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A new survey by the Automobile Club of America finds that Category 3 hurricanes seem to be the evacuation threshold for the majority of…
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A nine-day sales tax holiday on items like flashlights, batteries and weather radios is set to begin Saturday at retailers across Florida.The tax holiday…
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Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has officially released the city's first updated evacuation map since 2005. The release was made at a press conference…
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For the first time since 2005, Jacksonville's emergency planners have revamped evacuation zones for major weather disasters.Previously, the evacuation and…
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The 2014 Hurricane Season is just two weeks away, and officials continue to remind Floridians to prepare the same no matter the forecast.Every year, we…
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Residents of the First Coast and communities across Florida have a powerful, new resource in their disaster preparedness tool kit.It’s called the Florida…
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First Coast ConnectFour years ago this month, a powerful earthquake ripped through the tiny island nation of Haiti, killing approximately 300,000 people and leaving millions…
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Karen remnants dump rain from Georgia to Jax, closing arguments expected in Mathis trial, and the local effects of the government shutdown are in…
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Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has appointed a veteran of Federal Emergency Management Agency to lead Duval County's Emergency Management Division.Steven…
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Hurricane season starts Saturday (June 1), and forecasters say it could be a doozy.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate…