Today, Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Director Kevin Guthrie highlighted the momentous accomplishments of the Division and native emergency managers underneath Governor DeSantis’ management, and shared priorities to additional improve Florida’s preparedness, restoration and resiliency.
“Hardworking emergency management officials around the state have responded to many challenges recently, including the destructive 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season,” mentioned FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie. “I’m completely satisfied to have the alternative to talk about how far we’ve come, and the enhancements that we will proceed to make. I need to thank Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for his or her continued assist and dedication to the resiliency of our communities statewide.”
FDEM’s 3rd annual Emergency Management Day at the Florida Capitol: Lessons Learned is a chance for emergency administration officers all through the state to collect in Tallahassee to talk about priorities for the upcoming yr and join with their native legislators.
In the final yr, FDEM has led historic catastrophe responses and restoration efforts for Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, which brought about widespread injury in Florida, in addition to remoted extreme climate occasions and a surge in migration alongside Florida’s coastlines.
Under Governor DeSantis’ management, FDEM has distributed greater than $8 billion in essential catastrophe restoration funding for communities impacted by current disasters, the most paid out by FDEM on this timeframe. FDEM continues to leverage new applied sciences and processes to eradicate paperwork and assist communities on their path to resiliency and restoration. Funding for FDEM in Governor DeSantis’ Framework For Freedom Budget proposal consists of:
- $2.1 billion in federal and state funding in order that communities and the state can reply to and get well from main disasters or emergencies in addition to mitigate towards future disasters or emergencies.
- $117 million to assemble three new warehouses and implement a state-of-the-art warehouse administration system to higher stock wanted provides for disasters, scale back waste, and guarantee the state is absolutely stocked and ready for any future emergency wants.
- $6.8 million to modernize grant administration, enterprise processes, system points and digitization tasks.
- $5.6 million for IT sustainment to proceed leveraging expertise and increase WebEOC entry to cities, enhancing FDEM’s capacity to reply to disasters.
- $1.9 million to convert 36 Other Personal Services (OPS) short-term positions to full-time (FTE) everlasting positions.
Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2023