US_ Florida bracing for battering from Hurricane Milton, not relying on FEMA

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Florida bracing for battering from Hurricane Milton, not relying on FEMA

A car drives past a pile of debris from Hurricane Helene flooding, along a street that had already begun flooding from rain ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Gulfport, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) more >


By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times - Wednesday, October 9, 2024


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A hurricane “a whisker shy” of a Category 5 storm is set to hit the state’s west coast as early as Wednesday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents, urging people in targeted areas to evacuate and promising a rapid emergency cleanup and rescue response that won’t rely on the federal government.

“While there is hope it will weaken more before landfall, there is high confidence that this hurricane is going to pack a major, major punch and do an awful lot of damage,” Mr. DeSantis said Wednesday morning at a briefing in Tallahassee.

The governor said he’s in regular contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and has spoken to President Biden about the storm, now churning toward the state with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph.

But the state is running the emergency preparedness and is ready to respond with its own resources, Mr. DeSantis said, and will not be counting on the embattled federal disaster agency that’s under heavy criticism over its response to Hurricane Helene.

Mr. DeSantis said the public should ignore online rumors that FEMA would block people from reentering their homes after the storm. He said only in extraordinary circumstances will residents be kept from their homes and that FEMA won’t be involved in those decisions.

“FEMA is not leading this show. We are leading this show in the state of Florida,” Mr. DeSantis said. “I can tell you, in Florida we are leading this train. We’re marshaling all available resources, federal, state, and we’re supporting local and that’s the way it’s going to be, so you can have confidence in that.”

SEE ALSO: Millions in FEMA funds remain unused as Hurricane Milton looms

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