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As expected, we are receiving many people from surrounding counties at the distribution points. A special thanks to Second Harvest for stepping up and providing ample water supplies in the interim. The water is going quickly at these distribution points, but at this time we expect to have enough to meet the demand until the National Guard arrives.
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However, at this time each location is distributing only water as we await the arrival of all of the Florida National Guard resources which is expected this afternoon. Each site will have abundant water, MREs, and tarps and will be capable of serving 10,000 citizens per day. We have put in mission requests with the State and are receiving Florida National Guard resources to set up points of distribution, which will be extensive. The City has announced a goal to restore 90% of its customers by the end of this weekend.Ĩ9% of all traffic signals are in normal operation including all critical intersections, and the City is working to have all traffic signals in service by today. Talquin Electric: 21,296 outages (86% out)īoth utilities incurred significant damage to all components of their electric grid (transmission lines, substations, and distribution circuits) from the storm and are working to repair all systems as quickly as possible with extensive support from mutual aid agencies.City of Tallahassee: 76,982 outages (62% out).Following are the latest reports of outages at this time: Immediately following the storm, City of Tallahassee Utilities and Talquin Electric both reported outages to more than of 90% of their customers in Leon County.
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We will then proceed into neighborhoods and update our zone maps in the EIP accordingly. Debris removal this weekend will focus on main corridors and schools (so that schools can reopen on Monday). Public Works staff met with the debris contractor this morning regarding debris collection zones and schedules. We have activated our primary debris collection contractor who arrived this morning with resources to begin collecting residential debris, which will begin tomorrow morning (Saturday).
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We continue to update the Emergency Information Portal (EIP ) with the most up to date information about the status of road closures and reopenings. At this time, crews continue working to clear major connector roads after which they will focus on clearing neighborhood roads. Additional contracted crews are arriving tomorrow to assist with cut and toss operations. Leon County Public Works has 15 crews in the field, supplemented by additional contracted crews who arrived yesterday and today. Public Works remains fully activated with 130 personnel working in Alpha and Bravo shifts to reopen blocked roads as late as it is safe to do so. EMS has responded to roughly 3x the usual call volume.Īs previously reported, there are extensive downed trees blocking virtually all of our major roadways in the County. EMS staff is also stationed at the special needs shelter 24/7 to assist with any medical needs that may arise. EMS is staffing 3 extra units during today’s shift, and 1 extra unit during tonight’s shift. Leon County EMS has responded to all calls for service and continues to operate with elevated staffing with call volume above normal levels. We have had no loss of life directly related to the storm. We are also coordinating with the Florida Department of Health to provide generator power to the Health Department facility on Orange Avenue, after which we will transition the special needs shelter from Florida High to that location. Our partners continue to provide meals and water to shelterees at Sail in the meantime. We continue working to demobilize the Sail High School risk shelter and transition to host shelters as soon as power is restored to host shelter locations identified by the Red Cross. As of this morning, approximately 80 citizens are still sheltered at Sail High School, and 100 citizens remain in the special needs shelter at Florida High School. We have consolidated all general population risk shelters to a single location at Sail High School. Update on Leon County’s Recovery Activitiesįollowing Hurricane Michael for October 12įollowing is an update on Hurricane Michael response and recover activities as of Friday morning, October 12, 2018.