Volusia’s Emergency Operations Center is where the 911 dispatch center is and where the county’s emergency crews turn when there’s a major storm or disaster for planning and shelter.

Gov. Ron DeSantis warned time is “running out quickly” for people to prepare for large, life-threatening Hurricane Helene, which was already a Category 2 storm Thursday morning as it raced toward making landfall on North Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Gov. Ron DeSantis warned of flooding statewide from Tropical Storm Debby, which is expected to make landfall as a hurricane Monday in the Big Bend region close to Tallahassee.

DeSantis and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell planned Thursday to “see first-hand” damage from powerful Hurricane Idalia.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Wednesday held a news conference to discuss the county’s preparations and storm readiness, now faced with Tropical Storm Nicole.

State officials have taken steps to make it easier for people in areas affected by Hurricane Ian to receive unemployment benefits, as recovery efforts from the massive storm continued Monday and the death toll mounted.

Marion County officials, law enforcement and representatives from the National Weather Service held a meeting Monday and said tropical storm Elsa is expected to impact the western areas of the county most.

Hurricane season is already here and Central Florida leaders want to make sure all residents are prepared.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Inside Volusia County’s Emergency Operations Center, 15 socially distanced staff members pick up phones that won’t stop ringing as the county has activated its Citizens Information Center that usually is only in use for hurricanes. A: “The health department in Volusia County is waiting until the county receives vaccines in hand to announce events. We have had tens of thousands of individuals try to get registered today with just a small number of appointments open. For the latest information on COVID-19 vaccination events organized by the Volusia County and DOH-Volusia, you can check that website along with the Volusia County Emergency Management Facebook and Twitter pages. Individuals can also text “VolusiaReady” to 99411 to sign up for CodeRED to get updates on COVID-19 vaccinations in Volusia County.

The Division of Emergency Management said in a tweet Thursday that it has been conducting biweekly testing at the Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee for several weeks. According to the Democrat article, 12 employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “The EOC (Emergency Operations Center) is open, we’re operating,” Moskowitz said. Protocols have also been set up that will limit occupancy at the Emergency Operations Center if a hurricane threatens the state. More than 315,700 people in Florida have tested positive for the virus since March.