MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — With hurricane season officially beginning this week, the state’s primary fiscal officer is urging South Florida residents to prepare their homes before a storm is on the radar.
Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia held a news conference Wednesday at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Urban Search and Rescue Training Facility.
Ingoglia used the event to encourage Floridians to immediately stock up on essential supplies, review their insurance coverage and make a plan before a storm threatens the state.
Officials also reminded residents to know their evacuation zone, to avoid driving through flooded streets, and to be on the lookout for scams after a storm.
“The time to prepare for hurricanes that are headed our direction is now,” said Ingoglia. “It’s not right when we are in the cone, it is now. Let’s not wait for a named storm, let’s prepare now. And by simply taking a few proactive steps today, we can make all the difference in tomorrow.”
Ingoglia also announced a new preparedness initiative that will send state insurance agents into hurricane-prone communities to share storm preparedness information directly with residents.
So far, he said they’ve already knocked on doors at more than 6,000 homes.
The initiative will continue through the rest of this year’s hurricane season.
A stream of the news conference can be seen below:
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