STATUS OF THE CITY LEADERSHIP AND THE RESPONSE TO THIS STORM. >> Man: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE,
AS HURRICANE DORIAN MOVES OUT
OF OUR AREA ARM EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAMS ARE CONTINUING
TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO
ASSESS DAMAGE AND BEGIN
RECOVERY EFFORTS.
EVACUATIONS WILL BE LIFTED
EFFECTIVE AT 7:00 P.M.. BRIDGES
ARE OPEN AND HEADING TO THE
BEACHES.
THE MAYORS OF THE CITIES ARE
ALSO LIFTING THE CURFEW AND
ALCOHOL SALES.
THIS IS AT 7:00 P.M. TONIGHT.
WE ARE EXPERIENCING HURRICANE
DORIAN AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES.
THEY’LL BE SPOTTING RAINFALL AS
BANDS PASSED THROUGH OUR AREA.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE SAFE AND
USE CAUTION ESPECIALLY AFTER
DARK.
THIS HAS BEEN AN UNPREDICTABLE
AND DANGEROUS STORM.
I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE
TIRED AND WE’VE BEEN WATCHING
IT FOR A WEEK.
WE HAVE A FOOTBALL GAME THAT
WAS CANCELED LAST WEEK AND
THERE’S BEEN SO MUCH
UNCERTAINTY.
IT WAS UNPREDICTABLE AND WE HAD
TO MAKE SOME VERY TOUGH
DECISIONS.
DECISIONS WITH THE BEST
AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
I STAND BY THOSE DECISIONS.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE
LAST FEW YEARS PEOPLE AROUND
THE CITY KNOW IT FROM EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD.THE HEAT, THE
HUNGER AND THIRST THAT WE
EXPERIENCE FROM THE FIRST TWO
STORMS.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE
PRAYING AND WORKING AND I AM
INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL THAT WE
DODGED A BIG ONE ON THIS.
WE SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE
BAHAMAS AND WHAT THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING IN THE AFTERMATH.
WE WILL BE THINKING ABOUT THE
DAYS AHEAD AND HOW PEOPLE FROM
JACKSONVILLE CAN BE HELPFUL TO
BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE
BAHAMAS.
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH
WORSE.
I URGE CITIZENS TO REMAIN
VIGILANT.
HURRICANE SEASON LASTS UNTIL
NOVEMBER AND WE MUST REMAIN
PREPARED.
AS A 4:30 P.M. JDA HAD REPORTED
OUTAGES DOWN AT SOME POINT THEY
WERE DOWN TO 2800 FROM 232,000.
THEY’RE BACK UP TO 5000 BECAUSE
THE CIRCUIT IS HERE.
WE GET MORE INFORMATION WHEN HE
COMES UP.
>> THE AVERAGE RESTORATION
TIME HAS BEEN RUNNING UNDER AN
HOUR AT ABOUT 57 MINUTES.
THERE WERE NO WATER OR WASTE
OUTAGES.
TO REPORT THE OUTAGES PLEASE
CALL THE NUMBER AND A SCREEN.
>> OUR CREWS WILL COMPLETE
DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS TO THE
COUNTY AND CITIZENS CAN BETTER
HELP US TARGET OUR RESPONSE
EFFORTS BY REPORTING DAMAGE.
AS WE BEGIN OUR RECOVERY
EFFORTS WE WANT YOU TO REMEMBER
SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS.
INTERSECTIONS WITH MALFUNCTION
AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS SHOULD BE
TREATED AS FOUR-WAY STOPS.
GENERATORS SHOULD BE KEPT
OUTDOORS AND IN WHEN WELL
VENTILATED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT
COOK WITH CHARCOAL OR GAS
GRILLS INSIDE.
STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES IF IT’S LIFE-THREATENING
CALL 9-1-1. OTHERWISE CITIZENS
CAN REPORT THEM TO OUR TEAM.
I’M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE
WORK OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
EVERYBODY HAS WORKED TOGETHER
WITH ONE VOICE ON THIS.
THE STORM HAS CREATED
SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS.
WE ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO STAY
OUT OF THE WATER FOR GOOD
REASONS.
THE MAYORS ALSO INFORMED ME
THAT LIFEGUARDS ARE BACK ON
DUTY TOMORROW.
THE DUVALL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
HAS PROVIDED HOUSING TO 600 AND
EVACUEES.
EMERGENCY ROAD ACCESS TEAMS
RESPONDED TO 15 CALLS BUT THE
JACKSONVILLE FIRE RESCUE
DEPARTMENT RESPONDED.
OUR FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED
AND PASSENGERS HAVE TO CONTACT
THEIR AIRLINES FOR THE MOST
UPDATED INFORMATION.
THE OPERATION WILL RESUME A
SCHEDULED TOMORROW MORNING ON AN
THURSDAY.
CITY OFFICES WILL BE OPEN
TOMORROW.
IF EMPLOYEES HAVE CHILDREN AND
CANNOT FIND ALTERNATIVE
CHILDCARE WILL COUNT THIS AS AN
EXCUSED ABSENCE.
CITY EMPLOYEES THAT NEED AN
EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR CHILD
KILLED SHOULD CONTACT THE
SUPERVISOR IF THEY’RE UNABLE TO
COME.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE OPEN BY 1:00 P.M. OUR
TEAM HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY
THROUGH THE STORM AND THEY WILL
REMAIN OPEN THROUGH 8:00 P.M.
TONIGHT.
THEY WILL REOPEN ON NORMAL
HOURS S TOMORROW.
