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EOC deputy urges Saint Augustine Beach residents to check evacuation zones and flood insurance as hurricane peak approaches
Summary
Kelly Wilson, deputy director of the St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center, described how the county coordinates evacuations, utilities and debris clearance and urged residents to follow official sources, confirm evacuation zones and buy flood insurance as the August-to-October peak of hurricane season begins.
Mayor Dylan Romrell and Kelly Wilson, deputy director of the St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center, discussed hurricane readiness for Saint Augustine Beach on Monday.
Wilson said the EOC maintains daily staffing of seven people that can expand “to somewhere in the neighborhood of a 100 and a 150 people” during major events, and that the center coordinates evacuations, sheltering and post-storm debris management with county and municipal partners. "We bring in all of our partners in," she said.
Wilson said the EOC works with utilities including Florida Power & Light and JEA to coordinate power and water…
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