Century Tornado Damage Assessment Update
Friday, February 26, 2016 – 2:30pm
Damage Assessments
Destroyed
Single Family Home: 28
Mobile Homes: 21
Commercial: 3
Major
Single Family Home: 48
Mobile Homes: 10
Commercial: 2
Minor
Single Family Home: 35
Mobile Homes: 13
Commercial: 1
Feb. 23 Tornado Update
General Information
Escambia County Road Department crews had removed 2,500 cubic yards of vegetative debris as of Thursday. Over the weekend, county and ECUA crews will be in the impacted neighborhoods picking up both vegetative and C&D debris.
Damage assessments:
County: As of Friday morning, damage assessments crews have documented approximately 99% of the damage. Reports indicate 44 destroyed, 241 major and 87 minor damaged and 2 affected structures in the county.
City: Initial damage assessments at this time are concentrated in the northern sections of the City of Pensacola. Significantly affected areas are the Dunmire Woods area, Dunmire Street moving northeast to Le Grande. Field checks found there were 104 residential structures with damage.
Homes:
Destroyed: 1
Major Damage: 31
Minor Damage: 72
Commercial damages was limited to 2 structures, both being minor damage.
Shelters
The American Red Cross shelter at Cokesbury United Methodist Church (3300 Summit Boulevard) has closed. Last night’s occupancy – 20
Local Businesses
In response to the recent severe weather and tornadoes occurring in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, the State Emergency Response Team through its Emergency Support Function-18, Business, Industry, and Economic Stabilization has activated the Florida Virtual Business Emergency Operations Center (FLVBEOC) to assist in assessing the impact that these severe weather events have had on local businesses. Affected businesses are being asked to complete a Business Damage Assessment Survey
The survey can be found at http://flvbeoc.org/index.php?action=bda Select the “2016 February Severe Weather†event
The survey results will be shared with various state and local agencies to expedite implementation of appropriate disaster relief programs for affected businesses.
Building Inspections
Escambia County Building Inspections has resumed scheduling inspections. Inspections may be scheduled using the following methods:
Email Inspection requests to buildinginspections@myescambia.com;
Log in and/or register with BID’s 24/7 Online Citizen Access (ACA) at www.myescambia.com to schedule, cancel and review permit activity online; or
Schedule through the 24/7 Automated IVR System by calling (850)471-6640; enter 16-digit Permit Tracking Number located on your permit and follow the prompts.
Please be aware that building inspections will be completed as soon as possible. Regretfully, at this time, we cannot guarantee next-day inspections.
If you require an emergency inspection, please note that and the reason in your inspection request and every attempt will be made to address it.
If you have a project that it is critical and requires an inspection during this time, an after-hours inspection may be scheduled at the after-hour inspection fee rate.
To schedule an after-hours inspection, please email your request.
You will be contacted with scheduling information and the after-hours fee
