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Bonita Springs reviews hurricane preparedness, FROC score and partner coordination ahead of storm season
Summary
City staff and county partners updated the City Council on emergency-management preparations, including a new emergency management plan, a FROC score of about 41 out of 60 and coordination with Lee County on resource requests and a new consolidated Public Safety/ Emergency Operations Center.
Bonita Springs City Council heard a multi-agency briefing on hurricane preparedness Tuesday that outlined a shift from an emergency operations plan to a broader emergency management plan, a current voluntary Florida Recovery Obligation Calculation (FROC) score of roughly 41 out of 60 and steps staff will take before the August opt-in deadline.
The presentation matters because the city is entering hurricane season with recent storm experience and is coordinating with Lee County and state systems so it can request resources quickly and potentially receive expedited funding through FROC if a major event occurs.
Tony Backhurst, director of Neighborhood Services and Emergency Management for the City of Bonita Springs, told the council the city “has gone from an emergency operations plan ... to an emergency management plan,” a change he described as aligning mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery work. Backhurst said Bonita’s recent storms and recovery work prompted the broader plan and the…
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