridges.
- Cut & Toss Operations Complete: 181 crews cleared 6,596 miles of roadway. State roadways are now clear except for inaccessible locations.
- Crews have begun debris removal along state roads throughout the state.
- Additional crews from unaffected regional offices have mobilized to North Florida to assist with debris removal in high-impact areas.
- Over 1200 generators
- Nearly 70 pumps
- Over 230 pieces of heavy equipment and trucks
- All seaports are now open.
- Fuel Terminals: Normal Operations.
- All commercial service airpoints are at normal operations.
- Rail partners completed inspections, no major issues to report.
- Spaceport partners are at normal operations.
- Some transit agencies in the impacted areas remain at limited service. Please check with your local transit agency on specific routes
- Flooding on SR-26 Both Directions at SR-222. All lanes closed.
- Flooding on SR-247 Both Directions at CR-240. All lanes closed.
- Flooding on SR-70 in Manatee County has cleared and is now back open.
- Flooding in Polk County on SR-37 South, at SR-674. All lanes closed.
- Flooding in Polk County on SR-37 North, at SR-674. All lanes closed.
- Flooding in Sarasota County on SR-777 / S River RD North, beyond Center Rd.
- Flooding in Sarasota County on SR-777 / S River RD South, before Center Rd.
- Flooding on US-90 Both Directions from 153rd Rd to 149th Rd. All lanes closed.
- Flooding on SR-18 Both Directions at Bradford Union County Line. All lanes closed.
- The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)
- F.L.O.W (Florida licensing on wheels) is participating in a one-stop business resource event today (8.8.24) along with other state agencies to provide Suwannee County residents with support following the storm.
- FHP is working with FDOT and county and local road departments in support of clearing roadways and supporting county sheriffs and local police agencies.
- 25 FHP UAV/drone teams are available for search and rescue and damage assessment missions, if needed.
- FHP is assisting with traffic control at a church on US129 in Live Oak while meals are being distributed to storm victims twice daily.
- FHP is providing traffic control at a church in Live Oak while meals are being distributed to residents affected by Hurricane Debby.
- FHP is assisting with traffic control in Taylor County for the movement of several hundred utility trucks.
- FHP is assisting utility crews with traffic control in the area of Interstate 10 at the 298-mile marker while an electric line is repaired over the highway to ensure power restoration to residents in the area.
- FLHSMV has issued Emergency Order 24-03, which:
- waives specific requirements for commercial motor vehicles providing emergency relief; and
- waives the replacement fees for driver’s license and identification credentials, vehicle registrations and titles, vessel registrations and titles and temporary parking permits for impacted individuals.
- The Florida Department of Education is in contact with all school districts and is actively coordinating resources to ensure that campuses are able to reopen as quickly as possible.
- All Florida State Colleges have reopened.
- For the latest information from the Florida Department of Education regarding early learning providers, school districts and colleges reopening, please visit fldoe.org/storminfo.
- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that Florida farmers, ranchers, and growers impacted by Hurricane Debby will be able to apply for low-interest and interest-free loans beginning next week through the Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Natural Disaster Recovery Loan Program.
- Loans can be used by eligible agriculture and aquaculture producers to restore, repair, or replace essential physical property – including fences, equipment, greenhouses, and other buildings – or to remove vegetative debris.
- Floridians are encouraged to call 1-800-HELP-FLA to report water-contaminated fuel issues to the department.
- As of August 6, inspectors had completed preliminary inspections of 880 retail fuel stations in impacted areas.
- As of August 7, inspectors have completed over 4,300 assessments of food establishments in impacted regions and determined over 4,900 facilities are open for business.
- Through this effort, anti-price gouging information and resources have been provided to more than 49,000 lodging establishments.
- On site will be:
- FloridaCommerce
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Hope Florida Bus
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles – FLOW Mobile
- Office of Insurance Regulation
- Florida Small Business Development Center Network Bus
- CareerSource Florida
- Citizens Insurance
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