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FEMA - Resources - Florida - DR-4177

Wed, 2014-05-07 10:15 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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President Declares Disaster for Florida

Wed, 2014-05-07 10:10 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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CLICK HERE - Florida Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4177)

Release date: May 6, 2014
Release Number: HQ-14-038

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Florida and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding from April 28 to May 6, 2014.

The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.

Federal funding is available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

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How to Apply for FEMA Assistance

Tue, 2014-05-06 19:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Updated: Tuesday, May 6 2014, 10:38 PM CDT

Help and money are on the way!

President Barack Obama today signed the declaration of disaster for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.

That makes a host of grants and low interest loans available to homeowners and business owners who suffered losses from last week's storms.

Right now, the Fema assistance does not include help to pay for repairs to public infrastructure, like roads and bridges.

That's part of a separate application and local governments are still assessing that damage.

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Gulf Breeze's Residents Continue Recovery Efforts

Mon, 2014-05-05 21:50 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Large pumps like these area stationed through neighborhoods in Gulf Breeze to help the ease the flooding in city limits.(Photo: Tony Giberson/***@***.***, Tony Giberson/***@***.***)

pnj.com - by Rob Johnson - May 5, 2014

Gulf Breeze water recedes, health concerns rise

UPDATE 8:42 a.m. CDT May 6, 2014

With 16 industrial-sized pumps chugging away and another on the way, the city of Gulf Breeze could be 90 percent sucked dry of the nasty, bacteria-filled floodwater by Wednesday afternoon.

"That's our projection," said Thomas Lambert, assistant director of public services. "We got all of our pumps out. Water is going down. And we're just keeping our eyes on the forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It looks like rain is coming back."

After SWS Environmental Services pumping truck made great headway draining Washington Street on Monday — at a rate of 9,000 gallons of water per hour — Lambert says the company is bringing in a second truck today to help suck up pockets of water that aren't draining elsewhere in the city.

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05/05/14 - GOVERNOR SCOTT REQUESTS MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING

Mon, 2014-05-05 20:37 — Kathy Gilbeaux

floridadisaster.org - May 5, 2014

Tallahassee, Fla. – On Monday, May 5, Governor Rick Scott requested federal assistance for Florida communities to assist in recovery from the recent severe weather and flooding event. Governor Scott requested a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.

“After a disaster, our goal is to work as quickly as possible to help communities recover and rebuild,” said State Coordinating Officer Bryan W. Koon. “While no entity can fully erase the impacts of this disaster, federal assistance will go long way to help those communities return a sense of normalcy.”

If a declaration is received then Individual Assistance will be available to individuals in those qualifying counties. Governor Scott’s initial request is based on Preliminary Damage Assessments, and may be amended to include additional counties as Preliminary Damage Assessments are finalized.

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FEMA Eyes Flood Damage; Santa Rosa Tally Rises

Sat, 2014-05-03 22:32 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A flooded neighborhood at the intersection of South Sunset Drive and Poiciana Drive in Gulf Breeze.(Photo: Rob Johnson/***@***.***)

pnj.com - by Michael Scott Davidson - May 3, 2014

. . . 10:16 a.m. update: A group of residents this morning are giving up on aid and leaving a neighborhood at the intersection of South Sunset Drive and Poiciana Drive in Gulf Breeze. About a dozen people were packing up their belongings, loading their possessions into trucks parked on the other side of water that has cut off the neighborhood for days.

For days, residents in the area have speculated on when help would arrive to pump water out of flooded neighborhoods and provide relief.

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