Florida Division of Emergency Management Highlights Governor Ron DeSantis' Commitment to Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Response, and Fiscal Responsibility

FloridaDisaster.org ^ | Feb 2025

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Funding for the Division of Emergency Management in Governor DeSantis’ Focus on Fiscal Responsibility Budget proposal includes:

$505 million and 15 FTE are provided to the Division of Emergency Management in the current year to ensure Florida stands ready to enforce President Trump’s Illegal Immigration policies.

$1.24 billion in federal and state funding so that Florida communities and the state can respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies and mitigate against future disasters or emergencies.

$43 million for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Swift Current Program to reduce or eliminate repetitive flood damage to buildings insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to rebuild more flood-resistant buildings.

$8.2 million for the continued design, development, testing and application of the Division of Emergency Management Enterprise Solution (DEMES), a state-of-the-art information technology platform that provides seamless and expedited processing of FDEM’s emergency response and everyday business activities.

$4 million for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program to enhance and expand the ability for research-supported, proactive investment in community resilience.

$3.6 million for the continued maintenance and advancement of information technology utilized by the State Emergency Operations Center to efficiently coordinate and deploy resources when responding to an emergency.

$3.2 million to support the sustainment of the Statewide WebEOC initiative, a technological solution that allows counties, local municipalities and other entities to coordinate and respond to emergencies impacting Florida.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: desantis; florida; hurricane; rondesantis

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Not of the “Desantis for President” camp, however when it comes to hurricanes and even Covid, he deserves high marks as governor. States like TX and fire ravaged CA need to take a page from his book.

[rktman]

Despite PDJT’s cut backs on forecasting? /s

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Almost every state has been in a lull or stupor in recent decades when it pertains to infrastructure, public works, and disaster preparedness.

Covid exposed as much...And yet with every new devastating disaster, Americans remain reactive instead of proactive. Florida is setting a different note! Wish more states would follow suit...It’s not a question of partisanship but basic state & local government 101.