it would be interesting statistics to see how many hurricanes hit the Gulf Coasthawk1689 said:
Can we stop referring to these as emergencies and just call them "living on the gulf coast of Florida"?
WOW! Check out this clip from a Steinhatchee, #Florida livecam just now as #HurricaneIdalia floods the area in deep #StormSurge! 🤯 #flwx #Idalia @NWSTallahassee pic.twitter.com/jKRTFaUX0a
— BirdingPeepWx (@BirdingPeepWx) August 30, 2023
Opalka said:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 640 personnel to the area who are "prepared to respond if requested to do so," the White House said on Tuesday. It has deployed six Incident Management Assistance Teams, nine Urban Search and Rescue Teams and three Disaster Survivor Assistance Strike Teams. The Army Corps of Engineers has a team to fill shelter, food and energy needs, in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Opalka said:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 640 personnel to the area who are "prepared to respond if requested to do so," the White House said on Tuesday. It has deployed six Incident Management Assistance Teams, nine Urban Search and Rescue Teams and three Disaster Survivor Assistance Strike Teams. The Army Corps of Engineers has a team to fill shelter, food and energy needs, in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Street Fighter said:Opalka said:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 640 personnel to the area who are "prepared to respond if requested to do so," the White House said on Tuesday. It has deployed six Incident Management Assistance Teams, nine Urban Search and Rescue Teams and three Disaster Survivor Assistance Strike Teams. The Army Corps of Engineers has a team to fill shelter, food and energy needs, in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Would be better if they stayed out of this; they're almost completely useless other than spending tax payer money.
Independence H-D said:Street Fighter said:Opalka said:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 640 personnel to the area who are "prepared to respond if requested to do so," the White House said on Tuesday. It has deployed six Incident Management Assistance Teams, nine Urban Search and Rescue Teams and three Disaster Survivor Assistance Strike Teams. The Army Corps of Engineers has a team to fill shelter, food and energy needs, in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Would be better if they stayed out of this; they're almost completely useless other than spending tax payer money.
Agree that .gov generally sucks. In this case, these are teams of highly trained, highly motivated people who are some of the best in the world at what they do.
He already has everyone in place and is ready to go, just executing the plan now.Dan Scott said:
DeSantis had a press conference at 6:30 local time. He stuck to the script, let his expert team do the talking, took a few question but didn't make himself the story.
Governor @RonDeSantis announces that the Tampa and Tallahassee airports will be fully reopened by tomorrow morning and the Gainesville airport will be reopened tonight pic.twitter.com/6fXlBhQXdd
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) August 30, 2023
CBS NEWS: “Almost immediately” first responders were in the area where Hurricane Idalia first hit.
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) August 30, 2023
“The response is pretty quick.” pic.twitter.com/4BFnsPVSHW
DESANTIS ISSUES WARNING TO POTENTIAL LOOTERS
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) August 30, 2023
“This part of Florida, you've got a lot of advocates of the Second Amendment...You loot, we shoot. You never know what’s behind that door.” pic.twitter.com/U5xmVrVTdu
Governor @RonDeSantis: “262,000 accounts that had lost power have been restored.”
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) August 30, 2023
“Utility workers are actively working to restore power in all affected areas.” pic.twitter.com/6PXsSb6V6L
Have they been activated?Quote:
Also, TX-TF1 is also known as Texas A&M Task Force 1. These guys deploy from College Station and are affiliated with the Texas A&M University System.
aggiehawg said:Have they been activated?Quote:
Also, TX-TF1 is also known as Texas A&M Task Force 1. These guys deploy from College Station and are affiliated with the Texas A&M University System.
Governor DeSantis reacts to the news of a giant oak tree falling on his home while he was working during #idalia
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) August 30, 2023
“That’s just gonna be more room for my kids to hit baseballs in."
👏👏👏
pic.twitter.com/AQNRli27cC
Hurricane Blowjob.IIIHorn said:
Hurricane name choices should be limited to Wendy & Gale.
Florida Man strikes again pic.twitter.com/uBcKuVy1i4
— Brendon Leslie (@BrendonLeslie) August 30, 2023
Governor @RonDeSantis: All state bridges have been cleared, including the Cedar Key bridge pic.twitter.com/MuXRtmsL1J
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) August 30, 2023
DeSantis: Since Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida at 8:00 AM this morning, we’ve since restored power to 370,000 customers.
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) August 31, 2023
"The good news is that we have not seen the type of loss of life like we did at Hurricane Ian." pic.twitter.com/FqDSvnD1vU
Less than 24 hours after landfall, our utility linemen have already restored power to 420,000 homes that lost power.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) August 31, 2023
We are working with @DukeEnergy & @insideFPL to surge resources into the hardest hit areas to get the 140,000 homes that remain without power back up and running.
