Florida Division of Risk Management News

Florida Wildfire Victims Still Awaiting Housing Aid 2 Weeks Later

More than 100 people have been waiting for temporary housing for almost two weeks since being displaced by a wildfire that burned through their tiny community in the Florida Panhandle. In a Panama City News Herald report , Franklin County …

Nearly $2M in Property Damage from Florida Fire Started by Controlled Burn

Officials estimate $1.7 million in property damage was lost to a “controlled-burn” fire that blazed out of control and destroyed 36 homes in a tiny Florida Panhandle community. The Tallahassee Democrat reports that state workers descended Thursday on Eastpoint to …