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Gulf Breeze Department of Health Facility Closed Until Further Notice

Sun, 2014-05-04 18:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County

Contacts - Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County

"The Santa Rosa County Health Department bore the worst of the damage [on the county side] with 8 to 15 inches of water totaling roughly $22,000 in damage."
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2014/05/04/santa-rosa-flood-fema-damage/8694849/

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Santa Rosa County Damage Estimates Concluded

Sun, 2014-05-04 17:50 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Storm damage at Floridatown Park (Photo:Tony Giberson/***@***.***)

Santa Rosa County has submitted one of two damage assessments to FEMA totalling millions of dollars

pnj.com - by Will Isern - May 4, 2014

Santa Rosa County and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have concluded one of two damage assessments to be made in connection with last week's flooding and submitted it to the state for use in the federal disaster declaration process.

According to a release from the county, the "individual assistance" assessment "has met state and federal damage thresholds for individual assistance for residents and businesses." . . .

. . . The report will now go to Gov. Rick Scott who will submit it to the regional FEMA office for President Obama's approval.

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DCF Issuing EBT Benefits Early to Clients Affected by Panhandle Flooding

Sun, 2014-05-04 14:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

For Immediate Release:
May 2, 2014

Contact:
Michelle Glady
DCF Press Secretary
(850) 717-4450

DCF Issuing EBT Benefits Early to Clients Affected by Panhandle Flooding
Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton clients will receive EBT benefits on May 5 at 12 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE— For the counties of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton the Florida Department of Children and Families is issuing the May distribution of food assistance benefits early on Monday, May 5 in response to the disastrous effects of the Panhandle flooding. The intent of the measure is to ensure that storm-impacted customers have an adequate food supply during the disaster recovery period.

The advance distribution applies only to participants of the regular food assistance program in the affected counties. By issuing May benefits early in the month, current food assistance recipients will be able to access their benefits by using their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card.

Approximately 58,002 households will benefit from the early release.

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Florida - SPRING 2014 FLOODING - Resources

Sun, 2014-05-04 14:24 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Sun, 2014-05-04 14:07 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Florida - State Emergency Response Team - Situation Report No. 3
SPRING 2014 FLOODING UPDATE: Friday, May 02, 2014, 12:00 p.m.
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http://www.floridadisaster.org/eoc/PressReleases/
05%2002%2014%20SitRep.pdf

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Coastal Resilience Index

Sun, 2014-05-04 13:35 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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The Coastal Resilience Index is a tool communities can use to examine how prepared they are for storms and storm recovery. To complete the index, community leaders get together and use the tool to guide discussion about their community’s resilience to coastal hazards.