Flagler County, FL-As phones begin to ring here with questions about what is now Tropical Storm Erika, Flagler County is going proactive and opening a call-in center today. The center will begin operation at 9 AM today and close at 5PM. It will open again Friday for the same hours. The number is 386-586-5111.
“The phone has been ringing off the hook,” said Kevin Guthrie, Flagler County’s Public Safety Emergency Manager. “We are bringing in volunteers to field questions, so that (Emergency Management) can monitor the storm. “The National Hurricane Center is only monitoring the storm right now,” Guthrie said. “No warnings or protective actions have been issued.”
Guthrie has been involved in conference calls with Florida Department of Emergency Management since Erika became a named storm. Conference calls locally with senior and elected officials started Wednesday afternoon.
“People have been calling with the whole gamut of questions from what should I have in my disaster kit, to what can I bring to a shelter and where can I bring my pets,” Guthrie said.
Up to date county information is available here.
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