Florida Response to Hurricane Ian Continues
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued updates on Hurricane Ian after surveying various impacted areas and meeting with impacted communities. Governor DeSantis traveled to Waffle House in Punta Gorda to serve food and meet with first responders, emergency response staff and volunteers. The Governor also traveled to Fort Myers to visit points of distribution for Floridians impacted by Hurricane Ian.
Today, the Governor announced that 30 Starlink units have been deployed to Lee and Charlotte Counties to help residents communicate once they check into established points of distribution in these counties, in addition to 10 smaller Starlink units for Emergency Operations Centers and first responders to use to communicate in the field. There are currently 42,000 linemen responding to the more than 1.2 million reported power outages. They have already restored power to more than 1.4 million accounts across the state.
The state website for reporting missing persons related to Hurricane Ian is http://missing.fl.gov. 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. Safe and found persons can be reported safe at http://safe.fl.gov.
First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the first awards from the Florida Disaster Fund, to read more info, click here. 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. In partnership with public, private, and other non-governmental organizations, the Florida Disaster Fund supports response and recovery activities. To contribute, please visit www.FloridaDisasterFund.org or text DISASTER to 20222.
State preparation and response efforts include:
Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM)
o Alachua, Bay, Baker, Bradford, Broward, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Martin, Miami Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Palm Beach, Putnam, Santa Rosa, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington
Road and Bridges
Current Major Road and Bridge Closures. The list of closures as of 7:00 a.m., 10/1/22 is listed below. Up-to-date closures listed on FL511.com:o A Max Brewer Memorial Parkway at Indian River – All lanes closed, both directions
o I-75 at MM 179 through MM 193 – All lanes closed, both directions
o Tamiami Trail Southbound at Peace River – All lanes closed
o US-41 Southbound at Peace River Bridge – All lanes closed
o I-10 Westbound at I-75 Southbound – Off-ramp closed
o I-10 Eastbound to I-75 Southbound – Off-ramp closed
o I-75 Southbound at I-10 – All lanes closed
o NE Highway 70 at SE Mahon Avenue – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-70 from CR-661 to N Baldwin Avenue – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-72 Eastbound from CR-661 to SR-70 – Lane closed
o US-17 at SW Welles Road – All lanes closed, both directions
o US-17 Northbound from SW Welles Avenue to SW Fletcher Street – All lanes closed, both directions
o S Oceanshore Boulevard at S 15th Street – Lane closed, both directions
o S State Street at W Court Street – All lanes closed
o SR-100 at S Church Street – All lanes closed, both directions
o Florida Cracker Trail at CR-665 – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-64 at Parnell Road – All lanes closed, both directions
o SR-64 at Old Town Creek Road – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-64 Eastbound at Golfview Drive – Lane closed
o SR-64 at Peace River – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-64 at Charley Bryan Road – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-64 from Florida Cracker Trail to School House Road – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-636 from N 5th Avenue to SR-64 – Lane closed, both directions
o US-17 at Bronco Drive – All lanes closed, both directions
o US-17 from 9th Avenue W to Moffitt Road – All lanes closed, both directions
o Pine Island Road Bridge (SR-78/Pine Island Road at Matlacha Draw Bridge)
o CR-865 at Broadway Channel – Lane closed, both directions
o I-75 at MM 179 through MM 193 – All lanes closed, both directions
o Estero Boulevard at Broadway Channel – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-37 at Manatee/Polk County Line – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-64 at Kersey Road – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-70 Eastbound at Verna Road – Lane closed
o SR-70 at County Line Road – Lane closed, both directions
o I-4 Eastbound at Ivanhoe – On-ramp closed
o I-4 Eastbound at MM 71/Central Florida Parkway – Off-ramp closed
o N Orange Avenue at S Ivanhoe Boulevard – All lanes closed
o I-4 Eastbound at MM 65/Osceola Parkway – On-ramp closed
o I-4 Eastbound at MM 67/SR-536 – Off-ramp closed
o Pleasant Hill Road at Northgate Drive – All lanes closed, both directions
o 6th Street Northbound at Mirror Terrace NW – All lanes closed
o Lucerne Park Road at Lucerne Loop – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-17 Northbound before and beyond Hunt Brothers Road – All lanes closed
o SR-544 before and beyond US-27 – All lanes closed, both directions
o US-98 at Laurel Lane – Lane closed
o US-98 at US-17 – All lanes closed, both directions
o CR-780 at Sinclair Drive – Lane closed, both directions
o CR-780 at Manatee/Sarasota County Line – Bridge closed
o I-75 Southbound at Exit 193: Jacaranda Boulevard – All lanes closed
o I-75 Northbound at Exit 179: Toledo Blade Boulevard – All lanes closed
o I-75 at N Sumter Boulevard – All lanes closed, both directions
o SR-776 Southbound beyond Old Englewood Road – All lanes closed
o SR-776 at N Elm Street – All lanes closed, both directions
o Oviedo Road at Walsh Street – Lane closed, both directions
o SR-426/Fairbanks Avenue/Aloma Avenue before Lake Jessup Avenue – All lanes closed, both directions
o SR-46 Eastbound at N Jungle Road – Lane closed
o Dunlawton Avenue Eastbound at US-1 Southbound – All lanes closed
o Dunlawton Avenue Westbound at S Peninsula Drive – All lanes closed
o I-95 Southbound at Exit 244/SR-442 – On-ramp closed
o LPGA Boulevard Eastbound at W International Speedway Boulevard – Lane closed
o LPGA Boulevard Westbound at Welshinger-Butler Circle – Lane closed
o Ridgewood Avenue at 6th Street – All lanes closed
o SR-46 Westbound at Morgan Alderman Road – Lane closed
o US-1 Southbound at Commonwealth Boulevard – All lanes closed
o US-92 Eastbound at I-4 Ramp Overpass – All lanes closed
o US-92 Westbound at Doctor MLK Boulevard – All lanes closed
o Port Everglades: Fuel terminals are open for normal operations
o Port Tampa Bay: Fuel terminals are open for normal operations
o Port Manatee: Fuel terminals are open for normal operations
o Port Canaveral: Expect all fuel terminals to be operating 7:00am Saturday
o Jacksonville Terminals: (Off Port Private Terminals) will be fully operational Saturday 6:00am.
o Southwest Florida International Airport
o Sarasota County Area Transit
Florida Department of Education (DOE)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR)