FEMA: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina useful now




Tonight’s situation report at 6:00 p.m. for Historic City News readers from Kelly Wilson in the office of St. Johns County Emergency Management. Conditions are expected to deteriorate considerably overnight.
The next Situation Report will be issued tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. unless conditions dictate an earlier report.
In order to protect the safety of our employees and guests during Hurricane Matthew, Historic City News has closed our office in downtown St Augustine as of 3:00 p.m. today. We will remain closed at least until Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m.

St Johns County Emergency Management has informed Historic City News that they have opened four additional shelters and are continuing to monitor shelter capacity. The Pedro Menendez High School shelter is currently at capacity.


Florida’s Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal, Jeff Atwater, announced to Historic City News that over the next few days the Florida Department of Financial Services will begin sharing information of importance to the public as we brace for and recover from the effects of Hurricane Matthew.