FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2005
CONTACT: Public Information-ESF14 (850) 921-0384

HURRICANE WILMA
STATEWIDE RESPONSE BRIEFING SHEET
October 28, 2005: afternoon

***The information below represents the best available information at the time of this release. Floridians are encouraged to contact their local authorities for additional information as it becomes available.***

Shelters:

General Shelters: 22, Population: 2,422

• Brevard: 1 Shelter, Population 54
• Broward: 7 Shelters, Population 562
• Hendry: 2 Shelters, Population 150
• Lee: 2 Shelters, Population 89
• Martin: 1 Shelter, Population 41
• Miami-Dade: 1 Shelter, Population 129
• Monroe: 3 Shelters, Population: 73
• Okeechobee: 1 Shelter, Population 8
• Palm Beach: 4 Shelters, Population 1,316

Special Needs Shelters: 4; Population: 131

• Broward: 2, Population: 58
• Lee: 1, Population: 3
• Palm Beach: 1, Population: 70

Food, Water and Ice: 553 Trucks shipped to Points of Distribution today:

• Water: 168 Trucks
• Ice: 300 Trucks
• Food: 85 Trucks

Law Enforcement and Military Support

• Florida National Guard: 3,445
• Law Enforcement Officers: 960

Transportation

Roads Closed on the State Highway System:

• SR AIA & Las Olas Blvd

Airports:

CLOSED

• Dade-Collier Training & Transition (TNT)
• Key West NAS (NQX), Monroe County
• Miami Heliport (X48), Miami-Dade County
• Shell Creek Airpark (F13), Charlotte County

Open for emergency or storm recovery flights only

• Airglades, (21S), Hendry County
• Labelle Municipal (X14), Hendry County
• Homestead ARB (HST), Miami-Dade County
• Opa Locka (OPF), Miami-Dade County

Ports:

• Port Everglades: Open with some restrictions
• Tampa: Normal summer operation
• Jacksonville: Normal summer operation
• Panhandle Ports: Normal summer operation

Tolls Suspended:

• Florida Turnpike northbound and southbound from US-1 Florida City interchange in Miami-Dade to the Three Lakes toll plaza in Osceola
• Sawgrass Expressway northbound and southbound
• I-75 Alligator Alley eastbound and westbound

Boil Water Notices:

• Brevard:
  • Micco (Summit Cove)
  • Snug Harbor
• Broward:
  • Broadview Park
  • Coconut Creek
  • Ft. Lauderdale
  • Lauderdale Lakes
  • Lauderdale By The Sea
  • Lighthouse Point
  • Parkland
  • Miramar
  • North Perry Airport
  • Oakland Park
  • Pembroke Park
  • Tamarac
  • West Park
  • Wilton Manors
• Charlotte:
  • Cross Roads Wilderness Institute
  • Murdock Transportation Facility
  • Pelican Perch RV Park
• Collier:
  • Collier County Utilities (isolated areas)
  • City of Naples
  • Everglades City
  • Goodland Water Company
  • Lee Cypress Co-Op
  • Naples Water Department
  • Port of the Islands
  • Immokalee
  • Immokalee Water
• Glades/Hendry:
  • Clewiston
  • City of Moore Haven
• Highlands:
  • Greenbriar Sod Farms
  • Lake Letta Mobile Home Court
  • Sun Pure
• Indian River:
  • El Capitan Mobile Home Park
  • Riverview Trailer Park
  • Royal Oaks Mobile Home Park
  • Silverwood Trailer Park
  • Sunset Mobile Home Park
• Lee:
  • Florida Farm Development Housing
  • Orange Harbor Mobile Home Park
• Martin:
  • Indiantown Company
  • Portion of Hutchison Island
  • South Martin Regional (Laurel Lane only)
• Miami-Dade:
  • Americana Village
  • Jones Trailer Park
  • KOA South
  • Redland Mobile Home Park
  • Silver Palm Mobile Home Park
• Monroe:
  • Buttonwood Shores Subdivision in Key Largo
• Okeechobee:
  • City of Okeechobee
• Osceola County:
  • Cypress Grove
• Palm Beach:
  • Belle Glade
  • Delray Beach
  • Gramercy Park
  • Gulf Stream
  • Town of Highland Beach
  • Hypoluxo Village Mobile Home Park
  • Lake Clark Shores
  • Manalapan
  • Mangonia Park
  • Riviera Beach
  • Palm Beach Shores
  • Seminole Manor
  • South Bay

Fatalities Confirmed by Florida Department of Law Enforcement: 16

• Broward: 3
• Collier: 5
• Hillsborough: 1
• Miami-Dade: 2
• Palm Beach: 2
• St. Johns: 1
• St. Lucie: 2

Hotlines for Emergency Information and Relief:

• American Red Cross Information Hotline: 1-866-GET-INFO or 1-866-438-4636
• Army Corps of Engineers Operation Blue Roof: 1-888-Roof-Blu
• Elder Services Hotline: 1-800-963-5337
• FEMA Disaster Assistance Hotline: 1-800-621-FEMA (1-800-621-3362), TTY: 1-800-462-7585, or visit www.fema.gov to register online
• Florida Emergency Information Line (FEIL):1-800-342-3557

Hotlines for Volunteers and Donations

• Florida Hurricane Relief Fund: 1-800-825-3786 or visit www.flahurricane.org
• Florida Volunteer and Donations Hotline: 1-800-FLHELP1
• American Red Cross Donations Hotline: 1-800-HELP-NOW or visit www.redcross.org
• Salvation Army Donation Hotline: 1-800-725-2769

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