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Escambia: 471-6600
Santa Rosa: 983-INFO (4636)
Okaloosa: 311

Florida Flooding Damage Assessment
http://flvbeoc.org/index.php?action=bda
The completed surveys will help the State Emergency Response Team in determining the needs and level of assistance for impacted businesses. The information provided in this survey will be shared among various state and local agencies to expedite implementation of appropriate disaster relief programs for businesses.

Santa Rosa County Damage Reports
http://santarosa.fl.gov/EmergencyNew/WebDamage.cfm
Residents of Santa Rosa County are asked to submit information about their property damage to the county. Once submitted, your information will be sent to several county departments including emergency management, public works, floodplain management and grants. Staff will document your information in a damage database, review qualifications for mitigation projects/grants, and determine if an additional damage assessment or other action is needed.

fema.gov

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

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.

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.

Areas of Gulf Breeze remain underwater on Wednesday afternoon after Tuesday and Wednesday's severe storms in the area.  (Photo: Katie King/***@***.***)

pnj.com - by Rob Johnson - May 3, 2014

Reacting to grumbling by Gulf Breeze residents over the pace of flood response, City Manager Buzz Eddy told the News Journal: "We're doing the best we can."

Eddy was at city hall this morning urging employees to find solutions to the issues plaguing the community.

He acknowledged there are large areas of Gulf Breeze "proper," the older section in which home values average more than $400,000 each, where flooding has forced out residents and hemmed in entire city blocks from vehicle traffic.

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