Escambia County is continuing recovery efforts following Hurricane Isaias, including damage assessments and debris clearing across roadways.
The Escambia County Emergency Operations Center is now activated at a Level 2 as of 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12. Essential personnel will continue to work at the EOC as Escambia County enters long-term recovery from Hurricane Isaias. Even as EOC operations scale back, Escambia County will be actively working on damage assessments, debris collection, and recovery efforts countywide.
Many roads may be hazardous or impassable due to downed power lines and trees throughout Escambia County and the City of Pensacola. If you must drive, use extra caution on the roads and watch for downed trees, power lines and debris. Remember to treat intersections with traffic signal outages as four-way stops. View road closure information at MyEscambia.com/roads or fl511.com.
FPL/POWER: As of 11 a.m. Monday, FPL has restored service to 97,000 Escambia County customers. By the end of today, they anticipate meeting the 70 percent restoration milestone to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, including all schools and critical infrastructure facilities.
By the end of Tuesday, they expect “essentially complete” restoration to the remaining portions of both counties. In the hardest hit areas, tree damage to the power system was more severe and widespread than initial assessments showed. FPL has outage relief stations, find the full list here.
ECUA: Systemwide boil water notice is still in effect. It is OK to shower, wash your dishes, and do laundry, but don’t drink the water yet. ECUA anticipates lifting that advisory Tuesday, Oct. 13 for mainland customers and Wednesday, Oct. 14 for Pensacola Beach. Continue to follow the notice it is officially lifted. Watch their website for updates.
There is an Escambia County sponsored water distribution site at Brownsville Community Center at 10 a.m. today.
CITY OF PENSACOLA UPDATES
CHARGING STATION/INTERNET HOT SPOT: Spectrum will set up a charging station and internet hotspots at Hitzman and Bayview Parks.
SANITATION: If your garbage OR recycling day is Friday or Monday PUT YOUR CAN OUT TODAY! Our crews will work as late as needed on Monday to collect Friday and Monday routes. Contents will not be recycled and city crews will NOT collect yard waste/storm debris. Our Sanitation crews will continue collecting garbage on the normal schedule beginning Tuesday. However, be patient as we work through the high volume of collections.
STORM DEBRIS COLLECTION: The City’s storm debris contractor will collect storm debris beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13. Separate vegetative debris from building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture, plumbing. DO NOT BAG YOUR STORM DEBRIS. Place the debris curbside in the public right-of-way, away from roadways, to keep traffic flowing safely. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PASSSES FOR DEBRIS COLLECTION.
PLANNING BOARD MEETING CANCELED: The Planning Board meeting scheduled for Oct. 13 has been canceled due to the impacts of the hurricane. A reschedule date has not yet been set.
AIRPORT: 6,600 people went through Pensacola International Airport when it opened yesterday. Check with your airlines regarding the status of flights.
COMMUNITY CENTERS: All community centers are closed for Monday, Oct. 12 to allow time for power, potable water, and network services to be restored.
Gull Point Resource Center and Park, and East Pensacola Heights Community Centers have major damage. Alternate program locations to be determined.
Osceola Golf Course will remain closed for play over the next several days.
CITY PERMITTING: We are accepting permitting applications online only. If it is a storm-related emergency repair, begin it. Inspections will have limited staff in the office through Wednesday, Oct. 14. They will be open on Thursday, Oct. 15.
U.S. MAIL: The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended delivery in the following Pensacola ZIP codes: 32501, 32502, 32503, 32504, 32506, 32507, 32508.
PENSACOLA 311: Phone lines are down. For nonemergency issues, including road debris and downed trees, please use the portal or chat on the city website or email 311@cityofpensacola.com.
PARKS: Do not place yard waste and debris in parks. Please stay out of parks until they have been assessed and deemed safe for public use.
PORT OF PENSACOLA: Port landside operations remain closed Monday morning for tenant assessments, which are ongoing. Staff anticipate “opening” the port for operations later today.
BE SAFE
GENERATOR SAFETY: Generators must be well ventilated. Do not use them inside your home or garage. Remember 20/20 rule! 20 feet away from opening to house (doors/windows), wait 20 minutes to cool before refueling.
ROAD CLOSURES: Check the status of roads in the City at https://www.cityofpensacola.com/3597/Road-Closures
View County and State road information at MyEscambia.com/roads or fl511.com.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS: Treat intersections without power as a four-way stop.
WHO DO I CALL?
WATER/SEWER EMERGENCY: Call ECUA 850-554-1689.
DOWNED POWER LINES: Call 1-800-4-OUTAGE (1-800-468-8243) immediately to report a dangerous condition such as a downed power line. If you have already reported a downed power line, do not report it again. Please call 911 for life-threatening emergencies.
REPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE HERE: City residents should use the Citizen Damage Report toll at myescambia.com to report damage for assessment. Reporting your storm damage — including photos — is important to the community for reaching the threshold for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
STORM RELIEF: BRACE staff is working diligently to manage the ESF-15 Volunteers and Donations support for both Escambia and Santa Rosa County Emergency Management. To report any unmet needs, please call 211 and any needs will be assessed once the storm has passed. To donate, click here.
Pensacola State College:
- Due to extensive power outages and cleanup efforts in our area after Hurricane Isaias, all Pensacola State College locations will remain closed Monday, Oct. 12. The closure includes all classes, events, campus activities, and online classes.
- All PSC locations will remain closed on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The College will continue to assess the situation to see when the College can reopen. The closure includes all classes, special events/dedications, campus activities, and online classes. The dates for Fall B session final exams and the start of D session will be rescheduled once the College determines the date to resume classes.
- Updates will be shared on all PSC social media platforms, on the College website at PensacolaState.edu, and PSC Alert at PensacolaState.edu/PSCAlert.
University of West Florida:
- The University has extended its closure through Tuesday, Oct. 13 as crews work to restore power to campus and clear debris to ensure the safe return of students, faculty and staff. Only essential personnel are permitted at UWF locations at this time. Click here for more information.