Posted October 8, 2022 | 11:03
Update no. 35 of Hurricane Ian
Hillsborough County, Fla. (October 8, 2022) – Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise today signed an executive order extending the local state of emergency under the authority granted by the County Emergency Management Order and Chapter 252, Florida Statutes.
The original order went into effect on September 24, after what eventually became Hurricane Ian approached Florida, and was extended on October 1. Today’s second extension is in effect until October 14.
A local state of emergency can only be in effect for seven days, unless it is canceled or extended. The emergency declaration gives the county administrator and emergency managers the ability to quickly take certain actions to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the community and provides a path for federal reimbursement of certain expenses.
Read Hillsborough County’s order declaring a local state of emergency.
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For more information on Hillsborough County’s response to Hurricane Ian, visit HCFLGov.net/StaySafe and register for the HCFL Alert system. Additionally, you can follow Hillsborough County on social media on Facebook, Twitter and Nextdoor for updates.
Residents without digital access are encouraged to call 833-HC STUDY or 833-427-8676county storm information line, or visit HCFLGov.net/StaySafe.
