FMIT Alert Level 5
High
Irma Has Weakened But Remains a Very Powerful CAT 4 Hurricane With Winds of ~150mph. Hurricane Watches & Warnings Issued For Most Areas of South, South Central, Southeast & Southwest Florida. Hurricane & Tropical Storm Force Winds to Affect Most of Florida Beginning Saturday Afternoon/Evening in South Florida and Through Tuesday As It Exits North Florida. South Florida Highly Likely to Be Impacted By a CAT 4 Hurricane Late This Weekend.
FMIT Discussion:
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Although Irma has weakened, it still remains a very powerful Category 4 Hurricane with winds of 150mph. FMIT is projecting potentially catastrophic condition in the Keys, Southeast/South Central Florida and up the East Coast and Central Florida.
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Storm Surge projected around South coast of Florida of 3-10 Feet.
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Moving at 16 mph, isolated rains projected to reach up to 20” in some places, 8”-12” in many places. Localized Flooding will occur.
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FMIT is initiating their CAT Response Procedures in Orlando. The EOC in Orlando will be staffed throughout the event and can be contacted through the FMIT CAT number above or by emailing irma@flcities.com.
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FMIT EOC will be the communication point for Members to report damages & contact FMIT so we can handle the logistics of getting assistance to FMIT Members.
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FMIT will be able to respond to Member needs once the conditions are safe to do so. This will be a massive debris creating & public safety event and most roads may be impassable for the first 24-72+ hours after the event. We will do our best to assist, but will keep the safety of local personnel as our top priority.
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FMIT Members can assist FMIT Ride-Out teams by notifying Public Safety personnel in advance that FMIT Recovery teams may be on the ground and will need access to locations that may be safe to access, but may be restricted to the public by Public Safety procedures. The sooner we can access assets to gather Damage Assessments, the sooner we can help you recover. Some Members are indicating that they will have their personnel escort FMIT Ride-Out Team (CIRT) personnel to expedite the process.
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FMIT has staged Ride-Out teams as far south as North Miami and will continue to populate Member EOCs today. This is the largest number of Ride-Out teams that we have had to deploy in the history of FMIT.
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Please be patient if contacting FMIT/Synergy as our incoming call volume, requests for simpliCity and Trackdown login information and other information is increasing as the storm approaches. We will get to your requests as soon as possible.
FMIT Member Preparedness Actions:
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Members should continue to monitor Hurricane Irma as well as FMIT Alerts and local/national weather forecasts.
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Members should be in contact with internal Emergency Preparedness Teams in order to begin implementation of emergency preparedness measures.
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Members should begin familiarizing themselves with installing and using the TrackDown Damage Assessment App by Clicking Here. We will be sending out customized FMIT Alerts later today and tomorrow with TrackDown login information for your teams.
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Members should ensure that they can login to simpliCity by Clicking Here. We are activating simpliCity logins for those that requested them today, so keep an eye on your email.
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If you have not yet activated your simpliCity account, Click Here.
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Members unable to attend yesterday’s Irma Webinar should review by Clicking Here.
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Members should have their final Mitigation steps being completed today and either evacuation their area or beginning to hunker down and find a safe place to ride out the storm.
Damage Reporting Options:
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Call 844-FMIT-CAT (844-364-8228) to report any losses to your insured property and activate the FMIT Turnkey Recovery program for immediate response to any property losses you may have incurred. Also:
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Go online: http://insurance.flcities.com and login to your account and submit your loss notice(s). FMIT and Synergy are immediately notified of your loss submittal.
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County Emergency Managers List – For additional contact information about your county, please Click Here.
Post Event Safety:
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Please Ensure That Recovery Operations Are Undertaken Safely. Click Here to download an Overview of Post Event Safety.