IN CONCLUSION I WANT TO THANK
OUR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FROM
THE CITY, JACKSONVILLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND THE MANY
NONPROFIT STATE AND FEDERAL
PARTNERS.
I’M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF HOW
THIS TEAM WORKED.
EVERYBODY WORKED TOGETHER AND
WORKED WITH ONE VOICE.
TO THE PEOPLE OF JACKSONVILLE,
I WANT TO THANK YOU.
WE ARE A PEOPLE THAT ARE
RESILIENT, CHARITABLE AND
CARING.
I’M GRATEFUL WE GOT THROUGH A
STORM AND THAT WE MISSED WHAT
OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.
WE PRAY THAT THOSE NORTH OF US
DON’T GET A DIRECT HIT AS WELL.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO ANGIE.
>> GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS
ANGIE I’M THE METEOROLOGIST
WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
TODAY DORIAN TRACKED OFFSHORE
THANKFULLY OF THE LOCAL
COASTLINE.
WE EXPERIENCED BLUSTERY
TROPICAL STORM WIND GUSTS AS
WELL AS STORM SURGE AND VERY
DANGEROUS SURF AS THE MAYOR
ALLUDED TO.
THIS EVENING THE EYE OF
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE DORIAN
IS ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF
JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
AS DORIAN CONTINUES TO TRACK
NORTH AND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL
COASTLINE TONIGHT THE WIND WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE IN STRENGTH
TO EARLY THURSDAY.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED WE ARE
EXPECTING DECREASING DIRECT
IMPACT FROM DORIAN AS IT TRACKS
AWAY.
RIP CURRENT WILL BE A HAZARD AS
WE GOING TO TOMORROW.
>> FIRST I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION TO DUVAL COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THEY LITERALLY WORKED AROUND
THE CLOCK SINCE LAST WEEK TO
PREPARE OUR SCHOOLS AND
SHELTERS TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND MANY
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND MANY OTHERS PLEASE KNOW HOW MUCH I
Island to get to and from
WELL.
WELL. I WILL TAKE THIS EXHAUSTION AND THE SCARY NOT BECOMING A
REALITY TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
WE WERE OUT WITH PARTS OF
ORTEGA RESCUING PEOPLE IN SAN
MARCO AND TALKING TO PEOPLE
THAT HAVE LOST ALMOST
EVERYTHING.
THAT DID NOT HAPPEN THIS
>>> THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT AND IT’S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE THING THAT MOST CONCERNING
TO ME AS WHEN PARENTS TAKE
THEIR CHILDREN OUT AND YOU CAN
GET CAUGHT UP IN A RIP CURRENT
WHEN YOU’RE JUST A COUPLE OF
INCHES OF WATER SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THAT IT’S STILL VERY DANGEROUS.
EVEN THOUGH LIFEGUARDS WILL BE
OUT THERE AND THEY’LL BE
VIGILANT TOMORROW, IT’S STILL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
IT’S REALLY A TOP PRIORITY OF
OURS AND WE HAD TO DO SOME
RESCUES.
SOME PRIVATE CITIZENS THAT
RESCUES YESTERDAY.
IT’S VERY UNFORTUNATE.
>> HOW DOES THE DAMAGE THAT
YOU HEAR ABOUT COMPARED TO THE
REPORTS IN THE FIELD?
>> WE STILL HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY
GET OUT AND DO REPORTS WITH
THINGS.
THERE’S NOTHING THERE AND IT’S
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WITH THE
SCENARIO THANKFULLY.
>> ARE RUSHING UP TO COMMENT
ON THAT BECAUSE AT THE EVENT TO
BEACH THEY HELD UP REALLY WELL.
IT PROTECTS EVERYBODY AT THE
BEACH AND NOT JUST THE
OCEANFRONT.
WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE
HAD THAT FULL NOURISHMENT.
I WILL LET THE MAYOR EXPAND.
>> I WANT TO THROW SHUT UP TO
KEVIN BROWN WHO IS A TEACHER.
WE WILL BE OUT TONIGHT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE COVERING THOSE
BUSINESSES UNTIL PEOPLE CAN GET
BACK IN NSS.
AGAIN A BIG THANK YOU TO THE
MEN AND WOMEN.
>> .
>> THEY ARE ASKING ABOUT HOW
THE PEOPLE STAYED IN THE
SHELTERS.
>> 609.
>> YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE
CONDITIONS, HOW HAS IT HELD UP
WITH THE PAST TERS?
>> ARE SHELTERS HELD UP
MARKABLY WELL.
HE HAD A MAINTENANCE TEAM THAT
WAS STATIONED AT EACH SHELTER
AND SO AS I SAID HOW MUCH I
APPRECIATE THE REPEATING WOMEN
WHO MAN THE SHELTERS AND WERE
THERE TO ENSURE EVERYTHING WAS
TAKEN CARE OF WE HAD CUSTODIAL
SUPPORT AND IT SUPPORT.
IT ENSURES THE SHELTERS WERE A
SAFE PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> WERE ANY AREAS THAT
EXPERIENCED WITH THE STORM
SURGE?
>> ARE TAKING IN THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON THOSE AREAS AND I
WAS TOUCHED.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD OR SEEN
ANYTHING.
>> YOU DON’T HAVE TO REPORT ON
ANYTHING BUT WE DID HAVE TO
CANCEL THE FOOTBALL GAME FOR
ENL DOING SOME
DOING SOME SORT OF ANALYSIS AT SOME . >> I WANT TO THINK THE FOLKS
THAT WERE PART OF THIS
EMERGENCY OPERATION.
THE PEOPLE OF JACKSONVILLE AND