As Florida's municipalities recover from Hurricane Michael, the League will share important information from our state and federal partners as it becomes available.
Important Information from Govern or Scott's Office

The regular calls with the Governor's office have been discontinued at this time. If city and county officials have questions or needs that are not being met, the Florida Division of Emergency Management should be your first line of contact. Additional contacts with FEMA are listed further down.

Wanda Stafford
Region 1 EM Liaison
(850) 528-7525

Brian Bradshaw
Region 2 EM Liaison
(850) 519-8639

Alberto Moscoso
Communications Director
(850) 321-8503

State prioritizing, funding Hurricane Michael debris removal in fiscally-constrained counties
 
To reduce the administrative, operational and financial burdens on the counties most impacted by the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Michael, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will assist fiscally-constrained counties with all remaining debris removal and emergency road clearance. In Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin and Wakulla counties, FDOT is offering, following the county’s voluntary request, to take on the responsibility for each county’s existing pre-storm emergency debris removal contract at the existing approved contract rate.


Status and Eligibility for FEMA programming, by county
 
Please see below for status and eligibility information for FEMA programming available to Florida counties affected by Hurricane Michael.
 
For Public Assistance, the federal cost share is 75%, while the state and local cost shares are 12.5%.
 
Transitional Sheltering Assistance, Individual Assistance, Public Assistance (Categories A and B):
  1. Bay County
 
Individual Assistance, Public Assistance (Categories A and B):
  1. Holmes County
  2. Washington County
  3. Jackson County
  4. Calhoun County
  5. Gulf County
  6. Gadsden County
  7. Liberty County
  8. Franklin County
  9. Wakulla County
  10. Taylor County
 
Public Assistance (Categories A and B):
  1. Leon County
  2. Jefferson County
  3. Madison County
  4. Hamilton County
  5. Suwannee County
 
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
1. All counties in the State of Florida are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Points of Distribution

10 more Points of Distribution (PODs) have opened, bringing the total to 45 locations from Panama City Beach to Tallahassee. The public can go to these locations to pick up emergency supplies. (The need for a POD is based on lack of infrastructure to support normal distribution of food, water, or other supplies.)

Visit  https://www.floridadisaster.org/info/ to find the closet POD to your area. 
Curfews

There are curfews in effect in the following counties:

Bay County - Full  
last updated: 10/11/2018 05:41:7 PM 
A Curfew will be enacted tonight from 2000 to 0700

Calhoun County - Full  
last updated: 10/14/2018 7:04:42 PM 
Dusk to dawn countywide

Franklin County - Limited  
last updated: 10/14/2018 7:06:42 PM 
Sunset to sunrise

Gadsden County - Full  
last updated: 10/14/2018 1:59:49 PM 
7 pm - 7 am

Gulf County - Full  
last updated: 10/14/201 8 07:08:07 PM 
Remains in effect for the entire County from sunset to sunrise 

Jackson County - Full   
last updated: 10/14/2018 12:28:25 AM 
Dusk to dawn through Tuesday, Oct 16 2018

Liberty County - Full  
last updated: 10/13/2018 06:51:50 PM 
Only essential personnel to be on the road ways until further notice.


Visit  https://www.floridadisaster.org/info/ to find the latest updates on curfew.
Finding Assistance after Hurricane Michael
 
The following information was provided by FEMA to share with residents.

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If you are a Florida homeowner or renter whose home is damaged, unsafe, or inaccessible because of Hurricane Michael, resources are available to help get you on the road to recovery.
 
Do you have insurance? If you have a homeowner’s or flood insurance policy , file your insurance claim immediately before applying for disaster assistance. Get the process started quickly. The faster you file, the faster your recovery can begin.
 
If you cannot return to your home, or if you are unable to live in your home because of disaster damage, visit DisasterAssistance.gov , or call 800-621-3362 (800-462-7585 TTY) (multilingual operators are available) to determine if state, voluntary, and local organizations are in your community to address your immediate needs.
 
If you can return to your home and it is safe, has working power, water, and sewer or septic service, visit DisasterAssistance.gov to determine if state, voluntary, and local organizations are in your community can address any unmet needs.
 
Disaster assistance is available to affected individuals in Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Taylor, and Wakulla counties .
 
If you are in one of these counties, you will need the following to apply for assistance :
  • Social Security Number;
  • Daytime telephone number;
  • Current mailing address and address and zip code of the damaged property; and
  • Insurance information, if available.
 
Although the federal government cannot make you whole, it may help your recovery move forward by providing grants for basic repairs to make your home safe, sanitary and secure.
 
FEMA assistance may also provide temporary help with a place for you and your family to stay while you build your recovery plan.
 
After registering for disaster assistance, you may be referred to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In times of disasters, the SBA offers low-interest loans for businesses, homeowners and renters. The SBA will contact you with information on how to apply. There’s no obligation to accept a loan, but you may miss out on the largest source of federal disaster recovery funds if you don’t submit an application.
 
Information about low-interest SBA disaster loans and application forms are available online at SBA.g ov/d isaster . You may also call 800-659-2955 or email DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov . If you use TTY, call 800-877-8339.


On Friday, October 12, Governor Rick Scott activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to support small businesses impacted by Hurricane Michael. The bridge loan program, managed by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), will provide short-term, interest-free loans to small businesses that experienced physical or economic damage during Hurricane Michael. The  application  period runs October 12-December 7, 2018.


 On Thursday, October 11, Governor Rick Scott offered each utility in Florida the additional federal push crews to augment the ability of power restoration workers to reach communities allowing them to restore power faster. Normally, power restoration workers remove downed trees and debris that is blocking their path when completing a power restoration mission. The push crews will go in advance of utility crews and clear their paths so the utilities can focus solely on getting power restored. These crews are being provided through a partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and the Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT) and will be funded through Governor Scott’s emergency order.

FEMA Intergovernmental Affairs Contacts

The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs is the primary liaison between the White House and the nation’s state and local elected officials. We – and the appropriate federal agencies (contact information below) – are monitoring the hurricane’s development and path.
 
The Florida Division of Emergency Management is the first line of contact. Contact information for the agency), as well as for FEMA Region IV, is below.
 
Florida Division of Emergency Management
County Contact Information: Click here
Phone (Tallahassee): 850-815-4000
Updates (Twitter): @FLSERT
 
FEMA Region IV
Main Number: 770-220-5200
Fax Number: 770-220-5230
Updates: Twitter - @femaregion4 / Blog - https://www.fema.gov/blog
 
Agency Intergovernmental Affairs
Health & Human Services (HHS) – Darcie Johnston
Phone: 202-690-1058

Housing & Urban Development (HUD) – Stephanie Fila
Phone: 202-402-6471

Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Jordan Bonfitto
Phone: 202-720-4031

Small Business Administration (SBA) – George Brown
Phone: 202-205-6972
Important Links

Transitional Sheltering Assistance: ( Provides short-term lodging assistance for evacuees who are not able to return home for an extended or indeterminate period of time following a disaster)
 
 
Public Assistance: (Assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities)
 
  • Category A: Debris removal
  • Category B: Emergency protective measures
 
 
Individual Assistance: (Assistance to individuals and households)
 
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: (Assistance for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural hazards)