What does it mean when the governor of a state declares a state of emergency? When there's a storm like Hurricane Milton, ...

On Sunday, Miami-Dade County declared a local state of emergency. Cities across South Florida also declared states of emergency due to heavy rain and Hurricane Milton. The Miami-Dade County ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — As South Florida ... a state of emergency and announced a sandbag distribution event at City Hall for Sunday between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. while supplies last. A Local State ...

As Florida's west coast braces for potential hurricane Milton later this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the state of emergency to 51 counties.

What does a 'state of emergency' in Florida mean? A storm slams into the state. There is a massive run on gasoline. A pandemic drives death tolls higher. Some natural disaster strikes and ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in Marion and 34 other Florida counties ahead of Hurricane Milton, which could bring Category 3 winds and surge, or worse, to the Florida peninsula.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Saturday afternoon that he declared a state of emergency in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, and ...

Ron DeSantis on Saturday declared a state ... of Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Transportation to “coordinate all available personnel and resources to supplement local ...

Declaring a state of emergency allows state and local governments much more freedom to coordinate their emergency agencies.