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Hurricane preparedness, budget uncertainty prompt Seminole County to act on emergency response costs

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Seminole County emergency leaders are taking steps to ensure a key hurricane response tool remains funded — even if the state stops paying for it. The platform, called WebEOC, connects public safety, logistics, operations and field teams through live dashboards, alerts, and reporting. Emergency management teams across Florida rely on it to coordinate disaster response, from requesting generators, temporary dams and other critical infrastructure.

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Storm shelter closes in Brevard County due to lack of turnout

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. A storm shelter has closed in Brevard County due to lack of turnout as Tropical Storm Isaias moves up the coast, according to emergency management. Emergency Management officials said the shelter at Viera Regional Community Center opened at 11 a.m. and by 3:30 p.m. only one person showed up. County officials said arrangements were made for the one person who showed up. A tropical storm warning is still in place for Brevard County. The National Weather Service said tropical-storm-force winds are possible in the county until early Monday morning.

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Orange County Convention Center antibody testing reaches capacity, coronavirus tests still available

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center COVID-19 antibody test site reached capacity Thursday morning, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Officials said swab testing for the coronavirus is still available. Antibody tests determine if someone has developed antibodies for the virus, which indicates they had COVID-19 at some point. The line for the testing site at the convention center began in the early hours Thursday morning. “We have six swab lanes and two antibody lanes and once those antibody tests have been exhausted for the day, we can convert them into swab lanes, so we actually have eight swab lanes that are up and running,” Jachles said.