Traffic Signals There are 265 locations of traffic signals. 229 are operational, 17 are in flash and 19 are not operational. Traffic signal just restored at Pensacola Beach. About half-dozen traffic signals…
Category: Hurricane
Interview: Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried
Inweekly sat down with Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried this afternoon at the Walnut Hill Community Center. She had spent her day visiting the food/water/ice distribution site at the Brownsville Community…
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried touring Escambia today
Today, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried will hold a media availability at the Walnut Hill Community Center, where she will meet with local farmers to discuss Hurricane Sally’s impact on the Panhandle and…
Gulf Power releases estimates on power restoration
As promised, Gulf Power released its restoration timetable for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The map provided is rather board, Â dividing Escambia County into just three zones: Century, North of Kingsfield Road…
Ice coming to all distribution sites
Florida Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz announced this afternoon that all the food and water distribution sites will have ice. Today, only the Brownsville and Wedgewood sites had ice. Mayor Grover Robinson…
Tarps and more food/water coming
County Administrator Janice Gilley said 10,000 tarps will available tomorrow at the food/water distribution sites. The county has 264 traffic lights, and 184 are back up. Nine crews are working on the…
First rule of Escambia EOC don’t mention jail or nursing homes
In the movie Fight Club, Tyler Durden says,”Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club…
FEMA administrator in Pensacola today
Congressman Matt Gaetz has notified Inweekly that FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor will be in Pensacola today touring the damage from Hurricane Sally. Commissioner Lumon May has posted on Facebook that Gaynor and…
United Way sets hurricane relief fund, has volunteer opportunities
In the wake of the devastation Hurricane Sally left on much of the region, United Way of West Florida (UWWF) is announcing a number of ways to provide support to those affected. …
Update from ECUA
The ECUA water system is now pressurized to the point that allows us to begin our sampling protocol, with approval from our partners at FDEP. We have several sampling teams that have…
90K Gulf Power customers without power, down from 120K yesterday
Gulf Power has restoration estimates now available on its outage map and are updated hourly. As of 5 a.m. Saturday, Escambia has 74,670 customers without power; Santa Rosa 15,530 – for total…
HBA warns about unlicensed contractors
At yesterday’s presser, I asked Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis about the differences between Hurricane Sally and Hurricane Michael. He used his answer to talk about the dangers of unlicensed contractors. The Home…