Oct 9 2024 3:00 pmDeSoto Country Emergency Management As of 11 a.m. ET, Hurricane Milton is located about 190 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. Milton will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico today, make landfall along the... Read More.
October 6, 2024 Updates From Emergency Management Tropical Storm MiltonA Message Form Governor DeSantisAs Tropical Storm Milton intensifies in the Gulf, I have issued Executive Order 24-214 in preparation for a potential landfall on Florida’s west coast this week. This order declares a state... Read More.
The DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners along with the DeSoto County Department of Emergency Management has scheduled a planning session for the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group. This planning session is open to the public and any interested parties are encouraged to attend.April... Read More.
Do you have Debris from Hurricane Ian that you can't get to the right-of-way for pickup? The Florida Department of Emergency Management has a removal program for private and commercial properties.How can residents in participating counties apply?
~~Property owners in participating counties can apply for... Read More.
DeSoto County Fl Emergency Management ~
Please prepare.It will be difficult to gain access and assist them in a time of need once the storm makes landfall.Meteorologists are anticipating moderate to major flooding of the Peace River and Horse Creek. DeSoto County is advising residents... Read More.
Message From DeSoto Emergency Management
We are now in Hurricane Season. DeSoto Emergency Management would like you to sign up for E-Alerts.Emergency Management staff will keep residents informed as storms approach, and residents can count on assistance after a storm has passed. But, residents need to... Read More.