director guthrie, thank you, again, for your tremendous work and the work of your team to protect our florida citizens our thoughts and prayers go out to the affected those being affected already. as i mentioned already yesterday the florida starring in is fully mobilized with 5500 soldiers and airmen ready to support we expect we will be engaged in a multitude of missions including search and rescue, damage assessment, and route clearance. in addition we continue to man state logistics response center and many other logistic and staging areas throughout the state of florida. as well as support the 26 county emergency management operation centers the florida national guard currently has on hand 2400 vehicles available, including high mobility and high water
County Emergency Management Operations assessing damage ahead of storm insurance claims Share Updated: 9:29 PM CDT May 5, 2021 Share Updated: 9:29 PM CDT May 5, 2021
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Show Transcript KNOW TONIGHT. COUNTY ERC WORKERS ARE FANNING OUT ACROSS THE STATE TRYING TO GATHER. MUCH INFORMATION AS THEY CAN ABOUT HOW MANY HOMES OR BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED HOPING TO FIND THE EVIDENCE TO GAIN SOME FORM OF FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEIR INSURANCE WILL COVER BECAUSE IT’S MY CHILD AND HIS CHILDREN AND THEN LATER HOMELESS FRANCIS DOLAN IS SO UPSET AFTER A TREE ON HER PROPERTY CRUSHED THE MOBILE HOME WHERE HER SON LIVES AND SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HER INSURANCE WILL COVER. I HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA. I CALLED AND TALKED AND SAID TH THEY WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGATE AND GET BACK WITH ME. IT IS A QUESTION BEING FACED BY MULTIPLE HOMEOWNERS ACROSS THE AREA LEFT DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF HIGH WINDS AND RA