AWI Emergency Website
Welcome to the Agency for Workforce Innovation Emergency Website. This site is designed to provide information to the agency staff, partners and the citizens of Florida during emergent situations.
Tropical Storm Fay
-Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed Executive Order 08-170 on August 16, 2008, freeing up the State’s resources to respond to Tropical Storm Fay.
-The State Emergency Response Team (SERT) has been activated to response to Tropical Storm Fay.
-Members of the Agency for Workforce Innovation’s Emergency Response Staff are joining other officials at the Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee in monitoring the storm and preparing to assist regional workforce boards, early learning coalitions and other local emergency responders, if necessary.
Residents and visitors to Florida should remain updated on Fay's forecasts throughout the weekend via local media outlets and the National Hurricane Center. Residents throughout Florida should use this weekend to prepare their families and businesses for a potential impact from Tropical Storm Fay. Preparing a family or business disaster plan does not have to be a lengthy process. Please click here to begin your family or business disaster plans in advance of Fay and the peak months of the 2008 hurricane season.
Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season traditionally begins June 1st and ends on November 30th with the season peak occuring in the month of September. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane)
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